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Web-based music counterfeit ring raided

News Police have arrested three people on suspicion of being involved in one of the country's biggest Internet-based music and film counterfeit rings, officials said on Wednesday. Almost every counterfeit CD, film or computer game bought in this country...

23 November 2007, 9:10

Korea brings homegrown open source to schools

News The South Korean government is rolling out a homegrown open-source platform to 10,000 schools in the country. Hyun added the move was not a deliberate attempt to snub Microsoft, but to help the country develop more of its own software: "There's no...

22 June 2005, 9:20

'Unlocked' iPhones need French SIM

News Before paying €650 (£465) for an 'unlocked' French iPhone, take note: the device retains a country lock, meaning that it will only allow use of SIM cards for networks that operate in France, according to CNET.co.uk's sister site iPhone Atlas.

Tags: phones, foreign, country, networks

14 December 2007, 8:44

Estonia pulls off nationwide Internet voting

News The tiny Baltic nation of Estonia last week became what appears to be the first country to open its local elections to Internet voting on a nationwide level -- although only about 1 per cent of the votes were cast online.

18 October 2005, 10:53

'Fat Man Walking' gains Web following

News When simple-minded Hollywood hero Forrest Gump ran across the country, he gathered followers faster than he grew facial hair. Steve Vaught -- a 350-pound self-described 'Forrest Lump', who's walking across the country to shed weight -- has the same...

25 July 2005, 10:33

News.blog: Dutch TV goes digital

News The Netherlands on Tuesday became the first country in the world to eliminate analogue television signals altogether and switch to digital. The Dutch government has handed the bandwidth freed up by the analogue switch-off over to Royal KPN NV, a...

13 December 2006, 10:32

News.blog: Revenue rethink on Italy's 3G iPhone?

News A report out of Italy on Monday suggests that Apple is planning to revamp its business model with the launch of the iPhone in that country. In February, Apple COO Tim Cook suggested the company was open to cutting iPhone deals with more than one...

Tags: country, apple, iphone, deals

22 April 2008, 10:04

Ofcom speeds up broadband fibre diet

News Fibre could be laid through the UK's sewer ducts to help speed up the rollout of super fast broadband to homes and businesses across the country. These networks form part of the critical infrastructure of the country's economy.

Tags: businesses, networks, country, broadband

17 April 2008, 10:09

Exiled journalists beat censors with texts

News A radio station hounded out of the country by Zimbabwean strongman President Robert Mugabwe has found its emails are monitored and shortwave broadcasts are blocked by Chinese-built jamming devices, the station manager said at a press freedom...

19 February 2007, 9:29

Bracing for the Xbox 360 stampede

News We're not aware of any shortages," said Karen Burk, a spokesperson for Wal-Mart, the country's largest chain of retail stores. Like thousands of videogame enthusiasts around the country, Nelson -- a 23-year-old quality assurance tester -- will be...

21 November 2005, 9:31

McDonald's serves up instore Wi-Fi

News Fast food chain McDonald's is about to roll out a free Wi-Fi service across its 1,200 outlets and claims it will make the company the largest provider of free wireless Internet access in the country. On top of that, it's an asset for the country.

8 October 2007, 9:32

Swedes insure against P2P crackdown

News Magnus Braath, a 29-year-old architecture student, is offering to pay fines for any Swede convicted of the country's new antipiracy law. Some Swedes consider their country's antipiracy law a threat to freedom of information.

3 July 2006, 10:47

Nintendo sells a million Wiis in the UK

News It has been 38 weeks since the Wii launch in the UK on 8 December, which makes it the fastest-selling console in the country's history. In home country Japan, the console recently celebrated reaching the three-million-unit mark, seven months from...

31 August 2007, 9:37

Internet TV driving broadband uptake

News The UK is the seventh ranked country by total DSL subscribers, and is tenth in terms of market penetration, with 18 per cent of all phone lines delivering DSL services. But this growth is dwarfed by China, the country with the most DSL subscribers...

20 December 2005, 9:52

OS is key to smart phone choice

News Results were broken out by country, carrier, platform and device. Usage also differed by country. With smart phones, happiness all comes down to the operating system, according to a new survey from IDC.

29 November 2006, 9:35