Tech cannot replace the traditional schooling experience
Just because technology can bridge schools from across the planet together in a lesson, doesn't mean the school building should be torn down. Too much tech in education can be a barrier.
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Android leads over Apple in China's smartphone race
Android has outrun Apple in the China mobile platform market share race, as it comes close to claiming nearly 70 percent of the smartphone market.
YouTube blocks UK... then China blocks YouTube: diplomatic mess
China and YouTubeFor those who have been entirely unaware of the freedom movement in China, let me tell you now - it's a tricky one. China has once again blocked access to YouTube, due to videos emerging of soldiers attacking Tibetan nationals.
Web 2.5: Is it time we elected an Internet government?
As I watched the BBC News last night after getting in from London, I saw riots in China with death tolls surpassing those of the 1989 Tiananmen Square tragedy. Mobile phones have "stopped working" and Internet access is "limited" in the area, according to the news reports.
1,168 keywords Skype uses to censor, monitor its Chinese users
One U.S. researcher has deconstructed a constantly updated file in the China-only version of Skype that contains a list of more than 1,100 words used to censor and monitor its users.
IDC: Smartphones to overtake feature phones this year; all eyes on BRIC nations
According to the research firm, while the U.S. remains in strong global standing in second place, all eyes are on China, Brazil and India as smartphone shipments will overtake feature phone shipments this year.
ZTE expects 40 percent rise in smartphone shipments in 2013
The Chinese mobile maker, despite a U.S. House committee warning U.S. businesses to avoid buying equipment from the firm, expects to see a massive rise in smartphone shipments this year.
Huawei in cybersecurity pledge: 'We're not Chinese spies'
Chinese telecoms maker Huawei has issued a report pledging to never co-operate with spying or espionage, refuting claims that it may have links to the Chinese government.
U.K. to probe Huawei, BT relationship over security concerns
A U.K. parliamentary committee will examine the relationship between Huawei, which was accused of posing a national security threat by the U.S., and British Telecom, the U.K.'s largest telecoms provider.
Huawei, ZTE deny U.S. charges; House lawmakers unconvinced
An ongoing U.S. House investigation into the Chinese telecoms giants Huawei and ZTE continue to stir. Huawei believes the claims are simply: "allegations based on allegations."