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Fed up with ‘slow service’, internet users refuse to pay
Thousands of internet users have organised under the banner of the Internet Revolution initiative to put pressure on service providers to lower prices and increase speed
Smartphones dissect lives of navel-gazing owners
Research house Canalys predicts sales of connected bracelets and watches will surge to 17 million units this year, and 45 million in 2017.
NTRA calls on internet companies to improve services
“Internet Revolution” initiative aims to increase speeds, reduce prices
Minister of Communication, Raya inaugurate largest communication centre in Middle East
Located in Maadi technological investment zone, new centre will offer Etisalat’s customers technological services
Sony sells 5.3 million Playstation consoles
The console will go on sale in Japan on 22 February, the last country currently scheduled to handle the device.
Egypt is an advanced market when it comes to telecom: Ericsson CEO
DNE Chairman Mostafa Sakr discusses Egypt’s telecom industry with HansVestberg, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Ericsson Group
Cairo launches electronic payment service for car licences
This service will allow citizens to obtain their car license directly from traffic units skipping several procedures except the technical examination process
FEDCOC to assist in technology upgrades for Egyptian education
Computer devices will be supplied to student and teachers in schools nationwide
Gulf states step up policing of online media: watchdog
Kuwait topped the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries on the press freedom list but dropped 14 points to rank 91st worldwide.
Sony in talks to supply more camera sensors to Apple: Nikkei
Apple could be looking to switch to Sony sensors for the secondary camera on the front, which currently uses parts from suppliers in the United States and elsewhere
Yahoo buys smartphone diary-app maker Wander
The Days app, launched in March of last year, lets people weave images captured at various moments into “visual diaries” of any given days in their lives.
Chastened HTC turns to cheaper smartphones in search for profit
The company that has long prided itself as a purveyor of upscale, feature-loaded products says it needs to sell more mid-tier and affordable smartphones after losing out in 2013.
Virtual protest targets US Internet snooping
Groups including the American Civil Liberties Union, Amnesty International, the Electronic Frontier Foundation and Yahoo-owned Tumblr were on the roster of backers of an online protest called “The Day We Fight Back.”
Sony cuts 5,000 jobs, exits PC business and books $1 bn loss
The shock news comes a week after Moody’s downgraded its credit rating on Sony to junk
Ministry of Communication reviews achievements, sets sights on IT proliferation
Ministry signs 28 protocols and agreements with more than 30 ministries and 16 governmental bodies, says Atef Helmy
Samsung’s ‘Made in Egypt’ monitors exported to Europe
Beni Suef factory exports approximately 20% of the total production of monitors
Twitter rides mobile wave in shifting Internet landscape
A growing number of naysayers warn that Twitter’s stock is greatly overpriced, and that even mediocre inaugural results could deflate its soaring valuation, now several times that of its closest social media peer, Facebook Inc.
Ministry of Communications announces new protocol to protect fisheries
Three Egyptian ministries cooperate to develop fish resources using the latest technology.
Gates shifts role at Microsoft, new CEO named
The moves come with Microsoft losing ground to rivals like Apple and Google amid a shift away from the traditional personal computer to mobile devices and cloud services.
Google mystery barge may be homeless
The state commission sent a letter to TIDA stating that it had received complaints about work on a ‘Google Barge’ and, after investigating, determined that no permits were issued to use the pier for that or any other project.
Only two in 100 in Egypt have access to broadband internet: MCIT
Ministry of Communications and Information Technology says Egypt took a “fairly late place” among countries MENA region
Chemists unveil ‘water-jet’ printer
A team of chemists claims their “water-jet” technology allows each page to be reprinted dozens of times — a money- and tree-saving option in a digital world that still relies heavily on hard copy.
Google Glass gets image makeover as launch nears
Google’s website on Monday showed off a new selection of four different frames, in styles including “Bold” and “Curve”, available for $225 each, and a couple of different sunglass shades for $150 each.
Samsung calls on Google for reinforcement
Samsung said in a statement Monday that its agreement with US Internet search giant Google will cover the firms’ existing patents as well as those filed over the next 10 years.
Samsung sets new smartphone sales record in Q4, widens lead over Apple: report
Samsung took 29.6% of the global smartphone market in the fourth quarter, ahead of Apple’s 17.6%, as strong low-end market growth led by Chinese vendors continued to shake up the smartphone industry, the data showed.
US govt reaches deal with Google, Facebook on information disclosure
AFP – The US government and leading Internet companies agreed Monday to a compromise allowing companies to make public how often they are ordered to turn over information about their customers in national security investigations. The Justice Department announced the deal with Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., Yahoo Inc., Facebook Inc. and LinkedIn Corp. Other companies …
56% of users value data stored on computer more than the device itself: Survey
More than 50% of the users lose all their personal data
Egypt holds its second annual Game Jam event
The 3-day event will gather gaming professionals, hobbyists and enthusiasts
IBM to invest $1.2bn to expand ‘cloud’
Fifteen new data centers will be opened to bring the total IBM network to 40, the company said.
‘Password’ no longer the Internet’s worst password
In third place was “12345678,” unchanged from 2012, while “qwerty” and “abc123” came in fourth and fifth — and “iloveyou” climbed two spots to number nine.