<![CDATA[Community Blogs: Sinobytes]]> Fri, 18 Dec 2009 17:12:51 +0800 <![CDATA[Community Blogs: Sinobytes]]> http://asia.cnet.com/2007/i/rss/cnet.gif 88 31 <![CDATA[Helping the 'Great Escape': Interview with CEO of Hotspot Shield]]> Hotspot Shield logo

 

One of the most popular foreign web services used in China is not a website but a VPN, namely Hotspot Shield.

 

With 2009 having been ...

]]> Thu, 17 Dec 2009 18:12:08 +0800 <![CDATA[The Scroogey guide to window-shopping online]]> Using Taobao website to find the best price

'Tis the season to be jolly, but it doesn't mean you can't be a bit ...

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Let's take a short break from the usual China-specific tech and gadget news, and take a look ...]]> Wed, 09 Dec 2009 21:12:24 +0800 <![CDATA[Ni Hao, Moto! Up to 7 upcoming "Ophones" from Motorola]]> Motorola MT710 heading for China with China Mobile

We already know that Dell is investing heavily in China with the Android-based "OPhone" platform for ...

]]> Sat, 05 Dec 2009 15:12:48 +0800 <![CDATA[Aw snap! India pulls plug on 25 million dodgy Chinese mobile phones]]> Chinese mobile phone with no IMEI

Today, December 1, 2009, is the day when 25 million China-made mobile phones get banned ...]]> Tue, 01 Dec 2009 19:12:21 +0800 <![CDATA[China Mobile could hijack Android?]]> Could China Mobile hijack Android away from Google?

China Mobile is China's largest mobile telecommunications company, with more subscribers than the US has ...

]]> Sun, 29 Nov 2009 20:11:29 +0800 <![CDATA[Xbox Live bannings leave Chinese and ex-pat gamers stranded]]> Xbox Live bannings hit Chinese gamers

Microsoft's recent piracy clampdown in its Xbox Live online gaming service is leaving a lot ...]]> Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:11:00 +0800 <![CDATA[Opera accused of censorship, betrayal by Chinese users]]> Opera Mini browser stumbles in China

Opera, the maker of Web browsers such as the popular "Opera Mini" for Java-based mobile ...]]> Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:11:17 +0800 <![CDATA[Microsoft hit with software sales ban in China]]> Microsoft in dispute with a Chinese font company

Microsoft is in hot water in China this week, after a court ruled ...]]> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:11:34 +0800 <![CDATA[Dell smartphone officially announced: Headed to China (and Brazil)]]> Dell Mini 3 smartphone for China

As I previewed a couple of months ago, Dell's first ever smartphone is ...]]> Sun, 15 Nov 2009 20:11:45 +0800