Apple fanboys demand ethical iPhone 5
February 1, 2012
Even the fanboys are starting to see how wrong Apple’s laissez-faire attitude to its supply chain workers is. Wonders will never cease.
Category: China
Apple names 156 suppliers, aims to reduce abuse
January 15, 2012
Liberal is as liberal does. Although Tim Cook isn’t the only gay CEO in the technology business, he is easily the most visible. Likewise Apple isn’t the only company which claims to take labor rights and environmental issues seriously, yet the Cupertino, California-based iPhone, iPad and Mac maker is routinely the only name mentioned in those contexts.
China launches own GPS-like network
December 27, 2011
China has launched ten satellites that will make up a geo-positioning network designed as an alternative to GPS. While compatible with existing technology, Beidou is intended to make sure China isn’t reliant on foreign systems.
How drunk? RIM execs ‘chewed through restraints’
December 10, 2011
Falling down really doesn’t begin to cover it. Whereas we’ve all heard about the pair of Research in Motion executives so drunk and unruly they got thrown off an Air Canada flight to China, it’s just now becoming clear just how disruptive and out of control they were.
Chinese firms agree to more censorship
November 7, 2011
Chinese Internet companies have agreed to crackdown on online political criticism, pornography, rumors and scams. In other words, most of the Internet.
US government demands for Google data up 29 percent
October 26, 2011
The United States made the most government demands for Google to hand over user details during the first half of this year. But it also had the highest percentage of claims Google considered legally valid.
Major web security attack blamed on unnamed country
October 12, 2011
RSA says attacks on its web security system that put US defense contractors at greater risk were ordered by a nation state. It’s not naming names, and thus passing on any guesses at this stage would simply be Chinese whispers.
A call for more Jobs
September 13, 2011
Bill Gates gets a lot of press for his philanthropic work, changing lives through charity. Steve Jobs gets credit for changing lives with highly personal products, little revolutions that you carry around in bag or pocket. The next revolution I’d like to see from the Apple chairman is how and where those products are made.
Steve Jobs is a nobody, in China at least
August 31, 2011
Steve Jobs led Apple from near total collapse to the top of the tech pile. But he’s still a nobody.
The morals police in China strip the sexy out of gaming expo
July 30, 2011
In China, the police don’t just investigate and prevent crime, they also check hemlines. During the 2011 Chinajoy online gaming expo, the police were monitoring the exhibits female models and performers to make sure that they weren’t wearing anything that showed too much skin. Something they obviously didn’t do at the 2010 show as you can see by the picture.
Chinese authorities close some fake Apple Stores while others discovered worldwide
July 25, 2011
While Chinese authorities have closed some fake Apple Stores down, a great deal more have been discovered around the world. Poor Steve Jobs.
China now has fake Apple Stores
July 20, 2011
You know you have real problems with piracy when your whole retail operation is reproduced down to the finest detail. Poor Apple. Bad China.
New caps and smartphones frustrate wine fraud
July 10, 2011
Wine connoisseurs aren’t happy when they open their favorite wine only find it’s a nasty counterfeit. In order to assure customers that they are actually buying the wine they think they are, Canadian vintners have discovered a new technology that allows customers to check the validity of the wine before they buy. A special cap and a smartphone app confirm the bottles authenticity.
China and the European Union are outstripping the U.S. in the green economy
July 9, 2011
While the United States government seems incapable of producing a jobs bill much less a green jobs bill, China and the European Union have been developing green economies for the past several years. The U.S. has talked about climate change but mostly in an effort to deny that it exists. Meanwhile other countries have accepted climate change as a fact and have been developing the technology and jobs to reduce pollution, and capitalize on renewable energy.
Chinese teenager swaps kidney for iPad 2
June 3, 2011
You know Apple fanboyism has reached ridiculous levels when a Chinese teenager thought it would be a good deal to swap one of his kidneys for an iPad 2.
iPad scalping leads to violence
May 9, 2011
A destructive scuffle outside an Apple store in Beijing has uncovered an important cultural lesson: a capitalistic free market is one thing, but cutting in line is quite another.
iPad 2 scalpers get in line
March 17, 2011
If you have plenty of time on your hands, live in a major city, and have a little capital lying around, here’s a new career opportunity: iPad 2 scalper. Sounds a little bizarre but it’s working for some folks.
