So Much News in China… #001

Chris Chang, Jun 26, 2011 12:23 AM, 700 views, Got something to say ?,

Media Markt opened its third store in China! (blog.pchome.net) You can also check out the well-made promo video (Click here) from last year and a customer’s review at I Love China Blog.

More coverage report on China’s first international cloud computing hub (Global Times). Remember, the hub is only for foreign companies, Chinese and dogs are not allowed…

Full review (Chinese) on GooApple (the best iPhone 4 knockoff) at MyDrivers.

Acer is now shipping laptops from Chongqing instead of Shenzhen (Penn Olson). Looks like Acer will still continue to aim at low price marketing!

A comparison on China’s top two online video sites (iChinaStock). Must read! Lots of data analysis on Youku and Tudou!

Life inside a Shanzhai factory (TechRice). An interesting inside story on making a ‘Motoloba’ cellphone! (^O^)

Check out how Chinese Internet users spend their time online! (comScore). And guess what? Social networking sites are not popular…

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China Builds Internet Special Region With No Firewall Filter (video)

Star Chang, Jun 22, 2011 12:36 PM, 1,614 views, 9 Comments »,

This is the only place in China where GFW is off.

China currently has the world’s largest Internet population, and the country has invested heavily in censoring sensitive web content. The action behind this is always define as to prevent civil unrest from occurring, thus provide stable and harmonious to the country. The Great Firewall of China, also known as ‘GFW’ in short, is the network system which prevent millions of Chinese internet users to visit mainstream websites like Facebook and Twitter. And now to surprise everyone, China will plan to build a Special Administrative Region which is GFW free, and Internet could be connected without monitoring! But this place is only strictly to be used by foreigners, no local Chinese or mainland enterprises are allowed, and the most interesting part is, the special region is set up to establish a cloud processing data center…

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