Nigerians unimpressed by imported 'junk' computers
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Determined to give his 12-year-old son a solid foundation in information technology, lawyer Richard Bankole bought an imported second-hand computer for about 1,000 dollars, but three days later it packed up.
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THE modern PC is a marvel, isn&#39;t it? Here&#39;s a machine that lets an ordinary person with very little training create a new document, check its spelling, dress it up with graphics, send it electronically
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I HAVE always been appalled by the antics of the tobacco industry in Nigeria. While the rest of the world is engaged in a war on tobacco and the industry is in retreat, it appears that Big Tobacco faces no form of opposition in Nigeria.
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Little, cheap and sturdy, laptops designed to bring technology to the children of developing countries are rolling out after years of promises. But don't expect them to do much for high-tech kids in the U.S.
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When it comes to digital gadgets, Europeans are not impressed by do-it-all devices that play songs and films, keep track of appointments and play video games, a new survey on Monday said.
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A full-fledged Windows XP computer that's a fraction of the size of a laptop seems like the answer to the digerati's prayers, but the praise greeting the OQO Model 01 has been decidedly muted.
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Japanâs once vaunted electronics industry has downsized to survive global competition, and is inadvertently setting off a brain drain.
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All-terrain armoured transport Review Every office has a luddite, even an organisation so devoted to the new and the technological as Register Hardware. There's always at least one person who clings to his or her fear and loathing of some aspect of the modern world.â¦
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It's not just work that's being outsourced from wealthy nations to poorer ones. These days, online gamers in developing countries are being paid to earn virtual goods that wealthier players are too lazy or unskilled to win on their own. By Laila Weir.
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Text of report by Nigerian newspaper This Day website on 11 December  With Nigeria being bombarded by all manners of imported broadcast content on television, it is difficult to believe that the country has the distinction of hosting the first television in Africa.
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Lots of new ultra-mobile PCs are in the pipeline but, so far, vendors have not yet hit a home run and few people are enthused about them.
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But low-priced imports did hurt US memory makers
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(InfoWorld) - The Kenyan government is launching a project to start assembling low-cost computers that will be sold to many African countries, according to officials. Lenovo Group, Sahara Computers, and Mecer PC have been appointed by the Communication Commission of Kenya (CCK) to assemble the first 150 computers in the Madaraka line by Feb. 7, according to Kenyan Ministry of Information and Communication Permanent Secretary Bitenge Ndemo. Ndemo spoke last week at a signing event to commemorate the project, which is being launched with initial funding of about $300,000. The first computers are acting as a proof of concept for the project and will be displayed at the Jomo Kenyatta International Conference center in Kenya. The PCs are expected to be priced at $450. The project will adhere to a manufacturing model pioneered in Taiwan, where enterprises will be encouraged to produce machines to guideline specifications with certifications given before export. University of Nairobi, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, and Strathmore University will act as incubators of the project. Once the first 150 PCs are assembled by the three vendors, students at the universities will be trained to assemble them. "Basically, Sahara Computers will have to supply a full set of components to the three universities, and they will assemble the computers," said Sahara Computers Marketing Supervisor Peter Bremner. The computers will have an Intel Celeron 2.8GHz processor, 256MB of RAM, an 80GBe hard disk, and a 15-inch TFT screen, according to Bremner. The Kenyan government has already removed duties and value-added tax (VAT) on all imported computers and computer parts to encourage more Kenyans to embrace PC technology. The Kenyan Technical Training College (KTTC) will oversee the whole project, Ndemo said. The idea is that the universities will train people who would then be able to assemble the computers on a long-term basis. If all goes as planned, Kenya will become the first country in the eastern and southern Africa to set up a PC assembly plant.
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Less than 25% of old computers sold or given away by companies have had data removed from them, a survey suggests.
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Not enough is being done to stop internet scams and other financial crimes stemming from Nigeria, a report says.
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The next time somebody asks you if you want to buy a brand new laptop computer for under $500, they may not be selling you stolen goods.
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Nigeria looks to cheap satellites and strategic investment in space technology to help fix some of its biggest earthly problems.