Month: July 2009

Poor in Colorado may get free phones – The Denver Post "If approved, the plan by TracFone Wireless in Miami would make Colorado the 17th state it has settled into with free cell service for the indigent, a form of wireless welfare that proponents say taps into one of the last untapped markets for the…

新闻眼：7·5事件报道透露出西方媒体的“傲慢与偏见” This is a very thorough look at the "'arrogance and prejudice' of the western media" surrounding the recent events in Xinjiang. From a major state-sponsored news site. (tags: china media bias xinjiang urumqi 西方媒体 china-internet)

China to get an iPhone without Wi-Fi? | Apple – CNET News "Apple may have blinked first in the ongoing battle with the Chinese government to allow the company to sell a Wi-Fi-enabled iPhone in that country. The back-and-forth battle between Apple and China's Ministry of Industry and Information may be coming to a close.…

An Ethnic Struggle in China Goes Global Dru Gladney writes of the "viral" transmission of news and expansion of the recent events in Xinjiang. "All pandemics have three aspects: the initial virus, the vector transmission and an available host. The viral pre-conditions for this epidemic include severe unemployment, unequal opportunities, uneven distribution of wealth and…

Hermit Eclipse: Total Solar Eclipse: July 22 2009 (including China) The total eclipse begins at local dawn, 00:51:17 UT on July 22 in the Arabian Sea, just off the coast of India. The path is already over 200km wide here, and the eclipse will last 3 minutes 30 seconds. It crosses over central India, and…