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03/11/2011

'Wounded puppy' RIM trails book value: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-11-02/rim-stock-falls-below-book-value-as-blackberry-s-u-s-market-share-shrinks.html

Research In Motion Ltd.’s decline below book value for the first time in nine years leaves the BlackBerry maker worth less than the net value of its property, patents and other assets in a sign of investors’ lowered faith.

28/10/2011

Market shifts: Samsung beats iPhone in sales, ZTE passes Apple in global cell phone volume goo.gl/fb/jpcBZ

The third quarter of 2011 marks a shift in the cell phone biz as Samsung takes the smartphone crown from Apple and China’s ZTE rises to become the world’s fourth-largest cell phone vendor by volume and Apple slides to fifth place. Bad news for Cupertino arrives just as the company for the first time...

23/09/2011

Our instructor-led hands-on eProcurement training for public procurement officials (http://bit.ly/nkhIv7) from Nigeria, run through Supreme Management Training, was really well-received. We say a big thank you to all the participants.

The imposing, long-stretched complex is situated in Old Bodija Estate, Ibadan Oyo State,the oldest Government Reservation Area (GRA) in Western Nigeria which makes it a natural habitat conducive for effective learning and devoid of distraction

15/08/2011

Google's 12.5 billion spend on Motorola Mobility, methinks, is all about patent protection for Android ... and (as a smallfish developer) I am happy about that --

08/08/2011

Looking for laser marking / Custom bar code solutions (and scanners) and Asset Mgt Sys in Ghana? Follow Maatec Systems (Gh) Ltd.

06/08/2011

World Wide Web Turns 20 Today http://bit.ly/nLjNS8 (via )

girlmad writes "On 6 August 1991, Sir Tim Berners-Lee, then a humble scientist at CERN, made the first page on the World Wide Web publicly available in a move that, unbeknown to him at the time, would change the world more quickly and profoundly than anything before or since." Wired also has a retro...

05/08/2011

Huawei Shows off Android Phone with 3D Display: http://bit.ly/rs2aAU (via )

Huawei has shown off a new Android based smartphone, that comes with a 3D user interface and carousel animation display.

03/08/2011

Can't use your credit cards online from Ghana? Among other things, you can use Tor https://www.torproject.org/ to circumvent this restriction for most sites.

Tor is free software and an open network that helps you defend against a form of network surveillance that threatens personal freedom and privacy, confidential business activities and relationships, and state security known as traffic analysisLearn more ...

03/08/2011

Bill Gates sells 5 million shares to fund Foundation’s work: Guardian http://bit.ly/pMTohr (via )

Software giant's founder has sold 90m shares in 12 months, but still has 500m; cash goes to help his foundation's charitable work

30/07/2011

Wireless Aerial Surveillance Platform (WASP) is is a re-purposed unmanned aerial vehicle (drone) that can crack Wi-Fi and GSM networks. http://bit.ly/ru74Sk

Jul. 29, 2011 - The Black Hat Security Conference and DEFCON bring together the world's professional hackers, security researchers, goverment representatives, journalists,

29/07/2011

Omidyar Network Commits $5 Million to Government Accountability in Africa: http://prn.to/paGI8e (via )

Omidyar Network Commits $5 Million to Government Accountability in Africa. 'My Voice, Our Community' campaign to support tools that empower citizens.