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Seoul to spend billions on thwarting North Korea threat - Summary
Seoul - South Korea Friday announced plans to spend billions on sophisticated technology to counter the perceived threat of a North Korean nuclear attack. The defence ministry, reacting to the latest rocket tests by North Korea, said it would be budg...

[Posted on : 2009-07-03 ] Category : [ Technology ]

Kenya aims to take on India as fibre-optic cable arrives - Feature
Nairobi - Kenya is eagerly awaiting the imminent switch-on of its first fibre-optic cable, which many hope will spark an explosion in high-tech business and boost the East African nation's struggling economy. While many business are yet to work out h...

[Posted on : 2009-07-03 ] Category : [ Technology ]

Jackson virus and spam spreads on internet
San Francisco - It didn't take the spammers long to capitalize on the massive interest in Michael Jackson. Security researchers at Sophos warned Thursday of the increasing levels of viruses and spam using Jackson's name to snare unsuspecting users. ...

[Posted on : 2009-07-02 ] Category : [ Internet (Technology) ]

Largest commercial satellite for cellphones launched
Los Angeles - A new satellite designed to allow the convergence of cellphones and satellite phones throughout the United States was successfully launched Thursday, mobile communications provider TerreStar announced. Weighing 6,910 kg, TerreStar-1 is ...

[Posted on : 2009-07-02 ] Category : [ Technology ]

Hey presto! - Instant Polaroid photography set for a comeback
Berlin - Press the shutter, pull the tab and wave it about - 90 seconds later you get a unique, white-framed snapshot created as if by magic. Polaroids were great for those party shots and artists liked them too but digital photography spelt the deat...

[Posted on : 2009-07-02 ] Category : [ Technology ]

Ariane launch puts US telecom satellite in orbit
Paris - An Ariane-5 booster rocket Wednesday was successfully launched from the European space center at Kouru in French Guayana on Wednesday, carrying a US telecom satellite into orbit, Arianespace officials said in Paris. The rocket carried the 6.9...

[Posted on : 2009-07-01 ] Category : [ Space (Technology) ]

China allows more time for controversial internet filter - Summary
Beijing - China has backed down from its Wednesday deadline for computer makers to pre-install controversial internet filtering software, following a backlash from inside and outside the country. The delay in installing the Green Dam Youth Escort fir...

[Posted on : 2009-07-01 ] Category : [ Internet (Technology) ]

Perfect your digital photos with plug-ins - Feature
Washington - Want your digital photos to stand out? Plug-ins may by the answer. These small add-on applications, intended to be used along with popular image editing software, are often designed for a single purpose, and the best of them can turn wha...

[Posted on : 2009-07-01 ] Category : [ Technology ]

China allows more time for controversial internet filter
Beijing - China has backed down from its Wednesday deadline for computer makers to pre-instal controversial Internet filtering software, the government said, following a backlash against the move inside and outside the country. The delay in installin...

[Posted on : 2009-07-01 ] Category : [ Internet (Technology) ]

New Firefox browser released
San Francisco - A new version of Firefox was released Tuesday, offering users more speed and privacy and greater compliance with new internet video standards. The release of Firefox 3.5 came as the open source browser is proving an increasingly formi...

[Posted on : 2009-06-30 ] Category : [ Internet (Technology) ]

 

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