The Chinese government has taken a new stance against virtual currency trading that is set to have a huge impact on so-called Gold Farmers. The announcement, made by China’s Ministry of Culture and Ministry of Commerce, stated that virtual currency could only be used to trade for “virtual goods and services provided by its issuer, not real goods and services.”
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Windows Mobile 6.5 has appeared on a Chinese smartphone, some months before the first such devices were meant to be on the market. Sadly, the phone is about as unofficial as it gets.
The Motorola Ming is a Linux-based touchscreen phone that Motorola aimed at the Chinese market. Although seemingly a bit of a dead end, and at odds with other Motorola phones, the Ming is getting another chance to take over the world in the form of the A1210.
UPDATE: The Pocket Yoga isn’t real folks. Lenovo says it’s a two year old concept and nothing more. Still, no reason not to check out the official pictures, so be sure to check out the gallery and dream of what could have been.
Lenovo is prepping an ultra portable computer with the same form factor as the Sony VAIO P. So it’s definitely not a netbook then, no. Read on for the details.
The Chinese government is worried about videogame addiction and the fact that young people are logging in anonymously and racking up huge amounts of unsupervised play time. Under a scheme aimed at tackling the problem, anyone wanting to play online games must register using their real identity.
We’ve all been there: you’re out at a bar, you meet a girl, you want to make a move, but you’re worried that your breath smells worse than a Steve Ballmer’s BO. Then you’ve thought, if only I had a portable media player that checks my breath and rates it for kissability instead of this rubbish iPod Touch. Haven’t you? Haven’t you?
The US Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued a recall of Rage Wireless Guitars. One of the Wii peripherals, which has already sold over 55,000 units in the US, was found to have a defective circuit board that caused batteries to leak acid, burning its user.
The human height quintet are the automaton versions of the games mascots and are set to roam Beijing airport welcoming visitors to the sporting spectacle.