Celebrating Nelson Mandela, a film installation is taking over the electronic billboards in New York’s Times Square. The short presentation was commissioned by the Tribeca Film Institute, the arts organization co-founded by Oscar-winning star Robert De Niro. Inspiring quotes will be played across many of Times Square’s screens this month to celebrate the anti-apartheid innovator’s 95th...
The intensive manhunt for the bombers behind the deadly Boston Marathon attacks didn’t take place just on the streets with professional police officers and SWAT teams. In an age of digital interactivity, it also unraveled around the country from laptops and desk chairs filled with regular folks. Fueled by Twitter, on online forums like Reddit and 4chan, smartphones and relays of police scanning...
Entertainment mogul and rapper Jay-Z has started the process of divesting his small share of ownership with the Brooklyn Nets to extend his Roc Nation Sports representation business into basketball, sources told Yahoo! Sports. Jay-Z will have to divest his share of the Nets to become certified as an NBA agent. (USA Today Sports)Jay-Z – whose real name is Shawn Carter...
The world’s number one music singing talent reality TV show, “The X Factor”, has berthed in Africa for the first time on the shores of Nigeria, courtesy of the leading telecommunications company, Globacom. The show was unveiled on Wednesday night at the GET Arena, Lekki, Lagos, confirming Globacom as the leading force that connects the youths to their entertainment...
Filling in the application form is simple and only takes a few minutes and YOU could be on your way to auditioning for The X Factor 2013 If you are a soloist or in a group you can apply here. Just follow the instructions. If you want to, you can also upload a video audition. This is optional, again, just follow the instructions. You can only apply via the internet...
Introduction Recently Intel Corporation, which is the worlds largest chip maker, announced that it would be making an internet television set top box that they would sell directly to their consumers. They are aiming to create a new market for their processors. This article is going to discuss why Intel planned their new chip launch. It should be noted that getting...
Michelle Obama’s office reported on said Thursday that it had opened up a Twitter account, as the US First Lady turned 49 today. The account is @ FLOTUS, the acronym for First Lady of the United States, and it will be managed by the first lady’s team. Tweets penned by the firt lady erself will certainly have her initials– mo As of midday Thursday,...
As of the first of the year, it is officially illegal to request a Facebook password when interviewing prospective employees in California. A pair of bills signed by Gov. Jerry Brown in September took effect on Tuesday. Brown signed the Assembly Bill 1844 and Senate Bill 1349, which “prohibit universities and employers from demanding your email and social media...
Information reaching us at Technology Africa is that the U.S. airlines are planning to spread Web accessibility from their domestic fleets to the ones that take travelers overseas. United, Delta, and American all state they expect to have their first international flights with Wi-Fi gain access within a several weeks. United is aiming to have Internet on 300 planes...
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