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Hundreds of customers queue up to purchase the iPhone 4S at an Apple Store, in Beijing, China early Friday. Pic: AP.

Beijing Apple store egged after iPhone delay

By Fri, Jan 13, 2012 4:20PM UTC View Comments Hundreds of customers queue up to purchase the iPhone 4S at an Apple Store, in Beijing, China early Friday. Pic: AP.

BEIJING (AP) — Angry customers and gangs of scalpers threw eggs at Apple Inc.’s flagship Beijing store Friday after its opening for the China launch of the iPhone 4S was canceled due to concerns over the size of the crowd. Apple reacted to the scuffle by postponing iPhone 4S sales in its mainland China stores...

China, South Korea take lead in new technologies

By Wed, Jan 11, 2012 12:14PM UTC View Comments Pic: AP.

The west, Japan begin to lose their exclusive lead, reports Asia Sentinel The development of so-called “frontier technologies” — previously the exclusive territory of the United States, Europe and Japan — is no longer exclusive. China and South Korea have joined the list, with Korea excelling in displays and stem cell technology and China taking...

Video: Chinese man builds home-made iPad

By Wed, Jul 13, 2011 12:00PM UTC View Comments Video: Chinese man builds home-made iPad

China is gadget-crazy. First there was the boy who sold his kidney to buy an iPad, then the girl offering her virginity for an iPhone and now we have the story of a Chinese man who decided to build his own tablet rather than buying an iPad. The home-made tablet is of course not an...

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