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10 African innovation incubators to watch
The term business Incubation is often heard in the hallways of science and technology companies across Africa. Entrepreneurs are using technology to develop ideas to introduce products and services to compete within the continent’s burgeoning ICT marketplace. With the level of challenges…
Top IT trends to impact Africa in 2013
According to the Chinese zodiac, 2013, the Year of the Snake, is the year for science and technology. But you do not have to be a seasoned astrologer to know that the ICT sector will play a major role within…
Top product launches at Mobile World Congress
The annual Mobile World Congress (MWC), currently underway in Barcelona, Spain, is one of the most important dates on the consumer technology calendar. Mobile operators, manufacturers and device creators from all over the world come to showcase their technology. Most companies also take the…
Top 10 most anticipated games of 2013
Every year the market is flooded by video games and the volume and variety leaves many players agonising over the decision on what to invest in.  A large number of really fantastic titles will make their way into the hands of eager…
Top 10 Gadget Christmas Wish list
Each year, technology becomes more advanced, user friendly and aids us in our everyday lives. Although it is hard to compare technology from ten years ago to what we have today, it does not stop us from wondering what will…
Top 10 gadgets of 2012
The year has seen many great gadgets being released and as technology grows, electronic devices will become more complex, intricate and exciting. IT News Africa has compiled a list of our biggest gadgets of the year, including smartphones, notebooks, tablets…
Top 5 ways to keep your data safe in a natural disaster
With Hurricane Sandy just about mopping up the Eastern seaboard of the U.S and another storm brewing on the western coast of Mexico (tropical storm Rosa), a vast amount of damage has been done to lives and property  – which…
Five things African politicians can learn from the US elections
Social media has had a profound impact on society, and sites like Twitter and Facebook have experienced significant increases in user numbers. Facebook’s global user base now stands at over a billion. Anything a person says on a social media site (and the…
Top 5 venture capital firms targeting Africa
Start-ups continue to mushroom across Africa’s fertile business and ICT landscape. Few of these would be in a position to move past the initial startup phase were it not for the involvement of venture capitalists. But, this is very much a…
Top 5 Nigerian BlackBerry business apps
BlackBerry has been proven, many times over, to be one of the most significant smartphones in Africa. The company can boast of more users on the continent than any other smartphone manufacturer, and with such high levels of adoption, comes an equally…
Africa’s top-selling mobile handsets
With mobile connectivity being one of the fastest expanding elements of technology in Africa, it comes as no surprise that the continent has a number of fast-selling mobile phones. Africa still lacks true Internet access and in most countries mobile users…
Top 10 African mobile operators to follow on Twitter
Social media has exploded over the last couple of years and micro-blogging site Twitter has experienced a tremendous surge in user numbers. It is not only private individuals who have been taking to the site, but also companies. Many telecommunications and mobile…
Top 10 reasons why African tech start-ups struggle
Given Facebook’s turbulent entry onto the stock market (with shares recently falling 4% to $20,04 and Zuckerberg’s reported financial loss of $423 million, there are lessons to be learnt about dabbling in technology and establishing a business. The saying ‘be…
Top Ten largest telecoms companies in Africa
Telecommunications is one of the fastest growing industries on the continent, with many companies looking to either enter or expand on African soil. IT News Africa compiled a list of the ten biggest telecommunications companies based on turnover at the…
Top 10 games we simply can’t wait for
The tail-end of 2012 will be one of the busiest times for video game players as a plethora of exciting titles will make their way onto the market. While the majority of them are sequels of some kind, it does not detract from the…
Top 6 sites to manage digital assets when you die
Many Internet users wonder what will happen to their digital assets when they pass away. The question has become more prevalent as the digital world around us grows and more people connect to social websites like Facebook and Twitter. Currently Facebook has…
