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Israeli politicians accuse Palestinians of hacking web site

by AP | Aug 13, 2009 - 2:54:59 PM

JERUSALEM - Israel's largest political party, Kadima, says it has shut down its Web site after it was infiltrated by Palestinian hackers. »

New school tech, old school advocacy fuel drive for alternative radio

by Saeed Shabazz -Staff Writer- | Jul 2, 2009 - 11:08:24 PM

Advances in technology and an old school sense of mission are driving Black media makers to find new ways to communicate, organize and advocate. »

Web connects Black college students, alumni

by Donna Marbury
Special to the NNPA from the Columbus Post | Nov 13, 2007 - 11:54:00 AM

COLUMBUS, Ohio (NNPA) - Who would guess that the nation’s second largest Black–owned website was stationed in Columbus? Since 1999, brothers William R. Moss, III and Daniel C. Moss, who founded HBCUConnect.com, have more than 275,000 current students and alumni of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) registered to the site. »

Reforming universities is key to technology transfer

by SciDev.Net | Feb 3, 2007 - 2:30:00 PM

LONDON (SciDev.Net) - Developing countries must build world-class universities to be serious players in the knowledge-based global economy, says Mohamed H. A.Hassan. Traditionally, technology has always flowed from developed to developing countries. »

Underrepresented: Key to future of Information Technology

by Fred Green Jr.
NNPA Technology Writer | Feb 2, 2007 - 1:19:00 PM

There is trouble brewing in IT-Land. At a time when technology jobs are projected to double over the next five years, fewer people of color are graduating with degrees that will prepare them for jobs in information technology. This development has serious implications for industry, higher education and groups seeking their share of the American pie. »

Study: The Web is the No. 1 media

by Candace Lombardi | Jun 6, 2006 - 9:03:00 AM

(C|Net) - Web media is the dominant at-work media and No. 2 in the home, according to a new report from the Online Publishers Association. In March, the Pew Internet and American Life Project published a report that found more than 50 million Americans per day in 2005 used the Web as their primary news source. It also noted that news gathering was the third most popular Internet activity. »

Toll booths for the information highway?

by Haider Rizvi | May 16, 2006 - 1:48:00 PM

NEW YORK (IPS/GIN) - In a move long sought by large telecommunications companies, conservative U.S. lawmakers are pushing for legislation that critics say would undermine the ability of Internet users to freely access any Web site, from the lowliest weblog to the fanciest corporate home page. »

The best online deals for computers

by Ernest J. Muhammad | May 8, 2006 - 11:34:00 AM

There has never been a better time than now to get some of the best deals on computers and other electronic equipment. Technology usually starts out at a high price and as time goes by, it usually decreases in price. »