As if China's Problems Aren't Bad Enough Already

10/7/2007

No-one doubts China's supremacy when it come to the population stakes.  It sit rights up there commanding number one spot as the most populated land of this fair earth.  This is some feat considering the advancements and options in ways to, ahem, avoid the ending up with the proverbial bun in the oven.

Yet China is now looking to lay the blame elsewhere.  Where is that place?  Firmly on the internet, specifically on dating sites.  You see, in recent times, attitudes towards sex have been relaxed and so there are more extramarital relationships.

Stats quoted by the state media claim as much as half of all pregnant teens in Shanghai met their partners on the internet.  These stats are based on reports from Zhang Zhengrong, a doctor who oversees the city's first-aid hotline for pregnant teens.  He specifically states that 46 percent of the more than 20,000 teenage girls who called the hotline over the past two years said they had had sex with boys they met on the Internet.

Zhang's proposed solution is for parents, teachers and society to take a bigger interest in sex education rather than letting teenagers learn all there is to know from the internet.

Bigger PS3 On Its Way

9/7/2007

We reported earlier that Nintendo was trouncing Sony in the war of the consoles with the Wii steaming ahead in number of units sold.  Well, Sony is back on the war path and has announced the release date of its new high capacity 80gb model will go on sale in the US in August.  Sony has also decided to cut the price of the current 60gb version by $100, bringing it down from $599 to $499.

Sony claim that the increased capacity of the new model will be key when it comes to storing and watching hi-def films that available for downloading from the internet. There's word currently on when this download service will be available, but expect details soon.

Sony spokesman, David Karraker, has also said to expect 100 new games for the console over the coming fiscal year. This will include 15 titles that are exclusive to the PS3.

Apple + O2

5/7/2007

Despite previous speculation that Vodafone were on winning form to secure the Apple iPhone contract, O2 is the company that has reportedly won the contract. Press coverage has quoted that O2 will be signing the contract shortly. As a bonus, O2 hope to have the iPhone on sale in the UK by Christmas time.

Given the popularity of the iPhone so far, this should mean big things for O2. More than 500,000 iPhones have been sold in the US in the first weekend.

Early indication is that the handsets will sell in the UK for around the £300 mark. Even at the price, O2 are hoping the status symbol that the iPhone has become will be strong enough for the phone to be an instant success.