As a trial run for the NSA and other foreign intelligence agencies, Canadian intelligence collected data from Canadian travelers who passed through major airports and connected to Wifi.
While many of the digital glitterati thronging this week's Consumer Electronics Show were wearing Google's new Internet glasses, rival online eyewear products abounded among the trade stands.
A smartphone app designed to give early warning of earthquakes could be ready as early as next year, according to scientists at the World Science Forum in Rio de Janeiro.
Wireless routers for homes and offices could be knitted together to provide a communications system for emergency responders if the mobile phone network fails.
The project provides for creation of wireless Internet access areas for general use in public places in Astana (over 300 spots in the city): Kuanyshbekov.