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iPhone the spy in disguise
30/04/2011 - Webwatch

iPhone the spy in disguise

Apple, the company behind the iPhone and the iPad, has admitted that a function on these devices which allows the storage of information on a user's location, is a bug in its software.

26/04/2011 - France

Father of four sets himself on fire at France Telecom

A father-of four working for France Telecom-Orange died on Tuesday after setting himself on fire at work, management and unions said.

14/03/2011 - Japan

Power outages begin in Tokyo

The Tokyo Electric Power Company, Tepco, said on Monday it had begun a power outage in an area covering some parts of Tokyo and eight prefectures, affecting around 333,000 households.

23/02/2011 - India

Massive turnout on Delhi anti-inflation demo

At least 100,000 Indians joined a trade union protest against rising prices in Delhi on Wednesday.

21/02/2011 - India

Indian police question Dhoot brothers in 2G scam probe

Indian police on Monday questioned Videocon Group boss Venugopal Dhoot and his brother Rajkumar Dhoot, an MP from Maharashtra state, as part of their probe into a suspected massive telecom scam ...

Côte d'Ivoire holds historic televised presidential debate
27/11/2010 - African Media

Côte d'Ivoire holds historic televised presidential debate

Côte d’Ivoire held its first-ever televised debate on Thursday between sitting President Laurent Gbagbo and former Prime Minister Alassane Ouattara ahead of the second round of voting ...

25/11/2010 - France

Mobile robbers tracked down by smartphone app

A Paris man tracked down the robbers of his mobile phone using a satellite application and guided police to where they were hiding.

Mobile phone citizen-monitoring during Guinea poll
20/11/2010 - African Media

Mobile phone citizen-monitoring during Guinea poll

African Media investigates the use of special mobile phone citizen-monitoring during Guinea's recent elections.

26/09/2010 - Zimbabwe

Mobile phone use soars in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe is experiencing a boom in mobile telecommunications following the formation of the power-sharing government there 19 months ago.

17/08/2010 - France

France back to EU court over France Telecom subsidies

The European Commission is convinced that the French government helped the telecommunications company France Telecom to get out of debt in 2002, against European rules, and is appealing to the European Court of Justice.

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