The mother of a Chinese man has spoken of her horror after finding out that her son, identified only as ‘Big Zheng’, had arranged the sale of one of his iPads to fund the purchase of a kidney in a shady internet transaction.
Posted: Jun 4th, 2011
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Academics are worried that the surge in popularity of ebook readers could lead to a catastrophic loss of children’s basic Google search skills.
Posted: Dec 12th, 2010
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New controversy has erupted in the United States, where a digital evangelist has announced that he will defy world opinion by burning a huge pile of Amazon Kindles.
Posted: Sep 10th, 2010
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They could be checking their tech stocks, downloading the latest world cup stats or just scanning the Guardian Online for coverage of their grim working conditions, but there’s no doubt that Chinese workers are going literally crazy for the new iPad.
Many are spending 16 hours a day on Apple’s latest empowering gadget. The iPad assembly line is the latest cool hang out for the Chinese tech warriors. A fully stamped punch card is the new ‘must have’ accessory for these new digitally empowered benefactors of Apple’s new democratising technology revolution.
Posted: Jun 22nd, 2010
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The direct, unadulterated word of God was passed down to a Nuneaton man in the form of an updated set of commandments, saved on a brand new Apple iPad tablet.
Posted: Jan 31st, 2010
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