TECHNOLOGY

The Brain Tumour Charity has said there is insufficient scientific evidence linking mobile phone use with brain tumours, following a court ruling. The Italian court, in Ivrea, agreed that a man’s brain tumour was linked to his mobile phone use. It awarded Robert Romero 500 euros (£418/$535) a month in compensation. He had claimed that using his business mobile phone ...

YouTube has modified its content filter after complaints it had blocked political and lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) videos. Restricted mode is an optional filter designed to hide content that may be judged unsuitable for children. But many prominent LGBT video-makers said their videos had been targeted. YouTube said it had fixed an error and made more than 12 ...

A consortium of British companies has unveiled a plan to test driverless cars on UK roads and motorways in 2019. The Driven group also plans to try out a fleet of autonomous vehicles between London and Oxford. The cars will communicate with each other about any hazards and should operate with almost full autonomy – but will have a human ...

The owner of the Holiday Inn and Crowne Plaza hotel brands has disclosed that payment card-stealing malware has struck about 1,200 of its franchisees’ properties. UK-based Intercontinental Hotels Group (IHG) said all but one of the locationsaffected were in the US, with the other being in Puerto Rico. Guests have been warned they could have had money stolen as a ...

Over the years many critics have hollered over whether the made in Ghana vehicles could make the international scenes. These vehicles, having gone through rigorous test are ever ready to withstand every condition. Extraordinary finish, perfect engines and ability to withstand every whether condition is credited to ‘Kantanka cars’. Osafo Kantanka has entered into the history books of Ghana for ...

A network apparently using WhatsApp to distribute images of child sexual exploitation has been disrupted by dozens of arrests, according to police. A total of 39 suspects were apprehended in Europe and South America, following action by the Spanish National Police, Europol and Interpol. Spanish investigators discovered dark web sites directing users to private WhatsApp groups last year. Researchers then ...

Facebook’s annual developers’ event, held this year in San Jose, is the social network’s chance to bring together all of the people that work with the site to create the apps and other features used by the almost two billion people. The event is a launching pad for new features. After a busy first day, here’s my pick of the ...

Telecom giant, MTN Ghana says it is happy about the high patronage its Apps Challenge projects have received. MTN has partnered with industry experts to commercialize all viable Apps Challenge projects through a strategic initiative called Katapult. Some of these apps recording impressive downloads include Oware 3D, Buzz Trick and Wheelo. The network on Tuesday presented 20 laptops and other ...

Once a household name, Toshiba is now bleeding billions of dollars and frantically trying to reassure investors that it will not succumb to the kiss of death. But it also faces another fate: becoming the most high-profile member of Japan’s corporate living dead, also known as zombie firms. Toshiba admitted this week that its survival is at risk and that ...

Airtel Ghana, the Smartphone Network has reaffirmed its commitment to promoting quality education in Ghana through a ‘Back to School’ donation of educational supplies to pupils of Tanoso SDA Cluster of Schools and the Sokoban Methodist School in the Brong Ahafo and Ashanti Regions respectively. The donations are in line with the company’s bold ambition to empower young people to ...