TECHNOLOGY

Officials said “an administrative measure” had been taken, but gave no reason why. Turkish media said authorities had asked Wikipedia to remove content by writers “supporting terror”. Turkey has temporarily blocked social media sites including Facebook and Twitter in the past, usually following protests or terror attacks. The Turkey Blocks monitoring group said Wikipedia was unreachable from 08:00 (05:00 GMT). ...

Hong-Kong based smartphone manufacturer, Infinix, has launched the world’s first ever wefie smartphone, Infinix S2 Pro, a successor to the Infinix Hot S. Wefie, unlike selfie, allows group photographs which captures each individual in the group without using a selfie stick. Infinix S2 features a 13.0-megapixel rear camera, with a dual tone LED flash and dual front cameras, one of ...

A British inventor, who built an Iron Man-style flight suit, has flown it at the Ted (Technology, Entertainment and Design) conference in Vancouver. Richard Browning’s short flight took place outside the Vancouver Convention Centre in front of a large crowd. Since he posted the video of his maiden flight in the UK, Mr Browning has had huge interest in his ...

Amazon’s new smart speaker, the Echo Look, received a mixed reaction following its unveiling this week. Some say it could inspire confidence while others voiced privacy concerns. The $200 (£154) gadget, not yet on sale, features a camera to capture full-length selfies and video which can be stored to create a personal “look book”. It uses smart assistant Alexa to ...

Google and Facebook have confirmed that they fell victim to an alleged $100m (£77m) scam. In March, it was reported that a Lithuanian man had been charged over an email phishing attack against “two US-based internet companies” who were not named at the time. They had allegedly been tricked into wiring more than $100m to the alleged scammer’s bank accounts. ...

The Minister for Communication, Mrs. Ursula Owusu-Ekuful and her two deputies, George Nenyi Andah and Vincent Sowah Odotei, have paid a working visit to the head office of Mobile Network Operator, Tigo, in Accra. They were welcomed by the entire management team and given an overview of the business by the Chief Executive Officer, Roshi Motman. This included the evolution ...

Last month, Samsung confirmed it would be selling refurbished Note 7 devices, and now, we know where and when the phones will go on sale. According to a report from ET News the recycled Note 7 will be available in South Korea from three carriers this June. Branding and pricing are still being negotiated, but the handset will reportedly go ...

The international transport company Uber says it plans to launch a fleet of flying cars by 2020, the BBC has reported. It said initial networks would be set up in the US city of Dallas and Dubai in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The flying taxis are being developed in partnership with a handful of aviation companies and that the ...

Technology marketing and development firm, ISPACE, has urged the Business Development Ministry to focus on compelling policies to facilitate the growth of SMEs in the country. The group wants government to desist from venturing into business and competing with the private sector. Recently the Business Development ministry announced it will from July offer a one year tax holiday to all ...

Engineer Harry Huskey, who helped build many of the first ever computers, has died aged 101. Dr Huskey was a key member of the team that built the Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer (Eniac) which first ran in February 1946. Eniac is widely considered to be one of the first electronic, general purpose, programmable computers. Dr Huskey also helped complete ...