Funny and Strange Internet CafesSource: tech-space.info
Where internet hasn't spread, there are still internet cafes. Most of them offer basic service, access to the internet, but we're not going to focus on those.
Iran shuts down 24 cafes in Net crackdownSource: ZDNet
Iranian police have closed down 24 Internet cafes and other coffee shops in as many hours, as part of a broad crackdown on "immoral" behavior in the Islamic state, official media said Sunday.
Where are you sleeping tonight?Source: CNET News.com
According to the Japan Complex Cafe Association, as of 2005, there were about 2,740 Internet cafes located across Japan.
Deadly pandas put an end to Chinese internet cafes?Source: destructoid.com
Ernest "Nex" Cavalli reports that an attempt by Chinese officials to curb gaming and gambling addiction has restored isolation to many Chinese. After a number of deaths linked to extended internet use, China has placed a ban on the development of new internet cafes.
China ban on new internet cafesSource: BBC News
In a climate of growing censorship rules governing China's Series Of Tubes, government officials are intervening once again to protect Chinese websurfers from the dangers of online gambling and extended lengths of MMO gaming. BBC News reports.
Superfast internet cafe launchesSource: BBC News
A 100mbps internet cafe has opened in Cornwall, England. It utilizes BT's global internet protocol network with 61 satelite dishes to serve up the connection.
China Tightens Internet Cafe Monitoring As Summer Break NearsSource: pacificepoch.com
China's Ministry of Culture will launch new regulations for China's Internet cafes in July and is holding a campaign to improve regulation of Internet cafes from July 1 to September 30, 2006, reports Chinabyte. The regulation focuses on keeping minors out of Internet cafes.
Taiwanese man spends three months in net cafeSource: The Register
A Taiwanese man who spent three months in an internet cafe following a row with his missus finally succumbed to a fatal combination of fatigue, lack of sleep, cigarette smoke, and instant noodles last week when he suffered a heart attack, according to Dutch news site NRC.