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Tue, April 16th, 12:17 · Kamau Mbote

Sony launches two new authorised service centres in Kenya

Sony Middle East and Africa (MEA) has formally launched two new authorised service centres in Nairobi, bringing the total number of such centres in Kenya to seven. → Read more
Tue, April 16th, 08:26 · Richard Cutcher

Microsoft in smartwatch hunt

Microsoft seem intent on joining the smartwatch club after suppliers reportedly let slip the computing giant had asked them to send touch-based components. → Read more
Tue, April 16th, 06:33 · Kamau Mbote

Google Glass Mirror API now available to developers

Google has released the developer guidelines to its Glass Mirror API in time for the first shipments of its wearable device, allowing developers to begin creating applications for the product. → Read more
Mon, April 15th, 15:37 · Nanine Steenkamp

Bendable screen faces mass manufacture doubt

While the development of a prototype for bendable screens is now possible, mass manufacturing with suitable screen material is still uncertain, researchers say. → Read more
Mon, April 15th, 09:48 · Tom Jackson

FNB launches Banking App for tablets

South Africa’s First National Bank (FNB) has released a new Banking App for tablets, tapping into the growing number of users in the country as part of a wider tablet device strategy. → Read more
Fri, April 12th, 13:25 · Gabriella Mulligan

Iranian claims to have invented a time machine

An Iranian man claims he has invented a time machine which will show the next eight years of an individual’s life based on touch. → Read more
Fri, April 12th, 09:54 · Kamau Mbote

Google to build supercomputer with artificial intelligence

Google is to build a supercomputer with the capability of talking back to its users, according to a report. → Read more
Fri, April 12th, 09:48 · Tom Jackson

EPL clubs vote for goal-line technology

English Premier League football clubs have voted to introduce goal-line technology from next season, with the Hawk-Eye system awarded the contract to provide the system. → Read more
Fri, April 12th, 06:48 · Nanine Steenkamp

Shoe reflector tech enables bioterrorism and infection detection

Running trainer reflectors will be able to detect bioterrorism threats and diagnose infectious diseases, scientists revealed at the 245th National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society this week in New Orleans. → Read more
Thu, April 11th, 13:55 · Tom Jackson

Microsoft creative director quits

Adam Orth, a creative director at Microsoft, has resigned after a week of controversy following comments about the new next-generation Xbox. → Read more
Thu, April 11th, 13:41 · Tom Jackson

Google introduces Glass Collective

Google has formed an investment syndicate with two venture capital (VC) firms named the “Glass Collective” to provide seed funding to startups building for the Google Glass platform. → Read more
Thu, April 11th, 12:02 · Nanine Steenkamp

Microsoft working on new tablet series

Microsoft is in the process of developing a smaller-sized tablet series to keep up with competitors. → Read more
Thu, April 11th, 08:37 · Tom Jackson

New Xbox to take over TV – report

Microsoft’s new Xbox will include a feature which allows the next-generation console to take over a television and set-top box, according to a report. → Read more
Wed, April 10th, 10:15 · Tom Jackson

iPad 5 set for summer production – report

Production of the fifth-generation iPad is set to begin in July or August this year, according to a report by DigiTimes. → Read more
Tue, April 9th, 12:26 · Paul Adepoju

Samsung launches Galaxy Note 8.0 and HomeSync in Nigeria

Samsung has launched two of its latest devices, Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 and HomeSync, in Nigeria. → Read more
Tue, April 9th, 08:29 · Tom Jackson

Goal-line technology to be adopted by EPL clubs

Premier League clubs are expected to adopt goal-line technology (GLT) this week, with the Football Association (FA) and Premier League running a joint-tender process for the supply, installation and maintenance of the systems. → Read more
Mon, April 8th, 12:40 · Tom Jackson

Samsung Ghana launches ‘Di Bi Na Sa Di Biom’ promo

Samsung Ghana has introduced the 'Di Bi Na Sa Di Biom', looking to reward customers for using legitimate Samsung products rather than the fakes that have flooded the market. → Read more
Mon, April 8th, 12:27 · Tom Jackson

Microsoft to launch new Xbox in May – rumours

Microsoft is set to unveil its next-generation Xbox in May, according to reports, having postponed a planned April launch. → 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, 13:53 · 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