Full Coverage: Internet
June 2008
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06/27/2008
Individuals and organisations will be able to express their identities in variety of different ways, if a proposal to create unlimited domain names is accepted by Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers. It will be possible to use specific terms to define sites associated with categories of information.
Read moreRelated: [Communication] [ICT] |
06/25/2008
Ghana is on track to achieve the target of universal Internet access. The country has made a remarkable progress in last few years in connecting people through fixed phones and mobiles. It has now the telephone density of close to 40% and the Internet subscriptions are also growing at a steady pace.
Read moreRelated: [Africa] [Communication] [ICT] |
06/24/2008
Unless the world learns to master ICTs in different languages, an inclusive information and knowledge society cannot be built, feels Adama Samassékou President of the World Network for Linguistic Diversity (MAAYA) and African Academy of Languages (ACALAN). According to him, linguistic diversity is needed to promote cross-cultural dialogue.
Read moreRelated: [Africa] [ICT] [Knowledge] |
06/24/2008
A new report by eMarketers has claimed that Brazil, Russia, India and China (BRIC) represent the next great growth curve for both mobile and interactive marketing industry. Out of the 1.7 billion expected subscribers in the region, India is likely to have 560 million mobile users.
Read moreRelated: [South Asia] [Communication] [ICT] |
06/20/2008
As many as 3.7 million meals will soon be delivered to Myanmar cyclone survivors thanks to an global online game that donates approximately half a gram of rice every time a player gets a right answer.
Read moreFrom: World Food Programme Related: [Myanmar] [Aid] [United Nations] |
06/18/2008
TrustDefender, an Australian software security provider, has developed a unique software tool that enables consumers to secure their online banking transactions and verify the trustworthiness of the websites they visit. The product comes as an additional protection to prevent the hijack of legitimate banking sessions.
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06/16/2008
Netbetar.com, the first Bangladeshi net cast radio channel hopes to reach all corners of the country through thousands of telecentres sprinkled across rural areas. Development focused entertainment through radio can help bring issues closer to the poor, feels the team behind the initiative.
Read moreRelated: [South Asia] [Bangladesh] [Communication] [ICT] |
06/12/2008
Experts are of the view that in two years time, the mobile phone network will have overtaken home broadband. As prices come down and network capacity grows, the service would emerge as a genuine alternative to the fixed-line internet for a greater number of people.
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06/09/2008
MyDuniya, a company offering mobile services in southern India, has launched a unique initiative of emailing through SMS without requiring internet access. Bridging the divide between the mobile and web users, the application also supports group messaging and sending files through an email.
Read moreRelated: [South Asia] [Communication] [ICT] |
06/03/2008
Popular social networking site Facebook has been accused of breaching privacy laws in Canada. A public interest group in the country has lodged a complaint stating that the site collects sensitive information about its users and shares it without their permission.
Read moreRelated: [Canada] [ICT] |
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