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Click the little price tag icon on top of the App Store. At least in China, this comes in handy...

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/79597/116160198_300.jpg http://posterous.com/users/eK2DhfkF8d Nicolas Nicolas Nicolas Sat, 11 Jun 2011 09:55:05 -0700 Pioneers of Innovation: Chinas pirates introduce Real Blue-ray Disc http://38.nicolas-d.de/pioneers-of-innovation-chinas-pirates-introdu http://38.nicolas-d.de/pioneers-of-innovation-chinas-pirates-introdu As a matter of fact it's almost impossible to buy legal DVDs in China. You just can't find them. In return, there is stores with pirated DVDs on every second corner. Until now, a lot of normal DVDs carried the Blue-ray label which indicated nothing else than 'good quality'. But it seems like the pirates don't sleep and upgraded their equipment! Out-now: Real Blue-ray!

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/79597/116160198_300.jpg http://posterous.com/users/eK2DhfkF8d Nicolas Nicolas Nicolas Tue, 22 Mar 2011 02:55:19 -0700 Baidu goes SimCity: Chinese answer to Google Street View is amazing! http://38.nicolas-d.de/baidu-goes-simcity-chinese-answer-to-google-s http://38.nicolas-d.de/baidu-goes-simcity-chinese-answer-to-google-s I was looking around Baidu.com (the Chinese Google) and stumbled upon their version of maps feature. While the normal view works pretty much like Google Maps, if you click on “三维” （Chinese for 3D) you'll be amazed what they put together. They remodeled Beijing as a SimCity-style 3D view, that is just impressively detailed aswel as beautiful. More or less everything inside the 4th ring road is covered. In some parts you can tell that it's up there for quite some time. The Sanlitun area is still under construction for example.
Check it out by going to http://map.baidu.com, searching for "北京" and switch the view to “三维”.

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/79597/116160198_300.jpg http://posterous.com/users/eK2DhfkF8d Nicolas Nicolas Nicolas Tue, 08 Feb 2011 13:44:55 -0800 Google Translate - Native - iPhone - DA BOMB! http://38.nicolas-d.de/google-translate-native-iphone-da-bomb http://38.nicolas-d.de/google-translate-native-iphone-da-bomb For me, Google hit the jackpot today by releasing their native Google Translate iPhone app. It boasts voice recognition and reads out your translations. If you flip your phone to landscape, it'll switch to a flashcard. It works like a charm! It's free! It's the thing I always wished for in China! Thank you Google!

Give it a go, here.

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The Big Picture just posted a series of beautiful pictures from around China.

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Microsoft now gives you 6 good reasons why Macs suck!

  • Macs might spoil your fun
  • Macs can take time to learn
  • Macs don't work as well at work or at school
  • Macs don't like to share
  • Macs might not like your PC stuff
  • Macs don't let you choose
TUAWs Mel Martin hits the point: "It's fun for the whole family."

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Marketplace published an in-depth look on this particular part of Chinas history. Check it out.

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