Giles DAWe

Internet Scene Within Asia

Knowledge of the impact of Baidu in China has reached the Western world. I think Baidu's presence had been felt when Google entered China search 5 years ago, but Baidu's market share grew during that time to 63% to Google's lowly 33%. The same goes f... Read >

Chinese Roast Pork

Good old pork, a staple of Chinese cooking. Seems simple to prepare but alot of time is taken to do it right. Ingredients for this Chinese Meal: 1-1/2 lb. shoulder of pork 1 cup light soy sauce 6 tbs. sugar 1/2 tsp. salt 2 tblsp. brown bean pas... Read >

Mutton with Ginger Chinese Recipe

This is a basic "commoner" meal but is very tasty if cooked correctly. Chinese Meal Ingredients : 7 oz lean boneless mutton 2 tsp Soya sauce 2 tsp rice wine 5 tbsp vegetable oil 1/2 tsp salt 1 oz garlic shoots (substitute 1 tbsp sliced garlic) ... Read >

Different Mobiles in New Zealand

The two main providers in New Zealand in terms of mobile phones are Telecom NZ and Vodafone. Vodaphone offers pay monthly plans are great if you like talking or TXTing ($18.95 a month) or Prepay, which offers 6 months free BestMate. Telecom NZ offer... Read >

Buying an iPhone with No Contract

I've just read that AT&T will sell the new version of the iPhone without a service contract for $400 dollars more than the price with their two-year plan. This is a break from the rules set when Apple's popular touch-screen gadget debuted last year, with... Read >

What the iPhone doesn't have

Without upsetting the iPhone techies and Mac Fan Boys, I want to point out that my iPhone is a wonderful piece of technology, I use it everyday and there's nothing close to it in terms of functionality...but it can be improved and hopefully iPhone develop... Read >

Sagem my411x Review

Sagem have produced a beautiful looking mobile phone in the my411x. Made from a stiff, white plastic, the my411x looks similar to the 3 Skypephone and feels far more sturdy. It's keypad is tight-packed but easy to use, and again looks quite nice. On the ... Read >

What Sagem Phone should I buy?

Sagem Phones are very reliable and sturdy, although they aren't as popular as say a Nokia or Motorola, probably due to lack of promotion/budget compared to the other countries. Also, unfortunately Sagem will cease making Sagem mobiles in future having so... Read >

Unlocking Sagem Phones

Mobile phones are locked due to various reasons such as a phone has been reported stolen so the SIM card is locked, the phone bill wasn't paid or a contract phone ended after a certain amount of time. Unlocking phones is also considered illegal for som... Read >