Friday, March 12, 2010

‘Politics & Religion’ News

Change Your Time Zone to +3:30 Tehran to Help Twittering Iranians

Change Your Time Zone to +3:30 Tehran to Help Twittering Iranians

Wednesday, June 24, 2009 11:13

Help cover the bloggers: change your twitter settings so that your location is TEHRAN and your time zone is GMT +3.30. Security forces are hunting for bloggers using location and timezone searches. If we all become 'Iranians' it becomes ...

Nokia Siemens responsible for creating the system to censor Iranian citizens

Nokia Siemens responsible for creating the system to censor Iranian citizens

Monday, June 22, 2009 15:32

The Iranian protests are still in the news, with a crackdown threatening to quash the oppositions.But now people are turning their attention to some of the details about ...

Twitter Plays Key Role in DoS Attacks in Iran

Twitter Plays Key Role in DoS Attacks in Iran

Monday, June 22, 2009 12:08

Over the past few days, news media reports have described how Twitter is being used by ordinary Iranians to receive and broadcast real-time information on the political unrest in the country after recent elections. The ...

Young Iranians Using Mobile Phones to Video the Unfolding Events

Young Iranians Using Mobile Phones to Video the Unfolding Events

Thursday, June 18, 2009 15:19

With traditional forms of communication blocked, Iranians are using technology to keep the world informed about events. The BBC reports....

US Military's Secret Terror-Tagging Tech

US Military’s Secret Terror-Tagging Tech

Friday, June 5, 2009 11:46

The story that the CIA uses tiny homing beacons to guide their drone strikes in Pakistan may sound like an urban myth. But this sort of technology does exist.The military has spent hundreds of millions of dollars researching, developing, ...