Category Archives: Technology

CnBloggercon 2007

Posted on November 2, 2007 by Ben

The Third annual Chinese BloggerCon is underway and my what a sight to behold. Don’t worry if you don’t understand Chinese. Rebecca MacKinnon, who used to be the Beijing Bureau Chief for CNN, will probably post her thoughts on it … Continue reading →

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Chinese Game Console Imitation

Posted on October 4, 2007 by Mike

I got to hand it to Chinese companies: they sure have the art of imitation down. Movies, music, software, clothes, automobiles, and of course, electronics. You may already know about the Meizu M8 and its GUI. (There’s even a case … Continue reading →

Posted in Observations, Technology, Video Games | 1 Comment

Grand Theft Auto: Japanese Schoolgirl Style

Posted on September 28, 2007 by John

In one of the blogs I follow, Real Pop, had a YouTube link to a video of this Japanese video game: This video game is just too funny. Take a look for yourself and let me know what you think! … Continue reading →

Posted in Observations, Technology, Video Games | 3 Comments

Virtual Beijing police to patrol in cyber world

Posted on August 29, 2007 by John

A friend of mine sent me this article this morning, “Virtual Beijing police to patrol in cyber world.” Starting Saturday, Chinese internet users behind the Great Firewall of China, can report to the government offensive and malicious (anti-Communist, pro-Democracy, pro-Taiwan … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Observations, Politics, Technology | 2 Comments

The Hip ‘n Free Philippine Encyclopedia

Posted on August 27, 2007 by Mike

Since Genghis has been covering all sorts of news about China, I wondered, what about the Philippines? I mean, Asia is more than just Chinese, right? That’s when I found out about WikiPilipinas, the hip and free Philippine encyclopedia that … Continue reading →

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My name is @

Posted on August 16, 2007 by genghis

I came across an article, where a couple in China wants to name their son @. You read correctly, @, which prounounced in Mandarin is “ai ta” and translated in English means “love him”. It turns out that the deputy … Continue reading →

Posted in Lifestyles, Technology | 21 Comments

Mister Wong Launches International Logo Contest

Posted on August 9, 2007 by claire

Before you aim the international flame thrower, this post is not going there. We are all going to settle down and make love, not war. Or in this case, we are going to make art, not war. Okay? Okay. Mister … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Technology | 24 Comments

Americans in China: [Silicon] Valley expatriates take risk on fast-growing economy

Posted on August 7, 2007 by John

In yesterday’s The San Jose Mercury News front page, the paper covers “Americans in China: [Silicon] Valley expatriates take risk on  fast growing economy.” The article goes on to describe the trials and tribulations of Silicon Valley entrepreneurs AND their … Continue reading →

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Someone please explain…

Posted on July 27, 2007 by jozjozjoz

…why I can’t stop playing this old game based on an adult PC game: NANACA†CRASH Game. Nanaca†Crash is a Flash game which uses characters from an adult PC game called Cross†Channel (warning, link is not work safe). Nanaca†Crash is not … Continue reading →

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Your iLife – Made in Taiwan

Posted on July 17, 2007 by John

In July 18th’s The New York Times article, ” Silent Hands Behind the iPhone,” the article describes that the iPhone, along with a lot of today’s modern technological conveniences, are manufactured in Taiwan. Not only the iPhone, but broadband modems, … Continue reading →

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Jerry Yang is the new CEO of Yahoo!

Posted on June 18, 2007 by Ernie

(Full disclosure: I previously worked for Yahoo!, as well as Genghis and John. Mike currently works for Yahoo! as well.) So, the geeks in Silicon Valley are currently talking about Yahoo! founder Jerry Yang taking becoming the new CEO of … Continue reading →

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Mister Wong, the Offensive Social Bookmarking Portal

Posted on May 15, 2007 by Ernie

Alex, I’ll take “European Web 2.0 companies that make you say WTF” for $200: In Germany, a country where there is the most broadband users in Europe, the biggest social bookmarking website isn’t Yahoo! owned del.icio.us, but a site called… … Continue reading →

Posted in Discrimination, Technology | 161 Comments