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Somali pirates' return adds to crisis for global shipping companies

Somali pirates' return adds to crisis for global shipping companies

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Iata and The Weather Company join forces to enhance turbulence data for airlines

22 Feb 2024

Source: Islamic Development Bank Institute (IsDBI).

IsDBI unveils flagship Islamic finance marketplace

3 Jan 2024

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GTAT has asked the US Bankruptcy Court to release it from what it calls burdensome contracts with Apple that it is unable to fulfil. Image:

GTAT wants court to cancel Apple's sapphire contract

14 Oct 2014

ICANN's Fade Chehade says that plans are going ahead to remove control of the internet domain names from the US Department of Commerce and involve a global group of 'stakeholders'. Image:

ICANN to be free from US control

14 Oct 2014

Microsoft Chief Executive Satya Nadella put his foot in his mouth when he told women to trust 'karma' to provide them with pay increases, causing outrage among women's rights groups. Image: Wikipedia

Nadella gaffe over pay raises women's ire

13 Oct 2014

The FTC's Edith Ramirez insists that AT&T must refund consumers for illegal charges added to their bills for so-called premium services they did not want. Image: FTC

AT&T must pay $105m for unauthorised charges

9 Oct 2014

The CDT's Joseph Hall says that online voting is difficult to achieve because the identity of the voter must be confirmed but the vote must remain anonymous. Image: CDT

Online voting still some way off

9 Oct 2014

HP's Meg Whitman says that the division of the company will create two highly-focused companies that will benefit shareholders. Image: Wikipedia

Hewlett-Packard to separate into two divisions

7 Oct 2014

Apple's iPhone 6 prototype has attracted bids of $99,800 on eBay after the seller managed to get hold of a prototype phone that was sent directly to him. There is no certainty the phone works and, it seems, some people have more money than sense. Image: eBay

iPhone 6 prototype selling for $99,800 on eBay

7 Oct 2014

Adam Sandler has done a deal with Netflix to produce four movies exclusively for users of the streaming video service. Image: Wikipedia

Adam Sandler to make four movies for Netflix

3 Oct 2014

eBay's President and Chief Executive John Donahoe says the plan to separate the company from PayPal makes strategic business sense, particularly in the longer term. Image:

PayPal to split from eBay

1 Oct 2014

iPhones have a tendency to bend when carried in the back pocket say users. Apple says it is investigating the problem along with a bug in iOS 8 that disconnected the phones after a software update. Image:

iPhone mess: software glitch and phones bend

26 Sep 2014

BlackBerry's new Passport version is aimed at the enterprise community with a quirky design that allows for bigger displays and an easy-to-use Qwerty keyboard. Image:

BlackBerry's new phone targets business users

25 Sep 2014

Apple's Chief Executive Tim Cook says the company sold 10m of its iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus units in just three days adding that if the company had more stock it would have sold those too. Image: Twitter

More than 10m iPhone 6 units sold last weekend

23 Sep 2014

Samsung's Gregory Lee says the Galaxy Note 4 will go on sale from 17 October but any working Samsung smartphone will entitle the users to a $200 trade-in in the US.

Samsung's 'phablet' Note 4 on sale from 17 October

22 Sep 2014

The use of Cloud services means that piracy of music, videos and other content is rampant according to a report published in Washington. Image:

Piracy thrives through Cloud services

19 Sep 2014

Amazon Founder and owner of Blue Origin, Jeff Bezos has formed an alliance with ULA to launch satellites into orbit in the USA using the new BE-4 rocket engines. Image:

Bezos in deal to build rocket engines

19 Sep 2014

Apple's Tim Cook says that new security features in iOS 8 make it impossible for Apple to scrutinise user information or for any security agency to break in without the users passcode. Image: Twitter

Apple's encryption tool locks out governments

19 Sep 2014

Yelp has been fined $450,000 by the FTC for allowing under-age children to register on its site and for not protecting their privacy. Image:

Yelp agrees to pay fine for child privacy violations

18 Sep 2014

The Android One smartphone will debut in India and cost just $105 although this price could drop further as more manufacturers venture into the Indian market with phones powered by Android. Image:

Android One smartphone to cost $105 in India

16 Sep 2014

Apple has received pre-orders for more than 4m of the new iPhone 6 and this is slowing down delivery with some customers only likely to get their new phones sometime in October. Image: Apple

Record demand for iPhone 6

16 Sep 2014

Buyers bite big at larger Apple iPhones

Buyers bite big at larger Apple iPhones

15 Sep 2014

RadioShack's Joseph Magnacca has warned that RadioShack may face bankruptcy as the company continues to lose money in the face of competition in the mobile and online markets. Image:

