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Google develops Ebola-proof tablet device

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Google and a group of technology volunteers have developed a tablet 
device that could help doctors in the fight against Ebola. According to 
the developers, the tablet has been designed in such a way that it can 
survive being doused in chlorine; be used while wearing gloves; and is 
resistant to storms as well as high humidity.

According to <a href="http://www.bbc.com/news/health-31970731">BBC.com</a>,
 Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) had put out a call for an Ebola-proof 
tablet to help teams record vital patient information. According to the 
report, the need for the Ebola-proof tablet had arisen when doctors 
began to shout patient notes across fences in order to avoid 
contamination.

According to Médecins Sans Frontières, Ebola is passed on through 
contact with body fluids, and even a single piece of paper leaving a 
high-risk zone poses a risk of passing on the infection. Additionally, 
health-care workers caring for patients have to wear full protective 
suits with goggles and multiple layers of gloves, despite soaring 
temperatures.

But dictating notes across a fence at the end of exhausting shifts 
while wearing masks was a “recipe for error”, MSF revealed. According to
 the report, the tablet has waterproof casing at an “industrial level” 
and it has no sharp edges in order to prevent protective clothing from 
being pierced.

The device can be charged quickly and wirelessly by being placed on a
 table. The tablet connects wirelessly to a tiny local network server 
that is roughly the size of a postage stamp. The report also revealed 
that health workers can also use the device to track a patient’s 
progress – comparing pulse, temperature and other results over time.

The device is currently being tested at MSF treatment centres in Sierra Leone.

Credit: itnewsafrica.com

Google develops Ebola-proof tablet device

Google and a group of technology volunteers have developed a tablet device that could help doctors in the fight against Ebola. According ...

Castro tops Google Searches of 2014 in Ghana

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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Google has also revealed the Top 10 Google Searches for African 
countries, which include: Nigeria, South Africa, Ghana and Kenya.</td></tr>
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 Google has released a list of the Top 10 Global Trending Searches 
throughout 2014. Each year, Google releases a list of the topics that 
individuals have searched for the most over the past 12 months. 
 

Additionally, Google has also revealed the Top 10 Google Searches for
 African countries, which include: Nigeria, South Africa, Ghana and 
Kenya. I prefer to limit my list to that of Ghana. 
 
Popular Ghanaian Hip-life artist Castro tops the list of searches from Ghana in the year 2014. Below is the complete list. 
 
Most Searched for in Ghana 
1. <a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=Castro" target="blank" title="Search for "Castro"">Castro</a> 
2. <a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=Anonymox" target="blank" title="Search for "Anonymox"">Anonymox</a> 
3. <a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=Ebola" target="blank" title="Search for "Ebola"">Ebola</a> 
4. <a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=Komla+Dumor" target="blank" title="Search for "Komla Dumor"">Komla Dumor</a> 
5. <a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=World+Cup+2014" target="blank" title="Search for "World Cup 2014"">World Cup 2014</a> 
6. <a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=iPhone+6" target="blank" title="Search for "iPhone 6"">iPhone 6</a> 
7. <a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=Myles+Monroe" target="blank" title="Search for "Myles Monroe"">Myles Monroe</a> 
8. <a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=Tonga" target="blank" title="Search for "Tonga"">Tonga</a> 
9. <a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=Weather" target="blank" title="Search for "Weather"">Weather</a> 
10. <a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=Corazon+Indomable" target="blank" title="Search for "Corazon Indomable"">Corazon Indomable</a> 
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Castro tops Google Searches of 2014 in Ghana

Google has also revealed the Top 10 Google Searches for African countries, which include: Nigeria, South Africa, Ghana and Kenya. Goog...

Google reveals new Inbox app

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Google has gone ahead and launched a new mobile app called “Inbox.” According to Google, the app is only available via invitation for the meantime. The app has been developed by the Gmail team and is intended to better organise email messages. While Africa is becoming more mobile-based, the app shows a lot of potential, especially when it comes to today’s enterprise mobility scene. According to Google, Inbox is an entirely separate app to Google’s email product, grouping similar types of messages into what it describes as “Bundles”, categories such as Social, Travel and Purchases. Sundar Pichai, Google’s senior vice president of Android, stated that: “Email started simply as a way to send digital notes around the office. But fast-forward 30 years and with just the phone in your pocket, you can use email to contact virtually anyone in the world…from your best friend to the owner of that bagel shop you discovered last week.” “With this evolution comes new challenges: we get more email now than ever, important information is buried inside messages, and our most important tasks can slip through the cracks—especially when we’re working on our phones. For many of us, dealing with email has become a daily chore that distracts from what we really need to do—rather than helping us get those things done.” According to Google one of the features of the app is called Highlights. Inbox highlights the key information from important messages, such as flight itineraries, event information, and photos and documents emailed to you by business partners and employees. Inbox will even display useful information from the web that wasn’t in the original email, such as the real-time status of your flights and package deliveries. Highlights and Bundles work together to give you just the information you need at a glance. Inbox also integrates Google Now reminders and allows users to create their own reminders and snooze messages so that they show up at a specific time or when in a specific location. The app is available for Android, iOS, and via Google’s Chrome browser. Both a tablet version of Inbox and support for other browsers are said to be in consideration by Google. Source: www.itnewsafrica.com

Google reveals new Inbox app

Google has gone ahead and launched a new mobile app called “Inbox.” According to Google, the app is only available via invitation for the ...