Three days ago, some statements credited to the BlackBerry CEO made some interesting headlines, while I haven’t read the actual interview so there’s a chance it’s quoted out of context (people do anything for clicks these days) the quote goes thus: “In five years, I see BlackBerry to be the absolute leader in mobile computing — that’s what we’re aiming for... »
Microsoft has just announced a promo where it gives US students (with a valid .edu email account) 6 months of Office 365 University for FREE. The first 3 months are easily redeemable at the Office for students official website; https://www.officeforstudents.com/. You are eligibile for another 3 months if you share the offer on facebook. What exactly is office 365 Univeristy? Office 365 for ... »
Press Release Microsoft YouthSpark is a global initiative to create economic opportunities for 300 million youth over the next three years JOHANNESBURG, South-Africa, February 14, 2013/ – Unemployment remains rife on the African continent. With almost 200 million people aged between 15 and 24 in Africa today, the youth community represents more than 60 per cent of the continent’s tota... »
Just at the point where iOs devices where making major inroads in the enterprise market, The newest update to iOs (6.1) which hit a couple of weeks ago has brought with it some setbacks on that path. First of all, an oversight on Apple’s part let’s you bypass the passcode and unlock ANY iPhone running iOs 6.0.2, 6.0.1 and 6.1 without knowing the password and gain access to the Phone ap... »
Ever wished you could use your android apps on your computer? Or maybe there’s this new android app that isn’t available on your own platform yet that you want to try? Well, now you can. Bluestacks which has been offering a beta of it’s ‘android player” for Pcs for a bit, has now released a full version of the app for Windows 8, Windows 7, Vista and Xp (beta) and also... »
Microsoft today announced the its collaboration with Chinese manufacturers Huawei to introduce a variant of the latter’s Ascend W1 designed specifically for Africa and aptly called “4Africa”. The Windows Phone 8 running device which will cost just $150 (roughly N23,000) will initially be available in Angola, Egypt, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Morocco, Nigeria, and South Africa. You will ... »
This isn’t the end of earnings season, but this is the final member of the unholy trinity. Microsoft is reporting that during the second quarter of its 2013 financial year it set a revenue record by raking in $21.5 billion. Of that $6.38 billion was pure profit, lining shareholder’s pockets to the tune of $0.76 per share. While EPS was down year-over-year, net income was up dramaticall... »
It is finally here. An official launch date for the Surface Pro has been announced by the folks at Redmond. The Surface Pro unlike its sibling, the Surface RT, is a fully fledged Windows 8 device running the latest intel Core i5 processor albeit in a compact and light shell. The Surface Pro also brings an improved screen with pen input support, higher resolution and 10 finger recognition vs the 5... »
One of my biggest gripes with windows RT (and the surface, which runs RT) is the fact that it closes off the desktop part of windows along with all the applications built for it. You are left with a relatively insufficient supply of metro modern UI based applications sourced from the store. Till now. A security researcher by alias clrokr has developed a method that allows a windows desktop app com... »
Surface Basics It has been a little over a month since the Microsoft Surface, the purported iPad killer by some, was released to eager consumers in all its clicking glory. The Microsoft Surface is Microsoft’s maiden entrance into the computing business. A company known for it’s software and peripherals, Microsoft has found it imperative to make it’s own computing devices and I ha... »
