Tuesday, June 16, 2015
Report Chinese teen runs away from home to try and stop parents from buying Japanese car
Current relations between Japan and China could be described with a number of different words, none of which have particularly good connotations รข€" terse, hostile, threatening and tense would all fit the bill. The reasoning for the general sense of dislike between the two nations isnt really for these pages (look up the Senkaku Islands or Japans rule of China in World War II if you want a primer), but its effect on their respective populace and their car-buying habits is right in our wheelhouse.
This news of a Chinese teen running away from home because her parents were planning to buy a Honda is one of a number of auto-related examples of how tense Sino-Japanese relations are. The 14-year-old girl felt that her parents purchase of a Japanese car would be "helping the enemy with money from our own pockets," according to a recent story posted on the website RocketNews24. The girl left for three days until her parents finally relented and agreed not to buy the car.
According to the RocketNews24, Chinese commenters are supportive of the girls nationalism, with some continuing to support a boycott of Japanese products in the worlds most heavily populated country.
Monday, October 20, 2014
iPhone 5S home button leak points to fingerprint reader inclusion
With the biometric security measure one of a number of frequently touted iPhone 5S features expected to be included, the newly leaked iPhone 5S home button shows a number of differences over its predecessor, hinting that the fingerprint scanner could be set for inclusion.
Hitting the web courtesy of repeated Apple tipster Sonny Dickson, the iPhone 5S home button has been caught in a range of high resolution images.
The clear shots back up grainy, blurred images that appeared earlier in the week claiming to show the iPhone 5S home button with an integrated fingerprint reader in tow.
Describing the leaked component, the newly emerged reports state that “the sensors and flex cable bear a remarkably different design when compared to the iPhone 5 home button.”
Earlier this week Apple issued invites to its upcoming iPhone 5S launch event, with the new flagship phone expected to be formally unveiled alongside the heavily rumoured budget iPhone 5C this coming Tuesday, September 10.
Expected to hit retailers shortly after next week’s unveiling, the iPhone 5S release date has been tipped as the following Friday, September 20, with Chinese networks having already accidentally leaked the imminent arrival.
Far from the first time the iPhone 5S has been mooted to incorporate a fingerprint reader, the technology has been an expected inclusion since Apple’s acquisition of smart sensor specialist AuthenTec last year. Reports in recent months have claimed the fingerprint features will work alongside new NFC connectivity options to offer more secure mobile payment options.