Tag: china
The Digest: Gmail blocked in China… and 5 other things people are talking about today
[nextpage title="Next"] Google’s Gmail blocked in China | The Guardian "Google’s Gmail was blocked in China after months of disruptions to the world’s biggest email service, with an anti-censorship advocate suggesting the country’s 'great firewall' was to blame. Large numbers of Gmail web addresses were cut off in China on Friday, according to GreatFire.org, a…
The Digest: Apple ‘failing to protect workers’… and 4 other things people are talking about today
[nextpage title="Next"] Apple 'failing to protect Chinese factory workers' | BBC News "Poor treatment of workers in Chinese factories which make Apple products has been discovered by an undercover BBC Panorama investigation. Filming on an iPhone 6 production line showed Apple's promises to protect workers were routinely broken. It found standards on workers' hours, ID…
The Digest: Uber under fire… and 5 other things people are talking about today
[nextpage title="Next"] Uber executive suggests digging up dirt on journalists | BuzzFeed "A senior executive at Uber suggested that the company should consider hiring a team of opposition researchers to dig up dirt on its critics in the media — and specifically to spread details of the personal life of a female journalist who has…
What is Xiaomi and could it eclipse the likes of Samsung and Apple?
Today most western tech outlets have expressed surprised at the rise of a company called Xiaomi - which according to IDC is now the third biggest smartphone maker in the world and yet... you've never heard of it, right? Yeah, who the heck is Xiamoi? Xiaomi is a Chinese electronics company. It makes everything from…
Chinese cinemas post text messages on-screen during movies
We've all been there – getting annoyed with stupid people who insist on using their phones while watching a film in a cinema. But now some cinemas in China are actually encouraging such anti-social behaviour. Cinemas in Beijing, Shanghai and other major Chinese cities are experimenting with “bullet screens” on which members of the audience can…
Microsoft to launch Xbox One in China
Game consoles have been banned in China since 2000, but now Microsoft is about to release its Xbox One in the country. Solar News reports that Yusuf Mehdi, head of marketing and strategy for Microsoft's Xbox group, announced the launch date of September 23 at an event in Shanghai. It said that the console would…
iPhone location services are no threat to Chinese national security, says Apple
Apple has refuted Chinese claims that the location tracking features of its smartphone should be considered a threat to the country's national security. The controversy blew up over the weekend when China’s state-owned television channel, CCTV, warned that location tracking tapped into sensitive location data and could even compromise state secrets. The report criticised the…
China opens its doors to games consoles – the ghost of Deng Xiaoping said to be 'ready to frag n00bs'
Interesting news out of China this morning where the government have at long last lifted their 14-year ban on games consoles. Though Reuters reports that the liberalisation is "temporary", we'll be surprised if it doesn't stay around for a while….
IFA 2013: Lenovo launches Google Nexus rival, the S5000
From Lenovo comes a new Google Nexus 7 rival, the S5000. Unveiled at IFA 2013 in Berlin, the compact 7inch tablet measures just 7.9mm and is also quite light tipping the scales at 246 grammes. Running Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean),…
Is September 10th the launch date of the iPhone 5S and 'budget' iPhone 5C
It's been a long time coming but now it seems pretty certain that September 10th will be the day that Apple unveils its next iPhone, the 5S and possibly a new mid-range model, the iPhone 5C. It has been rumoured…