Youtube turns eight-years-old
The largest video sharing platform worldwide, YouTube, turns 8 this week. YouTube, which was acquired by Google in 2006, has become the go-to destination to find video content on almost every subject possible – More...
Yahoo! to acquire Tumblr for $1.1-billion
In a deal that is yet to be formally announced by Yahoo! officials, the board of the popular search engine approved a deal to acquire blogging site Tumblr. According to The Wall Street Journal, the deal is reportedly More...
Bill Gates once-again world’s richest
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 Billionaires Index, More...
Google Kenya launches Doodle 4 Google competition
As Kenya celebrates its 50th anniversary since independence in December, Google Kenya will launch the Doodle 4 Google 2013 competition, which will be open to all Kenyan school students aged between 6 years to 18 More...
Microsoft partners with Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology
Microsoft today announced a TV white spaces pilot project in collaboration with the Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology (COSTECH) and UhuruOne to provide affordable wireless broadband access to university More...
eBucks launches New Online Travel Booking Engine
eBucks, the rewards programme offered by FNB and RMB Private Bank, has launched its new Online Travel Booking Engine, increasing its offering to include more travel service providers and travel products. Michael More...
“Africa is blessed with challenges” – Microsoft
During the closing keynote address at Microsoft’s bi-annual Tech Ed conference in Durban, South Africa, Louis Otieno, the former General Manager for Microsoft Corporation for East and Southern Africa and current More...
Samsung’s free Wi-Fi now available
Following the announcement of the Samsung free Wi-Fi offering through Always On last month, Samsung Electronics South Africa has announced that this free Wi-Fi access service is available to customers at more More...
Seacom outage could last till April
International internet connectivity between Africa and Europe has been affected by damage to Seacom undersea cable infrastructure. Seacom CEO Mark Simpson (image: Seacom) The company has issued several statements More...
Seacom suffers internet outage off African coast
Undersea cable provider Seacom has experienced a number of cable cuts off the northern coast of Egypt, which is affecting internet connectivity in Africa, Middle East and Asia, the company said in a statement on More...