/Tech/-/1017288/1017288/-/11stk4e/-/index.html http://www.nation.co.ke/Tech/Lawsuits+pile+up+over+Facebook+IPO+/-/1017288/1411924/-/91em62z/-/index.html Facebook and its underwriters comes under broad legal attack as lawyers and investors file lawsuits 2012-05-23T14:41:23Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Tech/Vodafone+profits+fall+on+Europe+woes+/-/1017288/1411594/-/iiu33bz/-/index.html British mobile phone giant Vodafone says annual net profits dropped almost 13 per cent as eurozone losses offset asset sale gains 2012-05-22T20:32:58Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Tech/M+Pesa+users+get+24+hour+access+to+cash/-/1017288/1411504/-/7f4k65/-/index.html Safaricom inks partnership with PesaPoint to give subscribers 24-hour access to their bank accounts 2012-05-22T19:30:03Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Tech/Glorious+rise+of+Facebook+and+the+future+beyond+IPO+/-/1017288/1410702/-/rofrawz/-/index.html When Mark Zuckerberg started a social networking site in his college dormitory, little did he know that Facebook would help millions of people to connect, interact, and share ideas. 2012-05-21T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Tech/Pakistan+blocks+Twitter+over+Prophet+cartoons+/-/1017288/1409976/-/5kotua/-/index.html Pakistan blocked Twitter on Sunday, saying the website had refused to remove posts promoting a Facebook competition involving caricatures of the Prophet Mohammed. 2012-05-20T15:56:48Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Tech/High+costs+hamper+move+to+digital+TV+/-/1017288/1410114/-/hxllbgz/-/index.html Lack of affordable set-top boxes in the market has stood in the way of the country’s ambitious plan to completely migrate from analogue to digital television by the end of this year. 2012-05-20T15:22:41Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Tech/-/1017288/1409400/-/13yke60/-/index.html Engineers abort the launch of a privately built spacecraft on a landmark mission to the International Space Station 2012-05-19T15:27:30Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Tech/How+Big+Brother+tracks+your+Internet+use+in+office+/-/1017288/1409298/-/k7k1m7z/-/index.html Most of us would be at pains to deny our use of the Internet at work for private purposes. 2012-05-19T13:59:58Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Tech/After+flat+debut+Facebook+awaits+market+verdict/-/1017288/1409322/-/7o7mhsz/-/index.html Facebook stumbled on its first trading day as shares ended barely above the starting price, raising questions about what will happen to the share price when the Nasdaq reopens on Monday. 2012-05-19T05:46:50Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Tech/China+Mobile+in+talks+with+Apple+over+iPhone+/-/1017288/1407144/-/jppn84/-/index.html China Mobile has said the company is in talks with Apple to offer the popular iPhone to its users in the Asian nation. 2012-05-16T13:31:07Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Tech/What+Facebook+listing+means++/-/1017288/1406594/-/qo9moi/-/index.html If you are one of the almost one billion people who use Facebook, you are unlikely to notice any major changes when you sign in this weekend. 2012-05-15T16:54:41Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Tech/Cloud+computing+and+the+ordinary+web+user+/-/1017288/1406250/-/r0tnmf/-/index.html Cloud computing technology was in yester-years considered the next big thing in the IT sphere. 2012-05-15T12:39:03Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Tech/Internet+allows+virtual+Giza+tour+in+3D+/-/1017288/1406240/-/qeb7gu/-/index.html Travellers and students of history can take a virtual stroll through the vast necropolis built by the ancient Egyptians in the Giza Plateau, thanks to a 3D Internet project. 2012-05-15T12:29:50Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Tech/Captain+tossed+from+troubled+Yahoo+ship/-/1017288/1405548/-/px32lq/-/index.html Yahoo! boss Scott Thompson stepped down Sunday in the face of controversy about his 2012-05-14T09:43:02Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Tech/Expert+urges+debate+on+Facebooks+impact+/-/1017288/1405204/-/14kvnlkz/-/index.html Facebook’s big stock offering on Wall Street must be followed by an intensive debate on Main Street about social media’s powerful impact on children 2012-05-13T15:23:16Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Tech/Vietnam+bloggers+battle+tightening+censorship+/-/1017288/1402386/-/7r9c03z/-/index.html When riot police broke up a recent protest over a forced eviction, Vietnam's bloggers were ready -- hidden in nearby trees, they documented the entire incident and quickly posted videos and photos online. 