Samsung Galaxy S4: Significance Differences Between African And Us VersionsThursday, May 23, 2013 On the outside, the U.S. and African/South Korean versions of Samsung Galaxy S4 look alike, but on the inside, there are major differences in key components.This came to light through a physical dissection of the devices conducted by the IHS iSuppli Teardown Analysis Service.Excerpts of the ... |
Samsung launches Mobile App Developer CompetitionWednesday, May 22, 2013 Samsung has launched a global app competition aimed at finding new applications utilizing its communication function. The applicants have to use Samsung Chord SDK which helps developers create a group with multi-devices in real-time, automatically, requiring no manual processing of devices whi ... |
Intelligent Addressing to be used for street naming in GhanaWednesday, May 22, 2013 Ghana will use Intelligent Addressing IA technology from the UK to name streets and properties in Ghana.Mr Tony Black, an IA Consultant who participated in a recent workshop in Accra, told the GNA in an interview, that a national address gazetteer will be built alongside the street-naming proj ... |
Workshop on internet governance opens in AccraWednesday, May 22, 2013 A three-day Internet Governance and Standards Development workshop to sensitise the internet community on key issues affecting the sector opened in Accra on Tuesday.The workshop, organised by the Internet Society ISOC, Ghana Chapter, was to build technical capacity in internet standards develo ... |
Apple's Tim Cook defends tax claimWednesday, May 22, 2013 The technology giant Apple has been defending itself against accusations that its avoided paying tax on tens of billions of dollars in profits.Chief executive Tim Cook told a US Senate committee Apple paid all the taxes it owed, complying with both the law, and the spirit of the law.He said ... |
MTN expands Traders’ Forum to increase mobile technology useTuesday, May 21, 2013 Leading mobile telecom operator, MTN Ghana, is expanding its Traders Forum to engage more trade groups and professions in the use of mobile technology to enhance business operations.The Forum was instituted in 2011 with the aim of meeting identifiable groups to share information on use of techn ... |
Tumblr 'will boost Yahoo revenue'Tuesday, May 21, 2013 Yahoo says its 1.1bn 723m; 857m euros purchase of blogging platform Tumblr will boost its revenue as soon as 2014.Yahoos chief financial officer, Ken Goldman, made the claim during a call with analysts, although he did not give firm numbers.Its chief executive Marissa Mayer said Tumblr ... |
Ex-Nokia team makes rival smartphoneTuesday, May 21, 2013 A company made up of former Nokia employees has shown off Jolla, a new smartphone with a custom operating system known as Sailfish.The software has been built from the remnants of MeeGo, a project abandoned by Nokia in 2011 in favour of adopting Windows Phone for its handsets.The Jolla phone ... |
Tablet Market Booms, But Can Mobile Enterprise Apps Keep Up?Monday, May 20, 2013 The unprecedented adoption of tablet PCs means the fully mobile enterprise is now possible. But true enterprise mobility also requires access to full ERP functionality on the road, says HansaWorld. With tablets, smartphones and phablets moving to surpass PC shipments, mobile computing is the w ... |
Microsoft organises IT workshop for Ghanaian studentsMonday, May 20, 2013 Global ICT giant Microsoft has organised an information technology workshop for Ghanaian students to motivate and help them develop applications that can be used to solve real life problems in Ghana and in African. The initiative was aimed to expose students to Microsoft technologies such as B ... |
How Google+ is pushing its way into all Google productsMonday, May 20, 2013 For two years, Google has pushed its Google as more than a social network or cool video-chatting tool. Now, it is working to hammer home that point with a spate of new features.Google isnt an answer to Facebook or Twitter, Google says. Its the connective tissue that more and more is tying Go ... |
Yahoo 'to buy Tumblr for $1.1bn'Monday, May 20, 2013 Yahoos board has approved a deal to buy New York-based blogging service Tumblr for 1.1bn 725m, US media reports say.The acquisition is expected to be announced as early as Monday.The deal was a foregone conclusion and was unanimously voted for by the board, tech blog AllThingsD report ... |
Huawei launches Windows 8 phone in GhanaSaturday, May 18, 2013 Huawei and its authorised distributor in Ghana, IPMC have unveiled the new Huawei Ascend W1 Windows 8 Phone in the country.The involvement of IPMC as the sole wholesale distributor means IPMCS brand ambassadors, Jackie Appiah and John Dumelo are also the brand ambassadors for the new handset, p ... |