There were over 13.3 million handsets in Cote D’Ivoire in 2010 with Nokia taking a 40.9 per cent share of the market and Samsung at a far 17.1 percent. Across Nigeria, Ghana and Cote D’Ivoire, Opera’s Opera Mini is the most used mobile browser – just like it is across Africa.

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Source: TechLoy

Google has announced via its Google Africa Blog that it has opened GMail SMS to Nigeria, Kenya and Ghana on all mobile telecom operators. GMail SMS works on all phones regardless of whether or not you have an internet connection.

After setting up your mobile phone via GMail SMS, GMail automatically forwards your emails as SMS text messages to your phone and allows you respond by replying directly to the SMS. You can also control the emails received by replying with commands such as MORE, PAUSE and RESUME. Composing a new email as an SMS and sending it to any email address, will result in the recipient finding your message in the right email conversation thread.

Receiving SMSes will cost you nothing as standard rates apply when you reply, create or send GMail SMS commands.

Here’s How To Setup GMail SMS On Your Phone

1. In your GMail account, click on your profile photo or account name at the top right of the page and and click Account

2.Click Open SMS settings in the “Phone and SMS” section.

3. Add your phone number to receive Gmail to that number.

4. Verify your phone number by entering the verification code that Google sent as SMS to your phone.

5. Check the box for email forwarding to your phone.

After these steps, you should get your emails  in your SMS box at the instant they’re sent. Step 4 is however worth noting. If you have a public Google+ profile, anyone can search your phone number and find you. Google+ is definitely inching towards an identity management network.

Have you tried GMail SMS? What do you think?

Tigo’s acting General Manager, Obafemi Banigbe says, with its unlimited internet plans, subscribers can read news, search the internet, stream music and videos without the need to bother about their data plans maxing out.

Source: Telegeography

The 7-inch KPad runs on  an 800MHz ARM CPU with 256MB of RAM and has  a Resistive touch panel on its LCD screen. Internal storage is at 4GB. The device has WiFi 802.11b/g support, a  USB port, 1.3 megapixel front-facing camera a  scroll ball and comes equipped with e-learning products and e-books.

The 8-inch variant has an  LED display and is powered by a Cortex A8 CPU with 512MB of RAM. It also runs Android and comes with  4G of internal storage. WiFi support is included. As well as GPS for navigation, a 1.3 mega pixel webcam, a USB port and a  Memory card slot. It also comes with ebooks.

The 9.7inch K-PAD tablet runs on a Freescale i.MX515 CORTEX A8 CPU and  2 GB of  internal storage. It offers  Bluetooth and  WiFi support and includes 1.3 mega pixel camera. The Tablet supports Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF and TXT files. Its media player supports most video and audio player formats. A USB port is included for charging.

The 10.1inch K-PAD also has an LED screen for display and runs Microsoft’s Windows 7., Powered by  a dual-core 1.66GHZ Intel CPU, the device has internal storage of 32GB. Connection options include WiFi 802.11b/g, Bluetooth and 3G. The 10-icnch KPad has a 3in1 memory card reader as well as a VGA port and an  HDMI port for streaming to larger screens. A LAN port is also included for terrestrial networks.

Alltel is also taking strides by training professionals in different sectors from health to education. Mr. Kludgeson says every doctor and nurse trained under the scheme will receive a KPad in order to enhance their skills in telemedicine. The KPad is produced in partnership with ZTE Corporation, China and Hughes Corporation of the US.

Source: cp-africa, The Ghanian Government, Alltel