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Internet in 'coma' as Iran election looms
AFP, Published on 19/05/2013
» Iran is tightening control of the Internet ahead of next month's presidential election, mindful of violent street protests that social networkers inspired last time around over claims of fraud, users and experts say.
Researchers measure tweets for happiness 'pulse'
AFP, Published on 01/05/2013
» Take all the comments expressed on Twitter, crunch them with an analytics program and you can get a sense of the mood of a city, state or country.
Weighed down by gadgets?
AFP Relax News, Published on 15/03/2013
» Germans carry the most devices and Australians the least but nearly all people carry at least a smartphone, and while e-readers are falling out of fashion as a portable companion, MP3 players are still popular in people's pockets.
Consumer panel blasts AIS plan
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 12/03/2013
» A consumer watchdog is urging the telecom regulator to reject mobile giant Advanced Info Service's plan to impose new conditions on prepaid users.
Irish newspapers on defence over sharing links
AFP, Published on 05/01/2013
» The body representing Ireland's leading newspapers was forced to defend the way it enforces copyright law on Friday after revelations that it charges websites that link to its articles.
Iraqi officials venture into world of the Internet
AFP, Published on 22/10/2012
» Smiling shyly, Wassan Saleh admitted to being the face of a vast problem across Iraq's bureaucracy that officials are now trying to remedy: she had never used a computer.
NBTC explains 3G auction
Online Reporters, Published on 19/10/2012
» The 3G spectrum auction was carried out under the Frequency Allocation Act of 2010, not the e-auction rules cited by some critics, National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) member Suthipol Thaweechaikarn said on Friday.
New reporter? Call him Al, for algorithm
AFP, Published on 12/07/2012
» The new reporter on the US media scene takes no coffee breaks, churns out articles at lightning speed, and has no pension plan.
NBTC passes tougher service rules
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 18/01/2012
» The telecom committee of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) approved strict service quality standards for the existing 50 telecom operators in a bid to prevent future network disruptions.
Suit filed in US over Twitter feed in test case
AFP, Published on 28/12/2011
» A former blogger for a US mobile phone news site is being sued by his erstwhile employer over ownership of his Twitter feed in a social media test case for the Internet age.