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Is Google Making Another Homepage Layout Change?

Google is running yet another design test on their homepage currently. With the frequency of layout changes increasing, it feels as if the search giant does not really know what they really want anymore. As of right now, at least two designs are life for all users. First the single button menu interface with a gray header area, and then the black bar. Yesterday a third design was spotted that combines the black bar with the menu structure of the ...

Defender’s Quest [Game Saturday]

Today’s game of the week is called Defender’s Quest. It is more of a long demo game than a full game though, so keep that in mind. Defender’s Quest at its core is a tower defense game with role playing elements. You are still fighting waves of monsters with your towers in every map, but instead of playing with anonymous defenders, you are playing with characters that level up, have skill trees and equipment. You begin each map with all ...

Chinese Internet Advertising Revenue Reached CNY14.87 Billion In Q4 2011

Chinese Internet websites have continued to benefit from the maturing demand for on-line branding, Internet promotions, and e-commerce sales. EnfoDesk, Analysys International’s business information service branch focusing on the new media economy, has published a monitoring report for the Chinese Internet advertising market in the fourth quarter of 2011, stating that the market scale of Chinese Internet advertising operators reached CNY14.87 billion, a year-on-year increase of 52.9% and an increase of 6.4% compared with the previous quarter.

Google to Block Per-Country Blogger Blogs

Following the announcement last week from Twitter that they can now block specific Tweets on a per-country basis, Google have now announced a similar move with Blogger that grants specific blogs to be blocked for individual countries, while keeping them on-line and active in the rest of the world. Google describes the move on their blog as happening because… “Migrating to localized domains will grant us to continue promoting free expression and responsible publishing while providing greater flexibility in complying ...

Chinese Electronics Retailer Signs Development Agreement

Electronics and home appliances retailer Suning and the home appliances maker Midea have reportedly signed a three-year strategic cooperating agreement, and the two parties will implement binding development over the next three years. Under the agreement, Midea’s products will be sold in Suning’s Expo super flagship stores, flagship stores, community stores, boutique stores, and Laox stores. Apart from the physical stores, Midea’s products will also be available on the e-commerce platform of Suning.

Dashlane, A New Password Manager For Windows and Mac

Just yesterday we have reviewed the Norton Identity Safe password manager which had been released as a beta version earlier this month. Today, I’m going to look at another password manager that is currently making the rounds. Dashlane is currently in private beta, which means that you need an invite to begin using it (thanks to The Next Web). Once you have have entered your email address you are redirected to a page where you can download the Windows or ...

China Telecom To Launch CDMA-based iPhone 4S

Chinese telecom operator China Telecom has reportedly reached an agreement with Apple to introduce the CDMA version of the iPhone 4S into China. The latest news released by Chinese local media said that China Telecom has been preparing for the launch of CDMA-based iPhone 4S; and the new product will be available at the end of February or the beginning of March 2012. China Telecom has apparently set various packages for iPhone 4S with contracts, and their monthly costs range ...

Looking For A Torrific Alternative? Try These!

Torrific offered a handy service for users who needed to download torrents files but could not use Bittorrent software or seedboxes for it. The service basically did all the hard working for the user. It downloaded the files attached to the torrent to their servers, and provided users with direct http download links. Torrific unfortunately though has been down for the last few days, and it is unlikely that the service will return again. I have received emails and user ...

Inspur International To Sell Chinese E-government Business

Hong Kong-listed information technology and outsource software development company Inspur International has published a report, stating that it will sell its e-government business, Shandong Inspur E-Government Software Limited, to Shandong Inspur Software Company Limited for CNY23 million. Inspur International is expected to gain about CNY259,000 from the disposal, and the capital gained will be used for general operations and the development of other potential businesses. At the same time, Inspur International stated the e-government business only contributed a small part ...

What Technology Will We Expect with Next Year’s PCs and How Will it Affect Prices?

Smartphones and tablets have a lot to answer for, at least when it comes to making technology inexpensive for the public.  Since the launch of the first iPhone it’s become not only accepted that sensors and other devices such as GPS, multi-touch capacitive screens, NFC, accelerometers, digital compasses and more should be included but we’ve come to expect, if not demand them. As the next twelve to twenty four months goes on there will come more and they will be even ...