Tag: China
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Angry Birds fly to China for launch event – with exclusive merch and cakes!
We had to laugh at the grandiose claims of Angry Birds boss Peter Vesterbacka when he recently ranted about taking over the gaming and entertainment world, making their feathered franchise the first mobile game with one-billion fans – also there was some mentioning about becoming the biggest entertainment brand in China. Oh we laughed alright,…
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Apple’s Taiwanese tech contractor to replace workers with robots
The Taiwanese company behind much of Apple’s iPad and iPhone tech has revealed that it’s to replace thousands of its manual labour with machine workers in the next three years. Foxconn is a secretive tech manufacturing contractor which currently ”employs” ten thousand robots in tasks such as parts assembly and spraying, and this number will be upped…
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Fake Apple Stores close down as Chinese officials take action!
The fake Apple Store in Kunming, China (that we recently covered in this article) has sparked Chinese officials to begin a sweep of the city’s retail outlets to expose those fraudulently selling as real-deal Apple Stores – already having found no less than five bogus stores in operation. To the naked eye, all was legit.…
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Another Foxconn Worker Commits Suicide
Just when Apple is having a day of great news with profits up, new software and hardware released, reports are emerging that yet another employee at its manufacturing plant Foxconn has committed suicide. The 21-year-old jumped to his death from the sixth floor of the factory dormitory in Shenzhen, China, to become the latest in…
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“Fake” Apple Store open for business in China
It’s no secret that China is infamous for suspiciously illegitimate offerings when it comes to technology, with Apple’s inventory being on top of the knock-offs list due to the popularity and demand amongst gadget fans. But we’ve never seen anything quite like this.. It seems there’s a company in Kunming, China that is actually ripping…