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Hong Kong Apple Store Steve Jobs iVigil photos

Just a few pictures from tonight’s vigil at the Apple store.  That’s @hypercasey on the ladder, graciously provided to us by the IFC Security Team (who were also handing out post-it notes).  @angiewong is there giving interviews as she was the coordinator of tonight’s event.

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Photos from the Apple Store Hong Kong opening day

I’ll have video up shortly.  

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Videos from the Apple Store Hong Kong Press Day

Spent the morning with the Apple fans and media checking out the new Apple Store in Hong Kong.  Basically it’s an Apple Store, but with a few tweaks here and there for the Asian market, such as a slightly different POS payment system, and more iPads on the floor than you’ll see pretty much at [...]

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Apple Store Hong Kong opens curtains and lets the sunshine in.

They took the curtains off the Apple Store and are doing some staff training by the looks of things.  Still on target for an opening this Saturday. The store is going to be very ‘bright’.  Huge windows opening to Hong Kong’s skyline and lots of light will make this a very sunny experience.  Hope they [...]

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My iPad 2 arrives in Hong Kong

The new iPad 2 arrived today in Hong Kong. Well mine at least… My mom bought it in her hometown in South Carolina. She went to a Best Buy about three hours after it went on sale. I pressed her and pressed her to go earlier but she replied “the people in this podunk town [...]

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Why Android v. Apple isn’t like Microsoft vs. Apple

I was up in Sham Shui Po today, looking to buy an Android tablet.  The reason I didn’t buy one was kind of interesting. Sham Shui Po is basically Shenzhen’s outlet in Hong Kong.  The Golden Computer arcade is a collection of “China Generic” computers and parts, and you can pick up pretty much anything [...]

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Movie Review: The “Mad Detective” (Hong Kong)

Guns guns guns, but who shoots first? Ok, I love Hong Kong cop films, so it probably helps. I’m also able to sort out Asian faces better than most idiots who just say ‘they all look alike’, which definitely helped because this movie is part Hong Kong police fare part Buddhist personality play. I also [...]

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