THE world's oceans and seas will soon become conduits for carrying conversations across major countries in what is being referred to as the 'information superhighway'. The us $1.5 billion project

The explosive growth in the use of cellular telephones is threatening the field of radio astronomy which investigates everything from the formation of galaxies to finding better ways of

No more illusions A new survey conducted by the New York based market research concern, Find/SVP, estimates that the number of Internet users in the US is only 9.5 million. The survey

The race to provide the world's first global hand-held mobile phone service has been won by TRW. The US Patent and Trademarks Office has issued two patents related to the mediam earth

A cordless telephone, about the size of a cigarette pack is Japan's sensational new entry to the world wide mobile phone bazaar. It is now just a matter of time before its beep rings in Indian homes

Netting in moolah Restaurants in Japan have embarked on a novel method to boost their sales. To engage their visitors as they wait for tables to clear, many have installed a personal

Good news awaits the desk top publishing industry with the development of the FT S700 image input system. Equipped with a high precision charge couple device scanner, the new system promises advantages like higher resolution pictures

A new version of the pager is being developed so that the tiny device can now produce images several times its size

High or low, far or wide, cellular communication systems are poised to conquer them all

Ivory Coast has one of the best telephone networks in Africa, yet, the Internet revolution seems to have swept past it. In fact only 12 of Africa's 54 countries are linked to the Internet,