Barcamp 2011 planning underway
MYANMAR Computer Professionals Association (MCPA) will select a new team to organise Barcamp 2011, which will be held in January, said U Min Oo, who helped to organise the last Barcamp event in January this year. (Volume 27, No. 539 - September 6 - 12, 2010)
Fibre-optic net in Yangon ‘soon’: MPT
SIX companies will offer a fibre-optic internet service in Yangon soon, a Myanmar Posts and Telecommunications (MPT) official said last week. (Volume 27, No. 539 - September 6 - 12, 2010)
Google, Skype face scrutiny in Indian security blitz
NEW DELHI – BlackBerry may have won a reprieve but Google and Skype were squarely in the firing line on August 31 as India’s security agencies widened their crackdown on telecom firms. (Volume 27, No. 539 - September 6 - 12, 2010)
Mumbai’s lunch delivers get tech lessons
MUMBAI – Mumbai’s famous army of lunchbox delivery men, whose fans include business leaders and royalty, are being given the chance to upgrade their skills for the first time in their 120-year history. (Volume 27, No. 539 - September 6 - 12, 2010)
China’s new mobile users required to show ID to get number: media
BEIJING – Cellphone customers in China must provide identification from September 1 to purchase a new number, state media said. (Volume 27, No. 539 - September 6 - 12, 2010)
NASA tests most powerful rocket
WASHINGTON – NASA and aerospace company ATK Aerospace Systems successfully tested on August 31 the most powerful solid-fuel rocket engine ever, even though its future in the space program remains in doubt. (Volume 27, No. 539 - September 6 - 12, 2010)
