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Are we too dependent on our cellphones?

Submitted by IOL Technology ... on Thu, 03/11/2010 - 06:29.

Most South Africans cannot live without their cellphones, with many worried they might miss something if they turn them off, a survey has found.

Cern restarts Large Hadron Collider

Submitted by IOL Technology ... on Wed, 03/10/2010 - 04:00.

Operators of the world's largest atom smasher have restarted their massive machine in the run-up to experiments probing secrets of the universe.

ICANN urges Africa to break Internet monopolies

Submitted by IOL Technology ... on Tue, 03/09/2010 - 08:59.

African governments should break Internet monopolies to help lower the price of access, says the body in charge of assigning online addresses.

Rica 'won't work for ISPs'

Submitted by IOL Technology ... on Tue, 03/09/2010 - 08:20.

The law which requires vendors to record the personal details of people who buy SIM cards needs to be altered, says the Internet Service Providers' Association.

US to allow web service exports to strict nations

Submitted by IOL Technology ... on Mon, 03/08/2010 - 07:47.

Washington will allow technology companies to export Internet services to Iran, Cuba and Sudan in an effort to exploit their libertarian potential, according to The New York Times.

ADSL: What are your options?

Submitted by IOL Technology ... on Fri, 03/05/2010 - 06:03.

South African consumers are becoming increasingly spoilt for choice in the broadband space, but making sense of it is a mind-boggling experience.

Don't talk and drive, warn traffic cops

Submitted by IOL Technology ... on Fri, 03/05/2010 - 00:22.

Traffic authorities have launched a month-long cellphone and seatbelt blitz in Cape Town.

US ready to launch high-tech weather satellite

Submitted by IOL Technology ... on Thu, 03/04/2010 - 08:27.

Nasa is poised to launch the latest in its family of high-tech meteorological satellites that watch storm development and weather conditions on Earth from high in space.

AT&T sees iPad mostly used on Wi-Fi

Submitted by IOL Technology ... on Wed, 03/03/2010 - 09:22.

AT&T expects users of Apple's iPad to connect to the Internet mostly using short-range Wi-Fi networks rather than AT&T's cellular network, the chief executive of AT&T said.

Nasa lacks a goal, say US senators

Submitted by IOL Technology ... on Thu, 02/25/2010 - 07:02.

Sceptical US senators are telling Nasa's chief that the space agency lacks a goal and destination.