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  • Twitter country censorship tweets up a fuss . Online, Twitter, Censorship 0

    Twitter country censorship tweets up a fuss

    Not a happy Twitterverse 27 January 2012 14:43 GMT

    Twitter's wings have received a bit of a clipping with the first signs of mass regional censorship being hinted at by the micro-blogging platform.

    In a blog post entitled "Tweets still must flow" the company has announced that it now has the...

  • UK Goverment demands YouTube remove videos. Online, YouTube, Google, Censorship 0

    UK Goverment demands YouTube remove videos

    Terrorist content taken off line 26 October 2011 8:57 GMT

    Google has recently released its bi-annual Transparency Report which states that there have been 135 requests from the government and police to remove videos which may cause a threat to national security.

    The 135 requests were made from the...

  • Twitter blocked in Egypt after riots

    Twitter blocked in Egypt after riots

    Micro blogging service confirms switch off 26 January 2011 10:20 GMT

    Twitter has been blocked in Egypt, the micro-blogging giant has confirmed.

    It seems as if the Egyptian authorities want a blanket ban on all forms of protest and opinion, with the BBC also confirming...

  • Kuwait bans use of DSLR cameras

    Kuwait bans use of DSLR cameras

    For anyone not a member of the press 23 November 2010 11:38 GMT

    Three ministries in Kuwait have banned the public use of Digital Single Lens Reflex cameras (DSLRs), on the streets and in malls, for anyone who isn't a journalist.

    Kuwait's Ministry of Information, Ministry of Social Affairs and Ministry of...

  • Amazon Kindle gets around Chinese web censorship. Online, eBook readers, Amazon, Amazon Kindle, Censorship,  0

    Amazon Kindle gets around Chinese web censorship

    Though Amazon unable to ship device 2 November 2010 15:56 GMT

    The new 3G Amazon Kindle is proving rather popular in China as it has the handy ability to circumvent the country's wall of web censorship.

    As was found in the Pocket-lint review, the  Amazon Kindle 3G is a pretty smart device, but rather than...

  • Image credit: CNReviews

    China defends its right to censor web

    "Google.cn is toast", claims analyst 14 January 2010 9:23 GMT

    In the wake of the recent declaration by Google that it will be refusing to censor search results in China any more, all eyes have been on the Asian superpower for its response. That response has now arrived, with multiple government departments issuing...

  • Google threatens withdrawl from China

    Google threatens withdrawal from China

    After humans rights activists' email is hacked 13 January 2010 3:13 GMT

    Google has announced on its blog that it's considering pulling out of the Chinese market, following a cyber-attack from the country. Google says it has evidence that in mid-December hackers attempted to access the Gmail accounts of human rights activists....

  • The Nintendo Wii

    2007: A year in review, June

    The format war escalated; the iPhone arrives and Nintendo trounces Sony 28 December 2007 11:00 GMT

    As the sun finally came out, the HD DVD/Blu-ray format war hotted up.

    Toshiba made the gadget world headlines with the launch of a re-writable HD DVD drive for notebook PCs - the SD-912A.

    And 4 days later, Toshiba's senior vice-president...

  • 2007: A year in review, March . Gaming, PS3, Gaming hardware, Sony, Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii, Microsoft, Software, Online, Video on demand, YouTube, BBC, Phones, Mobile phones, 3G, Rumours, Wi-Fi, Home Cinema, Censorship, iPod, Google, Viacom, gPhone, Nokia, HSDPA, 5 megapixels, GPS, Networking, Apple, Apple TV 0

    2007: A year in review, March

    The PS3, 360 Elite and Nokia N95 all appear while YouTube gets Beeb backing 27 December 2007 9:00 GMT

    Let the battle begin!

    March kicked off with the launch of the PS3 but hot on its heels was the arrival Xbox 360 Elite.

    Shivering gamers waited outside the Virgin Megastore in Oxford Street in London for the latest launch from...

  • Wolverine ESP - a 250GB Multimedia Storage Player . Audio, MP3 players, Wolverine, Cameras, 8 megapixels, Storage, YouTube, Censorship 0

    Wolverine ESP - a 250GB Multimedia Storage Player

    Multimedia brick offers massive hard drive 29 August 2007 9:42 GMT

    It might not be pretty, but it sure is big and it sure is clever - the Wolverine ESP packs a 250GB hard drive and a 7-in-1 card reader.

    Featuring a 3.6-inch "razor sharp" LCD display this device is angled as the perfect digital camera companion....

  • Firefox seeing record number of users in Europe . Software, Browsers, Mozilla, Microsoft, Statistics, Biz, Censorship, iPod, Apple 0

    Firefox seeing record number of users in Europe

    IE in danger of losing market share lead 18 July 2007 9:21 GMT

    XiTiMonitor, a French web metrics firm, has reported that Firefox's popularity as a web browser in Europe is growing.

    The open-source alternative's user numbers are so high that Internet Explorer is in danger of losing its market share lead...

  • Olympus denies E1 DSLR rumours. Cameras, Digital cameras, DSLR cameras, Olympus, Rumours, Censorship 0

    Olympus denies E1 DSLR rumours

    "Has not released a presentation on any new SLR body" 16 July 2007 16:35 GMT

    Olympus has moved to quash rumours online about a leaked PowerPoint presentation that supposedly contained info about its forthcoming "P-E1" digital SLR.

    In a statement to Pocket-lint a spokesman for the company said:

    "We...

  • PC World to launch the UK's first

    PC World to launch the UK's first "Robot Dealership"

    A Roboshop? We are sooo there already! 9 July 2007 16:04 GMT

    PC World has announced that it will open its first store within a store devoted exclusively to the sale of robots.

    The in-store shops will start to appear across all of PC World's 150 retail shops in the UK from the Autumn.

  • Minox reveals DC 6033 WP battery-powered waterproof camera . Cameras, Digital cameras, Minox, Waterproof, 6 megapixels, Censorship 0

    Minox reveals DC 6033 WP battery-powered waterproof camera

    Coming soon digi-cam runs off AAs 6 July 2007 14:53 GMT

    German camera company Minox are readying a waterproof compact for launch.

    Boasting a sturdy, sure-grip rubber encased body which is watertight to a depth of ten metres, this digital camera stands up to dust, water, sand and salt.

  • Nokia offering Nseries photo printing service . Phones, Mobile phones, Cameras, Nokia, Nseries, Camera accessories, N-Gage, Censorship 0

    Nokia offering Nseries photo printing service

    First ten prints free 29 June 2007 8:15 GMT

    Nokia has launched a mobile printing service in Europe. The new service enables Nseries users to order prints directly from their phones and have them delivered to their home.

    "Remember when you had to drag yourself to the store to have your...

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