Orange puts Wikipedia in the free zone for Africa and Middle East

It's not unusual to see mobile operators offering plans that include unmetered access to social networking sites such as Facebook. More constructively, Orange will waive data charges for Wikipedia access by its customers in Africa and the Middle East.
 

Total lunar eclipse on June 15, 2011

Skywatchers in Europe, eastern Asia, western Africa, Australia, and the Middle East will be in positioned at good locations on Wednesday, June 15, 2011, to see a total lunar eclipse.
 

Pingdom pings StatCounter to make out 'Mac friendly' nations

Website uptime monitoring firm Pingdom has been looking at visitor stats to find out where Macs are most popular. Australia is one of the top ten nations on this measure.
 

Asia, Africa to take lead in mobile advertising

  Leadership in mobile advertising is likely to shift away from Europe and North America to Asia and Africa.  
 

One billion people using Huawei GSM gear

China-based communications giant Huawei claims that more than a billion GSM users are now served by its radio access networks.
 

World’s riskiest places to Web surf revealed

Where in the world are you most likely to be hit by a malicious computer attack or virus? Well, according to AVG it seems that it’s the Caucasus region, with web surfers in Turkey, Russia, Armenia and Azerbaijan all being the most likely to face threats while online.
 

HP makes multiple executive appointments

HP has announced several senior executive appointments, notably in its enterprise business.
 

Did you miss 1.15.2010 solar eclipse? Watch it here!

January 15, 2010 goes down in astronomy history as the day the longest annular eclipse will occur in the third millennium. The solar eclipse was seen in much of central Africa, Maldives, southern India, northern Sri Lanka, and parts of Myanmar and China.
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Glaciers on Kilimanjaro melting fast

According to scientific measurements made on Kilimanjaro by U.S. researchers, the glaciers found on the mountain in Africa could be gone within 25 years or less.
 

Telstra International teams with Internet Solutions to improve access to Africa

Telstra International Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) has formed a partnership with South African company, Internet Solutions, that will expand the reach of both parties' MPLS network coverage. In particular it will enable Telstra to provide better connectivity into Africa for its multinational corporate customers.