(Updated 09/30/2014: it has been confirmed that all iPhone6/6 Pluse purchased from Apple retail store (not from carrier stores) are UNLOCKED for international use. For ATT, Tmobile and Verizon version, they are UNLOCKED for US carriers as well. Sprint version
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Now that the Chinese company Alibaba had a successful IPO in NYSE (so far). Somebody might had never heard about this company before. Here is an excellent Bloomberg video shows how the Alibaba company works. http://www.bloomberg.com/video/alibaba-how-it-works-explained-with-280-pairs-of-pants-YkEKoSTHT3qV5qDnQthiWA.html Man, it is a
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Imagine this scenario: you are looking for something by Google it (many of our modern day research was done this way). After you found a good search result that you liked and you want to share it to your friends
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As I mentioned in this post, it is very convenient to use Discover card in China because you can use it through UnionPay (银联)network which is the major credit/debit card system in China. Today I am going to try to
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2014 FIFA World Cup Will Be Broadcast Live in ESPN and ABC
If you are a soccer fan in USA, here is something you might want to keep handy. Here is the full broadcast scheduling according to the ABC website. Games will also be streamed online via WatchABC and WatchESPN. The tournament
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I was listening to the public radio on my way home and heard some stories about somebody got arrested by shooting laser at airplanes. I was fascinated to find how could those people get hold of the laser “weapon” that
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“What card to bring with me for my trip to China?” This is a question frequently asked by my western friends. Some of them have never went to China before and was anxious about how they should plan their spending
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You might find you computer slow down significantly after you use it. Sometimes it happens when you are just browsing the internet. It is pretty common if I check the memory usage and it exceed 1GB used. Chance are your
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Many people have asked me this question recently so I figure it might be worth to write it down to benefit a larger audience. Here are the steps you need to take. Step 1: Create COE file for the data
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When you have an old car trying to get rid of, donate to a charity is a good option. Instead of selling the car and pocket some cash, you can donate it to support your cause. Giving is typically satisfactory.