Articles by Gabriella Mulligan

Articles by Gabriella Mulligan, Page 36

Thu, April 11th, 14:03 · Gabriella Mulligan

Samsung launches Galaxy Mega

Samsung today launched the Galaxy Mega, the largest handset available to date, hoping to combine the portability of a smartphone with the capabilities of a tablet. → Read more
Thu, April 11th, 12:37 · Gabriella Mulligan

Pistorius family condemns social media “disrespect”

The family of Oscar Pistorius has condemned the disrespectful tone of commentary on social media surrounding Pistorius’ killing of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in February. → Read more
Thu, April 11th, 11:31 · Gabriella Mulligan

Innovate Kenya challenge launches for solutions to local challenges

Global Minimum has launched the Innovate Kenya 2013 challenge, inviting high school students to submit tech solutions to locally pressing issues. → Read more
Wed, April 10th, 14:02 · Gabriella Mulligan

OPINION: Lack of transparency at DoC damaging

South African communications minister Dina Pule, along with her Department of Communications (DoC), shows complete disdain for transparency in her refusal to answer requests for information and pays little more than lip-service to ICT sector priorities. → Read more
Wed, April 10th, 10:21 · Gabriella Mulligan

eNCA launches online news portal

eNCA today launched an online portal to provide local, regional and international news, in a bid to provide a comprehensive and interactive news offering. → Read more
Wed, April 10th, 08:58 · Gabriella Mulligan

Safaricom welcomes Kenyatta’s ICT plans

Safaricom has welcomed the ICT plans set out in President Uhuru Kenyatta’s inauguration speech, with the company keen to work with the government to achieve 100 day plan objectives. → Read more
Tue, April 9th, 13:43 · Gabriella Mulligan

FNB launches SA-Zimbabwe mobile banking platform

South Africa’s First National Bank (FNB) has launched a mobile money transfer system to facilitate payments from South Africa to Zimbabwe. → Read more
Tue, April 9th, 13:26 · Gabriella Mulligan

Tech central to Kenyan growth – Kenyatta

New Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta used his inauguration speech to say technology will be central to the growth of Kenya and reaffirm his pledge to improve access to technology in schools. → Read more
Tue, April 9th, 08:35 · Gabriella Mulligan

Female-run radio station to launch in Somalia

Somalia’s first female-run radio station is to launch in Mogadishu, as part of a programme seeking to empower women in the country. → Read more
Tue, April 9th, 08:10 · Gabriella Mulligan

Zambian activist arrested for TV appearance

Zambian gay rights and HIV activist Paul Kasonkomona has been arrested in Lusaka for appearing on television discussing homosexuality and the need for equal rights for homosexuals in Zambia. → Read more
Mon, April 8th, 09:53 · Gabriella Mulligan

Facebook trials paid messages system

Facebook is trialling a system which charges users for sending messages to people outside their “friends” network, in order to cut down on spam. → Read more
Mon, April 8th, 08:47 · Gabriella Mulligan

EyeFly turns iPhone 3D

A plastic screen protector has been developed for the iPhone 5 which turns the device’s screen into a 3D display without the need for 3D glasses. → Read more
Mon, April 8th, 06:48 · Gabriella Mulligan

Anti-kidnap bracelet designed for aid workers

A civil rights group has developed a new personal kidnap alarm in the form of a bracelet to improve the security of aid workers across the world. → Read more
Fri, April 5th, 13:55 · Gabriella Mulligan

Online system boosts Ghanaian agriculture

The Ghanaian agriculture sector has been given a boost by the launch of an online Geographic Information Systems (GIS) platform, in a bid to improve the sector’s efficiency and Ghana’s competitiveness in regional and international markets. → Read more
Fri, April 5th, 13:53 · Gabriella Mulligan

Tablet, smartphone success to knock PCs, Microsoft, out of market

PC uptake worldwide is set to decline rapidly, fuelled by the increasing preference for tablets and smartphones, according to Gartner. → Read more
Fri, April 5th, 13:12 · Gabriella Mulligan

Hacker “Weev” live-tweeting from prison

A hacker imprisoned in the United States for stealing over 120,000 iPad users’ emails addresses has found a way around the system again, and is live-tweeting from inside prison. → Read more
Fri, April 5th, 09:26 · Gabriella Mulligan

ITU launches Young Innovators Competition

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) today launched the third annual Young Innovators competition, inviting young entrepreneurs to submit ICT solutions to global challenges. → Read more
Fri, April 5th, 07:09 · Gabriella Mulligan

Facebook launches Home

Facebook has launched the “Home” experience for Android devices, which the company says will change the way computing devices are used, and make handsets more socially connected. → Read more
Thu, April 4th, 14:49 · Gabriella Mulligan

NCC again postpones MNP

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has delayed the launch of Mobile Number Portability (MNP) until the end of April, in order to give network operators enough time to prepare their networks. → Read more
Thu, April 4th, 14:10 · Gabriella Mulligan

Amazon phone rumoured

Amazon’s appointment of an ex-Microsoft executive who worked on the Windows phone has sparked rumours the e-commerce company may be developing a smartphone. → Read more