Category Archives: Technology

Jade Falls: Zynga’s Racist App For Farmville

Posted on June 7, 2012 by Lexington

From TechCrunch: “Zynga is drumming up stereotypes that simply don’t apply in this day and age. As Asian Americans who grew up in or near white suburbia, this is the exact type of mass media that made us feel like … Continue reading →

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Watch Yul Kwon’s “America Revealed” PBS Series Online

Posted on May 22, 2012 by John

Back in April, Asian American celebrity host Yul Kwon hosted a four part series on for PBS called America Revealed with the following episodes: Episode 1 – Food Machine Episode 2 – Nation on the Move Episode 3 – Electric … Continue reading →

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MYX TV Pemieres MashBox Interactive Series With App

Posted on May 17, 2012 by Mary

We iPhone users are spoiled. I use my iPhone to its fullest, including using the Starbucks app to buy drinks at Starbucks, another app to read magazines… sometimes I even use the magic 8 ball app when I can’t decide … Continue reading →

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Asian Americans Most Likely To Own A Smartphone

Posted on May 9, 2012 by John

I caught this tidbit of news the other day from Nielsen: 67.3 percent of Asian Americans have a smartphone, higher than any other ethnicity within the United States. This should come as any big surprise – Pew Internet & American … Continue reading →

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Asian American Commercial Watch: Intel’s House of Flying Laptops

Posted on May 2, 2012 by John

http://youtu.be/z1KBppDI9ok I just saw the 30-second version of this commercial by Intel, promoting the Ultrabook line of laptops “inspired” by Intel. I personally just bought a Toshiba Ultrabook back in February and love it (for its long battery life as … Continue reading →

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LOLCats CEO Ben Huh To Get Bravo Reality Show

Posted on April 11, 2012 by Ernie

From Mashable: “Bravo Media announced Wednesday that one of its new reality series will focus on Ben Huh, [ICanHazCheezburger.com]’s CEO, and his “eclectic staff.” The show is tentatively called Huh?.”

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A Response To This American Life’s Retraction Of Mr. Daisey And The Apple Factory Episode

Posted on March 20, 2012 by Moye

Remember when This American Life released an episode, “Mr. Daisey and the Apple Factory” that highlighted the harsh and unfair working conditions of Foxconn, the very place that made our favorite iPhones and iPads? The radio program just retracted the … Continue reading →

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South Asian Blog Sepia Mutiny To Shut Down April 1st

Posted on March 16, 2012 by Ernie

Sepia Mutiny – one of the first blogs to exist in the blogosphere and one of the largest weblogs dealing with South Asian issues – shuts down on April 1st after eight years. As Sepia Mutiny was a blog created … Continue reading →

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David Choe, Facebook Muralist Worth $200 Million: “Money is Meaningless”

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Ernie

Via ABC News: “David Choe, the 35-year-old muralist who made an estimated $200 million in the Facebook IPO, is bothered by the hype surrounding his newfound money. […] ‘It’s gonna sound horrible for me to say money is meaningless,’ he … Continue reading →

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North Korea Turns Cell Phone Use Into War Crime

Posted on January 30, 2012 by Moye

As if living in North Korea wasn’t hard enough. Now the regime is instituting a 100 day mourning period, which prohibits the use of mobile phones. And they’re serious about it: “[T]he ruling Workers’ Party has warned that anyone found … Continue reading →

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China Tries (And Fails) To Fix Rail Tickets Problems Online

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Lily

In 2010, I spent six months in Beijing battling the crowded mobs on the subway lines praying for a little space to breath on the central No. 1 red line. But that was nothing compared to when I wanted to … Continue reading →

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