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Hewlett-Packard said its new online storage service will protect your data "whether your hardware fails, your computer is lost or catastrophe strikes."

When Charlie Miller won US$10,000 for hacking into a Macbook Air laptop last month, he exploited a flaw that had been publicly disclosed nearly a year before the contest.

The Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) has condemned the ongoing strike by the staff of national carrier Nigerian Telecommunications Ltd. (Nitel) and its mobile subsidiary, M-Tel.

Drastic internal restructuring at the One Laptop Per Child Project has led to the resignation of one of the nonprofit's top executives from the effort.

Driven by increasing economic activity, centers offering basic computer training have begun to spring up around Freetown.

Participants and spectators--everywhere--can use technology to track progress along the racecourse.

Kenya's technology experts are developing a community Web site to monitor quality of service by ISPs.

The Kenyan government has developed a plan to use technology to tackle the problem of recruitment of young people into the illegal Mungiki sect.

MySpace is testing what it calls a new advertising platform designed to let marketers build and manage profiles for their brands in the social-networking site, the News Corp. unit said Monday.

Microsoft East Africa has dismissed allegations that it threatened to withdraw funding to Kenya if the government did not vote "yes" on OOXML.

For Emmanuel Bangura, owner of a video game center on Kissy Road in the eastern part of Freetown, the PlayStation is a good business because it generates up to 120,000 leones (US$40) or more for him in a day.

Psystar, the controversial seller of Mac clones that has drawn a lot of press scrutiny over the past week, seems to be in the process of getting its new office up and running.

Western Europe will increase spending on IT security products despite the shaky economic conditions caused by the credit crisis, according to new figures released on Monday by IDC.

India's largest outsourcer, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), reported Monday that revenue and profit increased more slowly for the year ending March 31 than it did for the prior year, signaling that it was affected by economic uncertainty in the U.S.

Skype has announced a flat rate for international calls, further showing how difficult it is to make money from telephony, according to analysts.

Can't decide between a BlackBerry and Windows Mobile? In the future you might be able to buy a phone with both operating systems on it.

Vietnam launched its first satellite over the weekend to provide telecommunications, broadcasting and Internet links across the country.

A planned cyberattack against CNN's Web site fizzled out Saturday as the group backing the event called it off.

There are a lot of flavors of Linux on the market, each with its own unique features and quirks. Businesses are usually willing to pony up for one of the "Big Two": Red Hat or Novell/Suse. Regular folks, on the other hand, are more likely to download one of the free alternatives.

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), the country's national regulator, has expressed concern over the ongoing strike by employees of Nigerian Telecommunications (NITEL) and its mobile communication arm, Mobile Telecom (MTel).