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Latin America tech update: All the tech news you shouldn’t miss from the past month

Apr03
by on April 3, 2014 at 2:04 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Latin America, Roundups

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With Carnival now behind us, March was an eventful month for Latin America’s tech scene, which saw some long-expected deals fall into place. Here’s the news you don’t want to miss: Big players Google Play Movies is now available in Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela. Last December, Google had already rolled out the book section of its Google Play store in several Latin American countries. Amazon announced a textbook distribution agreement with Brazil’s Ministry of Education which sees the US convert print textbooks into…

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Apple’s annual WWDC conference will start on June 2 in San Francisco

Apr03
by on April 3, 2014 at 12:45 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

Apple has announced that its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) will start on June 2, and as usual will be held at San Francisco’s Moscone West. The five day extravaganza will see developers congregate to hear about all things iOS and OS X, and will include technical sessions with Apple engineers. For the rest of us, well, there’s typically always a fair bit of consumer news from the event. If you’re keen you can apply for tickets via the WWDC portal from today through Monday, April 7. Tickets will be issued by random selection. If you’re successful, you’ll know by…

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Hands-on with Nokia’s new 20-megapixel Lumia 930

Apr03
by on April 3, 2014 at 12:26 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Gadgets, Mobile, Product Reviews

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Microsoft announced a whole slew of updates and new product details at its Build conference yesterday, but tucked among the Windows 8.1 and Windows Phone 8.1 announcements was a new high-end Lumia 930 smartphone, alongside two other lower-end 630 and 635 devices. Unlike the Nokia X device revealed at Mobile World Congress this year, the new Lumia additions all run Windows Phone 8.1, rather than a customized version of Android. With momentum, particularly in Europe, now moving in Nokia’s favor and an ever growing number of Lumia devices being sold, the company is looking to capitalize on its progress by…

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No more roaming charges for EU citizens from December 2015, the European Parliament decides

Apr03
by on April 3, 2014 at 11:58 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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First Europe moved to slash the pricing of mobile phone roaming costs across the continent. Then calls were made to abolish mobile roaming costs completely, with a view towards “safeguarding citizens’ right to access an open Internet.” Today that vision has become a reality. Neelie Kroes has been one of the main drivers behind this reform, with the outspoken European Commission VP a strong proponent if a single ICT and telecoms market, previously saying she would “fight with my last breath to get us there together.” Perhaps the most significant nugget from today’s news is that the European Parliament has…

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Reddit invests in Imgur as the viral photo sharing site moves on from bootstrapping

Apr03
by on April 3, 2014 at 11:30 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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Since its creation, photo sharing site Imgur has had strong ties with Reddit. Those ties are official now that Reddit has joined Imgur’s first round of funding, which is led by Andreessen Horowitz and totals a respectable $40 million.  Imgur has long been held up as a model for bootstrapped success, but the startup has turned to VC help as it moves into the next stage of growth. The company said it plans to use the money for internal growth, product development and to grow its community. When I spoke with Imgur founder Alan Schaaf back in January, he said…

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