iPhone 5 Goes On Sale In China & Taiwan

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Today the iPhone 5 was finally available to consumers in mainland China, Taiwan and several other countries. As you can imagine, people were out in the hoards, queuing up outside Apple stores in a bid to be the first ones to get the hands on the latest Apple smartphone.

In the U.S., Australia, Canada, Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong the UK and several other European nations, the iPhone 5 went on sale on September 21st. Thousands camped outside Apple Stores all over the world, with many there for several days!

The queues outside the Apple Stores in China were slightly shorter than those that have been seen in other locations around the world because customers had to make online reservations first! Continue Reading

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This Is How They Fix A Broken Telephone Pole In China

broken pole bound up with tapes This Is How They Fix A Broken Telephone Pole In China

When this telephone pole was knocked down by a car inside a public park in Guilin city of southwest China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, instead of replacing the broken pole with a new one. To save some money, China’s state-owned telecommunication company China Telecom just bodged the broken parts together with adhesive tapes and a bit of iron wire.

A China Telecom representative explained:

“The company’s adhesive tapes were used only as a warning signal.” And responding to the hidden danger, the customer service center argued, “The pole won’t fall down, because it is not overburdened and the cables above keep its balance too.”

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