Gadgets, Page 29
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Mon, October 7th, 19:30 · Nanine Steenkamp
AtomoRapid release enables advanced malaria testing
Self-help malaria testing device AtomoRapid has been developed, enabling quick and reliable malaria diagnosis for Africa and beyond. → Read more
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Mon, October 7th, 19:00 · Winfred Kuria
Girls encouraged in Rwanda’s ICT sector
Women working in Rwanda’s ICT sector have visited various girls secondary schools on a mission to educate them on the importance of embracing ICT. → Read more
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Mon, October 7th, 14:30 · Selipha Kihagi
Tecno launches M3 running Android in Kenya
Tecno, one of the first dual SIM mobile phone brands to hit the African market, has launched a new family of pocket friendly smartphones in Kenya. → Read more
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Mon, October 7th, 10:00 · Nick Sato
Cheaper smartphones propel Samsung profits to record high
Samsung Electronics has hit another record profits high in the July-September quarter, attributing it to robust sales of its cheaper mid-range smartphones in developing countries. → Read more
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Fri, October 4th, 13:00 · Kamau Mbote
Google acquires gestures startup Flutter
Google has bought San Francisco-based startup Flutter, which uses webcams to detect hand signals and uses gestures to control various apps including iTunes and Netflix. → Read more
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Fri, October 4th, 11:40 · Winfred Kuria
Greenwing Audio launches wireless earbuds with “bite clicks”
Greenwing Audio has launched a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign for its new product, Split, a pair of wireless, hands free earphones. → Read more
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Fri, October 4th, 09:00 · Nanine Steenkamp
Q&A: Ibrahim Hamdy, CEO of Arabhardware
Ibrahim Hamdy, chief executive officer (CEO) at Egypt’s biggest IT supplier and first IT Arabic product review lab Arabhardware, spoke to HumanIPO on the Egyptian tech startup scene and other related issues. → Read more
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Fri, October 4th, 08:30 · Winfred Kuria
Nokia tests phone charging using lighting
A Nokia Lumia 925 device was fully charged in seconds during a trial of the alternative charging technique carried out by the Finnish phone manufacturer and the University of Southampton. → Read more
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Fri, October 4th, 07:00 · Selipha Kihagi
Dell unveils new family of XPS laptops
Dell has unveiled three new XPS laptops, the two-in-one XPS 11, an all new XPS 13 and XPS 15, which will feature upgraded screens and Intel Haswell processors of up to core i7. → Read more
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Thu, October 3rd, 16:00 · Brandon Gregory
Predictive maintenance technology could save millions – Shenker
Maintenance technology is vital for technology-reliant industries and governments for whom a simple software flaw could cause serious problems, according to Nadine Shenker, director of business intelligence and advanced analytics at BITanium. → Read more
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Thu, October 3rd, 10:20 · Kamau Mbote
Global shipment of 3D printers to grow by 49%
Shipment of 3D printers (3DP) costing less than US$100,000 is set to increase by 49 per cent this year to reach 56,507 units, according to research firm Gartner. → Read more
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Wed, October 2nd, 12:00 · Nick Sato
Samsung, JKUAT partner to offer university students affordable laptops
Samsung Electronics East Africa has partnered with Kenya’s Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) to provide affordable laptops for its students. → Read more
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Wed, October 2nd, 10:40 · Nanine Steenkamp
Egypt’s Arabhardware aiming for African expansion
Egyptian IT company Arabhardware is looking at expanding into the rest of the Africa, meeting the need for IT supplies on the continent. → Read more
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Tue, October 1st, 16:00 · Brandon Gregory
FNB adds Samsung Galaxy Note 3 to product range
South Africa’s First National Bank (FNB) has announced the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 will be available unlocked to its customers, allowing them to use the device with any mobile operator’s SIM card. → Read more
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Tue, October 1st, 13:00 · Selipha Kihagi
Galaxy Note 3 available in Kenya from October 7
The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 will be made available to Kenyans from Monday, October 7, with an e-commerce site announcing pre-orders. → Read more
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Tue, October 1st, 10:40 · Kamau Mbote
Huawei launches Ascend P6 in Kenya
Huawei has launched the world’s slimmest phone - the Huawei Ascend P6 - in Kenya. → Read more
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Tue, October 1st, 10:00 · Nick Sato
Kenyatta and Ruto briefed on laptop project ahead of roll out
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto have been briefed on the progress of the implementation of the one laptop per child programme in public primary schools ahead of its rollout in three months. → Read more
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Mon, September 30th, 15:30 · Kamau Mbote
Nairobi’s CCTV procurement to be completed by November
The closed circuit television (CCTV) project in Nairobi could finally begin moving forward after Joseph Ole Lenku, Kenya’s interior cabinet secretary, said the tender will be awarded in a month’s time. → Read more
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Mon, September 30th, 12:00 · Kamau Mbote
Nokia to launch 6 new devices in October
Nokia is set to launch six new devices in October at an event to be held in Abu Dhabi, with the company’s first phablet amongst them. → Read more
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Fri, September 27th, 17:30 · Paul Adepoju
Samsung Galaxy Note 3 to debut in Nigeria exclusively on Jumia
The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 will debut in Nigeria exclusively on e-commerce site Jumia, on Independence Day (October 1). → Read more
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