Kachwanya: Pivot East 2013 Finalists 23 May 2013 - Mlab East Africa has announced Pivot East 2013 finalists. Pivot East final pitching competition will take place on 25th and 26th June in Kampala Uganda. I think it is great that in this year competition focus on startups becoming sustainable enterprises as...
Kachwanya: Ushahidi Founder Ory Okolloh Joins Omidyar Network from Google 23 May 2013 - The Ushahidi Founder and well known blogger Ory Okolloh has joined Omidyar Network . According to Omidyar Network , Ory Okolloh has joined as a director, investments within the philanthropic investment firm’s government transparency initiative. So that...
Kachwanya: Samsung Accidental Damage from Handling Cover for Galaxy S4 23 May 2013 - Accidental Damage from Handling Cover by Samsung for GAlaxy S4 is great news for those who have bought or planning to buy Galaxy S4
Accidental damage cover has been incorporated into the existing 24 month Warranty Cover on the Samsung Galaxy S4. According to...
Nation Tech: Samsung sells more than 10m Galaxy S4 smartphones 23 May 2013 - South Korea's Samsung Electronics said Thursday its latest flagship Galaxy S4 had become its fastest selling smartphone to date, topping 10 million units globally less than a month after its debut.
IT News Africa: 52% of gamers “underwhelmed” by Microsoft’s Xbox One 23 May 2013 - A poll carried out by www.VoucherCodesPro.co.uk asked 1,112 UK gamers for their opinion on Microsoft’s latest console offering as part of research into consumer opinion. The study initially asked...
IT News Africa: It is not all Android and iOS 23 May 2013 - Within a few weeks, Mozilla – the not-for-profit company that has largely made a name for itself in the Internet space – is set to make waves in the mobile industry with the launch of a new Firefox...
CIO: Big data to drive private water investment projects 23 May 2013 - Waterfund LLC and IBM today announced that they have signed an agreement with the Ministry of Water and Environment of the Republic of Uganda that makes the country the first in Africa to become a member of the pioneering Water Cost Index (WCI).
IT News Africa: Mortal Kombat Komplete Edition comes to PC 23 May 2013 - Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment today announced Mortal Kombat Komplete Edition for PC. Windows PC players can now face-off with Mortal Kombat Komplete Edition, named the Fighting Game of the...
TechMoran: Battle For Airwaves 23 May 2013 - Guest Post by Karuku Mwangi Zuku is long on fiction and short on TV content In as far attempts at misinformation go, the Wananchi Group’s, ChiefExecutive Richard Bell’s shot at it is at best flimsy and at worst ridiculous when he tries to paint MultiChoice as a...
TechMoran: SA Payroll Industry To Gather For Accsys’ Interactive Forum 23 May 2013 - Key role-players within the South African payroll industry are scheduled to meet at an Interactive Forum at the Woodmead Country Club on 12 June 2013 to discuss pertinent topics affecting payroll within commerce. The Payroll Interactive Forum will be hosted by...
CIO: UNHCR, Microsoft and HP to boost refugee education in Dadaab 23 May 2013 - The UN Refugee Agency in partnership with Microsoft and HP, and with the support of the Innovation and Education units, has officially launched the Community Technology Access (CTA) project in Dadaab, a comprehensive initiative to harness the potential of ICT...
Capital Tech: Samsung sells more than 10 mn Galaxy S4 smartphones 23 May 2013 - South Korea’s Samsung Electronics said Thursday that global sales of its latest flagship Galaxy smartphone had topped 10 million units less than a month after its debut.
A company statement said the Galaxy S4 had already topped the 10-million sales mark...
IT News Africa: SAS helps to clarify the Big Data issue 23 May 2013 - Despite the misperception surrounding Big Data, there is no question over its relevance and the opportunity that exists within the adoption and integration of this trend in commerce. This is the view...
IT News Africa: Review: Injustice – Gods Among Us 23 May 2013 - Alongside sports titles, fighting games are as popular as ever, thanks to old franchises such as Mortal Kombat, Tekken and Soul Calibre. Those titles paved the way for current titles to employ better...
Techweez: All About Windows 8 Charms Bar 23 May 2013 - Article by AbhayWhile Windows 8 has come up with new avatar of Windows OS, users cannot afford to take their eyes off the metro style interface, interesting apps, and various engaging features. In less than a year of its launch, Windows 8 has faced many...
Techweez: Samsung Galaxy S 4 selling at 4 units per second, hits 10 million 23 May 2013 - Article by Martin GicheruSamsung today announced that the Galaxy S 4 has hit 10 million in less than a month after commence of shipping, a few days after hitting 6 million on May 10th. That was on the 27th of April when it started selling concurrently in several...
CIO: Ory Okolloh departs Google for Omidyar 22 May 2013 - Omidyar Network today announced that Ory Okolloh has joined as a director, investments within the philanthropic investment firm's government transparency initiative. Okolloh will help drive the organization's work in supporting innovative organizations that use...
TechMoran: Omidyar Network Hires Ory Okolloh As Its Investments Director 22 May 2013 - Ory Okolloh, recently policy manager for sub-Saharan Africa with Google till May 2 2013, and co-founder and executive director of Ushahidi has joined the Omidyar Network as a director, investments within the Omidyar’s government transparency initiative....
Ushahidi: Weekly: Upcoming Events in San Fran, NYC 22 May 2013 - Happy Week! We have a number of upcoming community events both online and in person: SanFran, NYC and even a livestream from Stockholm!
Deployment of the Week – The Love Map from Taiwan
While the Love Map has Heart and Cat Icons on the map, they are...
IT News Africa: Skills development will boost Africa’s competitiveness 22 May 2013 - This month saw heads of states and leaders of industries from all over Africa coming together to discuss the future of the African continent at the World Economic Forum (WEF), which took place in...
IT News Africa: VMware Announces vCloud Hybrid Service 22 May 2013 - VMware CEO Pat Gelsinger has unveiled VMware vCloud Hybrid Service, an Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) cloud operated by VMware and built on the trusted foundation of VMware vSphere, giving...
IT News Africa: All you need to know about the Xbox One 22 May 2013 - A new vision for the future came to life yesterday as Microsoft Corp. unveiled Xbox One, the all-in-one gaming and entertainment system created for today and the next generation. At Microsoft...
