Category Archives: Mobile phone and wireless

An exploding cell phone, or a zip gun misfire?

Posted on 2009-02-04 by Danwei

A Guangdong man’s cell phone reportedly exploded in an electronics store, cutting an artery in his neck. Now witnesses say it wasn’t his phone: it was an improvised firearm.

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Do you use your mobile phone for Internet?

Posted on 2009-02-03 by Jeremy Goldkorn

A reader survey about mobile phone Internet use.

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Only in China: One phone to rule them all

Posted on 2009-01-22 by Dror Poleg

The Black-Voda-Pod. Click to enlarge. Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan province, is famous for being the home of China’s most beloved (and endangered) species – the Giant Panda. Last week, while visiting the city, I discovered that together with rare … Continue reading →

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Free wireless Internet in downtown Beijing

Posted on 2008-06-25 by banyue

The initial project map June 25 is first day in the test phase of the ‘Beijing Wicity Project’ which aims to provide citizen’s wireless internet access in much of downtown Beijing. According to the news, the wireless internet service will … Continue reading →

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Making a windfall from earthquake mobile phone credits

Posted on 2008-05-30 by Joel Martinsen

China Mobile offers 100 yuan to subscribers in Sichuan. Beijing opportunists ship their SIM cards south to take advantage.

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The text message as satire

Posted on 2008-05-02 by Jeremy Goldkorn

Satirical mobile phone text messages.

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Blood on the streets, blinkers on the media

Posted on 2008-01-29 by Jeremy Goldkorn

It is likely that China Mobile, like many other Chinese companies, will use a downturn in the world economy to spend some of the cash they have been saving for the last 25 years.

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Danwei FM: Interview with +8*

Posted on 2007-10-15 by Robert Ness

Benjamin Joffe, CEO +8* An interview with Benjamin Joffe of consulting company Plus Eight Star–+8*. +8* specializes in Internet and mobile markets in Japan, Korea, and China. Asian mobile and Internet culture can be strange and confusing. You may have … Continue reading →

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A shortcut to TCM mastery

Posted on 2007-08-15 by Joel Martinsen

Li Aizhen (李爱珍) in Oriental Outlook (瞭望东方周刊) writes about TCM spam.

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Winners on the new Chinese Internet

Posted on 2007-07-18 by Jeremy Goldkorn

China Web 2.0 Review is a blog that tracks Web 2.0 companies in China. It is written by Tangos and Luyi, two Chinese guys who follow the Chinese Internet closely.

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