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Nineteen groups sue NSA over data collection
AFP, Published on 16/07/2013
» Nineteen US organizations filed suit Tuesday against the National Security Agency claiming their constitutional rights were violated by its secret data collection programs.
Wireless revolution reaches Brazil's favelas
AFP, Published on 27/06/2013
» Brazilian tour guide Thiago Firmino notices that the two cable cars servicing the working-class neighborhood of Dona Marta, on a steep hillside overlooking Rio, are out of order.
Help at hand for those wanting technology detox
AFP, Published on 25/06/2013
» Tired of checking your smartphone every few minutes for new emails, likes or retweets? Do you spend more time looking at your device than chatting to your date? Are you close to a digital burn-out?
Internet balloons to benefit small business: Google
AFP, Published on 19/06/2013
» Google's plans to beam the Internet from giant balloons sent to the stratosphere could boost small businesses in rural parts of Asia by connecting them online, the company said on Wednesday.
Orwell that ends well
Life, James Hein, Published on 19/06/2013
» The online privacy debate has been shattered by revelations that the US is spying on everything people say, email and browse. This must be a conundrum for supporters of Wikileaks, who assert that everything anyone says or does should be open for all to see and hear, but these same people _ including founder Julian Assange _ get very angry as soon as people start looking into them.
US warns of cyber attacks on medical devices
AFP, Published on 14/06/2013
» US authorities on Thursday warned makers of medical devices and hospital networks to step up efforts to guard against potential cyber attacks.
Budget bump aids digital shift
Business, Saengwit Kewaleewongsatorn, Published on 13/06/2013
» The government supports the Public Relations Department (PRD), which runs Channel 11, in pushing ahead with the country's digital transition and increasing its budget by 40% to 2.9 billion baht next year.
Spanish police leverage Twitter to fight crime
AFP, Published on 12/06/2013
» Spain's national police has built up an army of over half a million followers on Twitter, using them to help swoop on fugitives and get tip-offs on drug dealers in an open dialogue that has helped bring the force closer to the people.
Jawbone buys gadget maker for 'Biggest Loser'
AFP, Published on 30/04/2013
» Fitness wristband maker Jawbone added muscle to its lineup of fitness lifestyle devices Tuesday with a deal to buy the company behind armbands that measure how many calories people are burning.
Yellow Pages hires inmates to take calls
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 24/04/2013
» Teleinfo Media, the operator of Thailand's Yellow Pages telephone directory, has teamed up with the Corrections Department to set up what they call the world's first call centre manned by female inmates.