The English version of the online encyclopedia Wikipedia will go offline for 24 hours in protest against American anti-piracy laws, the Stop Online Piracy Act and the PROTECT IP Act (PIPA). The blackout will start at midnight EST (05:00 UTC) on Wednesday. The action was confirmed on Monday night with three Wikipedia administrators closing one […]
A HOLIDAYMAKER was hit with a £1200 mobile phone bill for his trip – without making a call. Jeff Craw, 41, returned from the break in Thailand to find his iPhone had been blocked. He only used it to access free wifi at a hotel but didn’t realise he was still being charged for receiving […]
We’ve all heard about people dying of a “broken heart.” A new Harvard study suggests it really can happen. Researchers found the risk of heart attack goes way up in the hours and days after the death of a loved one. Researchers interviewed about 2,000 people who’d been hospitalized for a heart attack.
Apple said Friday it was suspending sales of the iPhone 4S in its China stores after fans desperate to get their hands on the new device fought with a security guard and threw eggs at an official store. “The demand for iPhone 4S has been incredible, and our stores in China have already sold out,” […]
An Iranian ayatollah has said that the social networking service Facebook was un-Islamic and being a member of it a sin, the ISNA news agency reported Saturday. In Iran, it is common for senior clerics to be asked about their stance on certain social issues and whether these issues are compatible with Islamic norms. 17 […]
Rangoon – A Burmese telecommunications company on Tuesday announced plans to sell mobile telephone cards for 5,000 kyats (6 dollars), a hundred times cheaper than those currently available. “At the first we will sell 1 million 3G SIM Cards for only 5,000 kyats, possibly in the first week of March,” said Lwin Naing Oo, chairman […]
In 2011, scientists discovered they had created a highly contagious and deadly form of H5N1 – commonly called avian or bird flu. When the discovery was announced, debate erupted over whether the research was ethical and fears the new strain could be used as a bioterrorism weapon. Now, the World Health Organization has weighed in […]
For over a decade, China has been developing its own world-wide positioning system in hopes of simultaneously distancing itself from foreign dependence and providing an alternative to GPS. China announced that this month’s satellite launch marks the first time their positioning network has started offering navigational data. Beijing has named their GPS-alternative “Beidou”, a Chinese […]
