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IT TAKES chutzpah to tweet “rockets are tricky” shortly after one you have just launched has deliberately blown itself up. But Elon Musk, founder and boss of SpaceX, is not a man who lacks self-confidence, and he did just that on August 22nd after the terminal malfunction of one of his company’s Falcon 9 vehicles. […]
Pseudo-satellites: A cheap alternative to satellites is starting to take off Read More »
The mobile internet sector in Africa is developing rapidly, with smartphones becoming much more affordable and growing in popularity. Jumia has taken advantage of this with a mobile app that allows an increasing number of Africans to access the e-commerce platform wherever they are.
Jumia responds to Africa’s growing mobile market Read More »
Clocking people’s clocks With some pride, the FBI trumpeted the news last month that thanks to the agency’s facial-recognition system Neil Stammer, wanted for sexual assault and kidnapping, had been apprehended in Nepal after being on the run for 14 years. The truth was slightly more prosaic. A State Department official had used the FBI’s
BioMetrics: Facial-recognition systems are getting better Read More »
Even if you’ve never owned an NFC-equipped phone or tablet (like the Samsung Galaxy S5 or a Nokia Lumia), you’ve probably used NFC. The technology, which lets two local devices share small bits of data, is embedded in things like commuter cards, print advertisements, and smart cards. Now that the technology is placed in more Android and
You need to know about NFC and mobile payments. Here’s why. Read More »
late 2012, the World Association of Telecom operators said that sub-Saharan Africa has become since 2000, the most growing market in mobile telephony. 40% growth each year. With these data, it is expected one billion mobile subscribers on the continent in 2015, attracted by the strong demand for connectivity and innovative services like mobile money
Mobile Phones: Africa is the fastest growing market in the world Read More »
This article will profile the logical progression of mobile technologies such as the cellular phone toward ubiquitous, multipurpose devices that can perform significant functions similar to the fictional tricorder featured in Star Trek© series and films. Within the context, the domain of telemedicine and related applications for remote data access and analysis implies ramifications that
Are Cellular Phones Tricorders? Read More »
Young techies hunched over laptops in small offices across Africa want to create their own versions of California’s Silicon Valley and some are beginning to attract investors prepared to take a risk in the hope of high returns. One such start-up, a South African social photography app called Over, last month beat 19 others from
African tech start-ups dream of Silicon Savannah Read More »
The giant robotic policemen are preventing accidents – and racketeering by dishonest officials. Drivers in gridlocked Kinshasa want them everywhere: two giant robots in the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, a metropolis of 10 million people with a considerable traffic problem. The giant robotic policemen are preventing accidents – and racketeering by dishonest
Technology: Robots invade the streets of Kinshasa Read More »
At the IFA electronics show, CEO Boo-Keun Yoon promised safer, healthier, and more energy-efficient homes and said the transformation will come as fast as smartphones did. Today, you might think of Samsung as the company that made your phone, your TV, or your washing machine. Tomorrow, if it gets its way, it’ll be the company
Samsung: Smart homes arriving ‘at speed we can barely imagine’ Read More »
The New York City Police Department will begin equipping a small number of its officers with wearable video cameras, a pilot program geared toward eventually outfitting the nation’s largest police force with technology that promises greater accountability over police actions. An announcement on the program, as well as details of the initial implementation of the cameras, is expected from Commissioner
New York Police Officers to Begin Wearing Body Cameras in Pilot Program Read More »
