As if you needed another reason to hate China’s government, it appears their insatiable appetite for fucking the 1+ billion users over needs something new, something fresh. Besides completely destroying (read: censoring) the greatest invention of all time — the internet — the Chinese gov’t has now set their sites on texting. If you reside in China and are a frequent user of dirty, vulgar, or otherwise, common daily rituals in text based...

You can’t say you didn’t see this coming… Amid the fury of media coverage the last couple of weeks in regards to Google’s almost certain move of pulling out of China, it appears the little Android that could is finally feeling the effects. Seeing as how Google is a huge backer of Android, hearing of delayed product launches for scheduled Android phone launches isn’t very surprising. If you live under a rock, Google has made headlines the last...

I’ve been pretty critical of Google in the past because of their compliance with the Chinese government’s oppressive and inhumane regulations that censor peoples’ lives and limit the information they can contain. In an indirect way, Google themselves were supporting communism. Thankfully it seems I can start regaining some sleep and putting to rest the malice that I’ve been feeling. Within the last few weeks, various human rights organizers as well...

**Update: Microsoft pushed out an update for the Zune Twitter app. It’s f****** fucking great. Get it while it’s hot! Oh joy. Don’t you love it when some company, software developer, or hardware manufacturer decides what is and isn’t suitable for your senses to consume? I know I sure do. Mmmmm censorship and net nannies how I love thee. /sarcasm Blatant sarcasm aside, having the Zune team tackle the whole net nanny is rather disappointing. Kids...

Once again the argument and ideology of “saving the kiddies” from harmful pornographic material and all kinds of icky human parts is ruining a grand part of the internet — individually owned websites/domain names. Before we go any further, it’s worth noting that this crackdown is a China only crackdown. Whew! A statement made by The China Internet Network Information Centre, starting this week only businesses, businessmen, and organizations will...