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Why China's "Great Firewall" is so anti-social (networking)... - Sep 11, 2009

Blogs 2009 in China has turned out to be the year of heightened Web censorship, implemented by the nationwide filtering system known--not very affectionately--as "The Great Firewall".Many hoped that the Beijing Olympics ... Read story »

What was the first Web site you created? - Oct 29, 2009

Blogs Reading fellow CNET Asia blogger Lim Sheng Ming's requiem to GeoCities got me all nostalgic, because like I commented on his post, I created my very first Web site on GeoCities ... Read story »

Sina's Twitter-esque microblogging site: A closer look - Sep 18, 2009

Blogs China Web portal giant, Sina, has launched an invite-only beta of a very Twitter-like microblogging service. It is the first time a major Chinese Web company has tackled microblogging. Previously, smaller ... Read story »

Google China chief quits, reasons unknown - Sep 6, 2009

Blogs Google Inc's China chief, Kai-Fu Lee, has resigned with--two days after his departure--no clear reason. The 49-year-old Taiwan-born, US-educated executive had been with Google ever since its official launch in China ... Read story »

Chinese Netizens struggling to access free VPNs - Nov 8, 2009

Blogs A lot of Chinese Netizens, missing the Web sites that have been blocked during 2009--and remain blocked right now--such as YouTube, Facebook and Blogspot blogs, have been scrambling to find free ... Read story »

Netgear Stora NAS offers social-networking feature - Sep 28, 2009

Crave If you demand round-the-clock worldwide access to your multimedia files and office documents, you'll need a Web-ready network-attached storage or NAS. One of the latest entries is the Netgear Stora ... Read story »

Turn your iPhone into a security cam with IP Camera - Oct 6, 2009

Crave The iPhone has many applications that let you view Web cams from around the world, but what about turning your phone into a remote camera of its own? A new ... Read story »

Competing browsers gain on Internet Explorer - Sep 3, 2009

Crave Internet Explorer rivals generally gained market share in figures from July, shown at top, and August. After resetting its methodology to better account for global variations, Net Applications' browser usage statistics ... Read story »

Could Sony Ericsson's "innovative" accessory be an instant-on headset? - Sep 17, 2009

Crave Screenshot of Sony Ericsson's "Put your ears in control" Website Vague is how we describe Sony Ericsson's upcoming announcement on September 21, although the buzz on the Web is that the ... Read story »

Acer recalls its ultrathin laptops - Oct 21, 2009

Crave It seems the Taiwanese PC maker is having a little troube with its thin-and-light machines. The following models manufactured before September 15, 2009, have an issue in which the microphone cable ... Read story »

Fast Flip: Google's new content browser - Sep 16, 2009

Crave Google on Monday released an experimental new content browser called Fast Flip that makes it possible to see a curated set of content sites using a physical "turn the pages" metaphor. ... Read story »

Ads--the new malware delivery format - Sep 16, 2009

Crave On his blog Input & Output, Seven Scale CEO Troy Davis offers an analysis of the scareware ad that appeared on NYTimes.com. Instead of hacking into major online sites to ... Read story »

Opera accused of censorship, betrayal by Chinese users - Nov 22, 2009

Blogs Opera, the maker of Web browsers such as the popular "Opera Mini" for Java-based mobile phones, has been accused of betraying its users in China, by apparently caving in to top-level ... Read story »

Eight Web sites that'll help you understand China - Sep 6, 2009

Blogs Contemporary China can be difficult to understand or get a big picture on. News reportage by most TV media and newspapers doesn't quite get it right, in terms of hearing ordinary ... Read story »

The search for the perfect e-commerce hosting service - Oct 13, 2009

Blogs I have been using Bizhosting as my e-commerce hosting service for the last seven years, and I am moving on to a new host for my online business. When I first ... Read story »

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