Recently, one of our staff began to get spam purporting to be from T-Mobile. Is he among the "millions" of people whose data has been stolen from T-Mobile? He does seem to be unlucky that way..
Comms: the great Blackberry spyphone scandal
It's just the sort of publicity Etisalat doesn't need as it tries to boost its global profile amid plans for global expansion: a patch issued for Blackberry phones running on its network is accused of both draining the batteries - and spying on...
IT/Comms: iPhone App provides global panic button
The marketing is like a scene from a cheap horror movie. If the term "scareware" had not already been invented, it would be for this product. It's the kind of thing you want to hate, the kind of thing you hope you will never wish you h...
Comms: Eircom saga may soon be over
When Babcock and Brown became one of the highest profile non-bank casualties of the credit crunch, the future of Eircom, the Republic of Ireland's leading broadband provider.
Comms: eBay dumps Skype
eBay has sold most of its holding in Skype to a private equity firm, Silver Lake and other investors.
ebay's buying up companies at a rate of knots. But its highest profile purchase, Skype, is proving to be a problem child. ebay admits it might no...
Comms: does Broadsoft purchase herald VoIP consolidation?
South African VoIP (internet phone) provider Broadsoft is reported to have bought competitor Sylantro Systems for an undisclosed sum. Is VoIP goi...
Comms: action replay creates slow motion for 'net
It is to be hoped that you are reading this more quickly than it is written. The usually bullet-proof and rocket-fast wifi in the new Terminal Th...
Comms: industry standard Asterix VoIP server hacked
The very widely used Asterix VoIP server software has been hacked by fraudsters in so-called "vishing" attacks exploiting users who hav...
Comms: Laos gets 3G
Mr Thansamay Kommasith, Director General of Lao Telecom Director launched the service last Friday.
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