Kenya's BRCK gets Kickstarter revved Image via CrunchBase TechCentral BRCK is the brainchild of Kenyan technology company Ushahidi. Ushahidi, which means "testimony" in Swahili, is a nonprofit company that focuses on developing free and open-source software for data collection, visualisation and interactive mapping. Now ... See all stories on this topic » TechCentral

We need to stop the bad manners of insulting our leaders via social media Daily Nation Worse, some Kenyans seem to be mentally depraved. One comes to such worrying conclusions after witnessing how we are using technology. A case in point is the way Kenyans are using the social media. Whereas the rest of the world embraced the social ... See all stories on this topic »

Akirachix graduates 18 girls in ICT The Standard Digital News This is part of effort to encourage girl child to take ICT courses in colleges and universities, the number of schoolgirls opting to study technology-related disciplines was noted to be on the decline in most countries including Kenya," she said. "We ... See all stories on this topic »

Dimension Data offers to buy AccessKenya in $36m deal - Engineering News Creamer Media's Engineering News Dimension Data has bid over 3-billion shillings for Kenyan information technology firm AccessKenya as part of moves to expand in sub-Saharan Africa. The proposed acquisition is the first of a Nairobi-listed firm since a peaceful presidential election ... See all stories on this topic »

Microsoft takes on BlackBerry, Android in South Africa - Newsday Westchester Newsday ... through the years. VIDEO: Windows 8 challenge | Windows 8 release | New Windows phones. MORE: Google's new 'scentsation' | Chromebook offers $249 laptop option | More tech news ... Nigeria, Africa's most populous country, had 113 million wireless ... See all stories on this topic »

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