Layanne Malluhi, Correspondent (Asia: Far East) The official website of Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong was defaced with headlines like: “It’s great to be Singaporean today” and “ANONYMOUS SG WAS HERE BIATCH.” This took place only one day after the minister had vowed to track down anyone who attacks the Singaporean technological network. This act was performed by the activist group ‘Anonymous.’ The Prime Minister has threatened to go after Anonymous, who had […]
Tia Oja, Correspondent (Europe) HELSINKI – The Finnish newspapers reported last week about the mobile phones of Finnish secretaries of state still being unprotected. According to newspapers there are major shortcomings in the protection of telecommunication for heads of state. The topic is current as the protection of telecommunication for the heads of state in Finland is being looked into as we speak. The head of security services, Timo Härkönen, has said that the […]
Miles McCormack, Editor (Technology) No huge news from another week in technology, but Twitter’s successful launch on the New York Stock Exchange shows that Social Media is here to stay a little while longer. Blackberry cancels public sale, appoints new CEO. The ailing Blackberry, formerly RIM, announced this week that it’s planned sale would no longer go ahead. Instead the company has let go of CEO Thorstein Heins and appointed John Chen as interim […]
Joanne Faulkner Editor ( Asia: Middle East & Central) TEHRAN – Reforms in Iran took a hit this week following the arrest of Saeed Pourazizi, the editor of daily reformist newspaper, Bahar ( which means spring), and the subsequent shut down of the publication. According to his wife, Mr. Pourazizi was arrested by authorities after his article was deemed offensive by the Shia Islam regime in which Mr.Pourazizi is believed to have raised questions […]
Miles McCormack, Editor (Technology) It’s been another busy week in tech with news from Cuppertino still attracting the masses like no other tech company, despite more political revelations from The Guardian and Edward Snowden. Let’s take a brief look at some of the biggest stories of the week: Apple unveils new iPad Air, iPad Mini with retina and more The biggest news this week is undoubtedly the unveiling of Apple’s brand new iPad range, […]
Samrawit Gougsa, Editor (Businnes) WASHINGTON DC — Facebook has caused a stir amongst the public over its controversial decision to lift a ban on violent video posts, including beheadings. The social networking website’s temporary ban was put into place in May this year after complaints were made over the allowance of videos on the social networking site that portrayed images of decapitation. Facebook took action by removing the reported videos and announcing it would review its policy on […]
Karan Balkar, Correspondent (Technology) If you are on a GSM carrier in the US then buying one of Sony’s two new Xperia handsets could just be an ideal choice. Recently, Sony officially announced the availability of the Xperia Z Ultra (6.4 inches) and the Xperia Z1 (5 inches) full HD display devices. The specifications of both the devices are almost the same with each getting shipped with a 2.2 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor with […]
Viktor Tsvetanov, Correspondent (Europe) PARIS — French Socialist government officially announced its plans to put forward a new “Google tax” on all digital companies operating across the European Union. After a month of preliminary talks, the proposition was publicly aired by the French government, in the presence of EU taxation and customs union commissioner Algirdas Šemeta, at a conference held in Paris last week. The conference was only the first step of what turns out […]
Joanne Faulkner, Editor (Asia – Middle East & Central) TEHRAN — An interesting social media trend has been developing in Iran. Although Facebook in banned in the country, under Iran’s new President, the moderate cleric Hassan Rouhani, the whole cabinet has set up Facebook pages in what may possibly develop into a more open approach to social media in a country currently under considerable internet restrictions. This move has led to some hoping for loosening […]
Sadichchha Pokharel, Correspondent (Technology) Ever since it was started in 2004, Facebook has become a global obsession. Not only is it the most visited website on the internet but it has also become a huge part of our day-to-day life. Forty-eight per cent of the people aged between 18-34 check their Facebook first thing after they wake up, and a person spends an average of 20 minutes on Facebook after each login. Surfing […]
