Nokia completes acquisition of gate5 mapping

Nokia announced that it has completed its acquisition of gate5 AG, a leading supplier of mapping, routing and navigation software and services. The acquisition of gate5 is an important step in developing

Construction output accelerates in Q2

Construction output in Cyprus accelerated in the second quarter of 2006 and also rose faster than initially estimated in the first quarter, according to the latest figures from the Statistical Service. The

Gamers locked out by Trojan attack

Keylogging scammers are once again laying siege to World of Warcraft gamers, The Register reports. In the latest attack, malware designed to steal user names and passwords from World of Warcraft players

Sharp rise in phishing emails

The number of phishing emails increased 81% in the first half of this year, Computing reports. According to a new report, some 157,477 phishing messages were detected in the first six months

Hackers target home users for cash

Consumers are now on the main target of malicious hackers intent on enriching themselves through the misery of others, The Register reports. A new report, which covers the first half of 2006,

CTO turns to religious tourism

The Cyprus Tourism Organisation (CTO) and the UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) are organising the first International Conference on Religious Tourism (ICORET 2006) in Nicosia next week. This first-of-its-kind conference will be

Too much noise over hospital move

Letter to editor The new Nicosia hospital is finally ready to be operational after years of waiting and delays and the present government blaming their predecessors for the “scandal” as they called