In a story in this week’s magazine, TIME profiles Wan Tao, once one of China’s most feared hongke, or red hackers, cyberwarriors motivated by patriotism to attack foreign digital victims.
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Axis of Suppression: China, Facebook and Iran, Says Google’s Sergey Brin
Google might not exist today had dominant rivals like Facebook been around when Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin created their search powerhouse, says Brin. In an interview with the Guardian, Brin says the Internet …
Five Charged in China After Teen Trades Kidney for iPhone and iPad
Camping overnight at the Apple store looks pretty tame after this case. Five people in southern China have been charged for taking a 17-year-old boy’s kidney in exchange for an iPad and an iPhone.
According to Reuters, one of …
China Welcomes Apple CEO Tim Cook, Approves New iPad for Sale
The China Quality Certification Center has given the green light for Apple to sell the Wi-Fi version of its new iPad.
via China Welcomes Apple CEO Tim Cook, Approves New iPad for Sale | Business | TIME.com.
CEOspotting: Apple’s Tim Cook Seen in China, but Why?
Let’s play a game! It’s called “spot the CEO traveling abroad, then speculate about what it means.” In this instance, we’re talking Apple CEO Tim Cook, reportedly spied by a blogger who snapped a casual picture of Cook as he …
This American Life Retracts Story About Apple in China, Says Mike Daisey ‘Lied’
Why someone would fabricate information about human rights violations involving Apple in China is anyone’s guess, but according to Public Radio International essay-style weekly This American Life, that’s just what happened during …
Why Did Apple Really Pull the iPad from Amazon China?
The timing couldn’t be worse: Amidst stories that Chinese officials are pulling Apple’s iPad from select stores over trademark infringement, Apple’s iPad unexpectedly vanished from Amazon China earlier this week. The …
Apple Threatened with iPad Shipment Ban in China Trademark Fight
Apple’s trademark dispute with a Chinese firm over the term “iPad” is getting knottier by the day for the U.S. technology giant. Proview Technology, which says it owns the trademark for “iPad” in China, plans to ask Chinese customs authorities to ban all imports and exports of Apple’s wildly popular computer tablet, according …
Apple Stock Hits $500 as China ‘iPad’ Trademark Case Escalates
First, the good news: Apple shares briefly hit $500 Monday morning for the first time in its history — an impressive milestone and psychological threshold that underscores the incredible success of America’s largest …
Apple to Let Inspectors into Foxconn Factories in China
Apple continues to try and salvage its good name in the aftermath of a damning New York Times story that listed numerous labor abuses at its factories throughout China. Last month the company released a list of its more than 150 …
China Introduces RedPad: The $1,600 iPad Alternative for Party Officials
Would Mao Zedong have used an iPad? Well, probably in secret, but we’d bet the deceased icon of the People’s Republic of China would have approved of the Communist Party’s latest move: the RedPad Number One.
Officially, it’s …
Man in China Spends $16,000 on Virtual Sword for Video Game
Most people wouldn’t blow $16,000 on a real antique sword from ancient China, let alone a virtual sword for a video game set in ancient China.
Not only did a man cough up enough cash for a mid-sized sedan, he did it for a game …
