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Thief: The Black Parade: We missed it in vain

Thu, January 15th

The Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI) has predicted that availability of low-cost smartphones will increase in 2015. The alliance in its list of predictions for the expansion of global broadband access in 2015 said it also expects National broadband plans across emerging markets will become more comprehensive and focus on lowering costs. → Read more
Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden: Review of new game by Life is Strange authors

Thu, January 20th

VOn February 12, Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden from French studio DON'T NOD was released. And I'll say right away - it's its best game since Life is Strange. During the walkthrough I remembered The Witcher 3, God of War 2018, The Last of Us Part II, forgot about food, relentlessly took screenshots and constantly tried to negotiate with my own conscience. → Read more
Kenya’s media consortium orders internet-enabled decoders

Wed, January 14th

Digital TV subscribers in Kenya will soon be able to procure internet-enabled decoders from the country's three major media companies Nation Media Group (NMG), Royal Media Services (RMS) and Standard Group (SG). → Read more

Tue, January 30, 12:31 ·

Desura: The Rise, Fall, and Rebirth of a Gaming Platform

Desura's evolution within the online gaming industry offers a captivating narrative of resilience, innovation, and the challenges of navigating the digital marketplace. Starting as a promising platform for indie game developers, Desura's journey reflects the broader dynamics of the gaming sector, marked by rapid changes and intense competition. → Read more
Wed, January 31, 11:04 · Paul Adepoju

Graven: A Boomer Shooter Review in the Vein of Hexen II

The famous 3D Realms (formerly Apogee), creators of the Duke Nukem series, has now streamlined the production of old-school action games, aspiring to be the new Doom, new Blood, and so forth. Graven is their latest project, prematurely dubbed the new Hexen II. It's developed by the Danish studio Slipgate Ironworks, known for its mixed reputation: on one hand, they created Bombshell and Kingpin: Reloaded (which weren't well-received), and on the other, the fairly decent Rad Rodgers. Unsurprisingly, Graven turned out to be quite controversial. → Read more
Tue, January 13th, 13:21 · Paul Adepoju

#HackAgainstEbola set to hold in Dakar, Senegal

Senegal's capital city of Dakar will on January 14 and 15 host the third edition of #HackAgainstEbola, organized by Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA), the Union for Francophone Press (UPF), Code for Africa and the Global Editors Network. The event is supported by Google. → Read more
Tue, January 13th, 12:00 · Paul Adepoju

Almost all of the commercial websites in Rwanda are hosted abroad – report

A new report released today by the Internet Society has revealed that almost all of the commercial websites in Rwanda are hosted abroad. → Read more
Mon, January 12th, 13:00 · Paul Adepoju

E-commerce, data-driven apps would would attract much investments this year – BudgIT

An expert believes e-commerce startups and data-driven apps would attract much investment in 2015. → Read more
Mon, January 12th, 12:00 · Paul Adepoju

ICE3X, VoguePay launch Nigeria’s first bitcoin exchange

ICE3X a South Africa-based bitcoin exchange has announced a partnership with VoguePay, a Nigerian payment processor to launch Nigeria's first bitcoin exchange. → Read more
Mon, January 12th, 11:00 · Paul Adepoju

SimplePay announces mobile money integration with eTranzact’s PocketMoni

SimplePay users can now send money instantly to any PocketMoni account by logging into their SimplePay account. This is as a result of the company's partnership with mobile banking and payments services eTranzact. → Read more
Fri, January 9th, 15:26 · Paul Adepoju

Consortium pays $75.7 million for Nigeria’s national telecoms company

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Fri, January 9th, 15:08 · Paul Adepoju

Safaricom launches bundled roaming service in 20 countries

Subscribers on Safaricom network can now enjoy cheaper roaming services in more than 20 countries following the announcement of a new service by the telecoms company. → Read more
Thu, January 8th, 11:00 · Paul Adepoju

Price a hindering factor to 4G uptake in Rwanda – retailers

Following the launch few months ago of 4G in Rwanda, retailers have said the uptake of the service would be largely dependent on the price the providers and others are charging for the service. → Read more
Thu, January 8th, 09:59 · Paul Adepoju

MTN Nigeria announces full scale focus on data, digital services and leveraging the power of the internet

One of Nigeria's major telecoms companies MTN has announced it is fully focusing on data, digital services and leveraging the power of the internet.The telco's general manager, Corporate Affairs Funmi Onajide said this in Lagos at the launch of the company's BetterMe campaign. → Read more
Wed, January 7th, 12:00 · Paul Adepoju

Digital migration suffers setback in Kenya with Supreme Court’s ruling

Despite the deadline for digital migration that was set for December 31, 2014, Kenya's Supreme Court has empowered the country's major media houses, Nation Media Group (NMG), Royal Media Services (RMS) and Standard Group (SG), to continue to legally broadcast on analogue frequencies → Read more
Wed, January 7th, 11:24 · Paul Adepoju

Nigeria’s First Bank partners Etisalat to extend mobile money services

Major Nigerian commercial bank First Bank has announced a partnership with telecoms company Etisalat to make Firstmonie mobile money services available on Etisalat’s Easywallet SIM application. → Read more
Tue, January 6th, 10:16 · Paul Adepoju

HumanIPO shutting down on January 15

Africa’s tech news site will be publishing its last story on Thursday, January 15th. → Read more
Mon, January 5th, 14:04 · Paul Adepoju

MTN launches subscription-based video service in South Africa

Telecoms company MTN has launched FrontRow, a new subscription-based video service that offers subscribers access to thousands of movies and TV series. → Read more
Mon, January 5th, 13:04 · Paul Adepoju

Nigeria’s major opposition party to deploy mobile phones for general elections

Nigeria’s major opposition party the All Progressive Congress (APC) has announced it would be issuing mobile phones to its agents that would be deployed to 1130 polling stations in Ogun state’s senatorial districts in the forthcoming general elections. → Read more
Mon, January 5th, 11:30 · Paul Adepoju

Tony Elumelu Foundation announces US$100m entrepreneurship programme for 10,000 African startups

The Tony Elumelu Foundation has announced it is accepting entries for its US$100 million entrepreneurship programme that would feature training, funding and mentoring, designed to empower the next generation of African entrepreneurs. → Read more

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