It is simple: Is your recommendation algorithm worth $1m? If it is, then, Overstock could be paying you.  Or if your own is not good enough, you can still nominate someone for RecLab Prize. Nominations will be accepted until June 15, 2011. Read more about this opportunity for the tech wants.   Online product recommendations are among the shopping tools most widely used by consumers who need to easily find relevant and enticing products from [...]

Fasmicro and Microscale will host Nigerian bloggers in Lagos in  August to officially launch Ovim Tablet with them. This will give them the opportunity to ask questions as we build a brand in the nation. The new Ovim Plus arrives next week. Ovim is out of stock in Lagos, but you can still buy Ovim classic in  Owerri. Ovim Plus is available NOW in Lagos and Owerri offices of Fasmicro.   We will communicate  more [...]

The President of the United States has a twitter account with 8,135,221 followers. That is not the news. The news is that Obama is following  697,287. How? Unbelievable that he can have that time to follow simple people like you. Do not be deceived, Obama has  auto-follow when he was running for election few years ago. It was just plain politics that if you follow him, he returns the love. And when he won, he [...]

CloudCamp Accra has been announced for August 27, 2011.   CloudCamp is an unconference where early adopters of Cloud Computing technologies exchange ideas. With the rapid change occurring in the industry, we need a place where we can meet to share our experiences, challenges and solutions. At CloudCamp, you are encouraged to share your thoughts in several open discussions, as we strive for the advancement of Cloud Computing. End users, IT professionals and vendors are [...]

Neuromorphic systems design method involves the mapping of models of perfection and sensory processing in biological systems onto analog VLSI systems which emulate the biological functions at the same time resembling their structural architecture.   These systems are mainly designed with CMOS transistors that enable low power consumption, higher chip density and integration, lower cost. These transistors are biased to operate mainly in the sub-threshold region to enable the realizations of high dynamic range of [...]

The 2011 Africa Awards for Entrepreneurship will officially open for entries on May 31st 2011 and conclude in early December with an expanded Gala Awards event in conjunction with a high-profile conference on entrepreneurship. Two more countries – Liberia and Senegal – have been added to the competition for a total of 17 participating countries in all   Applications must be submitted on line and winning companies will be judged by a world-class panel of [...]

Fasmicro Partnership Scheme (FPS) – Make up to 20% on us All services and products in our brochure are covered in the FPS.   Some of our generic proposals are here. You can use them to develop markets. And if you need a customized one, contact us!   Considering a job opportunity or more income? Now, you have found one! Fasmicro has introduced Fasmicro Partnership Scheme (FPS) that enables our nationwide partners to tap into the [...]

It is very obvious that Yahoo has stopped serving its customers towards becoming a leader in its business. As late as 8pm yesterday, Yahoo was still reminding us how the stock market will perform at the opening hours. No one is updating the news that shows up when you login into your email. The same top news has been there for hours now and no one cares in Yahoo!   Yahoo, you better get serious. [...]

The Global Forum for Mobile Monday techpreneurs  is May 30 in Helsinki.  This is a  piece highlighting the program, courtesy of MM site.   We are thrilled to announce this special MobileMonday event to to join with 250 international visiting delegates and hear exciting stories from various perspectives about what is it like to be an entrepreneur in the emerging mobile industry markets. Come to listen when the entertaining moderator André Noël Chaker interviews i.a. [...]

For a continent that has grown about 5%, annually, since 200, it has got a lot of momentum. And this is just the beginning. The ten largest markets in Africa are exceedingly fascinating and good for business. The pace dwarfs the rest of the continent. It is just acres of opportunities and diamond.   The middle class is coming up with consumption, private, exceeding $270 billion within a decade. This compares well with even the [...]