Stories by: Rebecca Wanjiku

A convergence of historical circumstance and an increase in innovative mobile applications may make Africa the first post-PC continent.

Mobile service subscription models have emerged as a major factor as mobile operators and developers debate ways to balance revenue sharing models, increase the number of local applications and encourage innovation.

Africa will continue using Internet Protocol version four (IPv4) after the global supply is exhausted in coming weeks.

The upcoming FIFA World Cup is expected to raise the profile of Africa's game developers, as more companies invest in gaming platforms and more people go online to play.

Trademark protection, costs and cybersecurity threats are some of the issues likely to derail the introduction of new Internet generic top-level domains, being discussed at a meeting of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers Board this week in Nairobi.

Google has unveiled its Google Earth Pro software to coincide with the upcoming climate change conference in Copenhagen in December.

The debate has become heated at the ICANN meeting in Seoul this week over whether new generic Top-Level Domains should be approved and whether some applicants should be allowed into the fast-track process.

Africa's lag behind other regions in technology may actually serve to ensure a faster Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) adoption.

Nokia has embarked on an aggressive campaign to promote the Ovi online store among software developers in East Africa.

MTN Group, Africa's biggest mobile-phone company, has released the Android-based HTC Dream smartphone in South Africa and is expected to start sales in 22 other countries.