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Xiaomi gets slapped with a $20,000 fine for misleading consumers in Taiwan

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by on July 31, 2014 at 5:37 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Asia, Taiwan

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It’s been a rocky journey for popular Chinese smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi recently, what with having to face criticisms that it has ripped off Apple’s products and privacy issues with the Redmi Note. Now there’s another bump in the road for it after Taiwanese authorities found out that Xiaomi hasn’t been all that truthful about the number of products it made available during each flash sale in the country, and slapped a NTD600,000 ($20,000) fine on the company. UPDATE: Xiaomi has released a cheeky apology poster on its Weibo official account, saying sorry to Taiwanese authorities for selling a grand total…

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Did you know? Facebook has different notification icons depending on your location.

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by on July 31, 2014 at 4:50 am
Posted In: Around the Web

If you have an eye for detail, did you notice this subtle difference on Facebook? The notification icon at the top of the desktop version of the service has a different world map depending on where you log in from, as the eagle eyes at Tech In Asia spotted. The dual icons don’t appear to be new, they’ve been visible to some since at least November last year, but we suspect few people are aware. Here’s what I get when I access Facebook from the US and countries in Latin America via a VPN: And this is the icon for countries in the Eastern…

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The Point Chrome extension will let you share and chat within articles

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by on July 31, 2014 at 4:12 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Social Media

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Typically when you share an article with your friends it’s hard to continue the conversation unless they comment on Facebook or reply on Twitter. With the Point Chrome extension,you can take that conversation right into the article. The Point Chrome extension, available for free, gives you the ability to share an article with friends and chat within the article page in real time. Plus, you can highlight portions of the article and share it in the chat window. Once the extension is installed, you can sign in with your Facebook or Google+ account and invite friends to share articles and chat…

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