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Wed, January 9th, 11:12 · Tefo Mohapi

Ghana’s President delivers inaugural address from Samsung Galaxy Tablet

Ghana’s new President elect, John Dramani Mahama, read his acceptance speech from what appeared to be a Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 on Monday morning. → Read more
Wed, January 9th, 10:52 · Brandon Gregory

OUTA’s legal e-toll battle looks bleak

The Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance’s (OUTA) legal battle against the South African government is looking bleak after the original Constitutional Court’s ruling that policy decisions must not be meddled with by the courts. → Read more
Wed, January 9th, 08:10 · Kamau Mbote

No upsurge in set-top box sales despite Friday hearing

Sales of digital TV set-top boxes remain low in Kenya, in spite of warnings that the Nairobi analogue TV switch-off could take place almost immediately after the hearing of a court case set for Friday. → Read more
Tue, January 8th, 15:15 · Gabriella Mulligan

iShack helps slum dwellers go green

Innovators at the University of Stellenbosch are trialling the iShack, a new dwelling featuring solar-panels and lost-cost insulation, in a bid to raise the standard of living of South Africa’s millions of slum dwellers. → Read more
Mon, January 7th, 08:54 · Brandon Gregory

OUTA deciding whether to continue SA e-toll legal battle

The Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance’s (OUTA) future is on the line as it will decide whether or not to continue the legal battle against e-tolling in Gauteng province today (Monday). → Read more
Thu, January 3rd, 14:13 · Brandon Gregory

LG starts taking orders for OLED TV’s

In an attempt to beat their rivals, LG Electronics has begun taking orders for organic light-emitting diode (OLED) televisions, though African consumers will have to wait. → Read more
Sun, December 23rd, 09:31 · Gabriella Mulligan

Top 5 Gadgets of 2012

2012 saw renewed competition in the gadget sector, with a number of high-profile smartphone, entertainment and computing releases catching the public eye and raising the bar. Innovation was the name of the game, and before we see the stakes raised even further in 2013, HumanIPO looks at five of the best 2012 had to offer. → Read more
Fri, December 21st, 14:22 · Paul Adepoju

Samsung promises Nigerians exciting 2013, introduces new products

Samsung Electronics, has promised its Nigerian customers an exciting 2013 with the launch of several innovative products into the market. → Read more
Fri, December 21st, 13:01 · Brandon Gregory

E-Tolling: OUTA to decide on court appeal

The Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance (Outa) believes there are “reasonably strong reasons to appeal” the High Court’s decision to dismiss their application to abandon controversial e-tolling. → Read more
Fri, December 21st, 08:04 · HumanIPO

Sharper sound beams to replace scalpel

Engineers at Michigan University have revealed the development of sound beams which could replace the scalpel for non-invasive surgery. → Read more
Fri, December 21st, 07:06 · Robin Okuthe

Which TV works best for you?

With newer TV models to be announced in January during the annual Consumer Electronics Show, should you wait a little longer to buy a new TV? To help you figure out which TV is best for you, let’s examine each one of the television trifecta – LED, LCD and plasmas – while ignoring all possible hypes and advertorials. → Read more
Thu, December 20th, 10:33 · Kamau Mbote

Kenya’s High Court stops analogue TV switchoff

The High Court in Kenya has delayed the expected December 31 switch-off of analogue broadcasting in Nairobi, saying the process should be kept on hold until a case brought by the Consumers Federation of Kenya (Cofek) is heard on January 11. → Read more
Thu, December 20th, 08:32 · HumanIPO

Shoe power elevated with motion electricity

Human motion is transformed into electricity with the new deformable acrylic shoe revealed at Auckland University on Tuesday, 18 December. → Read more
Wed, December 19th, 12:44 · Tefo Mohapi

85% of all flat-panel TVs manufactured will be Internet-connected, smart TVs by 2016

Technology researchers Gartner have forecasted that by 2016 85 percent of all flat-panel TVs manufactured will be connected to the internet and will be Smart TVs, as the only method for television manufacturers to differentiate is to connect TVs to multiple platforms. → Read more
Tue, December 18th, 12:53 · Richard Cutcher

Computers to “translate” baby talk and “touch” fabrics across the world

IBM believes computing devices will be able to recreate the five human senses by 2017, transforming healthcare, shopping and cooking. → Read more
Tue, December 18th, 08:40 · Richard Cutcher

South African Government describes OUTA’s e-tolling campaign as “vexatious litigation”

A government official has publicly slammed the Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance’s (OUTA) attempts to “harass” the administration in court over its controversial plans to introduce e-tolling. → Read more
Fri, December 14th, 13:47 · Paul Adepoju

Nigerian Society Of Engineers pioneer online real time voting

To ensure elections in Nigeria are worry-free, the Nigeria Society of Engineers (NSE) has developed an online real-time election system. → Read more
Fri, December 14th, 13:11 · Robin Okuthe

Visa builds groundwork for electronic financial services in Rwanda

Global payments solutions leader Visa has agreed to lay foundations for an electronic payment network in line with the 2011 Charter of Collaboration with the Government of Rwanda. → Read more
Fri, December 14th, 13:06 · Tom Jackson

Child benefits from 3D-printable arms

HumanIPO recently reported on an American company that was set to begin testing prototypes of the first 3D-printable gun, assuming it obtained its federal arms licence. → Read more
Fri, December 14th, 11:14 · Brandon Gregory

South African ID books to be replaced by Smart Cards

South African Home Affairs Minister Naledi Pandor has announced the green, bar-coded identification books will be replaced by smart ID cards containing fingerprint biometric data cards early next year. → Read more