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• North Korean domain names return to the Internet

  By Martyn Williams | 12 January, 2011 19:35

  North Korean domain names have returned to the Internet over the last few days as the country continues to build its presence online. Websites, previously available only via IP addresses, are now accessible through dot-kp addresses and it appears more might be on the way.

• EXCLUSIVE: The Aussie who sold mobile phones to North Korea

  By David Ramli | 24 September, 2010 10:17

  It was 2004 on the Chinese border when Australian businessman, James Perri, boarded a train. The act itself was hardly unusual, but the destination certainly was – ahead of him lay an uncommon business trip across the Friendship Bridge into North Korea.

• North Korea-linked Facebook page deleted again

  By Martyn Williams | 25 August, 2010 04:05

  For the second time in less than a week a Facebook account created by a North Korea-linked Web site has been deleted by the social networking site.

• Facebook deletes North Korean account, but it resurfaces

  By Martyn Williams | 24 August, 2010 05:42

  A Facebook account established by a North Korea-linked Web site was deleted by the social networking service on Friday, but a new group sprang up over the weekend to take its place.

• North Korea moves quietly onto the Internet

  By Martyn Williams | 17 June, 2010 09:31

  North Korea, one of the world's few remaining information black holes, has taken the first step toward a fully fledged connection to the Internet. But a connection, if it comes, is unlikely to mean freedom of information for North Korea's citizens.

• Cell phone demand stays strong in North Korea

  By Martyn Williams | 13 May, 2010 20:43

  Koryolink, North Korea's only 3G cellular operator, saw sales more than double in the first three months of this year as it expanded its network coverage and enjoyed continued demand for its service.

• Report: North Korea develops own Linux distribution

  By Sumner Lemon | 05 March, 2010 06:50

  North Korea has reportedly developed its own version of the Linux operating with a graphical user interface that closely resembles Microsoft Windows.

• N. Korea develops operating system with Windows-like GUI, Linux guts

  By Eric Lai | 04 March, 2010 23:51

  The North Korean government appears to have developed its own graphical Linux-based "Red Star" operating system, though its people still prefer that symbol of Yankee high-tech imperialism, Microsoft Windows.

• UK, not North Korea, source of DDOS attacks, researcher says

  By Martyn Williams | 14 July, 2009 15:02

  The U.K. was the likely source of a series of attacks last week that took down popular Web sites in the U.S. and South Korea, according to an analysis performed by a Vietnamese computer security analyst.

• Was North Korea behind the DDOS attack?

  By Martyn Williams | 11 July, 2009 02:57

  The cyberattacks that took down prominent U.S. and South Korean Web sites in the last week have apparently ended but the search for those responsible is only just beginning. North Korea has emerged as a likely culprit, especially among politicians, but was it really behind the attacks?

• No sign of North Korean backing in bot attacks on US sites, says researcher

  By Gregg Keizer | 09 July, 2009 06:28

  There's nothing in the code of the malware used since Saturday to attack a wide array of U.S. and South Korean government and high-profile Web sites that indicates the campaign is backed by the government of North Korea, a noted botnet researcher said today.

• North Korea launches 3G cellular service

  By Martyn Williams | 16 December, 2008 10:03

  North Korea has taken a massive leap forward in telecommunications and launched a 3G cellular network but details about the service, how much it costs and who is eligible to use it remain a mystery.