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UK retailers turn away from DRM, embrace new MP3 logos

Seven U.K. online music retailers will use new logos to indicate which of their tracks are in the MP3 format and are free from...

Uganda to host IT in Africa conference

Uganda is set to host the fourth edition of IST-Africa on May 4 to May 6, 2009, through the country’s Ministry of ICT and...

Namibia’s new telecom bill to go to Parliament next year

After failing to table the new communication bill in Parliament this month, Namibian ICT Minister Joel Kapaanda has announced that the bill will be...

Uganda stock exchange to trade electronically

Uganda’s legislators have passed the Central Depository System (CDS) Bill, paving the way for the adoption of an electronic transactions system at the Uganda...

Barracuda bites into backup and disaster recovery

Security appliance vendor Barracuda Networks has bought BitLeap, a seller of backup and disaster recovery services.

Google calls off Yahoo deal, citing regulatory issues

Google Wednesday abandoned its advertising deal with Yahoo, citing regulatory concerns.

Google abandons ad deal with Yahoo

Google Wednesday abandoned its advertising deal with Yahoo, citing regulatory concerns.

Microsoft offers free software to Web startups

Microsoft is giving away free software to early-stage Web start-up companies as part of a worldwide program called BizSpark launched on Wednesday.

Telcos challenge each other over subscriber figures

Two GSM (Global Service for Mobile Communications) operators in Sierra Leone are countering each others’ subscriber-base claims, each claiming that the other’s statistics are...

FCC unanimously approves unlicensed ‘white space’ use

In a move that proponents say will open the door to widespread mobile broadband adoption, the Federal Communications Commission Tuesday voted unanimously Tuesday to...

African leaders to speak at ITU meeting

Presidents Blaise Compaoré of Burkina Faso and Paul Kagame of Rwanda are among those scheduled to speak at the International Telecommunication Union’s high-level meeting...

Adobe expected to disclose new Reader flaw

Adobe Tuesday is expected to disclose a security vulnerability in an older version of its Reader document viewing software, according to Core Security. The...

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