Erik Hersman Joseph Mucheru has been named the new site lead for Google Kenya. This was whispered to be happening, but at today’s Google lunch at TEDGlobal the position was made official by Francoise Brougher, Director of Google Business Opportunities.…

Most threats detected in May were related to financially motivated cyber-crime. Panda Software is able to reveal that Trojans and adware were responsible for almost half of all infections detected by Panda ActiveScan in May.

Vodacom, South Africa’s largest mobile telecommunications operator by number of subscribers, has signed an exclusive agreement with satellite television provider MultiChoice to market pay-TV services to its customers, the company said Sunday.

The African Standard Authority has banned a few of the new PlayStation 3 advertisements, which were recently released in South Africa. The posters all had one same line: “Stocks are limited. Things could get ugly.” The ASA explained why the…

Following the emergence of the first clinical students of Imo State University College of Medicine, the then government of Imo State under Achike Udenwa established the Imo State University Teaching Hospital as an e- tertiary hospital to provide advanced medical…

Google announced further investment for its users and customers in MENA (Middle East & North Africa) by opening a new office in Egypt. The new operation enables Google to better serve its Arabic-speaking users, advertisers, and partners in Egypt and…

The American network chose to remain tight lipped about the reason Koinange, 41, lost his job giving no more than a “he is no longer employed at CNN, and we are not commenting beyond that,” statement from CNN spokeswoman Christa…

New hand-crafted device jewelry will be available at the Helsinki Flagship store Helsinki – Nokia today announced that they are working with noted Finnish artist Björn Weckström to offer a customized, limited edition Nokia N76 multimedia computer available only at…

Roughly nine million people live in Rwanda, and nearly 200,000 of them are infected with HIV. Healthcare facilities often lack the appropriate supplies, reliable Internet connections, and have a limited ability to track patients or the spread of HIV across…

Erik van Veen, the chief commercial officer, said customers will be able to browse the Internet, send and receive e-mails, download information, access multi-media services and use streaming services in a cost-effective way.

Pro Technology has extended its geographic reach by opening an office in Tripoli. The move signals its entrance into the Libyan market, where it will offer consumers and enterprises access to a number of leading brands.

MTC subsidiary, Celtel International, the leading pan-African mobile telecommunications company announced today that it was expanding One Network, the world’s first borderless mobile network, to include the Republic of Congo, Gabon, and Democratic Republic of Congo. This comes nine months…

OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso — Microsoft Corp. Thursday announced two important new partnerships to help bring social and economic opportunities to people in Africa through the benefits of technology.

Starting later this month, eBay will stop the sales of ivory-based products. The online auction giant made the announcement after meeting with the International Fund for Animal Welfare, which informed eBay that 9 out of 10 ivory-containing items sold online…

By Pauline Wangui Business on the Internet is booming the world over although Kenya, just like other developing countries, is yet to reap from the wave.What is e-Commerce and what is hampering the growth of online business in Kenya?

A United Nations-backed forum aiming to spread the use of information and communication technology (ICT) in West and Central Africa kicked off today in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.