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Syria Internet 'restored' after blackout
AFP, Published on 08/05/2013
» Syria's Internet appeared to have been restored on Wednesday afternoon after a two-day blackout, residents and state media said.
The telephone, new weapon of Eritreans in exile
AFP, Published on 06/05/2013
» Galvanised by the Arab spring, Eritreans in exile in Europe are mobilising against the authoritarian regime of President Issaias Afeworki with a new tool -- the humble telephone.
Egypt arrests scuba divers accused of cutting Internet cable
AFP, Published on 28/03/2013
» The Egyptian military has arrested three scuba divers accused of cutting an undersea Internet cable off the coast of the northern city of Alexandria, it said on Thursday.
Google chief to visit Myanmar
AFP, Published on 16/03/2013
» Google chairman Eric Schmidt will visit Myanmar this coming week, highlighting increasing internet freedom in the rapidly reforming country just weeks after he visited North Korea.
Famed US hacker helps Ecuador secure its vote
AFP, Published on 17/02/2013
» Kevin Mitnick, who once gained notoriety as America's most wanted computer hacker, now heads a thriving Internet consultancy tasked with helping keep Sunday's presidential elections in Ecuador secure.
Invitation from Myanmar attracts Thai telecom firms
Business, Srisamorn Phoosuphanusorn, Published on 18/01/2013
» Myanmar's fresh start in liberalising its state-dominated telecommunications sector has captured the attention of Thai telecom firms.
Myanmar plans telecoms boom, opens to foreign bids
AFP, Published on 15/01/2013
» Myanmar on Tuesday announced plans for a dramatic increase in telephone and Internet access as it opened the door for foreign firms to enter one of Asia's last untapped markets.
Nerve centre at heart of Australian fires
AFP, Published on 14/01/2013
» As dozens of unpredictable bushfires break out in Australia's extreme heat, military-style operations are in full swing at a "nerve centre" that harnesses state-of-the-art technology allied to the power of social media.
US Senate panel passes email privacy measure
AFP, Published on 30/11/2012
» A US Senate panel approved a bill to boost email privacy protections in a vote Thursday that followed widespread uproar over the FBI probe that toppled CIA director David Petraeus.
Blackout: Syria 'off the grid'
AFP, Published on 29/11/2012
» The entire nation of Syria disappeared Thursday evening from the internet and international phone systems.