Date: 14/04/12 Availability of broadband internet services to be increased by 20 times in regions
As part of the implementation of the ‘State Program for the social and economic development of the regions of Azerbaijan Republic in 2009-2013’ the ‘Aztelecom’ Production Unit will increase the number of broadband ports in order to modernize the telecommunication network, increase
Date: 13/04/12 China issues fresh warning against Internet rumors
Chinese officials issued a fresh warning against Internet rumors, calling on companies in the sector to remain vigilant in policing content on their websites and microblogs. In an article by the official Xinhua News Agency posted on the main government website,
Date: 13/04/12 Amazon rivalry a backdrop for Apple's e-book troubles
Apple Inc. wanted to build an electronic book business to challenge Amazon.com Inc. and enhance the appeal of its iPad device, but the cost now seems high. The Justice Department on Wednesday filed suit against Apple and five book publishers, alleging they violated antitrust rules by conspiring to raise e-book prices.
Date: 13/04/12 EU to decide next steps in Google antitrust probe
The European Commission, Europe's antitrust regulator, will decide this month on the next steps in its probe into the dominance of search giant Google Inc.-- and some kind of agreement over a change of business practice looks more likely than full-blown legal proceedings against the
Date: 10/04/12 Yahoo files e-book advert system patent applications
Yahoo has signalled it is investigating e-book adverts as a way to stimulate its earnings. It says in two US patent applications that ads for digital book readers have been "less than optimal" to date, reported BBC. The filings suggest that users could be offered titles at a variety of
Date: 10/04/12 Facebook buys Instagram photo sharing network for $1bn
Facebook has announced it is to buy Instagram - the popular photo-sharing smartphone app. Facebook is paying $1bn (£629m) in cash and stock for the takeover, reported BBC. Instagram was only launched in October 2010 - initially just for the iPhone before being offered as an Android app last week.
Date: 05/04/12 Argentina to fine Telefonica for wireless service outage
Argentina's government said Tuesday it will fine the local wireless unit of Spanish telecommunications company Telefonica SA due to technical problems that left more than 16 million clients without phone and data service for several hours. The head of Argentina's federal communications regulator,
Date: 05/04/12 Web-page created to accelerate integration of Azerbaijanis into Swedish society
A group of Azerbaijanis living in the Kingdom of Sweden has launched a web-page ‘www.swedenaz.se’ in order to accelerate the integration of the Azerbaijanis into the Swedish society. According to information provided by the press service of the State Committee for Work with Diaspora,
Date: 03/04/12 ‘Baku Telephone Communication’ PU automates process of applying to ‘Bakinternet’ customer service
The ‘Baku Telephone Communication’ Production Unit of the Ministry of Communications and Information Technologies of the Republic of Azerbaijan has automated the process of applying to ‘Bakinternet’ customer service -‘155’. According to information provided to ‘ICTnews by the ‘Baku Telephone
Date: 03/04/12 Company for providing ADLS subscribers with free modems prolonged
The company conducted by ‘AZEVROTEL’ LLC for providing those who subscribed to the ADLS internet service starting from November 01, 2011 with new modems has been prolonged up to May 15, 2011. According to information provided to ‘ICTnews’ by ‘AZEVROTEL’, in line
Date: 02/04/12 65% of Azerbaijani population use Internet
Currently, 65% of the Azerbaijani population uses the Internet and half of them use broadband. The minister of communication and information technologies, the Ministry of Communications and Information Technologies reported. During 2004-2010, average rate profitability
Date: 31/03/12 Vietnamese city to provide free wifi for residents
Located 160km Northeast of Hanoi, Ha Long—capital city of Quang Ninh province, Vietnam—”has started installing 30 wireless base broadcasting stations to provide free wifi for citizen and tourists” revealed Mr Nguyen Minh Hong, Director General, Department of Information and Communications,
Date: 31/03/12 Hong Kong Observatory publishes forecasts on Twitter, Weibo
Since February 2012, the Hong Kong Observatory is reaching out to the citizens via Twitter and Weibo. Microblogging, combined with mobile applications and a YouTube account, are being used for weather forecasts and warnings, and promote activities of the Observatory. With only 140 characters to use,
Date: 30/03/12 Google Campus opened by Chancellor George Osborne
The UK will become the "technology centre of Europe", Chancellor George Osborne has vowed. He was speaking at the opening of Google Campus, a new centre offering desk space and mentoring for technology companies. Mr Osborne said Campus was part of a wider effort to "create the next generation of British technologies".
Date: 30/03/12 History of the web goes offline at LOL gallery
A new gallery exploring the history of the internet is to open at the National Media Museum in Bradford. Life Online - or LOL for short - will aim to charter the social, technological and cultural impact of the web. It features contributions from some of the web's pioneers such as Tim Berners Lee and Vint Cerf.
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