Owen Fletcher - Author - Good Gear Guide

Stories by Owen Fletcher

Article | 13/01/2010 China won't yield to Google on censorship, analysts say

Google risks having its online services blocked in China as it defies local authorities by ending censorship of results on its Chinese search engine, ...

Article | 11/01/2010 Google apologizes to Chinese authors for book scanning

Google has apologized to a Chinese authors' group over its scanning of books by local writers into an online search system, moving to defuse copyright...

Article | 7/01/2010 Baidu plans online video site, upping ante for Google

Top Chinese search engine Baidu.com will open a separate company that offers online video, Baidu said late Wednesday, a service likely to prove popula...

Article | 6/01/2010 Report: Ballmer to unveil tablet computer before Apple

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer will announce a multimedia tablet computer on Wednesday to be made by Hewlett-Packard, according to a news report, just as...

Article | 5/01/2010 Nokia fires new patent lawsuit at Apple in growing battle

Mobile phone maker Nokia has filed a new U.S. lawsuit accusing Apple of patent infringement, according to court documents, escalating the legal battle...

Article | 5/01/2010 Sales growth highlights rise of China's Huawei

Huawei Technologies, the fast-growing Chinese vendor of communications network gear, reached global contract sales of over $US30 billion last year, th...

Article | 5/01/2010 Apple resolved iPhone trademark conflict in China

The company that owned the trademark "i-phone" in China yielded it to Apple, the Web site of China's trademark office shows, removing what could have ...

Article | 31/12/2009 Jobs to unveil Apple tablet next month, ex-Google exec says

Steve Jobs plans to unveil Apple's much-hyped but still unconfirmed tablet device next month, and it will come with 3D graphics and a price tag below ...

Article | 29/12/2009 Groups urge FTC to block Google's AdMob buyout

Two consumer groups urged U.S. regulators on Monday to block Google from acquiring mobile advertising provider AdMob, citing potential harm the deal c...

Article | 28/12/2009 China Mobile executive under investigation

A China Mobile executive is being investigated by Chinese authorities for suspected "serious personal violations," the company said Sunday.

Article | 25/12/2009 China blames online games for drugs, murder, teen pregnancy

China's state news channel has blamed hugely popular online games for problems including drug addiction, teen pregnancy and even murder this month as ...

Article | 22/12/2009 China Telecom to offer BlackBerry services

China Telecom plans to offer service for the popular BlackBerry handset from Research In Motion (RIM), the company said Tuesday, making it the second ...

Article | 22/12/2009 Report: Russian gang linked to big Citibank hack

U.S. authorities are investigating the theft of an estimated tens of millions of dollars from Citibank by hackers partly using Russian software tailor...

Article | 21/12/2009 China video site Youku raises $40 million for expansion

Chinese video-streaming Web site Youku.com has raised US$40 million in new investment as the site, part of a hugely popular genre in China, looks to e...

Article | 8/12/2009 Motorola to sell Droid-style phone in China this month

Motorola will start selling a smartphone similar to the Droid in China this month, but the phone will use China's homegrown 3G standard and a China Mo...