South African telecoms giant MTN said Friday it would pay a $1.7 billion fine to the Nigerian government in a “full and final settlement” over its failure to disconnect unregistered mobile phone users. The company said in a statement that “MTN Nige ...
Hacked Nintendo Power Glove can control a quadcopter
A creator has repurposed Nintendo's failed 1989 glove controller accessory to use it to control a drone in flight. The poor old Nintendo Power Glove may not have been particularly good at its intended purpose as a controller for the NES, but comput ...
Mark Zuckerberg is just like you and me — and got hacked because of it
We’ve been told over and over again by online security experts not to use the same passwords for multiple sites. And apparently Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg is just as lax as the rest of us in actually following that advice. The Facebook Inc. FB, -0. ...
New survey reveals how mobile technology is revolutionizing Canadian….
New survey reveals how mobile technology is revolutionizing Canadian travel habits TORONTO - As mobile devices continue to evolve, the Hotels.com Mobile Travel Tracker uncovers the true impact that the number-one travel accessory, the mobile phone, is ...
Donald Trump sparks political backlash with tribute to Muhammad Ali
Muhammad Ali’s death has been met with an outpouring of emotion from people of all walks of life – but after proposing to ban all Muslims from entering the US, Donald Trumphas been accused of “hypocrisy” for adding his own tributes. The presump ...
Lagos pays N1bn to 257 retirees
The Lagos State Government has issued retirement benefit bond certificates to the tune of N1.002bn to a set of 275 retirees from the Mainstream, Local Government, Lagos State Universal Basic Education Board, Teachers Establishment and Pension Office and p ...
New Android tricks for modern malware licks
Symantec engineer Dinesh Venkatesan says malware writers have one up on Google with the pillaging of a keystone trick that permits attacks on Android Marshmallow. The method was extracted from white hat proof-of-concept works published initially to ...
Government must use satellite technology for Digital India initiative: TV Ramachandran
NEW DELHI: The backbone of the government's Digital India programme is providing high-speed broadband connectivity for all, and in order to achieve this aim, it must look at several technologies including satellite communica tions, which can speed up acce ...