Year of Dragon: Chinese Dragon Stamp Creates Controversy

A set of stamps depicting China's ancient national symbol Dragon has created a controversy and furore in China. Chinese have reacted angrily to a special edition stamp to celebrate the Year of the Dragon to be celebrated later this month.

The controversial dragon stamp issued to commemorate the current Year of Dragon

Scores of collectors and social commentators have complained about the ferocious-looking 2012 dragon. 

"The dragon on the stamp looks too ferocious," says one blogger, while some foreign observers say that it is perhaps officially backed to covey a strong message about China's rise.

However, Cchen Shaohua, the designer of the new stamp, defended it saying the image of the dragon should not be too gentle because it would clash with the mental image most Chinese have of the creature.

"The dragon is the deity of the 12 animals of the Chinese Zodiac, and you can't modernise the creature like a cartoon," official Xinhua news agency quoted Chen, who designed the emblem for 2008 Olympic Games, as saying.

The first set of dragon stamps, issued in 1988, abandoned the awe-inspiring look of the legendary creature and used the style of Chinese traditional paper-cutting art to tone down its appearance.

Despite the furore, the sellers at a philatelic market in Beijing were reporting bumper pre-sale orders, with eager collectors paying up to £18 for a commemorative pack of the 12 penny stamps which went on sale on Thursday, 5 Jan 2012, reports The Telegraph.

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Game shares slump as Christmas sales fall 15%

Bad news for Gamers !! Shares in video games specialist Game collapsed on Tuesday after it warned that a disastrous Christmas means it is danger of breaching its banking covenants, reports Zoe Wood at The Guardian.

The shares dropped 26% to 5.1p after the retailer said UK like-for-like sales tumbled 15.2% in the 8 weeks to 7 January and that profit margins had been squeezed by the price cuts it used to attract shoppers.

Game hopes that next month's European launch of the PlayStation Vitawill provide a major sales stimulus for the whole games market, with that console to be followed by the new offering from Nintendo, the Wii U, later this year.

Read more: The Guardian

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AR.Drone 2.0: The Spying Fun

The AR.Drone has been quite a fun since its release two years ago, despite being quite expensive ($299) for the ordinary hobbyists. The Pizza box-sized drone by Parrot has been a testing gadgets for the enterprising pilots, who can fly the drone even through their iPhones and spying the neighbourhod on their iPhone screes LIVE.

Now the news is that the manufacturing company has updated its design features to make it more fun and 'spyng.'

AR.Drone 2.0, recently unveiled at CES 2012, still costs $299, but is now stuffed with far more pro-level features and even offers a somewhat sleeker and, according to Parrot, more resilient design.

Read more about AR Drone and its features: Mashable

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How To Add Virtual Desktop Screen / Space In Windows 7 With nSpaces [Tool]

It is always a problem for Gamers to handle one screen which has other links infesting the desktop. Finding one particular game from the fathomless sea of the desktop is really very messy and sometimes irritable and time confusing.

But if there is a way to have a separate desktop display for your office work, another for your browsing, a third for your gaming passion and yet another for your 'personal' things you would not like others to find out on your single desktop?

Relax and be happy to know that there now exists a tool to create virtual desktop screens - with nSpaces, a magic tool to answer all your worries. Now with nSpaces, you can customize home screen by setting a personalized image and secure it with a password.

nSpaces is compatible with Windows 2000 / XP / Vista 32 bit and 7 32 bit.  The user can assign hot keys for switching screen back and forth for quick switch, just in case someone hops in hops in while you are playing games in your office or browsing some private stuff. 

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Steve Jobs Action Doll

[ via Chip Hazard ] 6 Jan

For Dolls collectors and lovers, here is a news that might be interesting!! The Steve Jobs Doll.

First Steve Jobs Biography, then statue and now action figures!. The icon will certainly be never forgotten but when it comes to action figures, Apple is having a little bit problem with its “Realistic effect” and hence the company in Hong Kong which was taking pre-orders is being threatened by the Cupertino company,says Wahaab JB at Chip Hazard.

The doll is already being sold by eBay for $135.

Read what Apple planes to counter the sale of the SJ doll: Chip Hazard
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17 Excellent Google Chrome Apps You Need to Download

There is a growing trend among hobbyists to download Apps either for their mobile phones or for their browsers. This may come as a good news for App lovers that Google's Chrome web browser has made huge strides this year, growing by as much as 84%, according to StatCounter.

Some of the 17 Google Chrome Apps

And one of the unique draws of Chrome is that it allows you to install "Chrome apps," applications that run within your browser.

Many of these apps are mere shortcuts to websites, but many of them are much more than that. 

Click Here to see a slide show of these 17 Google Apps.

[ via Business Insider ] 5 Jan

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10 Reasons You Wish You Were Larry Ellison

[ via Business Insider ] 3 Jan

One of the most liked hobby around the world is "collecting." But when it comes to the rich and famous, the complexion of the hobby changes - from ordinary match box covers or buttons, one finds people collecting yachts, airplanes,real estate or even wives.

Larry Ellison is one such billionaire. He's charming, arrogant and a spend-a-holic. He collects all things that only the super wealthy can afford: yachts, luxury real estate, airplanes, wives.

He's the kind of rich person most of us dream of being. And like most things about Ellison, the stories about his extravagance and his womanizing seem too over-the-top to be true.

Here is a look at the excessive lifestyle of Larry Ellison.

As you flip through the slide show, think to yourself, "If I had an endless supply of money, as does Larry Ellison, would I spend it like this?"

Read more: Business Insider 

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