Catching Porn in China
Both Danwei and chinaSMACK reported on the the PSB’s investigation of a Nanyang man for downloading pornography.
As Danwei noted, the initial fine of RMB1900 was lifted and he was given a stern warning after considerable hubbub (or is hubba-hubba?) on the internet in China.
I’m interested in how the PSB knew he had a pornographic video [...]
Neuter Me This: iPhone China Rumor
The South China Morning Post reports:
China Mobile is expected to offer Apple’s iPhone on the mainland but the 3G and Wi-fi network functions will be disabled as Beijing has not yet approved handsets with these features, according to Daiwa Institute of Research.
…Daiwa analyst Calvin Huang yesterday said Taiwan Hon Hai Precision Industry, which is responsible [...]
IPv4 Doomsday: The Gods Themselves
China Tech News reports:
News reports emanating from the 2008 IP Address Resource Seminar held by the China Internet Network Information Center stated that because the current IPv4 addresses were limited and 80% of the final allocation IP addresses had been used, new Chinese netizens may not be able to gain normal access to the Internet [...]
Ma Fought the Law and the Pirate Software Manufacturer Won
Caijing, a great Chinese business magazine, has an article following up on the Summer Solstice software piracy caper.
Summer Solstice was a joint venture (as it were) between the FBI and the PSB to catch two men who were the distributors of counterfeit Microsoft and Symantec software. The case was a success and the men [...]
Microsoft: A Stone Pecked by Two Birds
The South China Morning Post reports:
Microsoft said it had slashed the price for Office last year Home and Student Edition to 199 yuan (HK$227) from 699 yuan. The promotion, which started on Monday, will last through next week’s National Week holiday.
The price cut is designed to make Microsoft’s products in the mainland more affordable [...]
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