HALF of Chinese broadband users don't enjoy the speed promised by telecom companies because the real speed is far below that claimed by telecom operators, a report claimed yesterday.
The average cost of broadband bandwidth in the Chinese mainland is also much higher than in Western countries and Hong Kong, according to the Beijing-based Data Center of China Internet.
The report echoed the c
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Broadband speeds 'are lower than claimed' -- Shanghai Daily | 上海日报
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GOVERNMENT agencies in Beijing published new rules today requiring users of the country's Twitter-like microblogging services to provide their true identities when registering for microblog accounts.
According to the rules on Beijing's microblog management, which went into effect today, web users need to give their real names to website administrators before being allowed to put up microblog p
According to the rules on Beijing's microblog management, which went into effect today, web users need to give their real names to website administrators before being allowed to put up microblog p
Online group-buy scams cited -- Shanghai Daily | 上海日报
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ONE of the city's leading group-purchase websites, 55tuan.com, was fined 30,000 yuan (US$4,712) for posting a fake driving school training course to lure customers, according to the city's market watchdog.
Local industrial and commercial authorities warned consumers about a number of online group purchase scams. Officials have dealt with 31 cases this year, in which some major websites offerin
Local industrial and commercial authorities warned consumers about a number of online group purchase scams. Officials have dealt with 31 cases this year, in which some major websites offerin
TWO of China's top telecommunications operators have promised to cut broadband rates and lift Internet access speed over the next five years, aiming to terminate a government anti-monopoly probe on broadband business launched last month.
China Telecom and China Unicom, which together hold almost 90 percent of the country's broadband market share and have more than 100 million accounts, said ye
China Telecom and China Unicom, which together hold almost 90 percent of the country's broadband market share and have more than 100 million accounts, said ye
New 'fakes' scandal hits Gaopeng -- Shanghai Daily | 上海日报
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GROUP-PURCHASE website Gaopeng is once more involved in a consumer dispute for selling low-price, "fake" products - this time fast food discount coupons.
Gaopeng offered buyers a discount for McDonald's, valued at 46 yuan (US$7.2) for 25 yuan. By yesterday, nearly 1,000 consumers had taken up the offer.
McDonald's, however, said the company has "never cooperated with any websites to promote
Gaopeng offered buyers a discount for McDonald's, valued at 46 yuan (US$7.2) for 25 yuan. By yesterday, nearly 1,000 consumers had taken up the offer.
McDonald's, however, said the company has "never cooperated with any websites to promote
Watches sold online called fraud -- Shanghai Daily | 上海日报
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SWATCH Group's subsidiary in China has proved that the Tissot watches sold on group buying website Gaopeng are counterfeit after the unusually low price aroused suspicion on the part of several customers who sought...
Internet: Free Wi-Fi Now Fully Available In Taipei
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Taipei has now reportedly opened free-of-charge Wi-Fi services, and the number of users has already reached 1.8 million.
Taipei reportedly launched free Wi-Fi services in some special venues in July 2011, and it now opened about 540 access points in outdoor public places as well as access points on about 500 buses, offering free-of-charge Wi-Fi services with bandwidth of 512 Kbps. The Taipei g
Taipei reportedly launched free Wi-Fi services in some special venues in July 2011, and it now opened about 540 access points in outdoor public places as well as access points on about 500 buses, offering free-of-charge Wi-Fi services with bandwidth of 512 Kbps. The Taipei g
Internet: 55tuan Latest Group-buying Site to Cut Staff, Shut Offices
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55tuan.com has become the latest Chinese group-buying website to carry out staff layoffs and office closures as the once red-hot industry begins to cool, tech website Penn Olson reported.
Over the past few weeks, 55tuan has shuttered 35 offices across the country and laid-off workers in 10 major cities – Nanjing, Jinan, Qingdao, Chengdu, Harbin, Dalian, Shenzhen, Tianjin, Wuhan, and Chongqing.
