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Monday, 04 August 2008 11:56
China's Bejing Olympics webcaster goes with Adobe Flash
Adobe has scored a major coup with CCTV's choice of Flash and Flex for webcasting the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games to mainland China and Macau. The arrangement can be seen as a snub for Microsoft's Silverlight.
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Thursday, 31 July 2008 15:34
China wins Olympic gold medal for Internet censorship during the XXIX Olympiad
The International Olympic Committee has repeatedly assured the world's media that foreign journalists covering the Olympic Games in Beijing would be able to do so without any restrictions on Internet access. China, when bidding for the Games, stated journalists would be able to freely report. Now it appears that some 'sensitive' websites will be blocked...
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Thursday, 31 July 2008 03:14
Microsoft using Beijing Olympics to boost Silverlight takeup
Webcasting of the Bejing 2008 Olympic Games by NBC and MSN could be the Trojan Horse that gets Microsoft's Silverlight 2 onto a large number of PCs in America.
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Monday, 23 June 2008 13:29
TiVo landing in Australia July 15 2008, in time for Olympics
The TiVo PVR revolution has taken years to come to Australia, but two
online reports say it’s coming next month at last, for AUD $700 and
with no monthly subscription fees.
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Saturday, 21 June 2008 01:00
Will Great Firewall of China crumble during Beijing Olympics?
The EU's Commissioner for Information Society and Media has labelled China's censorship of the Internet as unacceptable. The International Olympic Committee, meanwhile, maintains it is confident that China will deliver on promises for free reporting during the games. Can the Great Firewall withstand the intense media scrutiny?
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