Chatterboxes
DHAKA, Nov 5, 2006 (AFP) - The number of subscribers to Bangladesh's top mobile phone company exceeded 10 million Sunday as low call rates and cheaper phones …
Technology
Beating Odds
NEW DELHI, Nov 5, 2006 (AFP) - Seven Indian cities have emerged as the most favored outsourcing destinations globally, beating out rivals such as Manila, …
Intellipedia
WASHINGTON, Nov 3, 2006 (AFP) - US officials say they have created their own version of the Wikipedia online encyclopedia for intelligence agents, in a bid to …
Wider Footprint
November 2, 2006 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s number two mobile operator Celltel said on Thursday it has built 200 new towers in six months, to virtually …
New Cap
November 2, 2006 (LBO) – Manju Hathotuwa former head of Sri Lanka’s ICT Agency has secured a posting with the World Bank for 18 months. An engineer …
Steady Growth
November 1, 2006 (LBO) – Sri Lanka Telecom, the island’s biggest telephone company, Wednesday reported a third quarter profit gain of 42 percent …
Unplugged
TOKYO, Nov 1, 2006 (AFP) - Times have changed since Nobutoshi Kihara sketched out designs for the revolutionary Walkman on a piece of paper. online pharmacy …
Peeping Toms
SYDNEY, Oct 30, 2006 (AFP) - New high-tech advances were making Internet crimes against children easier for paedophiles to commit and more difficult to detect, …
Stellar Performance
July 27, 2006 (LBO) – Dialog Telekom, Sri Lanka’s largest cellular phone operator, Thursday posted a 47 percent rise in net profits for the nine …
Major Update
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 24, 2006 (AFP) - Mozilla on Tuesday released a new version of its Firefox web browser that has gained popularity as a free alternative to …
Happy Texting
SINGAPORE, Oct 22, 2006 (AFP) - Text messaging remains the most dominant mode of mobile data communication, as high costs and cumbersome procedures keep …
GrameenPhone
DHAKA, Oct 19, 2006 (AFP) - Bangladesh's top mobile phone company, GrameenPhone, is mulling whether to list itself on the stock market, a report said Thursday. …
Citizendium
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 17, 2006 (AFP) - A co-founder of the Wikipedia online encyclopedia written in collaborative fashion by the Internet community announced …
Networking Skills
Oct 18, 2006 (LBO) – Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology (SLIIT) has teamed up with Australia’s Curtin University of Technology to …
Why Not?
Oct. 17, 2006 (LBO) -- Emirates Telecommunications Corp. is in talks with the Sri Lankan government to acquire a stake in Sri Lanka Telecom, its spokesman said …
Braille Bills
Oct 13, 2006 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Telecom watchdog ordered local telco operators on Friday to provide consumer bills in Braille for the visually …
Online Tutor
WASHINGTON, Oct 12, 2006 (AFP) - American students having trouble with pesky math equations or intricate English grammar are increasingly turning to tutors all …
Chattiest Year
October 11, 2006 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s mobile phone penetration is due to peak at 38 percent in 2008, amidst regulatory bottlenecks to iron out …
Korean Chips
October 11, 2006 (LBO) – Korea's Samsung Networks Inc has picked up a 15 million dollar contract to digitally link up key Sri Lankan government agencies. …
Small Screen
CANNES, France, Oct 11, 2006 (AFP) - TV on tiny mobile phone screens may have started out small but it is growing up fast as more and more cellphone users …