Tag: china
China still censoring the internet for journalists covering the Olympics. What a bunch of [BLANK]ing [BLANKS].
With the 2008 Beijing Olympics a mere week away it’s almost reassuring to see that despite the massive costs, huge corporate sponsorship deals and globalisation eroding countries individuality, China are trying their best to keep their own culture and traditions alive.
Despite earlier reports to the contrary, during the Games this year, the Chinese tradition of censorship of the internet and blocking websites that in any way contradict the brutal and repressive government’s official line looks set to continue…
It's an Eee PC world: 23 models on the way
According to Engadget Chinese, ASUS is planning to launch 23 different models of Eee PC before they’re done, including the “extreme slim and light” S101 and S91 models.
“Ultimate” I get, but the rest sounds far too much like fashion categories for me: “PRO Fashion” and “Smart Casual”…
Apple Store opening in Beijing tomorrow
Just like McDonald’s first restaurant in Russia all those years ago, news that Apple is to open its first store in China shows how much progress the company has made since its beige days in the late ’80s and early ’90s.
Tomorrow, Beijing will host a new Apple Store, featuring the same sort of design as you’d find in any other location, but with a multilingual Genius Bar…
Mr Tan's incredible child-sized home made mobile phone
That’s Mr Tan. Say hello to Mr Tan – but don’t get too close to him because he’s INSANE.
Mr Tan has, for some odd reason, decided to build a much bigger replica of his mobile phone. You can just about see the phone there to the left of Mr Tan. It’s the orange thing. Got it? Good.
The monster mobile works properly, takes photos…
64 "bloggers" arrested since 2003 – China, Iran and Egypt the worst culprits
And we think we have it tough. The worst thing that’s ever happened here at Tech Digest HQ is the occasional aggressive email from PR people pointing out the press release said eight megabits not megabytes, plus the odd Viagra spam comment to delete once in a while. We’ve never been banged up for saying iPhone’s better than the N95.
But if you’re blogging in China or Iran, about human rights issues or government corruption, it’s a tougher gig. According to the University of Washington’s latest report on the matter, half of the 64 bloggers…
"Robot receptionist" dream finally made real thanks to Chinese tin-man monster
That absolutely hideous MONSTROSITY to the left there has been given the name Siasun and set to work as a receptionist in the Chinese city of Shenyang.
It/she works at the fantastically Communist-sounding “administrative examination and approval service center” in Shenyang, where it/she nods, waves and even, so it is alleged but we would have to see it to believe it, talks to businessmen…
Buddhist mobile phone: The Nokia N95 of enlightenment
As religions go, Buddhism is right up there for me; tenets of inner peace, peace within the community and reincarnation – beautiful stuff.
For my money, though, they seemed to run out of ideas, or certainly taste, when they got down to iconography, as clearly demonstrated by this Buddhist edition Nokia N95…
Hackers attack pro-Tibet websites – ScanSafe saves the day
Hackers have attacked pro-Tibet websites…
China allows access to Wikipedia – but nothing dodgy about Tibet allowed
Chinese authorities seem to be gradually lessening their censorship rules to keep the IOC happy, with Wikipedia popping up for those stuck on the other side of the ‘Firewall of China’.
Select English-language pages now appear for vandalism, although try looking up ‘Tiananmen Square’ or ‘Tibet’ and you’ll still be greeted with an error message. Also, the Chinese-language pages are still blocked, so it’s either a temporary glitch in the awesome-sounding Golden Shield Project, or we’re seeing China start to appease foreign visitors…
Shiny Video Review: BooM China speakers from TwinMOS
It’s a vase. It’s a speaker. No, wait! It’s a vase speaker! It’s a vase speaker that costs £179.99!…
