Tag: china
Is September 10th the launch date of the iPhone 5S and 'budget' iPhone 5C
It's been a long time coming but now it seems pretty certain that September 10th will be the day that Apple unveils its next iPhone, the 5S and possibly a new mid-range model, the iPhone 5C. It has been rumoured…
Top Five Flip phones – including the Motorola StarTAC, Sharp GX10
There was a time when we couldn't get enough of flip phones, or clamshells as they sometimes got called this side of the Pond. In fact in the US in the mid noughties no serious business exec would be seen…
Huawei unveils the Ascend P6 – the world's slimmest smart phone?
Huawei has unveiled the Ascend P6 which it claims is the world’s slimmest smartphone measuring just 6.18mm. The smartphone, which looks very similar to the iPhone 5 especially from the side (see here) features a 1.5GHz quad-core processor and a metallic…
Facebook hit by "sophisticated" hacking attack
Social networking giant Facebook have been hit by what it describes as a "sophisticated" hacking attack through a previously unknown loophole in its systems. Though the company insists that none of the personal data belonging to its 1 billion+ users…
Grab your guild and head to Joyland, China's unlicensed World of Warcraft theme park – GALLERY
We've heard rumour in the past of a crazy unlicensed World of Warcraft amusement park in Changzhou, China, and now we've got visual confirmation that the site exists. And, somewhat surprisingly, it looks pretty awesome. A Reddit user going by…
Microsoft bouncers manhandle granny at Chinese Surface launch
Microsoft, this is how NOT to endear your customers to your new product. At last night's Surface tablet launch event in Beijing, China, Microsoft threw a bit of a party with dancers and noisy dance music, kicking off at midnight…
First Microsoft Surface tablet knock-off dual-boots Windows 8 and Android Jelly Bean
It was only a matter of time before they started arriving and, as spotted at IFA 2012 in a quiet corner of one of the tech show's smaller halls, here's your first Microsoft Surface tablet rip-off. Put together by Chinese…
Siri the latest victim of Apple's Chinese lawsuit woes
Blimey, Apple aren't having much luck in China at the moment, are they? First they were forced to settle to the sum of £38 million in order to safeguard their iPad trademark, then do the same for their Snow Leopard…
Apple cough up £38 million to protect iPad name in China
Apple have had to open their cheque book in order to protect the iPad tablet name in China, where murky trademark laws have seen numerous companies claiming the right to use the name. The Cupertino company have had to pay…
Take a bite out of this tasty…iPhone 5?
While we're twiddling our thumbs in the West waiting for the iPhone 5 to be inevitably revealed, tech fans in China are already twiddling something else around the next Jesus Phone; their tongues. OK, so a little explanation is needed…