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How to: P2P tv and movie streaming from China – Tech-Web

A nice little tutorial by James on how to get your media fix from a China-based p2p streaming service.

All You Need to Know About Online Payments in China – Tech-Web

This is incredibly useful. A 5-post series on online payment methods that can be used in China. Here's a link to the first part, ALipay. Also covered are Tenpay, online bank transfers, credit card payments and China Mobile Payments.

China: No Restrictions on Google Android if Laws Followed – Tech-Web

Amid tensions between Google and China over the fallout from a hacking incident, China said on Wednesday that it would not place restrictions on the use of Google Android-powered cell phones, provided Google complies with all regulations, the Associated Press reported.

Rocket in Your Pocket: iPhone Apps for China Travel, Mandarin and More – Tech-Web

Pretty self explanatory. I'm just hoping that it's my phone getting smarter and not me getting dumber. Useful apps for travel/living in China, learning Chinese and staying up on fashion. Hopefully augmented reality will be able to get rid of smells.

Li Gong: China’s Strange Fixation on IE6 – Tech-Web

Tons of websites, including commonly used ones, have been constructed and tested to work with IE6 only, without consideration of web standard (W3C), non-IE browsers (Firefox), or non-Windows platforms (Mac OS X, Linux). This proliferation of non-standard websites is partly the result of ignorance. Remember the recent Green Dam fiasco?

Google to end censorship in China over Beijing's cyber attacks – Tech-Web

Cool! "Google, the world's leading search engine, has thrown down the gauntlet to China by announcing it is no longer willing to censor search results on its Chinese website.

In an unexpected announcement, the technology company said the decision followed a cyber attack which it believes was an attempt to gather information on Chinese human rights activists.

Dispatch From The Twitter Revolution – Tech-Web

A reader writes:

CN Reviews’ 2nd Anniversary: Happy Belated – Tech-Web

Just a quick happy 2nd birthday to our friends over at CN Reviews -- a fantastic source of China-centric commentary. "Two years, 503 posts, and 4,298 comments ago, we started the CN Reviews blog journey." -- Elliott, I'm glad you did.

Apple use Paypal for payment in China – Tech-Web

In regard to Apple and Alipay discussing cooperation to overcome the inconvenience of Chinese paying App Store, the vice president of business planning of Alipay, Qiu Changheng, said today that Alipay was contacting Apple, but the specific details was undisclosed.

Got a .CN domain? New registration rules – Tech-Web

CNNIC, the body responsible for operating and administering all .CN domain names issued new rules on Sunday relating to the registration of .CN domain names effectively barring individuals from registering .CN domain names.