In China… well, in China, many weird things happen. The Chinese government, in another strange episode, has decided to ban time travel. Well, at least when it comes to television shows and movies.
With the way things are run, the state controls and monitors everything shown on your television or your computer. So yeah, China can …
Twitter’s Biz Stone says that one day, the company might have to deal with China regarding its policy on censorship. That doesn’t mean the company is ready to take action just yet, though.
Along with LinkedIn, Facebook and other web services, Twitter is just one of many websites blocked to the Chinese populace through what’s …
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The tension’s definitely ratcheting up as Google and China trade accusations and denials over who’s responsible for weeks of sluggish Gmail service.
Google recently claimed no foul and blamed China for turning the country’s version of Gmail into a
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Good morning. Here’s what’s been breaking in tech news while you’ve been sleeping and enjoying your breakfast.
Microsoft sues just about everybody
The lawyers will be opening another crate of champagne today, as Microsoft announces lawsuits against Barnes & Noble, Foxconn and Inventec for patent infringement. What patents, exactly?
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The concept of “free internet” never really takes hold until the very first moment you sit down at a Chinese computer and type in ‘Facebook.com’. Here in China, it’s blocked. And even though tech giant Google pulled out of mainland China over a year ago, it’s only been harder to access Google’s services recently.
One of the …
Good morning! Here are some of this morning’s interesting tech stories. More on these, and more besides, coming up later.
iPad 2 Will Keep The Top Spot
In a market analysis report that will surprise exactly no-one, some analysts from Gartner said the Apple iPad will continue to dominate the tablet computer market for some time to
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Reports are coming in LinkedIn is now behind the Great Firewall of China. The social networking site for working professionals cannot be accessed within the country as of Thursday. A report on CNN said that the company is looking into situation and is “currently in the process of investigating the situation further.”
Many analysts …
Many people are aware of the disastrous effects that tossing old electronics in the garbage can have on the environment and take special care to dispose of these products properly. While most recycling centers will make sure that your devices are dismantled and reused, a recent NPR story shows us that companies might not be as honest …
Before you try to buy that counterfeit knockoff to save some bucks, know that two of the largest governments in the world might be keeping a closer eye on eye on you. Yesterday, the US made several moves to block web sites that were known to sell counterfeit items and goods that infringed on intellectual property rights. China added that …
Cheng Jianping probably didn’t think much about retweeting her fiance’s statement. Now that tweet is now going to cost her a year in a labor camp “for disrupting social order.”
(More on TIME.com: Should Governments Be Able To Censor Facebook?)
The 46-year-old Chinese woman, who goes by the twitter handle wangyi09, retweeted her …
China’s Tianhe-1A supercomputer just turned in the fastest performance score in the world: 2.507 petaflops. That’s “more than 40% higher” than the score set by the “Jaguar” supercomputer housed here in the U.S. at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, according to the Wall Street Journal.
Part of the reason behind Tianhe-1A’s speed comes …
Do you like Adidas shoes? Do you use a cell phone? Do you like Adidas shoes enough to get a cell phone that looks just like an Adidas shoe?
You’ll have to get it from China and it’s not entirely clear whether the "Adidass808" has Adidas’ legal blessing or not, but the ~$80 handset sure looks cool if you’re into shoe-inspired flip
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