SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc said several of its online services have been blocked in China. Traffic to Google's services in China dropped sharply beginning Friday evening there, according to an online "Transparency Report" website operated by Google, which provides updates about access to its services in different parts of the world. Among the sites affected were Google's search engine and its Gmail web email product. The disruptions come as China's once-in-a-decade meeting to appoint new leadership gets underway. ...

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BEIJING (Reuters) - Bloomberg's news websites remained blocked in China five days after it issued a story about the finances of the extended family of the country's vice president, highlighting how Beijing is trying to shape public opinion ahead of a leadership transition. Bloomberg said it believes its English-language website and its Business Week site were blocked on Friday by Chinese authorities after it published details about the multi-million dollar fortunes of Vice President Xi Jinping's extended family. ...

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US mobile carrier Sprint said Wednesday it was delaying the introduction of an Android smartphone from Taiwan's HTC after the devices were blocked by US customs.

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