iHub: Understanding The edTech Ecosystem in Kenya – Wireless Wednesday Recap 17 May 2013 - It is time for an educational revolution from the current education system where students are meant to sit behind desks and work!” says David Kiania. Its time to move to the digital technologies such as computers, mobile devices, digital media creation and...
TechMoran: CEO Weekends: South Africa’s LAW Holdings Acquires Shares In AIS 17 May 2013 - LAW Holdings recently purchased a controlling stake in Assimilated Information Systems (Pty) Ltd. (AIS), A South African company established in 2006. Speaking about the transaction, Luis Casaleiro, CEO of LAW Holdings said; “We are pleased with the incorporation...
IT News Africa: Galaxy S4 to become Samsung’s fastest selling phone 17 May 2013 - Electronics maker Samsung revealed that their latest Galaxy S4 smartphone will cross the 10-million unit mark next week, which is at a much faster pace than the previous model, the S3. “We are...
IT News Africa: Black Ops II Uprising now available for PC and PS3 17 May 2013 - Today, PlayStation 3 and Windows PC players have access to Call of Duty : Black Ops II Uprising, Activision and Treyarch’s latest DLC Map Pack for Call of Duty : Black Ops II. Uprising includes four...
IT News Africa: Review: Star Trek (video game) 17 May 2013 - With the second Star Trek film since the reboot due to hit the cinema circuit in just under a month (in South Africa), hot properties usually get a video game to accompany the release – and Star Trek...
TechMoran: CEO Weekends:Nigeria’s Konga.com Vs Jumia.com | Who Is Real? 17 May 2013 - Guest Post by @Naijaplayboy I recently received an email from one of Nigeria’s e-commerce guys konga.com(which I have attached below) giving me a free 750 voucher because i haven’t shopped on their website in a while, and I remember a Nigeria...
IT News Africa: Africa’s most active ICT regions 17 May 2013 - Based on information being supplied to media, Africa’s ICT industry is growing – boosted by the advent of mobile product and services, but sustaining this momentum is dependent on the identification...
CIO: Nokia announces Lumia 520, slim Lumia 720 availability, pricing across East Africa 17 May 2013 - Consumers across East Africa can now get their hands on Nokia’s new Windows Phone 8 powered Lumia 520 and Lumia 720. A blend of premium style and innovation for a socially active crowd, the Nokia Lumia 720 features a high end camera experience, while the Nokia...
CIO: Thuraya announces satellite adaptor for iPhone 17 May 2013 - When we think about satellite phones we are used to the bulky and ruggedness of the Iridium, or Inmarsat satellite phones. Never before have we thought that a satellite phone could be as sleek and user friendly as our everyday mobile phone. Indigo telecom has...
Techweez: LEAKED: Samsung Galaxy tab 3 8inch details and availability 17 May 2013 - Looks like Samsung got great reception of the form factor from the Galaxy Note 8. This has since been replicated on the Galaxy Tab 3 7 inch. Sammobile.com reports that they have with them an image sent to them by an anonymous tipster. It shows the next 7 inch...
Techweez: LG Nexus 4 launched in India, now selling 17 May 2013 - Google’s 4.7 inch Nexus 4 device of 2012 is finally launched and selling in India. This device runs Android 4.2.2 Jellybean, stock as is expected with nexus devices. See below the device specs: CPU Qualcomm SnapdragonTM S4 Pro CPU 1.5 GHz Krait Network...
TechMoran: Internfit.co.za Launches To Help Students Find Internships In Companies, Faster 17 May 2013 - Each year thousands of tertiary students in South Africa struggle to find valid work experience that will help them grow their careers. They need to network, read newspapers or trawl many websites to find possible internships that fit into their studies with...
CIO: Kenyan, Tanzanian apps win at GIST startup competition 17 May 2013 - Budding tech entrepreneurs from Tanzania and Kenya took the top prizes at the Global Innovation through Science and Technology (GIST) Initiative’s seventh Startup Boot Camp last week. Please let me know if you’d like to arrange to speak with any of the winners...
IT News Africa: Bill Gates once-again world’s richest 17 May 2013 - Microsoft creator Bill Gates is once again the world’s richest person, as an upsurge in Microsoft’s stock price pushed him beyond former number one Carlos Slim. According to the Bloomberg...
CIO: GSMA opens Sub Sahara headquarters in Nairobi 17 May 2013 - Mobile subscriptions in Sub Sahara Africa (SSA) now stand at 500 million. Anne Bouverot, the GSM Association (GSMA) Director general however says that it’s not just about connections, but about people. She was speaking at the iHub on Wednesday evening at a...
Ushahidi: In your own words 17 May 2013 - Your map, your language. It is our mission to localize and translate Ushahidi with our community into your language of choice. We know that having a map in the local language increases accessibility and usage. Maps are story telling devices but better when in...
Techweez: Android OS update: Google Apps 17 May 2013 - So Google managed to update several devices without issuing a point update, i.e. 4.3.
Here we’ll look at five Key apps they updated:
Maps, Play Music, Play Store, Hangouts and Google Search (for JellyBean devices only).
The Play Store app was updated...
Techweez: You Can Now Send Money From Your Gmail 17 May 2013 - Ever dreamt of logging in to your email inbox and sending money to your loved ones instead of wading through an endless list of spam emails? Google got you covered. With Gmail and Google Wallet all that is entirely possible.
How do you go about it? As you’ll see...
IT News Africa: Challenges or no, Orange says it is here to say 17 May 2013 - Doing business in Africa requires focus and “feet on the ground” or genuine presence claims management at Orange Business Services, the Business-to-Business arm of France Telecom-Orange. The company...
Techweez: Google’s Blink Drops 8.8 million lines of WebKit Code in One month 16 May 2013 - Google’s web engine, Blink promised to get rid of unneeded WebKit code when it was first launched. Alex Komoroske, product manager on Chrome’s Open Web Platform notes the team has already dropped 8.8 million lines from Blink’s codebase. 4.5...
Techweez: Durban To Get Exclusive Internet Namespace, dotDurban 16 May 2013 - Durban is set to get an exclusive Internet namespace, dotDurban after having passed the initial evaluation phase of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). ZADNA (the .ZA Domain Name Authority) explains that in the initial evaluation...
iHub: NRBUZZ: DIGITIZING MARKET RESEARCH 16 May 2013 - This month’s session of the Nairobi Research Buzz will be exceptional by all means! For the first time, we will have Ipsos Synovate – A global market research company, keen on BQC (Better, Quicker, and Cheaper) methodologies and processes in its areas of ...
Techweez: Syria Gets Cut Off From the Internet For Second Time This Month 16 May 2013 - Earlier this month, Syria’s internetwork was cut off from the world for close to 19 hours. This interruption was blamed on optic cable malfunction. Renesys, a company that monitors Internet activity through 1.5 million points, reported a decrease in...
