Syria's Internet appeared to have been restored on Wednesday afternoon after a two-day blackout, residents and state media said.

Technology - Internet

May 08, 2013 not rated yet 0

Syria's Internet blackout entered into its second consecutive day Wednesday, which the state news agency blamed on a fault in optical fibre cables.

Technology - Internet

May 08, 2013 not rated yet 0

A mass Internet monitoring program touted by Britain's government as a terror-fighting tool is unworkable, the country's deputy leader said Thursday, vowing that it would not become law.

Technology - Internet

Apr 25, 2013 not rated yet 0

A new communications satellite aims to ease the strain of overcrowded communications networks in Latin America, while adding capacity to direct-to-home services in Canada and military users across the Americas.

Space & Earth - Space Exploration

Apr 16, 2013 5 / 5 (2) 0

Satellite operator Intelsat Global Holdings revived Tuesday its plan for an initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange, aiming to raise up to $710 million, less than half of what it envisioned last year.

Technology - Business

Apr 02, 2013 not rated yet 0

Saudi Arabia warned Sunday of "suitable measures" if providers of Internet messenger applications such as WhatsApp fail to comply with its rules, days after the industry said authorities wanted to control such traffic. ...

Technology - Software

Mar 31, 2013 5 / 5 (5) 8

Mumbai police have set up India's first "social media lab" to monitor Facebook, Twitter and other networking sites, sparking concerns about freedom of speech online.

Technology - Internet

Mar 18, 2013 not rated yet 0

France's telecommunications monitor Arcep said Tuesday it had asked prosecutors to launch a probe into Microsoft subsidiary Skype for failing to register as a telecommunications firm despite several reminders.

Technology - Software

Mar 12, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 0

Mobile technology has provided the Chinese with an opportunity to voice individual and collective popular protests. And with over 1 billion mobile subscribers in China, the voices are heard. A new PhD thesis from the University ...

Other Sciences - Social Sciences

Mar 08, 2013 4 / 5 (1) 0

They sit, silent and unnoticed, amid crowds of people rushing by. You may never notice them, but payphones still lurk in public areas. And every once in a while, they get called into action.

Technology - Telecom

Feb 13, 2013 4 / 5 (1) 0

Endlessly frustrated by congested roads, computer scientists at California State University, in Fullerton have developed a satellite navigation system, GeoTNavi, which hooks into historical traffic data and current vehicle ...

Technology - Engineering

Feb 07, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 0

Are you ashamed to have a BlackBerry? It's not exactly a status symbol any more, at least not in the U.S., after it got left in the dust by the iPhone. Now, there's a new BlackBerry that wants to get back ...

Electronics - Consumer & Gadgets

Jan 31, 2013 not rated yet 3

(Phys.org)—NASA's Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System, also known as the Space Network, will get an upgrade this month when the agency launches the first of a new generation of communications satellites ...

Space & Earth - Space Exploration

Jan 28, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 0

Authoritarian regimes around the world are using technology from a Silicon Valley firm for Internet surveillance, filtering and censorship, according to a report by Canadian researchers.

Technology - Internet

Jan 17, 2013 3.5 / 5 (2) 1

EBay's fourth-quarter earnings topped analysts' projections as bargain-hunting holiday shoppers flocked to its Internet shopping mall and digital payment service.

Technology - Business

Jan 16, 2013 not rated yet 0