In many respects, information has never been so free. There are more ways to spread more ideas to more people than at any moment in history. And even in authoritarian countries, information networks are helping people discover new facts and making governments more accountable.
[Best of the Web — Friday, 22 January 2010] Clinton speak out on China Internet attacks: In a high-profile speech…
A longer-than-planned interruption on the Sat-3 cable that connects with SA with Europe caused chaos on Thursday, with many Internet…
A slow but steady improvement in the macroeconomic environment in 2010 should support a return to modest growth in overall…
The Communication Workers’ Union will meet with Vodacom on Friday to discuss a range of matters, including alleged corruption and…
Eskom’s proposed tariff hike could delay the country’s economic recovery, Business Unity SA (Busa) CEO Jerry Vilakazi said in Midrand…
The Mozilla Foundation will release version 3.6 of Firefox on Thursday. The alternative Web browser, which is used by about…
Online retailer Amazon.com is opening its Kindle e-book reader to third-party application developers. The announcement comes less than a week before Apple is expected to announce a tablet device that will compete with Amazon in the e-book market
Google’s decision to square up to the Chinese government over censorship is extraordinary. It will probably result in the company being forced to pull out of the communist-led country. But if it feels so strongly about it, why did it invest in the first place?
When Apple introduced the iPhone in January 2007, some commentators were quick to write obituaries for the BlackBerry. Three years…
