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Xiami

Name Originally known as 'EMUMO' (short for 'Earn Music and Money' - straightforward enough), before its name was changed to 'Xiami' (which literally translates as 'dried shrimp' - slighly more esoteric).

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NBC is offering complete streaming of the Olympics over the internet for the first time ever. It is great news for people working office jobs to be able to watch it from their desks. Unfortunately, it will only be available to Microsoft Vista users. To make it even worse, not only are Mac OS X and Linux users discriminated, as it will only be available to the Home Premium and Ultimate editions of Vista!

Hao Hao Hao Ting! This is a short guide to using the Chinese uber site Hat Ting. Hao Ting provided streaming music from a range of artists, both Asian and Western, but they're really notable for the range of Asian artists, and their speed - streaming to the US is flawless, making this a great resource to stay up with the mainstream Chinese music scene. Their servers are in Dalian.

Chinese video-streaming Web site Youku.com has raised $40 million in new investment as the site looks to expand and start turning a profit, reported IDG News Service.

James Cameron is in China for the premier of his new film, Avatar, and has some words for Beijing: Mr. Hu, tear down this wall! The wall being China's restriction of 20 import films per year. This on the heels of the WTO ruling that Beijing was illegally restricting movie and other media imports.

A review on one of the most anticipated Taiwanese idol-drama, Hot Shot or 籃球火 (Lan Qiu Huo). Read on for the review and online streaming previews.

I miss facets of streaming TV. That part of scheduled entertainment will forever be ingrained in my habits. Entertainment on demand does, to an extent, strip the expectation and suspense from the enjoyment on a show.

If you're living in China you've probably heard of a VPN...or you possibly use one. Bill Bullock, part of the Witopia Service, explains to James Fallows the ins and outs of VPN service and what China may or may not be doing to block it.

A man lies on a road with his eyes closed, blood streaming from his mouth, his torso crushed under the large tire of a red truck. One arm reaches out from beneath the tire. His shoulder is a bloody pile of flesh. His head is no longer attached to the flattened spinal cord.