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Google still struggling in China

Google has been very candid about its struggles in China. Now a new post from Google gives us more insight into how this battle between the search giant and China continues to unfold.

Earlier this year, Google refused to continue blocking search results that were mandated by the Chinese government so the government threatened to shut them down completely in China. Google circumvented this by routing all Chinese traffic through servers in Hong Kong.

We all knew that was a temporary solution. Now China is threatening not to renew Google's Internet content provider license if the company continues to … Read more

Google me

Links from Monday's episode of Loaded:

Samsung launches a new line of Galaxy-S phonesObama is set to sign a memorandum to put an additional 500 megahertz of spectrum up for auction for commercial use in the next 10 yearsAmazon releases Kindle for iPad, iPod Touch, and iPhone with the ability to play embedded audio and videoFacebook is blocking Twitter's application but we don't know whyICANN tentatively approves the .xxx top-level domain for pornographyKevin Rose speculates about a new social network from Google called Google Me

Earbud hoodies

Links from Friday's episode of Loaded:

Hulu may land on the PlayStation as early as next week;HP buys Melodeo;Nokia favors a Linux system over SymbianFox Mobile launches a video service on BlackBerry phonesPorn sites may soon end in .xxxA new hoodie has built-in earbuds

Droid X vs. iPhone 4

Happy iPhone day! We have coverage of the hysteria and it is just as we expected: hysterical! See for yourself.

On a separate note, you may have noticed the absence of an afternoon edition of Loaded. Let me explain. I love doing the show twice a day but producing the show that often turns out to be a little too ambitious for our New York crew, particularly as I am getting ready to take maternity leave. The twice-a-day schedule is not dead forever. We hope to wait to pick it up again when I return in the fall.

As for … Read more

World Cup on Twitter

This is my last day of Loaded for the next week. I am off to Los Angeles tomorrow to cover the E3 gaming conference for CBS News. You can follow all of CNET's E3 coverage here or of course you can follow me on Twitter for personal anecdotes of the event here. 

Mark Licea will fill in for me on Loaded while I am gone next week. Please be nice to the sub!

Links from Friday afternoon's episode of Loaded:

The iPhone 4 will go on sale at Wal-Mart on June 24The Nissan Leaf is being shown … Read more

How foolproof is home test-taking software?

Links from Wednesday afternoon's episode of Loaded:

Google, Intel, AT&T, and others form the Broadband Internet Technical Advisory Group, or BITAG.China forbids crowdsourced maps with new mapping licenses.GM OnStar users can email their in-dash navigation systems Google Maps directions.New software claims to prevent cheating in at-home tests, although I've got some ideas if you really do want to cheat.

Is this TV overcompensating?

Wow, the new Sharp i3 Wall is a lot of TV! I'm tempted to ask who needs that much TV but that would be a silly question. I work for CNET after all!

A few highlights of this beast: It has thirty 60-inch liquid crystal displays mounted 6.5 millimeters from one another. It will cost $550,000 when it launches in Japan later this year. No joke!

Before you start emptying your 401K to be able to afford this (and if you have that much in your 401K, good for you!), keep in mind the equation for TV … Read more

3D projectors

It's a slightly slow news day, considering Monday was the Apple keynote.

As anyone who loves technology knows, an Apple keynote is like the Super Bowl. No one expects to make much noise in the sporting world immediately following the biggest game of the year.

Nevertheless, there are still news stories moving and shaking. From Tuesday morning's edition of Loaded:

• Apple launches Safari 5 for Mac and Windows PCs

• Adobe partners with Greystripe to bring Flash to the iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch in a roundabout way

• Sanyo shows off 3D projectors

• Nike launches … Read more

iPhone 4 details and more

iPhone 4. A few surprises but mostly what we expected: front-facing camera, HD video recording and editing, flash, multi-tasking, video calling, and a new body.

No big surprises but technology lovers are still very excited about it all, myself included. I've been getting a little bored with my iPhone lately and feeling very tempted by Android phones, particularly the HTC Evo.

This afternoon's edition of Loaded has a brief summary of all things Stevenote. If you want more, we will break the keynote into several bits over the next 24 hours so you can watch it at your … Read more