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Motorola Aura clone becomes Wingtech D20 in China

Motorola Aura clone becomes Wingtech D20 in China

 
Can’t afford the $2000 Motorola Aura? Well, our Chinese brothers have tried to bring the ‘luxury’ of the Aura into Wingtech D20 and that too at almost 1/10th of the original’s price. You won’t get 700 working components in this phone nor sapphire crystals but the high class materials will be substituted with plastic and [...]

ZTE U990 is world’s first HSDPA enabled TD-SCDMA handset

ZTE U990 is world’s first HSDPA enabled TD-SCDMA handset

 
ZTE Corporation from China has created a high-end TD-SCDMA phone to please the locals. U990 with HSDPA functionality will make its presence felt in the TD-SCDMA China. Company claims that its phone can achieve about 2.8Mpbs of download and 384Kbps of upload speeds.
U990 is also ZTE’s first foray into the Windows Mobile territory which [...]

Blue Screen of Death haunted Olympics opening ceremony

Blue Screen of Death haunted Olympics opening ceremony

 
You’re watching a million dollar opening ceremony of an Olympic event and pops out the notorious blue screen of death in the middle of the celebrations. What an embarrassment when you’re burning enough money to awe the whole world and in other second all gets f*cked up.
[Via Gizmodo]

Leaked survey details point to GTA: Chinatown Wars

 
GTA has been tight lipped about GTA: Chinatown Wars since its announcement. And when a survey possibly highlighting new features of the game took place, got noticed and then withdrawn, it certainly ringed our suspicion meter. Apparently, the survey pointed out:
- A guy struggling to get power in his [...]

China will control the weather for Olympic Games

China will control the weather for Olympic Games

 
Olympic Games kicks off this Friday. Though our spirits are high as the athletes, the only thing that can dampen this world event are the rains. But the Chinese department of Weather Modification seems to have the solution to keep the stadium dry. There will be defense rings setup along a certain distance to make [...]

Dad, the kidnapper wants a Wii

 
Ok. The title is a bit misleading because it was the victim wanting a Wii and not the other way around. The whole scenario occurred when the guy’s parents denied him buying the console and he hired two local thugs to plot his own kidnapping for a ransom of 10,000 Yuan ($1,400).
The kidnappers along [...]

Sony PMX-M89 PMP only for China

Sony PMX-M89 PMP only for China

 
Sony is considered as a heavyweight in the world of consumer electronics. But it’s a different story when it comes to China. It is difficult for them to withstand the onslaught of cheap products from the local dealers. However, things will be changing if this China exclusive PMP can do wonders for them. The PMX-M89 [...]

8 megapixel wonder phone from China

8 megapixel wonder phone from China

 
It really surprises me that how can Chinese produce powerpacked phones at such a low cost. The obvious question comes to my mind is when they can why can’t branded manufacturers? But then I guess with low price comes high risk, the risk of radiations which stops me to use these phones. But if you’re [...]

GTA series comes to Nintendo DS

GTA series comes to Nintendo DS

 
Rockstar has announced that its famous GTA franchise will see the day on Nintendo DS in the form of GTA: Chinatown Wars. There’s not much info on this one but the game starts as usual in Liberty City giving all the freedom to roam around the city, hijack cars and kill some pedestrians.
Grand Theft Auto: [...]

Motorola A1600, A1800 and A810 for China

 
Motorola extends its MING lineup in China with the addition of A1600, A1800 and A810 phones. A1600, the newest of the MING phones has a clamshell form factor with packed features. The phone is equipped with a 2.4” touch sensitive display, aGPS, 3 megapixel camera with autofocus, Bluetooth 2.0, business card scanner and a talking [...]