DD
MM
YYYY

PAGES

DD
MM
YYYY

spot_img

PAGES

Home Blog Page 7773

Apple Settles with Nokia On Patent Infringement in iPhone

0

Apple has settled a patent dispute with Nokia. Nokia had demanded royalties for the use of its technologies and intellectual properties in the iPhone. Apple will pay Nokia one off fee to Nokia and henceforth royalties.  The two companies are also embarking on patent-licensing agreement that will solve all pending patent quarrels between them. This will include the countersuits that Apple brought againt Nokia.

 

Meanwhile, HP continues to challenge Oracle to honor its part in a deal to make software for Intel microprocessor for its server business. HP has maintained that Oracle entered into the agreement and must honor it because HP has already lined up customers for the servers.

 

Recently HP and Oracle have escalated legal tussles after HP fired Mr. Mark Hurd and Oracle hired him as a senior executive. Many analysts believe that Oracle reluctance to develop software for this server business of HP is to weaken HP market position. The legal problems continue even as HP continues to lose market capitalization.

 

Kamusi Is The Home of Internet Living Swahili Dictionary – To Produce Dictionaries for African Languages

0

Kamusi Project is the  home of the Internet Living Swahili Dictionary. It is a participatory international effort dedicated to the languages of Africa. The mission is to produce dictionaries and other resources for African languages, and to make those resources available everywhere to everyone.

 

The Kamusi Project is the joint product of two non-profit, non-governmental organizations:
• Kamusi Project International, a tax-exempt public charity registered in Switzerland, is responsible for all project activities outside of the United States
• Kamusi Project USA is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt American public charity, and is responsible for all project activities within the US

 

They have got sections to enjoy in that website, as follows:

  • Our history
  • Our current activities
  • The Internet Living Swahili Dictionary
  • The Edit Engine and other editorial tools
  • Software for Swahili and other African languages
  • Kiswahili Grammar Notes, a free textbook for understanding the Swahili language
  • The Swahili Clock – the only clock that counts time the East African way
  • Frequently Asked Questions

 

Got Tech Talents? Apply for Appfrica Fellowship in Uganda

0

 

 

If you have great talents in the world of ICT, you can apply to become an Appfrica Fellow.

 

The Appfrica Fellows program is designed in the spirit of GeekCORPS. The idea is to allow dedicated, talented and enthusiastic programmers to come to Uganda to work with a staff of equally talented and motivated local developers to focus on knowledge and skill transfer. Men and Women alike are encouraged to apply.

 

About Appfrica


Appfrica is a small organization completely privately funded. It was originally bootstrapped by founder Jon Gosier, before we joined our partner Kuv Capital in January of 2009. We are a for-profit organization that operates under the philosophy that truly sustainable progress in various regions of Africa will come from less dependency on foreign aid money, and more accountability within local communities. As such, we invest in local entrepreneurs who are interested in creating solutions or products for their communities. This supports local economies and creates truly sustainable jobs. As a Fellow, your contributions will have immediate results in supporting the overall program while also having long-lasting unquantifiable results in the form of knowledge-share.

 

How it Works


Fellows will come to Kampala, Uganda for one month (or longer depending on your desire), and work alongside a staff of talented programmers helping to support projects while also offering mentoring and peer-to-peer advice. To participate, you’ll need to be able to at least pay your own way to Uganda.

 

Chams Is Innovation In The Future Sense – Yet, Trading at N0.50. Tech Companies Lag In Nigeria Stock Exchange

0

We call it the curse of public technology companies in Nigeria. Nigerian investors do not value the technology companies in the nation very well. Omatek, the computer distributor is barely on the list of the Nigeria Stock Exchange. Now comes Chams Plc which is somewhere in N0.50. So, the big question: why are these companies playing in an expanding economy while investors do not see any gain? It is just unfortunate because we think that these companies have competitive spaces to do well in a big economy like Nigeria.

 

Champs Plc is delivering services and has the experience to drive the new emerging economy in Nigeria. It is a company of Nigerian origin and they hope to be extremely influential and highly visible in global technologies. They entrust God in their company vision:

 

Our trusted cutting edge technologies will enhance the quality of lives in manners that glorify God. We would be the employer of first choice.

 

Our Vision

To be the leading provider of innovative technologies that improve the quality of lives.

 

Our Mission

To design and deploy innovative and beneficial technologies, while creating values for our stakeholders

 

Chams in its SIM card service offerings must discover the mojo to make sense of the innovation in the future sense. We think this company is not well valued by the market. It is far better than what it is trading today.

 

This was the same company that is partnering with Nigeria Communication Commission to deliver on the SIM card registration:

 

Mobile telephone subscribers with more than one GSM and CDMA phone lines in Lagos State can now register their Subscribers Identity Module (SIM) Cards, at a single registration point within the next six months, courtesy of the strategic partnership between Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and Chams Plc.

 

Chams Plc, the leading indigenous identity management and e-payment systems company, is the private sector solutions provider partner engaged by the NCC to deliver SIM card registration solution that covers all mobile phone operators in Lagos State, including CDMA and fixed lines. The company has the mandate to capture detailed subscriber profiles and data in a manner that facilitates its seamless integration into the existing National Identity Database.

 

Tekedia thinks it has got some values that is more than N0.50 per unit of share.

Dealfish Now in 9 African Countries – Online Classifieds Showing Growth

0

Dealfish is an enabler of local online classifieds throughout East and West Africa, allowing users to buy and sell goods, post and find employment and property throughout Africa and the World.

This firm is everywhere, including Nigeria. Interestingly, they make local sites for most of the regions. So customers get that free online market place that has been established to provide safe and transparent transactions between buyers and sellers of goods and services throughout Kenya and most African cities in the local context. They have presence in the following countries now.

Cameroon

Cote d’Ivoire

Ghana

Kenya

Nigeria

RDC

South Africa

Tanzania

Uganda

Some key points about dealfish:

  • Dealfish has around 300k visits per month making the site among the most visited sites in Kenya in a space of 6 months…
  • 50 % of Dealfish’s traffic is through mobile phones. Talking of which, over 70% of those are through Nokia phones. Something for developers to think about..
  • According @Moseskemibaro, they are not yet sure on how to monetize their products and services. …
  • Raising many questions about Kenyan internet users!

Transparency in pricing in Kenya is an issue. But it is assured bet that online Commerce will bring in transparency on pricing across the board in Kenya.

This company is lead by CEO of Mocality,Stefan M., Cape Town Area, South Africa