RadioShack faces bankruptcy

12 Sep 2014

Bono, frontman for U2 has released an album on iTunes that is free to those users who have an iTunes account. Image:

U2's new album free on iTunes

11 Sep 2014

Apple Chief Executive believes the combination of the new iWatch, iPhone 6 and the Apple Pay system will appeal to users worldwide. Image: Apple

Details of Apple's iWatch and iPhone 6

11 Sep 2014

OMMA finalists announced

OMMA finalists announced

11 Sep 2014

The real iWatch, launched by Apple at a special event in California. There are three models of the iWatch to choose from. Image: Apple

Apple launches iWatch and new iPhone 6 as predicted

10 Sep 2014

Jeff Bezos with Amazon's Fire smartphone. The phone is offered free to users in the UK if they have a contract with O2. In Germany and the US, users pay a dollar or a euro on contract. Image:

Amazon's new 'Fire' smartphone for Britain, Germany

10 Sep 2014

Best customer service: The world's top 10 countries

Best customer service: The world's top 10 countries

Alex Hillsberg 10 Sep 2014

Reticle's Ross Rubin says public speculation about Apple fuels interest in what the company is doing. Image: Reticle Research

Apple frenzy but silence is maintained

9 Sep 2014

Twitter is testing a buy button to see if users want to buy products or respond to adverts on the one-to-many messaging service. Image:

Twitter adds 'buy buttons' to adverts

9 Sep 2014

Motorola's new Moto 360 smartwatch. Image:

Motorola's new smartwatch and smartphones

8 Sep 2014

More news

GTAT has asked the US Bankruptcy Court to release it from what it calls burdensome contracts with Apple that it is unable to fulfil. Image:

GTAT wants court to cancel Apple's sapphire contract

14 Oct 2014

ICANN's Fade Chehade says that plans are going ahead to remove control of the internet domain names from the US Department of Commerce and involve a global group of 'stakeholders'. Image:

ICANN to be free from US control

14 Oct 2014

Microsoft Chief Executive Satya Nadella put his foot in his mouth when he told women to trust 'karma' to provide them with pay increases, causing outrage among women's rights groups. Image: Wikipedia

Nadella gaffe over pay raises women's ire

13 Oct 2014

The FTC's Edith Ramirez insists that AT&T must refund consumers for illegal charges added to their bills for so-called premium services they did not want. Image: FTC

AT&T must pay $105m for unauthorised charges

9 Oct 2014

The CDT's Joseph Hall says that online voting is difficult to achieve because the identity of the voter must be confirmed but the vote must remain anonymous. Image: CDT

Online voting still some way off

9 Oct 2014

HP's Meg Whitman says that the division of the company will create two highly-focused companies that will benefit shareholders. Image: Wikipedia

Hewlett-Packard to separate into two divisions

7 Oct 2014

Apple's iPhone 6 prototype has attracted bids of $99,800 on eBay after the seller managed to get hold of a prototype phone that was sent directly to him. There is no certainty the phone works and, it seems, some people have more money than sense. Image: eBay

iPhone 6 prototype selling for $99,800 on eBay

7 Oct 2014

Adam Sandler has done a deal with Netflix to produce four movies exclusively for users of the streaming video service. Image: Wikipedia

Adam Sandler to make four movies for Netflix

3 Oct 2014

eBay's President and Chief Executive John Donahoe says the plan to separate the company from PayPal makes strategic business sense, particularly in the longer term. Image:

PayPal to split from eBay

1 Oct 2014

iPhones have a tendency to bend when carried in the back pocket say users. Apple says it is investigating the problem along with a bug in iOS 8 that disconnected the phones after a software update. Image:

iPhone mess: software glitch and phones bend

26 Sep 2014

BlackBerry's new Passport version is aimed at the enterprise community with a quirky design that allows for bigger displays and an easy-to-use Qwerty keyboard. Image:

BlackBerry's new phone targets business users

25 Sep 2014

Apple's Chief Executive Tim Cook says the company sold 10m of its iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus units in just three days adding that if the company had more stock it would have sold those too. Image: Twitter

More than 10m iPhone 6 units sold last weekend

23 Sep 2014

Samsung's Gregory Lee says the Galaxy Note 4 will go on sale from 17 October but any working Samsung smartphone will entitle the users to a $200 trade-in in the US.

