Tag: North Korea
The Digest: New details on Sony hack… and 4 other things people are talking about today
[nextpage title=”Next”] FBI Director Comey reveals new details on the Sony hack | The Verge “Speaking at a cybersecurity conference in Manhattan, FBI director James Comey went into more detail […]
The Interview: It appears that Sony does NOT want to make a lot of money from this film
It may not be the best film of 2014, but Sony’s The Interview – starring Seth Rogen and James Franco – is probably the most talked about. After much will-they-won’t-they-oh-yes-of-course-they-will, […]
The Digest: Uber says sorry (again)… and 3 other things people are talking about today
[nextpage title=”Next”] Uber ‘truly sorry’ for price rise during Sydney siege | BBC News “Taxi booking firm Uber has apologised for raising fare prices during a deadly cafe siege in […]
The Digest: North Korea web blackout… and 3 other things people are talking about today
[nextpage title=”Next”] Why did North Korea’s internet go down? | BBC News “If the North Korean system was brought down, the obvious suspect is the United States. President Obama promised/threatened […]
The Digest: Gadget insurance complaints rise… and 4 other things people are talking about today
[nextpage title=”Next”] Gadget insurance complaints to Ombudsman jump | BBC News “The Financial Ombudsman Service says it saw 2,200 complaints about gadget warranties last year, double that of the previous […]
The Digest: Apple ‘failing to protect workers’… and 4 other things people are talking about today
[nextpage title=”Next”] Apple ‘failing to protect Chinese factory workers’ | BBC News “Poor treatment of workers in Chinese factories which make Apple products has been discovered by an undercover BBC […]
The Digest: Sony caves in to hackers… and 4 other things people are talking about today
[nextpage title=”Next”] Sony bosses cancel The Interview release | Hollywood.com “Sony Pictures executives have officially pulled plans to release Seth Rogen and James Franco’s controversial new comedy The Interview after […]
The 7 Best Apps for North Korea's Tablet
Move over iPad Air – there's a new tablet on the world stage. The Samjiyon has just been launched in North Korea by the government there and according to 38North, who recently reviewed it, it runs on a modified version…
To use a mobile phone in North Korea is now a war crime. Thanks, Dear Dead Leader!
As if the constantly-looming threat of death by execution and imprisonment in hard labour camps wasn't enough, North Koreans have a new strictly punishable rule that must be adhered to. Those caught using a mobile phone will now be branded…
Korea/Japan Week: Kim Jong-Il boasts he's an 'internet expert'
Well, well, well, it looks like Kim Jong-Il fancies himself as a bit of an ‘internet expert’. Funny that, considering most of North Korea doesn’t have electricity in the evenings.
Jong-Il recently met with the South Korean President, Roh Moo-Hyun (only the second time North and South Korean leaders have ever met), and one of their topics of conversation happened to be the internet. When Moo-Hyun broached the subject of allowing South Korean companies located within the North Korean…
