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It is not like me to write on start ups especially online based. But I believe that this one deserves a mention. The creators are joining a small but fast growing group of young Kenyans keen to ride the technology train as the region experiences a boom in this sector. And as you expect, yours truly has not been left out. I am currently involved in a project called IMEASTAFRICAN. It is a small social networking site at first targeted toward East African students studying at the University of Leeds, as it turns out, the creator, Denis Bosire(owner 22rocks.com) decided to take it a step further and now wants to include all the East African students studying in the UK. Imeastafrican.com will play an important role in linking up students who are far away from home, if any international student is reading this, he/she will remember how hard it was at first to settle in. [ READ MORE ]

Dell has made its entry into the tablet market official today and we can now expect to see the 3G enabled smartphone and tablet in the UK as early as June and later this summer in the US.

Dell formally announced the device today on their official company blog. Boasting a 5 inch touch screen, the Streak will be almost half the size of Apple’s 9.7 inch iPad.

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Sounding more like a banned iPhone app than a tablet, the iPed is exactly what you’re probably thinking: a Chinese knockoff. Now available (!!!) in Shenzhen, China, the iPed is an Intel-driven, Android-based copycat packaged like an Apple product and, to be honest… it doesn’t look half bad. An Android device for ¥9,600 (£72)? Yes, please.

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Nokia today filed a complaint against Apple with the Federal District Court in the Western District of Wisconsin, alleging that Apple iPhone and iPad 3G products infringe five of its patents.

Nokia did not detail the patents in question, only saying they “relate to technologies for enhanced speech and data transmission, using positioning data in applications and innovations in antenna configurations that improve performance and save space, allowing smaller and more compact devices,” and that the patents are important to the company’s success.

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Ok, I have to admit, i am not a big mac fun mainly because i fall into the category of people who know too much about computers, I am more of a PC guy, dont get me wrong, I am not saying I am a windows fun, but since I am Linux mad, I belive I am more inclined to PCs than MACs. Anyway, despite my preference, the news of the new MackBook air has got me jumping. Like any technology freak, the MacBook air is the maveric, it has done to computing what the Motorola RAZER did to the mobile world — it slimmed it down considerably without impact on performance.

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