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by HASH on June 16, 2009

This week is turning into quite a week for tech news (that matters). Here are the ones catching my eye:

Opera Unite
“Opera Unite now decentralizes and democratizes the cloud.” A groundbreaking new initiative from the Opera team. This has the potential to be really big. I didn’t do my homework on this one, and after reading Chris Messina’s analysis, I agree this is lame.

BOKU launches
Mobile payments are going mainstream. BOKU’s system doesn’t require users to have a credit card or bank account.

WordPress 2.8
A big new release for the world’s top blogging platform. I, like Adii, am interested in how much people trust WP to get it right, and just update without doing any backups.

Digital Security
My friend Patrick Meier has put together what might be the best overview I’ve read on digital security in repressive environments. All the more important due to this week’s Iran events.

In completely unrelated news, I’m not working off of my normal MacBook Pro machine and it’s proving just how reliant I am on one device. Instead I’m working off of an Acer AspireOne netbook. While this is a great substitute and travel computer, it is definitely not anywhere near what I need as my daily workhorse. I find I am much less efficient.

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Massive Africa Update on Google Maps

by HASH on May 21, 2009

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Microsoft vs the Open Source Community in Africa

by HASH on May 17, 2009

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The Grid in Tanzania and an African Mobile Phone Documentary

by HASH on May 15, 2009

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Quick Hits Around African Tech

by HASH on May 10, 2009

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Tracking Mobile and Internet Services Across Africa

by HASH on April 14, 2009

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Radio Gbarpolu and Travel in Liberia

by HASH on March 8, 2009

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Growing Muti: A 3 Year Tale of Patience and Persistence

by HASH on February 26, 2009

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NaijaPulse: Microblogging in Nigeria

by HASH on February 23, 2009

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Location, Mobiles and Social Networks

by HASH on February 19, 2009

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30 Great African Tech Blogs

by HASH on February 9, 2009

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Negroponte on the New (lowercase): olpc

by HASH on February 7, 2009

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Using Web 2.0 Sites to Market Your Company in Africa

by HASH on January 29, 2009

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The Fastest Growing Mobile Networks in Africa (Q3 2008)

by HASH on January 24, 2009

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Ushahidi’s Anniversary and Future

by HASH on January 8, 2009

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