Africa seeks gadget lovers' cash
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A global fund designed to shrink the technology gap between rich and poor is to be launched in November.
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NAIROBI -- One recent Sunday, Paul Abeno, a mid-level computer sales executive, shuffled through aisles of brass cabinet pulls, colored tiles and tiny glass-encased models of three-bedroom homes landscaped with paper trees. He stared through the glass at Baobab Village.
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Rural and deprived communities worldwide are benefiting from the increased availability of computers.
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Companies teaming up with Bono's (Product) Red campaign to offer specially branded PCs, with part of the proceeds going to help fight AIDS in Africa.
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Recent gadgets hitting the market include a portable hard drive, a multimedia player, a Bluetooth device and more.
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NEW YORK  - A mobile medical information  company is collecting used personal digital assistants (PDAs)  to send to doctors in Africa, and outfitting the devices with  the latest, up-to-date health information.
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Watch for wireless IM, mobile mice, portable storage--and a carrying case to transport the gadgets.
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And sells 100,000 units to Uruguay The $100 laptop, designed to save the children of developing countries from a world without technology, might have to be rebranded. The machine's price tag has now hit the $200 mark.â¦
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African nations and citizens to date raise $5m to help the tens of thousands affected by the Indian Ocean tsunami.
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U.S. and Canadian residents can pay $400 for one laptop to keep and one to give to a child in a developing nation.
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eBay's Skype lands a sweet mobile deal overseas.
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The use of mobile phones in emerging markets is growing but people are using their phones for more than just talking.
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Businesses in Europe, Asia can net bucks for outdated computer equipment, company says.
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The so-called "$100 laptop" has moved one step closer to reality, with 2,500 units set to ship later this month to eight developing nations. If the small test proves successful, mass production of the units would begin.
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In countries where A.T.M.âs are few or nonexistent, cellphones are helping microlenders bring financial services to poor and remote areas.
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Africans are fast embracing  technology as a driver of economic growth but prohibitive costs  mean they will lag behind wealthier countries for many years, a  leaders forum in South Africa heard this week.
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ARUSHA, Tanzania  - African leaders lobbied the  Global Fund for AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria for more money  Wednesday to solve a cash crunch facing its work, seen as vital  for the continent's health, officials said.