American designer Chris Bangle explains his philosophy that car design is an art form in its own right, with an engaging account of the BMW Group’s Deep Blue project, intended to create the SUV of the future. Sending a team…

The Connect Africa Summit, to be held in Kigali, Rwanda, on 29 and 30 October, will seek to promote partnerships and the roll-out of ICT infrastructure, including broadband, as a precondition for ICT access and services in Africa. Connect Africa…

Participating in discussions today in New York, Cisco Chairman and CEO John Chambers and Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer will share their views on the future of technology and discuss their plans to strengthen their collaboration to meet customer demands for…

IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced new initiatives to prepare business partners for the availability of BladeCenter S, the industry’s first blade computing system designed to help smaller firms simplify the management of their technology. In addition, IBM will enable select…

Vodafone may be heading for the Nigerian telecoms market as indications have emerged that Mubadala Development Company of the United Arab Emirates, which was granted a $400 million licence by Nigeria, is in talks with the UK’s biggest mobile operator.…

Comprising a high-calibre Exhibition, a Forum and a whole lot more, ITU TELECOM AFRICA 2008 will provide a major networking platform for Africa’s top ICT names to come together to focus on the core issues relating to ICT expansion in…

Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) today announced a global series of MOTODEV Summits — exclusive, one-day events that offer today’s most creative and innovative application developers the opportunity to participate in advanced training, understand market opportunities and get a sneak peek…

Apple’s iMac just got a makeover and what was arguably the best desktop computer on the market for the average consumer is slimmer, sleeker and significantly faster. But perhaps best of all, it’s cheaper, by $200 to $300, depending on…

The coastal town of Knysna in South Africa has just become the Largest wi-fi enabled area in the whole of Africa. The principles derived from the South African Government Green paper on telecommunications has allowed for low cost data service…

“I don’t think we’re going to make it,” John Doerr proclaims, in an emotional talk about climate change and investment. Spurred on by his daughter, who demanded he fix the mess the world is heading for, he and his partners…

Cairo: Egypt is increasingly being noticed for its IT outsourcing capabilities in the global market, says an expert. “Egypt is fast carving a position for itself among global IT outsourcing players, and Egyptian software development companies are increasingly attracting business…

THE Enugu Regional Transmission Manager of the Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN), Mr. Joseph Eke, yesterday, advised the Federal Government to resist the call for exploration of nuclear technology as a way of meeting the nation’s power needs, saying…

Google, after buying video-sharing site YouTube nine months ago for $1.65 billion, plans to stop selling television shows on its homegrown video site. The company will stop offering download-to-own and download-to-rent programs Aug. 15, according to an e-mail sent to…

As technology entrepreneurs go, Kamande Muiruri ranks at the top. In the mid-1990s, he was among the flag bearers of the Internet revolution in Kenya at Africa Online alongside Ayisi Makatiani and Amolo Ng’weno. Harping on a big dream of…

Several African governments are currently nominating investors for a submarine communications cable project linking countries in eastern and southern Africa. The New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) is backing the project — which it yet to be named — after…

In this report Efem Nkanga takes a look at the controversy that trailed Nigeria Communications Satellite’s bid to get a licence and provide telecoms services in Nigeria Of recent, the bid by the management of Nigeria communications Satellite Nigcomsat to…