Tag Archives: tech

A Global Passport for Innovators

This morning Erik Hersman and I had a conversation about all the innovation spaces turning up across Africa. We agree that it’s incredibly exciting to ...
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Africa Does the Robot With Robonica

I accept no responsibility for the title of this post. Robonica is a South African startup making programmable robots and robotic games. From ...
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Putumayo Kids: World Music for Children of All Ages

Somethimes you discover blogs on the web that just blow your mind, then you click through link after link only to the next pages more ...
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News at Appfrica Labs June 1

April and May were extremely busy months for us. Ivan Kavuma, a former developer at Microsoft, has joined the staff as our Project Manager and ...
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Web 2.0 confuses IT gurus

What constitutes Web 2.0? Well a survey shows that majority of IT professionals do not seem to have a definite answer. Only 17% of the ...
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LinkedIn Users Prefer Twitter…Over LinkedIn?

This is pretty embarrassing for LinkedIn. Marshall over at ReadWriteWeb writes… A month-long poll conducted on business social network LinkedIn has uncovered some fascinating numbers concerning ...
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The Backlash Against Google Wave

It’s been called ‘arrogant‘, ‘terrifying‘ and ‘bloatware‘, not quite the reaction I think Google was expecting when they launched their newest product Wave this week. Wednesday ...
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Appfricast 11 – Natalie’s First Day

Natalie’s First Day. Appfricast has a new co-host and her name is Natalie Kimbugwe! Natalie will be joining us week-after-week to discuss the latest in ...
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When the Fish Call the Fisherman

Fishermen in Kenya may never have to look for fish anymore. As The Nation reports; Relax, The Fish Will Call the Fisherman. Mr Pascal Katana, a ...
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How To Save Money as an African Startup

Jason Calacanis recently wrote a blog post entitled “How to save money running a startup (17 really good tips)” that got me thinking. Does any ...
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