Global internet users hits three billion mark

Tuesday, 04 November 2014 09:16

There are officially over three billion internet users globally, research from InternetLiveStats has found: 41 per cent of the world’s population of 7.2 billion.

Blackberry’s BBM messaging service has taken a leaf out of Snapchat’s book, now letting users destruct and retract messages and images sent using the app.

The Apple Watch looks set for a spring launch in 2015 following a leaked memo from the firm’s senior vice president of retail and online stores Angela Ahrendts.

TNT to launch data management for pharma

Monday, 03 November 2014 13:23

TNT is introducing TrialDat, a web-based data management tool for the clinical research sector.

Vietnamese company Mavang is doing custom gold plating of Passports.

At the Display Innovation 2014 trade show in Yokohoma City, Japan, Semiconductor Energy Laboratory (SEL) introduced an 8.7" Super AMOLED display, which can fold in three.

GREE Lanka Private Limited, a fully-owned subsidiary of George Steuart Solutions, has become a formidable contender in the air-conditioning segment.

Barracuda Networks, Inc., the world’s leading IT solutions provider kicked off its presence in Sri Lanka with the launch of a range of industry-leading solutions designed to solve mainstream IT problems – efficiently and cost effectively – while maintaining a level of customer support and satisfaction second to none.

The ‘Jaffna IT Week’, scheduled to be held from 3 to 6 December 2014, is an industry initiative for inclusive growth and reconciliation, driven by SLASSCOM, and supported by the Export Development Board (EDB), Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka (ICTA), Ministry of Education (MOE), University of Jaffna and the Yarl IT Hub.

Sweeps up top awards at the national event for software products.

Brandix i3 further expanded operations in the US by opening its new ‘Innovation Center’ at the Minnesota Bio Business Center in Rochester, Minnesota, USA.