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China starts cracking down on unauthorized Apple retailers

Following the revelation that some stores in China were posing as legitimate Apple stores, China has started doing something about it. According to China Daily, officials in Beijing have began telling businesses to stop using Apple’s trademarked logo in its shops if they aren’t authorized by Apple to do so. Furthermore, stores have been ordered to not falsely refer to themselves as authorized Apple resellers or Apple direct retailers.

Apple announces iPhone 4 launch date for China — September 25th

It looks like Apple is continuing on with the worldwide roll-out of the iPhone 4, which is set to come available in China on September 25th. The upcoming launch day plans call for the retail stores to open up at 8am at which time the iPhone 4 will be available in either a 16 or more »

Lenovo U8 makes its official launch at Beijing Olympics, Athletes distracted

Some of you might remember two weeks ago when we said that we would keep you posted on the Lenovo IdeaPad U8.

Well, it has been officially launched at the Olympics! I guess there is no better place to launch Chinese technology than in Beijing right now, right?

NBC announces new “Olympics on the Go” service

The Summer Olympics are set to take place in Beijing this year, and of course, NBC will be there to broadcast every event. However, with technology becoming more popular and more important in everyone’s busy lifestyle these days, NBC is planning to use the internet to its advantage. They recently partnered up with Wavexpress, a more »

Kodak unveils the Olympics-themed M2008 digital camera

Most companies have, at some point, released some sort of themed device, with the theme of the last two years being this summer’s Beijing Olympics. Lenovo, put out their so-styled laptop, a very long time ago. Now Kodak is keeping true to customs with their Olympic-themed M2008 digital camera.

The device features the Olympics logo, along with text that reads “Beijing 2008.” From a more technological standpoint, the M2008 offers a 10-megapixel camera and 3x optical zoom. The standard Kodak menu system can be viewed via the 3-inch LCD on the device. You can even record events, sporting or otherwise, in 720p with the video functionality, a nice touch.

Those of you living in China can pick one up for around $270, but no word about a Stateside release. Keep reading for a few more pictures.

Athletes given the green light to blog during olympics

On Friday, the IOC – International Olympics Committee, gave their official approval for athletes to be able to blog at this year’s summer Olympics in Beijing. However, these athletics cannot publish any media of the event or any material that is Olympic property. The IOC thinks of blogging as a way to expression, which is more »