Ordinary Gweilo
It's not big and it's not clever, it's just a Brit in Hong Kong writing (mainly) about Hong Kong
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Month: Nov 2013
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This week Google finally made the Nexus devices available in Hong Kong – but at ridiculous prices. For example the Nexus 7 16gb Wi-Fi is HK$2398 (US$309), compared to the US price of US$229. The new Nexus 5 16gb is HK$3,198 (US$412) compared with the US price of $349. Apple sell their devices in Hong…
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When did websites start playing audio without asking first? I can’t be bothered to find what I have to do to stop the noise, so I just close the page. Is that what they want?