2012-05-09T07:20:22Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Tech/Google+gets+green+light+for+self+driving+car+/-/1017288/1402374/-/s9i2q0/-/index.html The state of Nevada has issued a license plate giving Google’s self-driving car the green light to travel along public roads. 2012-05-09T06:49:28Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Tech/-/1017288/1402372/-/13yfibl/-/index.html Access Kenya has introduced an authentication system to boost security of emails. 2012-05-09T06:49:12Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Tech/Shoe+technology+to+charge+cell+phones++/-/1017288/1402370/-/sb0aqx/-/index.html You can now charge your mobile phone from the sole of your shoe. 2012-05-08T19:30:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Tech/Judiciary+to+digitise+court+processes+/-/1017288/1402378/-/10jxl4cz/-/index.html The Judiciary will re-train magistrates on new technology to enable quick completion of cases, Chief Justice Willy Mutunga has said. 2012-05-08T19:30:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Tech/Kenya+tops+in+mobile+payment+technology/-/1017288/1401766/-/110iisaz/-/index.html Kenya leads the developing world in readiness to adopt mobile payment technology 2012-05-08T10:35:18Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Tech/Google+violated+copyright+but+no+damages+jury+/-/1017288/1401618/-/84ml86z/-/index.html A jury ruled Monday that Google violated copyrights owned by Oracle Corp. for the Android mobile platform 2012-05-08T06:08:03Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Tech/State+gives+Sh106m+to+fund+digital+content+ideas+/-/1017288/1400942/-/89xg9d/-/index.html The government has released Sh106.2 million to various technology businesses in the country to fund the development of local digital content. 2012-05-07T15:30:06Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Tech/Thank+Google+its+a+First+Class+Honours+/-/1017288/1400944/-/4ar1tp/-/index.html I had not been to the university for 10 years, so some things came as a shock to me when I returned. 2012-05-07T15:00:20Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Tech/Safaricom+dumps+data+sales+model+/-/1017288/1401128/-/8lp08/-/index.html Last week, Mobile phone firm Safaricom scrapped its unlimited Internet data bundles model 2012-05-07T10:59:15Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Tech/A+closer+look+at+Nokia+smartphones+and+its+rivals++/-/1017288/1401126/-/s0s8k7/-/index.html In February 2011, phone maker Nokia entered into a business deal with Microsoft. 2012-05-07T10:42:37Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Tech/Mobile+phones+to+be+used+to+buy+bonds+/-/1017288/1400850/-/7luh3y/-/index.html Kenyans will soon be able to buy government debt including Treasury Bills and bonds using their mobile phones 2012-05-06T17:46:03Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Tech/SA+firm+buys+part+of+Uganda+SatNav/-/1017288/1400854/-/e3y3fc/-/index.html The deal, involving shares worth $2.1 million, will help the firm in its expansion drive in the east African region including South Sudan 2012-05-05T10:43:44Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Tech/Quasi+techie+who+loves+art+and+apps++/-/1017288/1400852/-/52167q/-/index.html If there is one thing Agatha Gikunda understands it is technology. Put her in a room full of techies and she is right at home. 2012-05-03T15:45:01Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Tech/Android+Samsung+hold+off+Apple+in+US+mobile+space++/-/1017288/1398056/-/fkx95t/-/index.html Google's Android system has grabbed more than 50 percent of the US smartphone market, while Samsung cemented its leadership as the top device maker 2012-05-02T10:50:39Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Tech/Facebook+on+track+to+go+public+May+18+WSJ/-/1017288/1398038/-/858g5h/-/index.html Facebook is on track to make its historic multi-billion-dollar debut on Wall Street on May 18, The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday. 2012-05-02T10:40:47Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Tech/Safaricom+cuts+sale+of+unlimited+Internet+/-/1017288/1397794/-/wrf28jz/-/index.html Safaricom has cut unlimited mobile data services to the detriment of heavy Internet users on its network. 2012-05-01T15:10:12Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Tech/From+analogue+to+digital+television+broadcasting+/-/1017288/1396810/-/y5ffpjz/-/index.html Television viewers are tuning to digital signals purveyed by DVB-T2 technology. 2012-04-30T12:40:45Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Tech/Variables+that+affect+the+lifespan+of+computers+/-/1017288/1396048/-/cft59e/-/index.html When you fork out a wad of money for a new computer, you expect it to last for the long haul, right? 