Sales of smart tech devices are soaring as the traditional PC declines. Observer writers look at their impact, which is already helping children to learn, spreading literacy, improving healthcare, boosting harvests in Africa – and making the web giants sit up
West Africa’s technological revolution driven by mobile phones
Whether it’s tracking locusts or government spending, west Africa’s hi-tech firms are finding new solutions to social problems
iPhone 5 – review
With features including Siri, turn-by-turn navigation, new maps, a panoramic camera, 4G, restore to iCloud and a new digital dock, the iPhone 5 has it all – and it is ahead of the competition again
Google ‘failed to comply’ on paid bloggers order: Alsup demands more
Judge from Oracle-Google trial says that search giant must provide more information about anyone who might have been paid indirectly to comment on trial
Obama bests Romney in the social media campaign, research shows
Study indicates Obama is in front of his GOP challenger on social media, but neither spends much time on engagement
Kenyans shame dangerous drivers on Twitter as MPs debate rules for roads
Nairobi considers traffic bill to introduce stiff penalties for dangerous driving as motorists face being outed by social media