Samsung's 'phablet' Note 4 on sale from 17 October

22 Sep 2014

The use of Cloud services means that piracy of music, videos and other content is rampant according to a report published in Washington. Image:

Piracy thrives through Cloud services

19 Sep 2014

Amazon Founder and owner of Blue Origin, Jeff Bezos has formed an alliance with ULA to launch satellites into orbit in the USA using the new BE-4 rocket engines. Image:

Bezos in deal to build rocket engines

19 Sep 2014

Apple's Tim Cook says that new security features in iOS 8 make it impossible for Apple to scrutinise user information or for any security agency to break in without the users passcode. Image: Twitter

Apple's encryption tool locks out governments

19 Sep 2014

Yelp has been fined $450,000 by the FTC for allowing under-age children to register on its site and for not protecting their privacy. Image:

Yelp agrees to pay fine for child privacy violations

18 Sep 2014

The Android One smartphone will debut in India and cost just $105 although this price could drop further as more manufacturers venture into the Indian market with phones powered by Android. Image:

Android One smartphone to cost $105 in India

16 Sep 2014

Apple has received pre-orders for more than 4m of the new iPhone 6 and this is slowing down delivery with some customers only likely to get their new phones sometime in October. Image: Apple

Record demand for iPhone 6

16 Sep 2014

Buyers bite big at larger Apple iPhones

Buyers bite big at larger Apple iPhones

15 Sep 2014

RadioShack's Joseph Magnacca has warned that RadioShack may face bankruptcy as the company continues to lose money in the face of competition in the mobile and online markets. Image:

RadioShack faces bankruptcy

12 Sep 2014

Bono, frontman for U2 has released an album on iTunes that is free to those users who have an iTunes account. Image:

U2's new album free on iTunes

11 Sep 2014

Apple Chief Executive believes the combination of the new iWatch, iPhone 6 and the Apple Pay system will appeal to users worldwide. Image: Apple

Details of Apple's iWatch and iPhone 6

11 Sep 2014

OMMA finalists announced

OMMA finalists announced

11 Sep 2014

The real iWatch, launched by Apple at a special event in California. There are three models of the iWatch to choose from. Image: Apple

Apple launches iWatch and new iPhone 6 as predicted

10 Sep 2014

Jeff Bezos with Amazon's Fire smartphone. The phone is offered free to users in the UK if they have a contract with O2. In Germany and the US, users pay a dollar or a euro on contract. Image:

Amazon's new 'Fire' smartphone for Britain, Germany

10 Sep 2014

Best customer service: The world's top 10 countries

Best customer service: The world's top 10 countries

Alex Hillsberg 10 Sep 2014

Reticle's Ross Rubin says public speculation about Apple fuels interest in what the company is doing. Image: Reticle Research

Apple frenzy but silence is maintained

9 Sep 2014

Twitter is testing a buy button to see if users want to buy products or respond to adverts on the one-to-many messaging service. Image:

Twitter adds 'buy buttons' to adverts

9 Sep 2014

Motorola's new Moto 360 smartwatch. Image:

Motorola's new smartwatch and smartphones

8 Sep 2014

The FTC's Edith Ramirez has ruled that Google must refund users whose children made purchase from the Google Play store without authorisation. Image: FTC

Google to repay $19m for apps bought by children

5 Sep 2014

Inside the AME Awards

Inside the AME Awards

4 Sep 2014

USA mobile wallet company has changed its name from Isis to Softcard to distance itself from the militant Islamic group of the same name. Image:

US mobile wallet Isis rebrands as Softcard

4 Sep 2014

IDC's Jean Philippe Bouchard says ships of personal computer are not expected to decline as sharply as originally predicted. Image:

Tablet sales slow as PC sales rise

2 Sep 2014

Speculation is rife about the likely launch of an Apple iWatch at an event rumoured to be taking place in the US in September. Here is one of the possible designs for the new device. Image:

iWatch expected to be launched at Apple next event

28 Aug 2014

FBI spokesman J Peter Donald says the source of the attack on JPMorgan Chase has not been established but US authorities are working on the problem. It is unclear what information may have been compromised. Image:

Russian hackers break into JPMorgan

28 Aug 2014

Apple has been awarded damages of almost $120m in its legal dispute with Samsung – just a fraction of the more than R2bn it claimed in its application to the US District Court for patent infringements. Image:

Apple's bid to stop sales of Samsung products denied

28 Aug 2014

Although thousands of apps are available for iPhone and Android devices most people in the USA use only three or four of their favourites according to research by comScore. Image: [[http://www.reviewbank.net ReviewBank.Net

New apps abound but people stick to a few of their favourites

26 Aug 2014

Retailers have been warned about the Backoff malware threat that is targeting point of sale machines to harvest credit card numbers and passwords. Image:

Backoff: malicious computer software for PoS systems

25 Aug 2014

HitchBot successfully trekked 6,000km across Canada as part of a social study on how humans interact with robots. It left Halifax on the west coast and travelled to Victoria in British Columbia, relying on motorists for lifts. Image:

Robot hitchhikes across Canada

22 Aug 2014