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Google’s action angers China, divides Web users

Written by bruce on March 23, 2010 Categories: Gadgets

Google’s action angers China, divides Web users

BEIJING – Google Inc.’s partial withdrawal from China brought condemnation and signs of pressure from the government Tuesday while leaving Chinese Web surfers to wonder whether the company’s new offshore search engine site would be blocked by censors. Google’s decision to move most of its China-based search functions from the mainland to Hong Kong opened a new phase in a two-month-long fracas pitting the world’s most po...

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Google ends 4 years of censoring the Web for China

Written by bruce on March 23, 2010 Categories: Gadgets

Google ends 4 years of censoring the Web for China

SAN FRANCISCO – Google Inc. stopped censoring the Internet for China by shifting its search engine off the mainland Monday but said it will maintain other operations in the country. The maneuver attempts to balance Google’s disdain for China’s Internet rules with the company’s desire to profit from an explosively growing market. Google’s decision comes after an impasse pitting the world’s most powerful Internet co...

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Panasonic 152-inch HDTV

Written by bruce on January 26, 2010 Categories: Gadgets

Panasonic 152-inch HDTV

The new Panasonic 152-inch HDTV is a full HD 3D plasma screen television offers a staggering resolution of 4,096 x 2,160. The TV features a plasma display panel that makes use of Panasonic’s super-efficient quadruple luminous efficiency technology. Ultra high-speed 3D drive technology enables 3D action on the ginormous screen. The display uses frame-at-a-time image switching for its 3D system and requires accompanying glasses to complete the e...

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iPhone 4G to be revealed?

Written by roshu on January 26, 2010 Categories: Gadgets

iPhone 4G to be revealed?

As we all gear up to the Apple event next Wednesday (27th Jan), most are already certain that we’ll be seeing Apple launch their first tablet Mac aka iSlate / iTablet. However, some are speculating that this isn’t all that Apple may be hiding. The latest rumor surrounding this suggests a brand new fourth generation iPhone 4G may be unveiled as soon as next week or this coming Summer. Its analysis by various sites differs at the moment but so...

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Play TV

Written by bruce on January 26, 2010 Categories: Gadgets

Play TV

PlayTV is a PlayStation 3 accessory that turns the console into a personal video recorder (or PVR). Retailing for £69 (approx ?85), the device features twin tuners allowing you to record a program while watching another. The device uses free over-the-air TV frequencies to bring TV to the PS3. For us in the UK, we get over 90 different channels; over 40 of which are actual TV channels while the rest are radio and interactive channels. The device...

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