Generally when software reaches one tenth the popularity level of Skype many programmers try to hack it, break it, and do other things that can make Skype user’s lives difficult and make a name for themselves. In this case though...
After my speech today I had a conference call and then we were off to dinner. Now San Francisco can be surprisingly hilly -- especially China Town which was a stone's throw from the conference. The people here must be...
If you’re a Chinese web surfer using Skype you may notice that when you chat about certain things the person responding may not respond correctly. The reason? Not surprisingly China is filtering Skype user’s messages.The Financial Times reported that Skype...
It is unclear if Yahoo! really did help convict this Chinese activist but what can Yahoo! do – It has to obey laws in China like it does in every other country. I hope President Bush speaks to China’s president...
There are 15 million blogs in China and the momentum doesn’t seem to be slowing down. Blogging software developer Six Apart has reached a partnership with Chinese blog company Bokee to localize and distribute Movable Type, Six Apart's web publishing...
Forbes reports that China may be getting on the VoIP bandwagon soon. Expect the company to develop a technological platform for VoIP by March 20 and release VoIP regulations around May.One wonders if this is good or bad new for...
The US government has concerns about critical servers being housed in China as the Chinese government could potentially gain access to information on their shores. In addition the US government is concerned about human rights in China and elsewhere.Rep. Chris...
Many countries are looking for alternatives to a world where they are forced to use technology that is controlled in some way by the US government. A while back, Europeans decided to begin the launch of a multi-billion dollar GPS...
Here is an overview of the state of US cybersecurity. I am pretty surprised and how many alleged state-sponsored attacks there are. Articles like this make you realize that security on the Internet will only grow in importance over time....
The latest news on Skype in China is that Niklas Zennstrom is negotiating with China Telecom and China Netcom to allow SkypeOut services in China. This comes on the heels of the Tom Online joint venture the company inked. The...