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Chinese Micro-Blog Zuosa vs Twitter –

I just tried out Zuosa today. In many ways it is a Twitter-clone. The idea, design and even the colors are much alike, but like any good clone, it has grown apart from the original in many ways. Here are some things that are different:

Studying Chinese with an iPhone (or iPod Touch) – Tech-Web

What’s the best study aid you can get for learning a language? Aside from the internet itself, I’ve found that the most useful single object in my Chinese study over the last 18 months has been an iPod touch.

Apple’s China Push: Why It’s Easier Said Than Done – Tech-Web

There are a number of important reasons why wide-eyed optimism over Apple’s short- to medium-term prospects in China are somewhat premature.

Apple Has Big Plans for China – Tech-Web

Apple’s plans for expansion in China: the company intends to open 25 stores in that country over the next two years. At the moment, Apple (AAPL) has a single store in Beijing and at least two others planned for Shanghai, including one at the Shanghai World Financial Center, so the company’s ambitions in the country are aggressive.

Butt Out: Shanghai Bans Smoking. Again. – Tech-Web

On March 1, Shanghai will start cracking down on smoking in most public places as part of a wider effort to clean up the city before the Expo. Similar to Beijing’s clampdown before the Olympics, this latest ban on smoking will extend to 13 types of public venues...

Chinese Microblog Roundup – Tech-Web

The Chinese microblogosphere as of February, 2010 - Zuosa, Digu, Sina, Taotao, Google Buzz, etc.

Google anger at Chinese copycat site Goojje – Tech-Web

Google has sent a cease and desist letter to the Chinese search site Goojje, whose logo eerily resembles its own.

Google has confirmed that it's demanded the Chinese site stops aping its trademarked logo. Goojje is no longer using its original URL, www.goojje.com, but that address gives a redirect to www.dierqi.com, where it seems to be operating normally.

Tencent will buy ICQ? – Tech-Web

According to foreign media reports, AOL now is has been further close to sell ICQ, AOL selected 4 buyers to enter the next round of assessment among the 7 bidding buyers.

Hacker Training Site Re-Appears After Takedown by China – Tech-Web

Chinese authorities are making a cursory effort to crack down on hackers as of late, and have shut down hacker training website Black Hawk Safety Net. The problem is that Black Hawk already has a contingency plan in place and may be back sooner than later.

Buying Video Games for $1 in China – Tech-Web

The dubious foundation of video game culture and society in China rests on – you guessed it – software piracy. Mega-developer Activision is not only not making millions from sales in China but there isn’t even a Chinese language localization because they’re too intimidated by ubiquitous 5 yuan burned copies. In China, the rules are very different.