In his budget proposal for 2013, US president Barack Obama called for more money to be fed into cyber security to protect the country from cyber attacks. President Barack Obama proposed on Wednesday increased spending to protect U.S. computer networks from Internet-based attacks in a sign that the government aims to ... Read More

MTN Group Ltd. (MTN), Africa’s largest mobile-phone operator, may spend as much as $8 billion on an acquisition, building on an increase in spending on networks last year that held back earnings. The company is seeking targets in Africa, Southeast Asia and the Middle East and will look at those that ... Read More

Yahoo shares rose 1.5% to $23.83 at the close in New York. Apple was little changed at $426.98. Photo: AFP Officials meet to explore ways Yahoo can be more deeply integrated into the software that runs on iPhone and iPad San Francisco: Apple Inc. and Yahoo! Inc. executives have discussed ways ... Read More

Google Fiber debuted in Kansas City and in November began providing users there with Internet service that moves data at a blazing gigabyte per second, about 100 times faster than the speed provided by typical broadband connections. Photo: AFP Google Fiber should start connecting its so-called gigabit Internet to homes ... Read More

Sergey Brin, co-founder of Google, wears the Google Glass on June 27, 2012 in San Francisco. (AFP/File - Kimihiro Hoshino) LONG BEACH, California: Sergey Brin envisions Google's Internet glasses hitting the market this year with an eye toward freeing people from unsocial habits engendered by "emasculating" smartphones. Brin spoke of inspiration ... Read More

File photo: Customers use computers at an Internet cafe (AFP/Jay Directo) BERLIN: China has overtaken Japan in terms of its share of global IT spending, German IT industry organisation BITKOM said on Wednesday, ahead of the CeBIT, the world's biggest high-tech trade fair. Global IT spending is poised to rise by ... Read More

Dr Olusegun Aganga, the Minister of Trade and Investment, (TRADE NEWSWIRE): The Federal Government will save about N474billion ($3bn) through the implementation of new policy on Weights and Measures, the Minister of Trade and Investment, Dr. Olusegun Aganga, has said. Aganga spoke during the Second Annual Seminar for Trade and Investment ... Read More

(TRADE NEWSWIRE): The Telecommunication base stations of Etisalat, Nigeria, will hit 5000 in 2013, the Director Network Engineering, Etisalat, Temi Ogunbambi, has said, TRADE NEWSWIRE reports. He disclosed this during an interactive session at a customer forum aimed to improve customer’s satisfaction in Lagos recently. “Building a network is a continuous process. ... Read More

SAN FRANCISCO: The shift to smartphones and tablets became a landslide this year, crushing desire for laptop computers and pressuring manufacturers to adapt to the mobile Internet era. The trend promised to gain momentum in 2013, with people using handheld gadgets to remain connected to the Web on the go and ... Read More

SYDNEY: Australian police Monday warned motorists about using the map system on new Apple iPhones after rescuing several people left stranded in the wilderness, saying the errors could prove deadly. Victoria state police said drivers were sent "off the beaten track" in recent weeks while attempting to get to the inland ... Read More