Wikipedia says it's politically neutral, but it's blocked in China
Politics is an irritant to Wikipedians, an annoying human tic that stops people from agreeing on facts and spreading reliable information.

'Fake Steve' blog author unmasked
The writer of a blog lampooning the Apple chief executive, Steve Jobs, is Daniel Lyons, a senior editor at Forbes magazine.

Publicis plans global digital ad network
The firm's goal is to transform advertising into personalized messages for each potential customer. Toward that end, the company's acquisition of the Communication Central Group, a digital agency in China, will give Publicis a foothold in the Chinese advertising market.

Steamy sex films, now moving to cellphones
Although they are not saying much about such deals, Deutsche Telekom, Vodafone, 3UK and other mainstream telecommunications providers in Europe are developing red-light districts on their Web portals.

Competition increases for pay TV in sub-Saharan Africa
A start-up satellite television broadcaster, GTV, has a goal to reach 250,000 subscribers by the end of next year, and one million within three or four years. GTV has secured the rights to broadcast most English Premier League matches.

Cost-conscious consumers transform European mobile phone market
Consumers are bypassing established networks and forcing big operators to reinvent themselves to stay competitive.

Conflict over digital content moves to cellphones
Microsoft and Nokia are coming together in a rare accord, trying to take advantage of the expected explosion of the sale of mobile digital content.

Revealed: The secret writer of the 'Fake Steve' Jobs blog
For the last 14 months, high-tech insiders have been eating up the work of an anonymous blogger who assumed the persona of Steve Jobs, while wondering who was writing it.

Elle magazine is having some work done
To the fashion world, Elle magazine's visual identity has become predictable to the point of redundancy, losing the spunk of its early years. That appears about to change.

EU says half of consumers now benefit from mobile phone price caps
Many operators dragged their heels, offering lower tariffs for international calls only just before the July 30 deadline, the European Commission said.