Tag: Mark Shuttleworth
Shuttleworth’s Ubuntu smartphone is a leap ahead
Nearly 30 000 people contributed to the crowdfunding drive to develop the Ubuntu Edge, a smartphone running the Ubuntu Unity OS. It showed people were hungry for something new. That phone is still in development phase, but until it comes to market, say hallo to the Ubuntu phone.
The sky is not the limit for African astronaut Mandla Maseko
Nelson Mandela taught us not to let our circumstances stop us from achieving greatness. Mandla Maseko is doing just that. A part-time DJ from Mabopane who had to put his studies on hold because of financial constraints, is to become the first black astronaut.
The sky is not the limit for African astronaut Mandla Maseko
Nelson Mandela taught the world plenty of things; notably, don't let your circumstances stop you from achieving greatness. Mandla Maseko is doing just that. A part-time DJ from Mabopane who had to put his studies on hold because of financial constraints, he is to be the first black astronaut.
From township to space, the world’s first black African astronaut
It's a long way from Mabopane to outer space, but Mandla Maseko has strapped on his boots and is on the way there. The young DJ will be the first black African astronaut, after beating a million or so contestants to win the global Axe Apollo Space Academy competition.
Ubuntu coming to phones
South Africa’s super-entrepreneur Mark Shuttleworth is planning to bring his Ubuntu operating system to smartphones, allowing the little devices to work as fully functional desktops when docked and connected to a monitor and keyboard.
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Ubuntu beats Windows and Mac
Shuttleworth start-up fund II
