20th May 2012 Archive
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Vodafone turns to AWS for cricket streaming app
Lessons from Big Brother power live streaming app, lead to cloud CMS at Vodafone Oz
Vodafone Hutchison Australia (VHA) “never elegantly and cost-effectively” solved the problem of delivering online content to phone-wielding hordes during its long association with the Australian incarnation of Big Brother. But the company has nailed a cricket-streaming app first time, thanks to cloud services from Amazon Web …
Cloud 20 May 20:00
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Pakistan blocks Twitter, then changes its mind
Offensive tweets put officials in a spin
Tweets offensive to Islam have prompted Pakistan’s government to block Twitter – but a strong public reaction saw the ban lifted after eight hours. The ban had been prompted by tweets promoting a competition to produce images of the prophet Muhammed that led the country’s telecommunications authority to block access to the …
Networks 20 May 22:15
