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A senior college student has built a tablet PC from a 500-yuan (S$102.70) secondhand laptop for his girlfriend. -- PHOTO: CHINA DAILY/ASIA NEWS NETWORK

(CHINA DAILY/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - A senior college student has built a tablet PC from a 500-yuan (S$102.70) secondhand laptop for his girlfriend.

Wei Xinlong and his girlfriend Sun Shasha, both from rural areas, are seniors in the Art & Design Department at Northeast Normal University in Changchun, capital of Jilin province.

The weight and thickness of the gadget, which resembles an iPad and took Mr Wei 10 days and 800 yuan, is like a 400-colour-page book. 'One can read, download, watch movies, play games by just touching the screen,' Mr Wei explained.

Mr Wei said he did not have enough money to buy Sun a new computer, so he started building one by studying Internet video programs on how to make tablet PCs. 'The main board, video card, CPU and screen were all from the old laptop, but I bought the touch screen and battery online,' Mr Wei said.

Source: The Straits Times

YAN (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - A man died while watching the SEA Games football final between Malaysia and Indonesia in a restaurant in Guar Chempedak.

Ahmad Fauzi Ismail, 42, died of a heart attack while being rushed to the Yan district hospital at 11pm.

Restaurant helper Hasli Ishak, 29, said Ahmad Fauzi often patronised the place to watch football matches. Meanwhile, Ahmad Fauzi's sister-in-law Nafishah Jusoh, 46, said she was informed of his death by his brother-in-law in Kuala Lumpur.

'Fauzi never misses the chance to watch football matches. He told me that he would go to hospital immediately after the match but he died before seeing the team win.' Nafishah said Ahmad Fauzi, the youngest of four siblings, suffered from hypertension and diabetes.

Source: The Straits Times