Owen Fletcher - Author - Good Gear Guide

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Article | 4/05/2010 Apple tweaks Wi-Fi in iPhone to use China protocol

Apple appears to have tweaked its iPhone to support a Chinese security protocol for wireless networks, as companies increasingly adopt Chinese governm...

Article | 21/04/2010 Chinese online games shut down for quake mourning day

Online games, music services and parts of other Web sites in China were shut down on Wednesday for a day of mourning mandated by the government after ...

Article | 20/04/2010 China warns against IBM slogan 'Smarter Planet'

A Chinese official appeared to take aim at IBM as he warned recently against "Smarter Planet" projects, or the use of technology like networks of sens...

Article | 20/04/2010 Report: Google attack targeted 'Gaia' password system

The information stolen from Google in cyberattacks late last year included a password system that gives users access to multiple services after just o...

Article | 20/04/2010 Lenovo reveals tweaked Android, app store for Lephone

Lenovo showed off a tweaked version of Google's Android operating system on its upcoming Lephone handset, as the company also launched an application ...

Article | 15/04/2010 Intel says its Light Peak optical cables may succeed USB

Intel sees its Light Peak technology for linking devices by optical cable as potentially succeeding USB 3.0, a change that in several years could mean...

Article | 15/04/2010 Intel sensor records all home power use from one outlet

Intel showed off a pocket-sized device that monitors power usage by gadgets and appliances across a house, from toasters to computer monitors and vide...

Article | 14/04/2010 Intel teams with China's Tencent on MeeGo mobile OS

Intel will team up with Chinese Internet company Tencent on development using the next generation of the MeeGo mobile operating system, Intel said Tue...

Article | 31/03/2010 Millions in China have no antivirus software, survey shows

The massive number of Chinese Internet users running no antivirus software increased last year, a survey showed, even though online security risks con...

Article | 30/03/2010 Amazon Kindle hits China's gray market

The Amazon Kindle can now count itself among devices such as the iPhone being unofficially sold in bustling Chinese bazaars, marking the growing popul...

Article | 25/03/2010 Google still censoring porn for redirected Chinese users

Google is still censoring pornographic search results for users in China, even though they are now being redirected to a Google search engine that doe...

Article | 23/03/2010 China: Google 'totally wrong' to stop censoring

Google was "totally wrong" to stop censoring results on its China-based search engine, Chinese state-controlled media cited a government official as s...

Article | 22/03/2010 China state media cranks up Google tension amid speculation

State-controlled Chinese media accused Google of political motives in its threat to exit China, suggesting a hostile government stance as speculation ...

Article | 19/03/2010 Fake MacBook Air, 'big iPhone' tablet on show in China

A knock-off MacBook Air running Windows, a tablet computer shaped like a big iPhone and another tablet meant to rival Apple's iPad were all among the ...

Article | 19/03/2010 Color and video coming to Kindle? Partner shows new screens

Color e-reader screens that can imitate video playback were on show Thursday from the company that makes the Kindle for Amazon.com, as similar technol...