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Outlook.com hacked in China following Gmail block

ArunKumar@TWCN — Tue, 20 Jan 2015 04:56:38 +0000

Following the ban on Gmail imposed by China on Dec 26 2014, it seemed the government services also attacked Outlook.com. Though the web interface was not affected with the hack, all email clients were unable to access Outlook via SMTP, IMAP and POP servers. The online censorship center Greatfire.org says it has reasons to believe […]

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China blocks DuckDuckGo, the private search engine

AnkitGupta@TWCN — Tue, 23 Sep 2014 19:26:03 +0000

After Google, it’s DuckDuckGo that has been blocked by China. DuckDuckGo, a privacy focused search engine that protects user’s privacy by not tracking their searches, has been blocked by China, as per the tweet posted by its CEO and founder Gabriel Weinberg. Weinberg, in response to a query posted by a correspondent from a news […]

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China forbids Windows 8 use on government computers

HemantSaxena@TWCN — Wed, 21 May 2014 09:23:30 +0000

China’s decision to forbid the use of Windows 8 OS on government computers to minimize security-related risk has grabbed eyeballs. The decision, many believe, was motivated by the US indictment of five Chinese military officers for alleged cyber-espionage of six American entities. It is the indictment that appears to have triggered the escalation in the […]

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Office 365 launches in China

AnkitGupta@TWCN — Mon, 21 Apr 2014 17:17:16 +0000

After a month of releasing Azure cloud computing platform in China, Microsoft has now announced the availability of Office 365 across the East Asian Giant. The move shows the increased focus of Microsoft towards Chinese market and consolidates Microsoft position as the first international company to offer a complete commercial package of public cloud services […]

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China’s Tianhe-2 Supercomputer tops the Top 500 list

ShiwangiPeswani@TWC — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:28:05 +0000

The twice-yearly list of Top 500 supercomputer rankings is revealed at the International Supercomputing Conference in Leipzig, Germany today. The new Chinese supercomputer called Tianhe-2 has topped the list unexpectedly outshining the US Titan system from the number one spot. US Titan System installed at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Oak Ridge National Laboratory […]

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Microsoft builds alliance with China Unicom to drive Windows Phone 8 adoption

SusannahLindsay@TWCN — Sun, 09 Dec 2012 13:34:02 +0000

For boosting the adoption of Windows Phone 8 OS among its Chinese customers, China Unicom, the world’s third largest wireless operator has formed an alliance with Microsoft Corp. C The Windows Industry Alliance as it has been named, does not only include 2 companies but 9 other manufacturers too that have jointly established the alliance. […]

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First Windows Phone 8 device, Nokia Lumia 920T arrives in China

AnandKhanse@TWC — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 13:40:12 +0000

Nokia today launched its biggest smartphone, Lumia 920T in China with China Mobile. Lumia 920T is the first TD-SCDMA Windows Phone, and the first Windows Phone 8 device in China. Announcing the launch, Nokia CEO Stephen Elop said: “We are delighted to partner with China Mobile, the largest operator in the world, to introduce our first Lumia on […]

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China Blocks Google Services & Websites

HemantSaxena@TWCN — Sat, 10 Nov 2012 09:57:32 +0000

Google is reporting a sharp drop in its China traffic. According to ‘Transparency Report’ a website operated by Google, the traffic to Google and its related services such as GMail and Google search dropped sharply after the service was blocked in certain parts of China. The Google Transparency Report is a tool that provides information about […]

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Chinas Facebook – Renren, a social networking site

AnandKhanse@TWC — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 04:54:29 +0000

Most of you may have heard about Pakistan’s Millat ‘Facebook’, but I wonder how many of you may have heard about Renren, China’s “Facebook”! The Renren Network is a Chinese social networking site founded in 2005 has more than 150 million active users. It was earlier called as the Xiaonei Network, and is very popular […]

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China confirms renewal of Google’s China license

RogerDunning@TWCN — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 12:45:43 +0000

China has confirmed that it had renewed the Chinese operating license of Google Inc, for a period of one more year, thereby confirming the announcement made by the Google, earlier. China has confirmed that it had renewed the Chinese operating license of Google Inc, for a period of one more year, thereby confirming the announcement […]

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China finds Googles HongKong redirect unacceptable

AnandKhanse@TWC — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 11:09:56 +0000

Google currently automatically redirect everyone using Google.cn to Google.com.hk, its Hong Kong search engine. This redirect, which offers unfiltered search in simplified Chinese, has been working well for Google users and for Google. However, the Chinese government officials find the redirect unacceptable. If Google continues redirecting users in this manner, Google fears that its Internet […]

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China Gets Microsoft Office for $29.

AnandKhanse@TWC — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 19:02:51 +0000

Microsoft is cutting the price of Office and offering the free versions of Word, Excel, and other programs to head off competition from Google and other rivals that offer similar software at little or no cost. Microsoft has so many promotions for Office that its effective price is $100, down from $150, and even lower […]

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