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Orange seeks to tap into Kenyan youth culture

ArchivesOctober 30, 2008

Telkom Kenya, through its Orange mobile brand, has embarked on a campaign to promote responsible youth culture by sponsoring a university beauty pageant.

Gartner: Power efficiency not enough for green data centers

ArchivesOctober 30, 2008

Increased power efficiency alone won’t be sufficient to turn data centers truly “green,” Gartner said Wednesday in advance of a major data center conference.

Game-changing week ahead for telecom industry

ArchivesOctober 30, 2008

The FCC will tackle several key issues in the telecom industry next week, including the unlicensed use of television white spaces, Verizon’s acquisition of...

Intel joins Taiwan on Linux OS for netbooks

ArchivesOctober 30, 2008

Intel and the Taiwan government plan to open a development center to further the Linux-based Moblin OS for devices such as netbooks and mobile...

Flexible 125-inch plasma display coming in 2009

ArchivesOctober 30, 2008

A Japanese display start-up is well on the way to commercializing a 3-meter wide flexible plasma display and expects the first models to appear...

Uganda draft policy calls for IT education at all levels

ArchivesOctober 30, 2008

The new Uganda draft IT policy, currently under discussion by government officials and IT stakeholders, has proposed that the country introduce IT education at...

TSMC sees big revenue drop, spending cuts as downturn bites

ArchivesOctober 30, 2008

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSMC) forecast a big drop in revenue for the fourth quarter and said it will spend less on new plants and...

OpenOffice.org issues critical patches for older versions

ArchivesOctober 30, 2008

OpenOffice.org has released two patches that repair older versions of its open-source office productivity suite.

Online forum partners with NGO to draw focus on Sierra Leone

ArchivesOctober 30, 2008

An online discussion forum, MyAfricanDiaspora.com, announced Monday that it is partnering with the ZCD Foundation, a nonprofit nongovernmental organization, to help bring international focus...