Category Archives: Tech

The Armenian Cyber Army hacks over 20 Azerbaijani websites

Armenian Ciber Army hacks over 20 Azerbaijani sites to mark the 8-year anniversary of officer Guren Margaryan's murder

Armenian Ciber Army hacks over 20 Azerbaijani sites to mark the 8-year anniversary of the Armenian officer Gurgen Margaryan’s murder in Budapest. Continue reading

Orange Armenia launches a much faster mobile broadband modem

Last week I had the opportunity of test-running Orange Armenia’s new Internet Now 4 broadband modem which boasts supporting up to 42 Mb/sec speed. Continue reading

VivaCell-MTS Deploys First Commercial 4G Network in Armenia

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Armenia’s largest mobile operator, VivaCell-MTS, announced today about the commercial launch of its fourth generation 4G/LTE (Long Term Evolution) network. Continue reading

The Devil’s Advocate

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Lawyer Artur Grigoryan

An Armenian lawyer has filed a suit against “Hraparak” daily newspaper for not moderating readers’ comments on the paper’s online version, which supposedly damage the lawyer’s reputation and which he c onsiders offensive. Continue reading

A Mobile Look at A Presidential Dinner

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It turns out, that the vice president of Corporate Marketing and Strategic Alliances for Synopsis Rich Goldman is an avid tweetterer and has been twitting photos from the official dinner Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan gave to honor Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, who was in Armenia to receive a presidential award. Continue reading

Facebook vs Odnoklassniki in Armenia

Katy Pearce, PHD, a good friend and a dedicated researcher of Armenian technology world, has put together a great presentation on the two most popular social networking sites in Armenia: Facebook and Odnoklassniki.

Online media considered most objective source of news in Armenia

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Online media are seen as the most trustworthy news source by 54% of Armenians, beating TV (47%), Radio (45%) and Newspapers (44%), according to “Armenia 2011 Media Public Opinion and Preference Survey” published this week.

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Free Wi-Fi spots in Yerevan


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Kornelij Glas has created a map of free Wi-Fi hotspots in Yerevan. Check it out, pretty useful!

5 busses in Yerevan add free Wi-Fi to their services

Yerevan Municipality has installed Wi-Fi internet access in buses in Yerevan in an attempt to encourage the use of buses as public transport. Continue reading

Cyber-granny has no clue what “Internet” is

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Hayastan Shakarian has been arrested for single-handedly cutting off the Internet in Georgia and Armenia on March 28 Photo: AFP

…but that didn’t stop this ‘charming’ Georgian lady of Armenian origins, pensioner Hayastan Shakarian, from cutting a fibre-optic cable and kicking thousands in Armenia and Georgia off the Internet. Continue reading