Author Archives: Guanqun
Asustech unveils tablet PC “Eee Pad” to challenge Apple’s iPad
BEIJING, June 1 — Asustech Computer, a PC manufacturer of Taiwan, China, joins the race to challenge Apple’s iPad by introducing its own tablet PC named Eee Pad. Ahead of Tuesday’s start of Computex trade show in Taipei, Asustek said … Continue reading
U.S. Senate panel, House repeal military gay ban
BEIJING, May 28 — The U.S. House and a Senate committee Thursday approved amendments to a military bill that repeals the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy that bans openly gay men and women serving in the U.S. military, CNN reported … Continue reading
Hubble telescope catches planet eaten by star
BEIJING, May 25 — The Hubble space telescope has observed a planet in the Milky Way galaxy being devoured by its parent star, media reports said Tuesday. The doomed planet, dubbed WASP-12b, is to be found about 600 light-years away … Continue reading
Wal-Mart to sell iPhone 3GS for $97
BEIJING, May 25 — Wal-Mart said it will slash the price of Apple’s 16GB 3GS iPhone to 97 U.S. dollars this week, according to media reports Tuesday. Beginning Tuesday, the new price will save customers more than 100 U.S. dollars … Continue reading
Play Pac-Man on Google
BEIJING, May 24 — Internet giant Google embedded a playable Pac-Man game on its home page during the weekend to mark the 30th birthday of the classic arcade videogame. Internet users who opened Google’s home page after 1500 GMT Friday … Continue reading
“Shrek Forever After” underperforms at N America box office
BEIJING, May 25 (Xinhuanet) — “Shrek Forever After,” the fourth and perhaps the final installment in the series about a jolly green ogre, took the lead in the weekend box office in North America, but fell short of expectations. DreamWorks … Continue reading
Study on link between cell phones and cancer ends inconclusively
BEIJING, May 19 — The largest study to date on whether the mobile devices cause brain tumors ended without a clear answer, according to media reports Wednesday. The study, conducted by the World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research on … Continue reading
U.S. company plans doomsday bunkers
BEIJING, April 19 — A U.S. company will start building commercial underground bunkers for people who want to survive an apocalypse such as an asteroid hitting the Earth or a nuclear attack, media reported on Monday. Vivos, a California-based company, … Continue reading
Three “sheep-pigs” come to UK zoo
BEIJING, April 19 — Three rare Mangalitza “sheep-pigs,” which have snouts and trotters as well as woolly coats, have been delivered to a UK zoo, the Daily Mail reported Monday. The Mangalitza sheep-pigs, originating from Austria and Hungary, were brought … Continue reading
Volcanic ash to health: harmful or not?
BEIJING, April 19 — The World Health Organization Friday warned Europeans not to go outdoors if ash from Iceland’s volcano starts settling, while some experts claimed the ash actually doesn’t have major effects on people’s health and its harmfulness is … Continue reading