The Netflix matchup between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul has redefined what a modern boxing event can be, fusing old-school boxing prestige with digital-age…
The subtle condescension of ‘ICT for development’
I have cognitive dissonance over the term “Information and Communication Technologies for Development (ICT4D)”. This term, “ICT4D,” is confusing, hypocritical, and has a whiff…
The mobile phones landscape in Uganda [infographic]
The iHub Research team has been at work pulling together mobile phone stats for Uganda and collating them into an infographic. It’s good to…
Africa: Turning the tech world upside down (Part 2)
In the first part of this article I discussed — picking up from talks I gave at PopTech and Nokia World 2011 — “The…
Africa: Turning the tech world upside down (Part 1)
In business white space is defined as a place, “…where rules are vague, authority is fuzzy, budgets are non existent, and strategy is unclear…”…
How Firefly could inspire Africa’s tech future
When I was a kid of around 10 years old, I used to collect small motors and electrical components with my school friends in…
The landscape of the Kenyan mobile scene [infographic]
The research team at the iHub put together some stats on mobile numbers in Kenya. A special nod to Leo Mutuku for gathering it…
The landscape of mobile apps in Africa [2011 report]
I maintain that Russell Southwood and his Balancing Act newsletter and reports are some of the best material on pan-African technology and broadcast information…
Taking on a continent: Android’s African invasion
Mobile phone manufacturers, operators and of course Google started a big push on Android into Africa this year. Samsung, HTC and Huawei are moving…
What lies ahead: Online mobile payments and Africa’s small merchants
I’ve been pondering small business, payments and incentives quite a bit recently. Partly because of the web startups I’ve been seeing crop up locally,…
The reason Nairobi’s iHub works
The iHub is Nairobi’s nerve centre for technology; a place where people can grab coffee, create apps, find funders and build businesses. It’s where…
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