With nearly $60 billion, Mexican telecoms tycoon Carlos Slim Helu has officially overtaken Microsoft founder Bill Gates for the title of the world’s richest person, Fortune magazine reported in its latest edition. The strong performance by Slim’s holdings on the…

Apple® today unveiled an all new all-in-one iMac® line featuring gorgeous 20- and 24-inch widescreen displays encased in elegant and professional aluminum and glass enclosures. The entire new iMac line features the latest Intel Core 2 Duo processors and a…

The World Economic Forum has ranked Tanzania in the 11th position in Africa for information and communication technology strength (ICT). The Citizen newspaper on Thursday quoted the report as saying that the forum’s Global Information Technology Report 2006-2007 Networked Readiness…

As she browses the Internet at the Nabweru Community Multimedia Centre (CMC) computer lab, Lovincer Nabanja recounts how the facility has enabled her to acquire computer and business skills leading to better management of her restaurant. “The centre greatly helped…

Even while complaints rage on over the quality of telecommunication services offered by the GSM operators in the country, cheery news came from one of the service providers. Last month in Lagos , two of Nigeria ‘s leading companies, one…

Anand Agarawala presents BumpTop, a fresh user interface that takes the usual desktop metaphor to a glorious, 3D extreme. In this physics-driven universe, important files finally get the weight they deserve via an oddly satisfying resizing feature, and the drudgery…

Egypt has set its sights on grabbing a share of the multi-billion dollar Indian-dominated call centre market and is looking to an unexpected corner for a helping hand — India. As it makes its pitch to the world, touting a…

IBM, world leaders in enterprise solutions on Tuesday showcased to a gathering of business executives in Lagos one of its latest business-enhancing solutions, the IBM BladeCenter. Acclaimed to be the most dense, energy-efficient blade in the market, the IBM eServer…

The Government is set to issue a fourth mobile phone licence as it sweetens the sale of a majority stake in Telkom Kenya to strategic investors. The fourth licence will be issued to Telkom Kenya together with a third generation…

The World Economic Forum’s Global Information Technology report has slotted Kenya in the 12th position for her efforts in developing information and communication technology (ICT) sector. According to the report, Tanzania is ranked 11th, and Uganda 14th. The research, conducted…

Government has set aside R16 million to establish Fabrication Laboratories, popularly known as the “FabLabs” which offer powerful opportunities for people from disadvantaged communities. To date, there are six of these computer labs or FabLabs in the Free State, Western…

LinuxWorld – IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced a Big Green Linux initiative to help its clients further integrate Linux into the enterprise as a way to reduce costs and energy consumption by building cooler data centers. The Big Green Linux…

DALLAS, TX–(Marketwire – August 7, 2007) – NewMarket Technology, Inc. (OTCBB: NMKT) today announced CEO Philip Verges will be participating in the “Connecting Rural Communities Africa Forum 2007” in Nairobi, Kenya, August 21-24, 2007. NewMarket was invited to participate in…

Telkom’s deal with FIFA, concluded earlier this afternoon at SAFA house in Johannesburg, is a value-in-kind sponsorship to the amount of R 255-Million (US 36-Mil). Telkom however says that it is important to highlight the value of the sponsorship rather…

Negative images of Africa dominate the news: famine and disease, conflict and corruption. But Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the former Finance Minister of Nigeria, says there’s a less-told story unfolding in many African nations: one of reform, economic growth and business opportunity.…

Microsoft’s Stephen Lawler gives a whirlwind tour of Virtual Earth, moving up, down and through its hyperreal cityscapes with dazzlingly fluidity, a remarkable feat that requires staggering amounts of data to bring into focus.