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iFive: AT&T/ T-Mobile's FCC Barriers, YouTube's Non-Camera Content, Senators vs. DUI Apps, E.U. Cyberattack, Gmail Woes in China

It's the 137th anniversary of Houdini's birth, and Google has a special Doodle for the event. But there's also plenty of early news for you to browse:READ»

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Hackers Hijack Gmail in China [Updated]

In the U.S., we've been complaining about Gmail. In China, they're complaining too, but for a very different reason.READ»

Google Says Its Services Are Now Blocked in China, Chinese Residents Say Otherwise

Can somebody in China help us out? Google's updates page says its service are now unavailable in the PRC, but actual human reports suggest otherwise.READ»

China Renews Google's Operating License: Did Google Cave on Censorship?

China announced that it has renewed Google's Chinese operating license despite their past squabbles. Does this indicate that Google caved in its anti-censorship crusade?READ»

Google's Schmidt Sees Good Future in China, But Is This Just "Spin"? [Update: Maybe not]

Google's CEO Eric Schmidt thinks that soon his company will resolve its differences with the Chinese government over their ongoing operations in the censor-happy nation. Is he right? Or merely hopelessly optimistic?Schmidt was ...READ»

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Google Toes Line in China: Tries to Stay Uncensored, Legal, and Available

Google issued an update on what they're up to in China, which includes a lot of tiptoeing around Chinese law while maintaining their integrity.READ»

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Chinese Attack on Google Aimed at Universal Password System

Some more information about the hack on Google's servers a few months back has come to light, and it's a little scary: The hackers were going after Google's universal password system, Gaia. READ»

Crib Sheet: Google Vs. China (Vs. Australia?)

Google killed its Chinese search engine on Monday and diverted Chinese users to its existing Hong Kong servers, offering uncensored global Web searches. Is it the terminal move of the saga? No. More developments continue.Google, ...READ»

Google China's Hong Kong Work-Around [Update]

After days of speculation about whether Google would pull out of China altogether rather than censor its search results, the search giant decided instead to, well, innovate. Updated with responses from the Chinese government and Sergey Brin of Google.READ»

Chinese Media: Google Will Leave China on April 10

Chinese media is reporting that Google plans to announce their intention to fully leave the Chinese market this week, with the pullout scheduled for April 10. Google has refused comment.READ»

China to Google's Partners: Prepare Back-Up Plans

The Chinese government is quickly stepping up its pressure on Google, and it's now extending the threats to Google partners, warning them that they have to stick to censorship rules even if Google doesn't. They also need a backup ...READ»

Google vs. China: Claws Come Out, Search Giant Sounds Like Sovereign Nation

The spat between Google and the Chinese government has been rumbling along for weeks, but just now it's been elevated to "fist fight" status: The inevitable strongly-worded Chinese warning about "consequences" has arrived. The ...READ»

The Connection Between Google's Chinese Cyber Attackers and the U.S. Govt.

Here's one for the conspiracy theorists among you (you know who you are...and so do the guys in the van out front): That Chinese cyberattack late in 2009, targeting Google and other big names, was enabled by U.S. warrantless search ...READ»

Google vs. China Round 2: China Underlines Its Laws, Google Stops Android Roll-Out

The political/ethical/financial spat between Google and the Chinese authorities has entered its second phase: The Chinese government is underlining its legal position, and Google's responding by postponing the launch of Android ...READ»

Google China May Be Shut Down: Bad for Android, Good for Apple?

After Google's surprising move to un-censor its Chinese search engine yesterday, the issue has literally exploded all over the news. But it now looks like China will end up forcing Google to close Google.cn, as suspected. And that ...READ»

Did Google Just Worsen China's Human Rights Situation?

You'll be waking up this morning to frantic discussions all over the Internets about a surprising decision by Google to uncensor its service in China. The question is that, though uncensoring may be bold, did it actually make things ...READ»