Intel has acquired Canadian identity management service PasswordBox for an undisclosed amount. The product lets users log into websites and apps without having to enter or remember passwords. PasswordBox was founded in 2012 and will now be part of Intel’s Security Group. The company’s competitors include 1Password and Dashlane. ➤ Intel acquires Canadian IT security firm PasswordBox [Reuters]

The buzzword for the African tech scene this month was “access”, as in fact it has been for many months over the last year. How do operators and governments work together to get more Africans online? How can rural connectivity be sustainably rolled out? How can African entrepreneurs be helped to promote and monetise their products? Access and the benefits of access There were a number of rollouts during November with access in mind. Facebook launched its Internet.org application in Kenya, the third African country after Zambia and Tanzania in which the app has been launched. It will be rolled…
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Electronics giant Samsung is set to unveil its first Tizen OS-based smartphone, the Z1, in India on Dec 10. The device is expected to be priced below $100, so as to compete with Android One devices in the market, reports Reuters. After having announced plans to launch Tizen-powered smartphones back in 2013, earlier this year in April and more recently in Russia last quarter, it seems like Samsung is finally ready to bring the new OS in all its glory to the masses, packaged in a low-priced mobile device. Tizen is Samsung’s own open-source operating system, that’s built on Linux with multiple…
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With each weekend that passes, the number of shopping days left until Christmas gets fewer and fewer, and whether you’re a last-minute panicker or wily early planner, sometimes you’re going to need to venture offline to find what you need. Don’t worry though, we’re always paying attention to the latest and greatest in tech happenings across the weekend so you didn’t miss a thing. All you need to do is pop your phone on silent for 10 minutes, make yourself a coffee and catch up on everything you missed. Oh, and three weeks, three days is exactly how long you have until Christmas…
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Google Glass will get an Intel-powered overhaul in its next generation, according to The Wall Street Journal. The report says Google Glass with Intel inside will arrive in 2015. The WSJ’s sources says an Intel chip will replace the Texas Instruments processor which currently powers Glass. The purported deal between Google and Intel is said to be part of a wider push into wearables by the chip maker. Intel has previously revealed its own MICA wristband, targeted at the female market, as well as plans for a smartwatch with Fossil and a smart bracelet collaboration with Opening Ceremony. The new report…
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