Tech Culture Man arrested for smuggling "high-end" CPUs into China in a Mercedes-Benz Suspect could go to jail for seven years if convicted By Kishalaya Kundu, June 20, 2024, 8:09 AM
Tech Culture Scammers trick company employee using video call filled with deepfakes of execs, steal $25 million The victim was the only real person on the video conference call By Rob Thubron, February 5, 2024, 5:20 AM 8 comments
Gaming Hardware Buyer of $1,600 second-hand RTX 4090 finds it has no GPU, missing VRAM chips Caveat emptor By Rob Thubron, January 10, 2024, 9:45 AM 20 comments
Tech Culture Hardware Smugglers use plastic wrap to attach 256 CPUs to their bodies as chip shortage sees demand surge They wouldn't have fit in the traditional smuggling spot By Rob Thubron, July 9, 2021, 5:16 AM
Tech Culture Hong Kong is offering iPhones, Teslas, and gold bars as vaccine incentives Despite its low infection rates By Rob Thubron, June 9, 2021, 7:11 AM 24 comments
The Web Security DOJ opposes Facebook and Google building 8,000-mile Internet cable to Hong Kong US-China tensions over Hong Kong are reignited by Internet underwater expansion By Adrian Potoroaca, June 25, 2020, 3:32 PM
Gaming Tech Culture Hearthstone pro Blitzchung says he would face suspension again for Hong Kong "It's a must-do thing" By Cal Jeffrey, January 24, 2020, 3:03 PM 10 comments
Gaming Pro-Hong Kong protesters gathered at the gates of BlizzCon It was bound to happen By Cal Jeffrey, November 1, 2019, 3:35 PM 30 comments
Gaming Industry Mitsubishi pulls sponsorship of Blizzard tournaments following Hong Kong bans Now it is really hitting them in the pocketbook By Cal Jeffrey, October 30, 2019, 12:07 PM 12 comments
Tech Culture Gaming Don't post pro-Hong Kong statements in Blizzard's Hearthstone Twitch chat, or you might get banned Comments during re-casts are apparently okay though By Cal Jeffrey, October 21, 2019, 11:43 AM
Gaming Tech Culture Followup: Blizzard finally bans Hearthstone team for displaying Hong Kong protest sign American University is banned from tournaments until spring of next year By Cal Jeffrey, October 16, 2019, 4:03 PM 41 comments
Apple Mobile Tim Cook defends Apple's removal of Hong Kong protest app in an internal email HKmap was reportedly being used for targeting officers and victimizing individuals and property By Humza Aamir, October 11, 2019, 8:05 AM 9 comments
Apple Mobile Apple removes Hong Kong protest app, Quartz news app following Chinese criticism China is an important market for Apple By Rob Thubron, October 10, 2019, 10:57 AM 10 comments
Tech Culture Gaming In a shot at Blizzard, Epic Games says it won't punish players who express their political beliefs Blizzard banned a Hearthstone player for supporting the Hong Kong protests By Rob Thubron, October 9, 2019, 9:58 AM
The Web YouTube removes 210 channels linked to disinformation campaign against Hong Kong protests Following similar moves by Twitter and Facebook By Rob Thubron, August 23, 2019, 8:05 AM 21 comments
Tech Culture The Web Twitter running Chinese-backed ads against Hong Kong protesters Not a good look for the platform By Rob Thubron, August 19, 2019, 6:58 AM 8 comments
Industry Hong Kong to launch TV ad campaign warning people of cryptocurrency, ICO risks Not everyone is aware of the financial dangers By Rob Thubron, January 29, 2018, 12:21 PM 7 comments
Google Industry Facebook teams with Google to build undersea cable from Hong Kong to Los Angeles By Shawn Knight, October 12, 2016, 4:15 PM
Mobile LG G4 begins global rollout this week, starting with Hong Kong By Tim Schiesser, May 18, 2015, 7:45 AM
Security Industry Ponzi scheme suspected in the mysterious shutdown of Bitcoin exchange MyCoin By Shawn Knight, February 9, 2015, 3:30 PM
Industry Uber Cargo is Uber's newest offering for all your moving and delivery needs By Himanshu Arora, January 9, 2015, 9:00 AM
Apple Security Sophisticated Trojan targets iOS devices used by Hong Kong protesters By Himanshu Arora, October 1, 2014, 12:30 PM
The Web Mobile China blocks Instagram amid pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong By Himanshu Arora, September 29, 2014, 10:00 AM
Industry Mobile Uber adds conventional Hong Kong taxis to the service, gets banned in Berlin By Himanshu Arora, August 14, 2014, 3:00 PM
The Web Hong Kong court permits local tycoon to sue Google for defamatory autocomplete suggestions By Himanshu Arora, August 6, 2014, 11:15 AM 7 comments