Starting this month, everyone in Shanghai should be able to go online for free at airports, cafes and shopping malls for two hours a day if they have a mobile phone account, says China Telecom. To get this deal, all you have to do is type your mobile phone number into China Telecom's WLAN welcome portal (which I assume pops up when you try to get on) - a temporary password will then come through to you in an SMS. I haven't tested this yet, but anyone outside on this lovely day willing to give it a go? more ›

Ladies and Gentlemen, China Telecom has finally officially launched its 3G commercial service in Shanghai! The new 3G network signal covers all urban areas within the Outer Ring Road, as well as towns in suburban areas. The CDMA2000-based (that's the network usually used in Europe the U.S.) 3G network technology promises to be 20 times faster than our current 2G data streams - though whether it will ever reach advertised speeds is up for debate. From today to the end of the month, users who have agreed to use 250 yuan in monthly service feeds could get trial 3G Internet access cards and high-speed wireless internet access for 100 hours a month. Source: People's Daily more ›

http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2008/200806/20080611/article_362763.htm"> sued for 230,000 RMB for failing to inform a mother of the possibility of a deformed fetus in the city's first lawsuit about a pregnant woman's right to understand her medical condition.

Shanghai will always be a step ahead of the capital, Beijing, when it comes to some things. Like freeways — Shanghai got the Huning Freeway first (back in 1988!). And now, wifi freeways. more ›