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Ethiopia Shuts Down the Country’s Internet to Beat Exam Leaks

When it comes to cheating, the school authorities preventive measures just makes the students more advance in the special craft of exam malpractice! Teachers check to see if the answers have been scribbled on parts of their body/Math set/calculator/four figure table while others collect their phones— but one country has taken an extreme approach by completely shutting down the country’s internet in a bid to keep students from cheating. (more…)

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nHub Nigeria and others join AfriLabs

11 new technology hubs from eight different African countries have joined the largest network of technology and innovation hubs in Africa, AfriLabs. Launched in 2011, AfriLabs aims to build a community around technology hubs in Africa. It started out with just five members but has now grown to over 50 hubs across over 20 countries in Africa. (more…)

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A New Linux Launcher For Android Is In Town

Just saw on Miss Techy a new Linux launcher and i was wondering whats the big deal. Until I took a closer look, who here is a Mr Robot (season one) or any CIA based films.  Remember when the use their phone to hack networks. This is the app, well not really the app but something like it.  Linux CLI Launcher, a launcher that transforms your Android into a command prompt/terminal window where you will need to type out commands to operate your Android device.  In case you are wondering, that is all there is to it— no app drawer, no icons, just a plain old terminal window.