The $200 Nexus 7 Google Tablet is a Game-Changer for ICT Adoption in Africa
On Wednesday, Google announced the specs and price point for its Nexus 7 tablet. Engadget reports that for $200 the Nexus 7 has a 7-inch 1280 x 800 IPS LCD to...
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Ten years later, telecenters are still not sustainable
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Designing Effective Education Programs Using ICT: USAID ICT4E Report
I’m proud to announce the publication of USAID’s First Principles: Designing Effective Education Programs Using Information and Communication Technology...
Careful in your love of M-PESA and mobile payments to solve every development problem
Do you sometimes feel that every international development organization is in love with mobile money today? That transferring currency equivalents via mobile phones...
Join us for Fail Faire UK 2012 – a celebration of failure
Projects succeed, projects fail. The successes are always reported on, the failures are often filed away – pushed under the proverbial rug. Well, its time...
For BlackBerry to Survive, RIM Should Move From Canada to Nigeria
Recently, Ory Okolloh (@kenyanpundit) tweeted this brilliant suggestion to the leadership of Research in Motion, owners of the BlackBerry mobile phone system:
Blackberry...
Africans Should be Developing for Smartphones, Not USSD or Feature Phones
Recently, TechCrunch made the bold prediction that in five years’ time, most sub-Saharan Africans will have smartphones. At first I thought this just more mobile...
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Twhii: a great Twitter client for Java phones
Twhii is a new Twitter client for Java phones. Mr Mobility says:
For a Java app, Twhii is impressive. It gives advanced Twitter users all the flexibility that...
Interesting Results from the WorldReader e-Reader Pilot in Ghana
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