Abnormalities in the brain may make some people more likely to become drug addicts, according to scientists at the University of Cambridge. They found the same differences in the brains of addicts and their non-addicted brothers and sisters. The study, published in the journal Science, suggested addiction is in part a “disorder of the brain”. [...]
Read the rest of this story »Determined to firm up its drive towards technological advancement, especially in relation to Information Communications Technology (ICT), Nigeria today launched two observation satellites into the orbit to be used for disaster management, with President Goodluck Jonathan describing the move as another milestone in his country’s effort to solve national problems through space technology. The [...]
Read the rest of this story »Online search giant Google has launched a new social networking website in its latest attempt to take on Facebook, which now claims more than 500m users. Google+ allows individuals to share photos, messages and comments but also integrates the company’s maps and images into the service. It also aims to help users easily organise contacts [...]
Read the rest of this story »The Ghanaian government announced here on Thursday that it would support the electoral commission to develop a biometric voter register in order to lay a strong foundation for e-voting in the country. The government said that the e-voting system would eliminate the incidence of multiple registrations, multiple voting and other kinds of electoral fraud in [...]
Read the rest of this story »The 2008 Presidential Candidate for the Convention Peoples Party (CPP), Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom has challenged the youth of Ghana by encouraging and stimulating their interest, curiosity and enterprise to bring out the ideas they have in Technology for development.
Read the rest of this story »by John E Dunn — Online fraud against UK merchants is at levels that have forced many to refuse orders from certain countries, with Nigeria, Ghana and the US heading the list, a new ecommerce report has found. According to payment company CyberSource’s annual fraud analysis of 200 companies, 55% of UK companies questioned refused [...]
Read the rest of this story »Three people, two Indians and a Ghanaian, have been arrested for telecommunication fraud also known as Premium Rate Service. The suspects, Harwinder Singh, 45, and Inderjit Kumar Singh, 36, both Indians, and William Abri, 25, are in police custody assisting in investigation. They were alleged to have diverted international calls which could have gone through [...]
Read the rest of this story »By TOM FOWLER HOUSTON CHRONICLE Cambridge Energy Research Associates’ business is all about giving clients a framework for assessing future developments in the energy world, a way to look at the big picture. So how did CERA do in predicting the North African-Middle East turmoil that’s been driving oil prices for the past month? “Did [...]
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