Apple plans to use a larger screen for its next generation iPhone. The company has already begun ordering for its new displays from different suppliers in Japan and South Korea. The new screen will roughly measure 4 inches from corner to corner with a 30 percent increase in its viewing area. Apple has used a [...]
On the morning of May 21, Shenzhen will be experiencing a rare annular solar eclipse that will last more than three minutes. The last annular solar eclipse viewed in Shenzhen happened on April 19, 1958. According to the Shenzhen Meteorological Observatory the partial solar eclipse will start at 5:40 am, and then the annular solar [...]
It has been three years since China launched its electric car program with great enthusiasm in 13 of its major cities which later increased to 25. But still the country is still trying to solve the problems attached and bothering the project since the launch. Everybody was optimistic as everyone believed that new energy vehicles [...]
The 14th China Hi-Tech Fair will be held in Shenzhen, this year’s fair will have the theme of Promoting Science Innovation and Improving Development Quality. Regarded as China’s No. 1 high tech exhibition, the fair will highlight the development of emerging industries. Emerging industries like the next generation mobile telecommunication, the internet, cloud computing, pharmaceuticals, [...]
In a meeting that discussed disaster relief plans last week, the Shenzhen Meteorological Observatory said that the city will be hit by five or six typhoons this year with two of the typhoons to cause serious damage. The city will be experiencing extreme weather with typhoon within a 500 kilometer radius that will pass Shenzhen [...]
The assembly of the Shenzhou-9 and its associated vehicles are already complete and was delivered to the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. The spacecraft carrier rocket, Long March-2F was not included in the delivery since it was still undergoing several tests. Once the carrier rocket passes the tests, it will then be delivered to the launch [...]
A blackout affected part of Luohu, Futian, Nanshan and Longgang Tuesday night that lasted almost two hours plunging businesses, residential buildings and streets into total darkness. The blackout caused delays in trains traveling between Shenzhen and Guangzhou and trapping people in elevators in buildings. The blackout started around 8:30 pm in Futian and startled people [...]
A team of graduates from the Shenzhen University develop a type of reading machine for the blind. The machine enabled the graduates to win tickets for the 2012 Global Social Venture Competition in the United States later this month. The machine took first prize in the competition that was held in Beijing. The machine is [...]
Between 8:30 pm and 9:30 pm last Saturday, lights in several landmark buildings and residential complexes were turned off to observe Earth Hour, an event promoting awareness in environmental protection. Skyscrapers and companies in Shenzhen participated in the one hour global campaign that has estimated to save 150,300 kilowatt per hour which is equivalent to [...]
Shenzhen will be establishing an accreditation system for green buildings, public facilities, construction materials, engineering, property management and decorations that is aimed to promote green construction in the city. The Shenzhen construction authority will be the one to give the accreditation to the construction materials, water saving products and other recyclable items. The price authority [...]
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