2012-04-28T19:05:49Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Tech/3D+imaging+opens+business+window+for+architects+/-/1017288/1396058/-/5v719wz/-/index.html Building designers shift to new technology as they seek to reduce costs, save time and deliver accurate plans to their customers 2012-04-25T14:03:13Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Tech/-/1017288/1396060/-/13kycj2/-/index.html I had an interesting conversation with one manager of an FMCG company concerning messaging. I happened to mention that we offer enterprise level messaging platforms on SMSs, mobile applications—push functionality and e-mail. 2012-04-25T13:53:36Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Tech/Locally+developed+software+cuts+accounting+costs+for+SMEs+/-/1017288/1396062/-/u1thybz/-/index.html Biashara Cloud’s technology eliminates the need to buy expensive servers as well as hiring extra staff 2012-04-25T13:47:31Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Tech/Swedish+zipper+perfecter+honored+with+Google+doodle/-/1017288/1393596/-/se9rwxz/-/index.html Google dedicated a doodle to the Swedish-American inventor of the modern zipper, Gideon Sundback 2012-04-25T12:16:43Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Tech/Google+joins+cloud+data+storage+trend/-/1017288/1393592/-/l3maqjz/-/index.html Google launches a long-anticipated "Drive" service that lets people store photos 2012-04-25T12:10:02Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Tech/Apple+profit+soars+on+rocketing+iPhone+iPad+sales/-/1017288/1393578/-/bh433oz/-/index.html Apple's coffers continued to swell in the first three months of the year due to record sales of iPhones and iPad tablet computers, particularly in China and other parts of Asia. 2012-04-25T11:52:11Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Tech/Facebook+to+pay+over+Sh46bn+to+Microsoft++/-/1017288/1393114/-/13svk47z/-/index.html Facebook strikes a $550 million deal to get its hands on hundreds of AOL patents from Microsoft as the social network hardens its defences before it goes public on the Nasdaq. 2012-04-24T17:12:06Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Tech/Apps+main+reason+buying+smartphones+Ericsson+ConsumerLab+report/-/1017288/1392872/-/v099wvz/-/index.html Faster Internet connectivity and access to apps are the main drivers of smartphone purchases, a new report shows. 2012-04-24T12:25:12Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Tech/Computer+therapy+helps+young+out+of+depression+/-/1017288/1392120/-/k67s7p/-/index.html A computer game designed to lift teenagers out of depression is as effective as one-on-one counselling, New Zealand doctors report 2012-04-23T11:54:29Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Tech/AIDS+experts+launch+CNN+of+virology+in+Canada+/-/1017288/1392102/-/vxpiar/-/index.html A new digital media service will foster the global collaboration of physicians 2012-04-23T11:50:12Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Tech/New+chip+that+lets+smartphones+see+through+walls/-/1017288/1392098/-/buaejs/-/index.html Researchers at a Texas university have designed a chip that could give smartphones the long-envied ability 2012-04-23T11:48:09Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Tech/Mobile+phone+firms+go+green+in+powering+stations+/-/1017288/1392178/-/101rqvb/-/index.html Mobile phone companies are going green in the running of their base stations in what is becoming a global trend. 2012-04-23T11:27:40Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Tech/How+WWII+codes+on+Twitter+thwarted+French+vote+law+/-/1017288/1391860/-/b2lwrs/-/index.html Twitter users turned Sunday's French presidential election into a battle between a green Hungarian wine and a red Dutch cheese in a bid to get round tough laws banning result predictions. 2012-04-22T18:12:58Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Tech/Why+Internet+television+is+something+to+watch+/-/1017288/1391842/-/cctljz/-/index.html Only a few years ago, it would have been difficult to imagine that watching videos on the Internet would be one of the easiest things to do. 2012-04-22T18:00:12Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Tech/How+to+make+cash+from+Web+and+mobile+services+/-/1017288/1391854/-/3im7ak/-/index.html The fact that mobile is big in Africa is undeniable with more people seeking to understand how to best derive value from this channel. 