Ubuntu Linux Founder Mark Shuttleworth urged development of a Linux desktop to rival what Apple has done in this space and aired a vision of software changing the world. read more »
By Olusegun Abolaji Ogundeji , IDG News Service\Freetown Bureau 21 Jul, 2008
While 26.4 percent of Sierra Leoneans own mobile phones, results of the Core Welfare Indicators Questionnaire released last week show that just 1.1 percent of the country's population own personal computers. read more »
By Rebecca Wanjiku, IDG News Service\Nairobi Bureau 18 Jul, 2008
Sun Microsystems will focus special attention on Africa under a new emerging markets sales geography, which the company expects to drive accelerated expansion and sales coverage across growing markets. read more »
By Rebecca Wanjiku, IDG News Service\Nairobi Bureau 17 Jul, 2008
Africa is set to benefit from Cisco Systems' new unified data technology that delivers multiple applications over a network using minimal bandwidth. read more »
By Agam Shah, IDG News Service\San Francisco Bureau 17 Jul, 2008
The worldwide PC market grew at a healthy 15.3 percent in the second quarter but the weak economy means tough times and possibly a wave of consolidation may lie ahead for PC makers, according to surveys released Wednesday. read more »
By Gregg Keizer, Computerworld (US online) 16 Jul, 2008
Apple Inc. has asked a federal court to require Psystar Corp., the small computer maker marketing Intel-based systems with Mac OS X pre-installed, to recall all the systems it's sold, according to a lawsuit filed earlier this month. read more »
By James Niccolai, IDG News Service\San Francisco Bureau 16 Jul, 2008
Hewlett-Packard became the latest vendor to announce a "mini-data center" housed in a shipping container, which can provide a way for companies to add compute capacity when power and cooling systems in their existing data centers are maxed out. read more »
By Rebecca Wanjiku, IDG News Service\Nairobi Bureau 16 Jul, 2008
APC by Schneider Electric, a major supplier of data center cooling and UPS equipment aimed at improving efficiency, is lowering costs and developing integrated tools to address power fluctuations in Africa. read more »
By Andrew Hendry, Computerworld Australia 16 Jul, 2008
National ICT Australia (NICTA) has earned a spot in a European Commission project that aims to revolutionize the way information is delivered over the Internet. read more »
By Gregg Keizer, Computerworld (US online) 15 Jul, 2008
Apple Inc. has sued Psystar Corp., the computer maker that in April started selling Intel-based systems with Mac OS X pre-installed, for copyright and software licensing violations, according to court records and a Florida attorney. read more »
In Johannesburg (or Jozi), street lights work and are obeyed; the computerized system has cracked down on all errant motorist until they have all towed the line. I even commented to a friend that we need such a computerized system in Kenya, but we have to get rid of the thugs who carjack motorists at night before we can obey lights at night. read more »
