Category: Technology

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 24, 2006 (AFP) – Mozilla on Tuesday released a new version of its Firefox web browser that has gained popularity as a free alternative to Microsoft’s ubiquitous Internet Explorer software.In the two years since its release by the nonprofit Mozilla Foundation, the Firefox browser has won millions of devotees worldwide. The Firefox […]

SINGAPORE, Oct 22, 2006 (AFP) – Text messaging remains the most dominant mode of mobile data communication, as high costs and cumbersome procedures keep customers from fully embracing fancier applications, industry players say.As revenue from voice service narrows, mobile operators are hard pressed to find a key new application that will continue generating cash like […]

DHAKA, Oct 19, 2006 (AFP) – Bangladesh’s top mobile phone company, GrameenPhone, is mulling whether to list itself on the stock market, a report said Thursday.GrameenPhone (GP), majority owned by Norwegian telecom company Telenor, is Bangladesh’s biggest mobile phone company with over 9.5 million subscribers. “We are in the process of analysing the option of […]

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 17, 2006 (AFP) – A co-founder of the Wikipedia online encyclopedia written in collaborative fashion by the Internet community announced Tuesday he is launching a rival service edited by experts.A test version of “Citizendium” to be launched this week in Harmon, California will use experienced editors and subject authorities to tune information […]

Oct 18, 2006 (LBO) – Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology (SLIIT) has teamed up with Australia’s Curtin University of Technology to introduce an undergraduate Computer Systems and Networking course. The three year program covers hardware and software as well as computer communication and networking incorporating Local Area Networks (LANs), Metropolitan Area Networks (MANs) and […]

Oct. 17, 2006 (LBO) — Emirates Telecommunications Corp. is in talks with the Sri Lankan government to acquire a stake in Sri Lanka Telecom, its spokesman said Tuesday. The company, also known as Etisalat, is looking at buying a controlling stake in SLT, spokesman Ahmed bin Ali told Bloomberg News. He decline to provide further […]

Oct 13, 2006 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Telecom watchdog ordered local telco operators on Friday to provide consumer bills in Braille for the visually handicapped. Sri Lanka has four mobile phone operators Dialog, Celltell, Mobitel and Hutchison and three fixed line operators Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT), Suntel and Lanka Bell. For the six months to […]

WASHINGTON, Oct 12, 2006 (AFP) – American students having trouble with pesky math equations or intricate English grammar are increasingly turning to tutors all the way in India for help with their homework.The tutors are part of a growing army of teachers being recruited across the Asian giant to dispense their knowledge online to US […]

October 11, 2006 (LBO) – Korea’s Samsung Networks Inc has picked up a 15 million dollar contract to digitally link up key Sri Lankan government agencies. Samsung will equip and digitally manage the Lanka Government Network or LGN project, connecting line ministries and divisional secretaries to ensure a smooth flow of information. The South Korean […]

CANNES, France, Oct 11, 2006 (AFP) – TV on tiny mobile phone screens may have started out small but it is growing up fast as more and more cellphone users around the world tune into television on their mini screens.Today, fans can catch up with the latest episodes of smash hit TV shows, from “Desperate […]

October 11, 2006 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s mobile phone penetration is due to peak at 38 percent in 2008, amidst regulatory bottlenecks to iron out crucial issues like interconnection and the management of frequency spectrum, an equity research report said Wednesday. However, operators have found loopholes within the law which allows them to offer ‘seasonal’ […]

Oct 10 2006 (LBO) – A lack of land could stand in the way of Sri Lanka clinching top Business Process Outsourcing contracts, the country’s ICT Agency says. The island is competing with neighboring India and other regional countries for a slice of the global 11.5 billion dollar BPO business, selling on its strengths of […]