Computers
26 Mubi students killed on an attack
Several casualties have recorded after a group of unknown gunmen attacked and killed students in Mubi, north-eastern Nigeria.
Report says that the killings...
Netbook sales fall as iPad-like tablet sales rise
Remember the Last Big Thing in computing? You’ll be forgiven for having forgotten it was the netbook — a small notebook computer with a...
Indestructible hard drive by ioSafe launched
ioSafe's Rugged Portable hard drive launched at the Consumer Electronics Show this week withstood drops, submersion and even blasts from a 12-guage shotgun.
"It has...
Firefox ranked most popular browser in Europe
For the first time in a decade, Microsoft’s Internet Explorer is no longer the leading Web browser in Europe, ceding the position to Mozilla’s...
Africa’s big social media explosion
In the mid-1990s, as the use of mobile phones spread in much of the developed world, few thought of Africa as a potential market....
iPad 2 speculation mounts
Based on reports made by sources who are close to Apple components suppliers, the next generation iPad (also quoted as iPad 2) will have...
Morocco’s militant hackers
They are militant hackers who have attacked sites in Egypt, Morocco, Spain, Israel... Their screen messages have been likened to messages on banners hoisted...
Facebook dismisses mobile phone rumors
Facebook said on Monday it is not building a mobile phone, dismissing a TechCrunch story that it is working on software for a device...
A Google TV Refresher: What We Know So Far
Google TV's planned fall launch is not news, but given that Google hasn't said much about its television plans since May, it's time for...
Kenya: U.S. launches East Africa software competition “Apps 4 Africa”
United States Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Judith McHale launched the “Apps 4 Africa” contest at the Innovation Hub...
Twitter Comes To Yahoo
Yahoo on Wednesday announced it would be providing integrated Twitter results into its search engine, and that Yahoo users will start seeing this functionality...
Hewlett Packard’s Brain Gain Initiative to consolidate African development
Among the first leading IT companies to have invested in Africa, Hewlett-Packard (HP) is convinced that to benefit from the continent’s full potential the...
Cherrypal launches world’s first $99 laptop
Cherrypal, the company that brought the world's "greenest" desktop computer to market last year, announced today that it has officially launched the first $99...
The Internet of Things: next big marvel?
To say the world has become one big technological hub is no news at all. If just by reaching one’s pocket for one tiny...
New IBM software competes with Microsoft in Africa
The African computer market is showing, despite the global economic crisis, strong development prospects. It is in this light that IBM has planned to...