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  • November 2007
    • iPhone Ignites 'Love Craze' in China

      iPhone Ignites 'Love Craze' in China

      (Newser) - The iPhone is not sold in China yet, but already black market iPhones—known as "Ai Feng" or "Love Craze"—have flooded in from Hong Kong. Wired News reports computer superstore shelves are full, and supplies so plentiful the black market price is plummeting. "It's like the whole country has gone iPhone," says one Chinese netizen. More »

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      China   Apple   iPhone   black market   George Hotz   Shenzhen

  • August 2007
    • Chinese Issue Big Brother ID Cards

      Chinese Issue Big Brother ID Cards

      (Newser) - The Chinese government is beefing up already stringent surveillance measures, installing 20,000 police security cameras in one city and issuing computer chip identity cards to millions listing work and reproductive history, religion, police records and even landlord phone numbers. The cards will help track citizens for any number of reasons, including enforcement of its policy limiting couples to one child More »

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      China   protests   surveillance   computer chip   Communist Party   identity card   Shenzhen

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