Date: 12/10/12 Some 90 million contributed to modernization of Azerfon network
Some $72 million manat have been contributed to modernization of 'Azerfon' mobile network, head of the company Jurgen Peetz told journalists. According to him this enabled provision of network's stable operation along with extension of coverage. According to Peetz, the network of third
Date: 12/10/12 Malicious worm targets Skype users
Internet communication platform Skype has been hit by worm malware that could infect Windows PCs, the Computing reported. When users of the communication platform click on an instant message that says "lol is this your new profile pic" they instantly download Trojan malware. According to security firm Sophos, the worm is a variant of Dorkbot,
Date: 05/10/12 Facebook crosses billion threshold, on quest for growth
Facebook Inc passed the 1 billion user mark in September, a level of global penetration that is a remarkable achievement for an 8-year-old social network and a heightened challenge to its quest for sustained growth, the Reuters reported. Facebook, which has endured a bruising four
Date: 05/10/12 Facebook IPO lawsuits to be heard in New York
Dozens of lawsuits against Facebook Inc, the NASDAQ exchange and various underwriters will be centralized before a federal judge in New York, who must sort through the legal aftermath of Facebook's botched initial public offering, the Reuters reported. A panel of federal judges on Thursday
Date: 02/10/12 4,048 domains registered at “.az” domain zone since start of this year
The number of domains registered at Azerbaijan’s national high-level domain zone (.az) continues to grow. According to information provided
Date: 28/09/12 Google drops support for .doc in Google Apps
Google has dropped support for the export of spreadsheets, documents and other files in old-style Microsoft Office formats, the Computing reported. From 1 October, according to a notice placed on the company's website, users of all editions of Google Apps – including Business, Education,
Date: 21/09/12 YouTube under new pressure over anti-Muslim film
YouTube has blocked access to anti-Islamic film Innocence of Muslims in Saudi Arabia following a demand by Saudi ruler King Abdullah. The government had said it would block access to the entire YouTube website if owners Google did not comply, the BBC reported.
Date: 21/09/12 UK cities divide up fast broadband cash
The government has announced how it will share the money promised to 10 UK cities to allow them to create superfast broadband networks. London gets the largest share of the £114m pot with £25m, followed by Leeds and Bradford, which will divide £14.4m, the BBC reported.
Date: 21/09/12 New Apple maps app under fire from
Inaccuracies and misplaced towns and cities in Apple's new map software have provoked anger from users. In June Apple announced it would stop using Google Maps in favour of its own system, created using data from navigation firm TomTom and others, the BBC reported.
Date: 20/09/12 ‘National Internet Award’ competition started in Azerbaijan
The National Internet Award Millinet-2012 started in Azerbaijan on the 20th of September 2012. The Millinet Organizing Committee informs that this year the number of the contest will include 13 nominations and traditionally only sites
Date: 19/09/12 Online access to resources of Moscow State Technical University named after N.E.Bauman provided in Azerbaijan Technical University
Center of engineering programs has been established in Azerbaijan Technical University. Engineers and technical workers of Azerbaijan’s industrial establishments, higher schools, technical schools, colleges and business structures will be trained in accordance with different 56
Date: 19/09/12 Over 3,700 domain names registered in '.az' zone this year
From the beginning of the year, the number of domain names registered in “.az” zone made up 3,729. The number of cancelled domains from the beginning of the year made up 1,853, the Ministry of Communications and IT reported. In general, “.az” zone now has 15,051 domains.
Date: 19/09/12 New train movement schedule placed on special banner – section of ‘metro.gov.az’ website
On September 17, 2012 the Baku Underground Railway switched to the autumn train timetable. According to the new timetable, there is a 2-minute time interval between the trains following from “Hazi Aslanov” station to “28 May”
Date: 18/09/12 New international social network launched in Azerbaijan
A news social network located at “www.Butalife.com” address has already been put at the disposal of internet users. This social network presented by “azerbaijans.com” website incorporates many functions. According to information provided to ICTnews by the website’s editorial
Date: 18/09/12 Number of ADSL subscribers reaches 100,000 people in regions
According to information provided to ICTnews by Aztelekom Production Unit, the number of ADSL subscribers in the regions of Azerbaijan is rapidly increasing. The information also says that as a result of measures implemented by Aztelecom PU to provide all residential areas in
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