2012-04-22T15:37:11Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Tech/War+on+corruption+now+picks+pace+online+with+new+portal++/-/1017288/1391852/-/j08eae/-/index.html It is now possible to know the rate of corruption in various counties and also post incidents of bribery, thanks to the anti-graft portal, 2012-04-22T15:24:29Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Tech/Recruiters+cast+net+online+to+catch+tech+savvy+talent+/-/1017288/1391850/-/rmc6bx/-/index.html For jobseekers, social media has become the place to cast the net as it is where recruiters post opportunities while friends spread the word. 2012-04-22T14:58:24Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Tech/Visual+Unity+targets+Africa+in+deal+with+Nairobi+firm+/-/1017288/1391856/-/2a1ays/-/index.html Visual Unity system integrator and multi-screen platform provider has entered into a joint venture with Telemedia Africa to establish Visual Unity Africa. 2012-04-18T15:45:57Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Tech/Twitter+alive+with+talk+of+dead+rapper+hologram+/-/1017288/1389124/-/bqslor/-/index.html Twittersphere alive with discussion about an eye-popping performance by rapper Tupac Shakur at a US music festival -- 16 years after he died. 2012-04-18T15:23:11Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Tech/Safaricom+tariff+rise+reduces+industry+voice+traffic/-/1017288/1389122/-/i7m03h/-/index.html Safaricom's move to increase call tariffs in October led to an 18 per cent drop in voice traffic within its network in the three months to December, contributing to a significant decline in the industry’s traffic. 2012-04-18T09:54:30Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Tech/East+Africa+Com+tech+conference+opens+in+Nairobi++Tuesday/-/1017288/1388258/-/s0jdhnz/-/index.html The Information Technology summit runs from 17- 18 of April in Nairobi where the Exhibition aims to give delegates an overview of all the latest “need to know” topics on the world’s foremost technology and solution providers. 2012-04-16T17:33:41Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Tech/Safaricom++Qualcomm+set+for+a++3G+Experiential+Tour/-/1017288/1384396/-/ebp0dbz/-/index.html Safaricom and Qualcomm have announced the launch of an ‘experiential tour’ for 3G products and services in Kenya which will take place from April 14 to June 31. 2012-04-11T11:58:59Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Tech/Betting+on+knowledge+transfer++innovation+to+grow+ICT+industry/-/1017288/1380604/-/te9ry9z/-/index.html With rapid growth in ICT infrastructure technology companies must now focus on innovation and generation of local content to grow the industry. 2012-04-05T12:15:46Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Tech/-/1017288/1379174/-/13jsdie/-/index.html Mobile service provider Safaricom to double its broadband capacity next week opening new battle front in the data market weeks after its main rival, Airtel, launched a 3G network. 2012-04-03T09:46:13Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Tech/Swaziland+warns+against+insults+to+king+on+Twitter++/-/1017288/1378250/-/7uj65w/-/index.html If anyone doubts Swaziland King Mswati III belongs to a bygone era, here’s a modest example. 2012-04-01T19:07:26Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Tech/Why+free+email+addresses+are+bad+for+business+/-/1017288/1377610/-/jb8fcl/-/index.html To gain an online presence through a website, blog, and the various social networks usually involves having a registered domain name. 2012-03-31T15:41:13Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Tech/China+cracks+down+after+Internet+coup+rumours/-/1017288/1377022/-/kyi8nrz/-/index.html China has shut down websites, made a string of arrests and punished two popular microblogs after rumours of a coup linked to a major political drama that led to the fall of a rising star. 2012-03-31T07:28:54Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Tech/Credit+card+firms+warn+of+massive+fraud+/-/1017288/1376996/-/e4nnlp/-/index.html Credit card giants Visa and MasterCard scramble to thwart cyber crooks who looted a massive trove of precious account data, evidently from a payment processor in New York. 2012-03-30T18:41:48Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Tech/Mobile+channels+a+cheap+way+to+attract+customers+/-/1017288/1375950/-/1pkri6z/-/index.html Your target consumer is constantly on the move; with busy schedules and information overload, attention is hard to hold if you don’t serve up a call to action, remain relevant or enter into a conversation with your prospect. 2012-03-28T14:11:17Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Tech/VoiP+technology+eats+into+Telkom+Kenyas+fixed+line/-/1017288/1375948/-/dowdjy/-/index.html The use of Voice over Internet (VoiP) technologies such as Skype and Google is eating into Telkom Kenya’s fixed line international call traffic. 