African first: Nokia, Ooredoo Algeria achieve 1 Terabit-per-second (IT News Africa)

Follow us on FaceBook @GoAfricaNews Follow us on Twitter @GoAfricaNews Working in partnership, Ooredoo Algeria and Nokia have successfully achieved a ground-breaking transmission speed of 1.2 terabits per second over optical fibre in Africa’s first field trial of innovative optical … Continue reading →

Google’s latest video calling app launches globally (IT News Africa)

Google has unveiled its latest video calling app, which has been dubbed by the company as “Duo.” According to Google, the app has gone live globally and is available on either Android or iOS devices. Google revealed that Duo works off your phone number and provides simple one to one video … Continue reading →

Dell, CSIR unveil ‘fastest supercomputer in Africa’ (WebAfrica)

South Africa's Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has unveiled a petaflops (PFLOPs) machine which they claim is the fastest computer on the African continent due to its speed of roughly one petaflops (1000 teraflops). Flops are units for measuring of computer's processing … Continue reading →

Doctor uses iPad to conduct remote surgery in Gaza (CNN Africa)

(CNN)In countries ravaged by conflict, providing international medical expertise on the ground can be almost impossible. By Susie East, for CNN But a new software, called Proximie, is enabling surgeons to provide help from wherever they are in the world, all through the screen of an … Continue reading →

Alcatel brings cost-conscious mobile devices to Africa (IT News Africa)

Alcated has brought two new cost-conscious mobile devices to the African market, the Alcatel Pop Star and the Alcatel Go Play. According to the company, the Alcatel Pop Star will be set to sell at a recommended retail price of R2299 (USD $140 dependent on exchange rate)… While the Alcatel Go … Continue reading →

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African first: Nokia, Ooredoo Algeria achieve 1 Terabit-per-second (IT News Africa)

Google’s latest video calling app launches globally (IT News Africa)

Dell, CSIR unveil ‘fastest supercomputer in Africa’ (WebAfrica)

Doctor uses iPad to conduct remote surgery in Gaza (CNN Africa)

Alcatel brings cost-conscious mobile devices to Africa (IT News Africa)