Fax machines, ham radio and dial-up modems are helping to avoid the net block imposed on Egypt.
On 27 January, Egypt fell off the internet as virtually all international connections were cut following an order from the government.
But older technologies proved their worth as net ...
As of approximately 20:46 UTC, four hours after this blog was first published, Noor started disappearing from the Internet. They are completely unavailable at present as shown below
As we observed last week, Egypt took the unprecedented step of withdrawing from the Internet. The governm...
Google’s Android overtook the long-time market leader, Nokia’s Symbian, as the world’s most popular smartphone platform in the fourth quarter, according to the research firm Canalys.
In total, 32.9m phones running Android were sold to retailers and mobile networks in t...
India rejected on Monday Research In Motion’s (RIM) offer to allow it only partial access to its BlackBerry data services as neighbouring Pakistan also moved to restrict the popular smartphone’s services.
It was not immediately clear what the Indian government, which says it...
Telstra and Optus have begun the mucky task of cleaning and repairing the damage caused by Queensland’s devastating floods but full restoration of infrastructure is still some weeks off.
More than 62,000 Telstra customers were disconnected as the floods swept through Queensland li...