2012-03-28T13:58:21Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Tech/Proposed+rules+on+e+waste+to+raise+cost+of+electronic+goods+/-/1017288/1375946/-/4nthi4/-/index.html Kenyan consumers may soon have to pay more for electronic goods if the government amends waste management laws in a fresh campaign to reduce the country’s e-waste. 2012-03-28T13:51:42Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Tech/The+long+and+winding+road+to+ICT++success+in+Kenya+/-/1017288/1374822/-/iakca6z/-/index.html While there is still money to be made out of information technology, many young techpreneurs are acting against the wishes of parents 2012-03-27T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Tech/Protecting+your+computer+and+data+/-/1017288/1373454/-/fpq7r9z/-/index.html With all this talk of cyber terrorism and cyber crime, one has to consider how to protect oneself. 2012-03-25T16:02:11Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Tech/How+to+catch+wireless+Internet+thieves+/-/1017288/1372940/-/r2migvz/-/index.html It may be hard to imagine, but just 20 years ago, the Internet was nothing more than a novelty — a way for incredibly smart college professors and researchers to share information, and for a few people to network across the World Wide Web. 2012-03-24T14:58:13Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Tech/-/1017288/1372198/-/13jnic3/-/index.html Mr Joseph Mucheru has been appointed Google Kenya’s country manager, completing reorganisation of the firm, which began at the height of a data poaching scandal. 2012-03-22T16:52:28Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Tech/We+will+not+spy+on+Kenyans+online+says+internet+watchdog+/-/1017288/1372196/-/yrw5q8z/-/index.html The telecommunications regulator has denied that it will spy on Kenyans’ online activities with the monitoring system it is installing, as pressure from consumers mount. 2012-03-22T16:38:46Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Tech/State+can+spur+growth+of+tech+firms+and+innovation++/-/1017288/1375956/-/puryl0/-/index.html Business model innovation is becoming increasingly important as we look at addressing real world needs using technology. 2012-03-21T14:55:30Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Tech/Damage+to+fibre+optic+cable+sparks+debate+on+back+up+services+/-/1017288/1375954/-/13ao8aqz/-/index.html The repair of The East African Marine Systems (TEAMs) undersea fibre-optic cable is expected to be complete tomorrow and ease pressure on Internet providers 2012-03-21T14:41:14Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Tech/Tablet+computers+still+out+of+reach+for+most+Kenyans/-/1017288/1375952/-/r1pcs1/-/index.html Only one per cent of Kenyans own tablet computers — an indication that the latest gadgets in the field of consumer technology are still beyond the reach of the country’s majority. 2012-03-21T14:19:28Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Tech/New+iPad+piles+pressure+on+rival+tablet+vendors+/-/1017288/1370146/-/o96na9z/-/index.html Apple Company recently unveiled its new iPad with revamped features. The gadget is the third generation in the slate line of products from Apple and is expected to ride well on the success of the iPad 2. 2012-03-20T15:51:59Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Tech/Social+media+has+changed+the+rules+/-/1017288/1368916/-/sgadcj/-/index.html The one thing we should have anticipated was that social media would revolutionise the way content was gathered and distributed. 2012-03-18T16:14:18Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Tech/Kenyan+firms+urged+to+host+data+locally+/-/1017288/1368910/-/10w1iwv/-/index.html As Kenya counts losses arising from cable cuts that happened three weeks ago, companies have been advised to use local hosting for their websites and data. 2012-03-18T16:09:14Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Tech/Mobile+firms+urged+to+wait+until+2015+for+frequencies+/-/1017288/1367932/-/4sb3v9z/-/index.html The Mobile telephone companies demanding for TV stations to release the frequencies they currently use 2012-03-16T16:20:19Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Tech/China+poised+for+top+spot+in+smartphone+shipments+/-/1017288/1367710/-/51a14lz/-/index.html China is set to be the biggest smartphone market this year after shipments in the second-half of 2011 2012-03-16T12:38:02Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Tech/Social+networks+sued+over+stolen+contacts+/-/1017288/1367700/-/355s6b/-/index.html A small group of US smartphone owners has filed a lawsuit demanding that Facebook, Twitter and other makers of smartphone “apps” pay dearly for mining people’s contact lists. 2012-03-16T12:35:27Z