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10 strategic technology trends governments need to be paying attention to
Earlier this week, we reported on a partnership between the city of Accra and Microsoft and about how this partnership will ease the backlog…
Vendors shipped 11.4m wearables in the first quarter of 2015
According to the International Data Corporation (IDC), vendors shipped a total of 11.4-million wearables in the first quarter of 2015. Fitbit shipped the most…
YouTube’s new ‘Music Insights’ tells artist in which city they are most popular
YouTube has introduced a new tool for artists. Called Music insights, its function is to give artists data about where their music is being…
Microsoft acquires Wunderlist for around $200m
Microsoft has acquired Wunderlist, a to-do list app based in Berlin. Under Satya Nadella, Microsoft has not only made more inroads towards being more…
Pinterest introduces ‘buyable pins’, making it possible to make purchases within the app
Pinterest has revealed a new feature that will see users buying things, all within the app without leaving the platform. The feature, ‘buyable pins’,…
Google refreshes, reinforces its user privacy and security settings
Google has rolled out two improvements to its privacy and security tools in a bid to give users more flexible options. There’s now a…
Google explains the design philosophy behind Material Design [video]
It’s been a few days since Google I/O 2015 ended but just hours after the annual shindig, Google gave its website a Material Design…
YouTube turns ten, throws itself an epic birthday party [video]
Any other 10-year-old would have their parents organise a birthday party, invite friends, and hire a jumping castle. Not YouTube. On its tenth birthday…
Accra embraces Microsoft CityNext applications
On 22 May, Microsoft Ghana, the Accra Metropolitan Assembly and the Global Alliance of Mayors and Leaders from Africa and African Descent signed an…
Only 3.2bn people are using the internet, a new study reveals
There is some fascinating data that has just been published by the International Telecommunication Union that sheds light on the past 15 years about…
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