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First African-designed smartphone and tablet hit market

Verone Mankou with the Elikia When 26-year-old Congolese entrepreneur Verone Mankou followed up the introduction of the first African-designed tablet with the announcement of the first African-designed smartphone, some within the local tech community looked on skeptically. This was Africa … read more »

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New Mini iPad unveils

Two weeks ago, Apple CEO Tim Cook revealed the company had sold its 100 millionth iPad. Today, the tech giant is hoping to snap up even more of that market share with its highly-anticipated iPad Mini. The announcement came at … read more »

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Another missionary in Africa: the Bill Gates myth

WHO IS THE MAN? Bill Gates is a walking talking Bill Gates commercial. It matters not that he retired from Microsoft. The Bill Gates image is still very serious business. Arguably his most famous quote is “Be nice to nerds. … read more »

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Google to launch free ‘online hard drive’ storage system to take on rivals such as Dropbox

Google is on the brink of launching an online storage service that will store large files online instead of in PC hard drives, according to insider reports. The service will be a rival to services such as Dropbox, a ‘cloud’ … read more »

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Apple founder Steve Jobs, 56, dies

‘Steve’s brilliance, passion and energy were the source of countless innovations that enrich and improve all of our lives. The world is immeasurably better because of Steve. ‘His greatest love was for his wife, Laurene, and his family. Our hearts … read more »

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Apple boss Steve Jobs to be replaced by Tim Cook

Apple founder Steve Jobs has resigned as chief executive of the technology giant and will be replaced by its chief operating officer Tim Cook. Mr Jobs, who underwent a liver transplant following pancreatic cancer, said he could no longer meet … read more »

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Upgrade Your Life: Amazing free software

Who says good software has to be expensive … or cost money at all? This week on Upgrade Your Life, Yahoo! News’ Becky Worley shows how to save hundreds of dollars, with free alternatives to pricey PC and Mac software … read more »

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Tablets and TVs reign at Electronics show

As the doors officially open on the 44th Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, much of the buzz surrounds tablets and televisions. Given the incredible success of Apple’s iPad, it’s no surprise many of the big tech companies announced their … read more »

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Windows Phone 7 is a big gamble, for both Microsoft and consumers

When Microsoft introduced its Windows Phone 7 operating system Monday, it couldn’t make its traditional sales pitch to consumers: We’re Microsoft, this product has “Windows” in its name, get on board now! Instead, it had to ask something different: Trust … read more »

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