Data protection invests in user

EU reviews data protection review spells change for file-sharing

Calling Africa: The emergence of mobiles in Africa

The growth of the African telecom sector is monumental, and it is not only telecom giants that are benefiting from the boom at the movement is set to transform the lives of the continent’s farmers too

Posted on December 15, 2011Read more

Heading offline

Yinka Adegoke reads into how News Corp got lost in Myspace

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Apple crushes forecasts again, iPad backlogged

Apple Inc’s results smashed Wall Street’s expectations after iPhone and Mac sales scaled new heights while iPad supplies could not keep up with roaring global demand

Posted on April 21, 2011Read more

A new weapon for cyber insurgents?

The revelation of a novel way to use computers to sabotage an enemy’s lifeline infrastructure suggests a powerful new kind of weapon is moving within reach of weak states, militant groups and criminals, some analysts say

Posted on January 6, 2011Read more

Microsoft’s phones win favourable reaction

Microsoft Corp’s last-ditch attempt to make an impact in smartphones won favourable early reviews recently

Mac will no longer have Flash player

Apple Inc said it will no longer ship Mac computers with Adobe Systems Inc’s Flash player pre-installed

Surface computing

A new way of human-computer interaction is unveiled by Microsoft

Intel’s Barrett to bow out as tech crisis simmers

Chairman Barrett retiring after 35 years with company director Jane Shaw taking over

Corporate Citizen Awards 2012

Emerging Market Infrastructure Awards 2011

Sustainable Finance Awards 2011

Engage your enemy

As regulators around the world get tougher on money laundering, banks are increasingly looking for software solutions to spot criminal transactions

Telepresence: A better way to do business

Telepresence is tipped to become the norm for international business, but will it fulfil the promise of ubiquity?

User generated networks: Is this Web 3.0?

The next stage in the evolution of the internet is going to be one of improved communication protocols and wireless connectivity and companies are investing heavily in research

E-readers: Opening a new chapter

Strong reception for the Kindle, the brainchild of Web retailer Amazon, is attracting a growing number of developers looking to tap interest in devices that let consumers read newspapers, magazines and books in a digital form that updates wirelessly and saves paper. By Baker Li

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Internet security

Ever since the early days of the Internet, a war has been going on between hackers and software developers; and Microsoft has been on the front line

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R&D hotspot

At Microsoft’s research centre in a leafy lane in India’s tech capital, a new generation of researchers are being groomed half a world away from the software giant’s sprawling headquarters in Seattle