Half the world has a mobile phone

A UN report shows that there are over 4.1 billion mobile subscriptions around the world - that's about 60% of the world's population. The increase in use has been particularly large in areas where tradtionally...

Mobile phones record koalas' conversations

Koalas do talk to each other, but scientists don't know how, or how often. But a group of scientists in Australia are using mobile phones to understand what the bears could be saying to each other, and how they...

Bill Gates says goodbye to your mouse

"Bill Gates, who built his fortune equipping the personal computer, predicts that the keyboard and mouse will soon become relics. The founder of Microsoft Corp used his swansong to the technology industry on...

Do misogynists keep their promises?

There is a big debate right now surrounding Tim Oreilly’s proposed blogging code of conduct. I was interviewed yesterday and this is my point of view: ""I'm not sure a code of conduct is the answer," NowPublic co-founder Mike Tippett said. "It makes about as much sense as...

German Krankheit: Undisclosed Private Equity Fund Asks Government to Pay Empl...

Finally, they've gone all the way: An undisclosed group og German-American investors asks fomer empoyees at the BenQ-Siemens plants in Germany to work at no charge. German politicians are seriously pondering financial state guarantees for the deal. Finally, the craze in...

Who Benefits From Telco Deregulation

"The point is that prices for Canadian telecom services are high by American standards and the changes announced by the government are unlikely to put a smile on your face when you rip open the phone bill. If prices were set to plunge, you wouldn't see the phone company...

Judge refuses to dismiss spying lawsuit - Yahoo! News

"The compromise between liberty and security remains a difficult one," Walker said. "But dismissing this case at the outset would sacrifice liberty for no apparent enhancement of security."

Net Telephones to Conquer Taipei

Daily News "In Taiwan, it has been projected that the city of Taipei could have 200,000 people making phone calls using wi-fi by the end of 2006. Ten companies are pushing a "Taipei Easy Call" initiative, which involves mobiles that can switch between calls using wi-fi and...

The majority of the firewalls on US Government computer systems are provided ...

President Clinton's telephone sex sessions are suspected of being tapped, but not by Americans.

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