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Village gets 3.5G technology overhaul

The UN has provided the people of Bonsaaso in the Amansie West District with a 3.5G mobile communication infrastructure.

Sony Ericsson closing four facilities, laying off 2,000 employees worldwide

About 2,000 employees will be trimmed, with severance packages being offered to those who qualify.

Why Sony Ericsson is embracing Android

Sony Ericsson's new phones mark a shift in direction, and operating system. The man in charge tells us why the company has gone Google.

Why Windows 7 had to slow down to speed up

Counter-intuitive design principles mean that Windows 7 enjoys serious speed and power advantages over Windows Vista, Microsoft expert Mark Russinovich revealed today at PDC.

Google to build their own-branded phone next year

Rumours of a Google-branded phone have been doing the rounds for some time now and it looks like consumers will finally be able to get their hands on the Google Phone at some point next year.

UK mobile phone data 'was sold'

Staff at one of the UK's major mobile phone companies sold on millions of records from thousands of customers, the information watchdog says.

Age of cyber warfare is 'dawning'

Cyber war has moved from fiction to fact, says a report.

Google poised to become phone company

Google is set to become your new phone company, perhaps reducing your phone bill to zero in the process.

Net gets set for language changes

Non-English speakers will soon have web addresses in their own language.

Tuna body shies from fishing ban

The body responsible for managing Atlantic bluefin tuna has decided not to suspend the fishery in response to concerns over dwindling stocks.

Net talking shop kicks off debate

Egypt should not have been picked as the venue for a key net talking shop, say human rights activists.

Egypt launches Arabic web domain

Egypt will open the world's first Arabic language internet domain, its communications minister has said.

$79m Nasa blast finds enough water for man on Moon to have bath

Substantial water reserves have been found beneath the Moon’s surface, Nasa announced yesterday, paving the way for a permanent lunar base.

Minister denies slashing CSIR budgetary allocation

The Minister of Environment, Science and Technology, Sherry Ayitey, has denied slashing the budgetary allocation to the CSIR.

MTN Uganda scoops Best Solution for Rural Services in Africa award

MTN Uganda Wednesday night scooped the Best Solution for Rural Services award at the second AfricaCom Awards announced in Cape Town during the 2009 AfricaCom conference.

Second iPhone virus found: doing bad things this time

The virus which hacks jailbroken iPhones, putting a picture of Rick Astley as a user's wallpaper instead, has been turned into something altogether nastier.

The Satio: A shooter by vocation

Packing the best of all its brands into one phone, Sony Ericsson has finally launched the Satio, the phone it started showing off in Febuary under the guise of Idou.

Nokia’s Shape-shifting N900

The latest handsets released from the leading mobile phone manufacturers continue to blur the lines between phones and computers.

New PC to encourage older users

A new computer aimed at people aged over 60 who are unfamiliar with PCs and the internet has been unveiled.

5 tips for fixing your Facebook page

With more than 300 million active users, Facebook has come a long way from its roots as a way for Harvard students to keep in touch.