Hong Kong man caught for 5th time crossing border with 150 iPhones taped to body

Photo: People.com.cn

A Hong Kong man has been caught trying to cross the border into China with almost 150 iPhones strapped to his body… for the FIFTH time!

The man, who was apparently picked out by customs because of his android-like gait (lol), was intercepted while attempting to cross the Lo Wu border checkpoint with 126 iPhones taped to his back and another 20 taped to his calves.

While that may be amazing in itself, what’s really ming-boggling is that, according to the People’s Daily Online, this dude has been caught trying to pull the same stunt four times before.

In total, he has been nabbed with 511 phones strapped to his body on separate occasions.

Imagine how many he actually got through!

The body-strap method is popular among parallel traders, with border officials reporting 23 similar cases, sometimes involving diamonds, gold and guns, since the start of the year.

And let's not forget this guy, who was arrested in January with 94 iPhones taped to himself.

​Kind of seems like a poor effort now though.

Source: Coconuts Hong Kong

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Chinese worker with close to 100 iPhones reveals how App Store rankings can be manipulated

Yahoo Finance Canada/Weibo - Before a bank of more than 100 iPhones, a Chinese worker allegedly manupulates App Store results

A disturbing image allegedly showing a worker manipulating App Store rankings has gone viral, giving us a rare glimpse into the world of fake app ratings and downloads.

The photo, which was originally uploaded to social media site Weibo with the caption " Hardworking App Store ranking manipulation employee," depicts a Chinese woman sitting in front of a panel of close to a hundred iPhones.

The woman is wearing a heavy coat and hiding a hand inside of a blanket while she works on the dozens of iPhones in front of her, suggesting cold working conditions. If the woman in the photo is, as the caption suggests, manipulating the rankings of app on Apple's App Store, she is likely uninstalling and re-installing apps on each of the devices to bolster their download rank. While only Apple knows exactly what factors into an app's ranking on the App Store, the higher the number of overall downloads, the higher the app's ranking.

The photo offers a rare glimpse into the clandestine world of App Store manipulation, an issue which Apple has struggled to eradicate in the past. App developers looking to give their app a boost in ratings or ranking can turn to the internet to find services claiming to offer a guaranteed five-star ratings or even a week in the App Store's Top 10 for around $65,000 per week, according to Cult of Mac.

> app store manipulation prices Cult of Mac Image reportedly showing the prices for a Top 10 spot in Apple's App Store.



App developers looking to legally boost their rankings in the App Store have expressed frustration with rigged rankings in the past, and if the above images are indeed real, it looks like Apple will need to continue its preventative efforts.

Source: Yahoo! News Singapore

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