Private sector looks to students for innovation
Gijima, a JSE-listed IT services company, along with the University of Western Cape (UWC) are scheduling a “Code Jam” between March and May this year. New apps, fresh ideas, brought to you by Gijima and the University of the Western Cape. (image: findmysoft.com) Even students who are not necessarily developers are invited to submit innovative app More...
Nigeria not yet prepared for electronic voting
Odeneye Olusegun, a member of the House of Representatives, believes Nigeria is not ready for electronic voting as proposed. A member of the House of Representatives has revealed that Nigeria is not yet prepared More...
Absa ticks over online banking record
South Africa’s Absa bank today announced that the sum of their online banking transactions hit a record one trillion rand last year. This figure accounts for individual as well as small business online transactions. Arrie More...
Something you missed at the iPad launch
As hype over the last 24 hours focused on the launch of the third generation iPad, Apple snuck a free tool under the radar allowing you to configure multiple iPads and iPhones simultaneously. Screenshot of Apple's More...
Google’s Chrome hacked
Google will have to cough up green after their Chrome browser was breached. A Russian student walked away with $60 000 after hacking Chrome from a fully-patched Windows 7 64-bit PC. This follows Google’s offer More...
FASTECH promoting Nigerian entrepreneurship education
The FCT Agency for Science and Technology (FASTECH) is currently partnering with an international NGO, Junior Achievement, to promote entrepreneurship education in primary and secondary schools in the Federal Capital More...
RIM forced to rename OS software
After announcing that Research In Motion would be branding its new BlackBerry operating system BBX, the company has been forced to change the name of its OS to BB10, which is scheduled for release sometime in 2012. Research More...
Microsoft SA MD bullish on Nokia partnership
Microsoft South Africa MD, Mteto Nyati believes his company’s recent partnership with Nokia will enable the software giant become a true player in the global mobile phone space. Nyati emphasized that during More...
Q&A: Africa lacks software entrepreneurs
Ghanaian entrepreneur, Herman Kojo Chinery-Hesse co-founded SOFTtribe Limited, one of West Africa’s leading software companies about 19 years ago. Chinery-Hesse is the only African winner of the Distinguished More...
Citrix reports third Quarter Revenue of $565 million
Citrix Systems, yesterday, 27 October 2011 reported financial results for the third quarter of fiscal 2011 ended 30 September 2011. Mark Templeton, Citrix President and CEO (image source: file photo) “This was More...