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Google Play Books to allow e-book uploads
Google Play Books has been updated to allow users to upload e-books and other documents to create an online library.
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1 hr 13 min ago
Spinlet lures Nigerian musicians with new revenue opportunities
Spinlet has revealed its ongoing efforts to get more Nigerian musicians to embrace the app as an avenue of reaching local and foreign (more)
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1 hr 44 min ago
New technology for solving security challenges
A Kenyan startup has launched UsalamaPIN, software that can protect up to 90 per cent of an individual’s account value in the case of ATM (more)
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2 hr 14 min ago
Orange launches campus in Senegal
French telecommunications operator Orange has inaugurated a new campus in Dakar, Senegal, boosting its global management community.
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2 hr 44 min ago
Indiscriminate telecom mast installation threatens lives and environment
Steve Onu, the President of the Nigeria Institute of Town Planners (NITP), has cautioned against the promiscuous construction of (more)
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3 hr 13 min ago
Internet is a threat - Zimbabwe ICT stakeholders
The internet poses a real threat which must be addressed as broadband uptake expands, according to guest speakers at the Broadband Forum in (more)
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3 hr 43 min ago
GSMA opens Africa office
The GSMA has opened an African headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya, as the organisation seeks more cooperation with the sector stakeholders in (more)
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4 hr 13 min agoQ&A: Doubrapade Koroye, specialist, BlackBerry and value added services, Etisalat Nigeria
HumanIPO caught up with Doubrapade Koroye, specialist, BlackBerry and value added services at Etisalat Nigeria, to discuss everything from (more)
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4 hr 44 min ago
Water purity app wins MTN hackathon
Bandwidth Barn entrepreneur Tony Mwebaze won the MTN hackathon with a water purity data solution at the African Utility Week (AUW) at the (more)
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5 hr 14 min agoGoogle Maps revamped
Google has revamped its Maps service for the web, making its maps more detailed and social.
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5 hr 42 min ago
Wireless water meter reading with M-Bus USB
A USB water meter developed by Danish firm Kamstup was presented at the African Utilities Week (AUW) conference and exhibition at the Cape (more)
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6 hr 14 min agoSmartphone-based information portal for rural Kenya
Rural Kenyans are now able to access data of various institutions in the fields of agriculture, health and education by sending a text to a (more)
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6 hr 43 min ago
Samsung Galaxy S4 lands in Tanzania
Samsung has launched its new fourth generation Galaxy S4 in Tanzania, challenging Tanzanians to increase mobile penetration in the country.
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7 hr 13 min agoKenya’s APA taps into mobile phone services
APA Insurance in conjunction with Rapid Communications and AAR Credit Services has launched a mobile-based service dubbed ‘APA Kopa (more)
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7 hr 43 min ago
Kenyan innovation still hindered - expert
Kenya has the potential to make great strides in innovation if it can tackle problems holding the country back, according to Evans Baiya, (more)
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8 hr 14 min ago
Nielsen tech disappoints web viewers
Online broadcasting companies are disgruntled with their web visibility as Nielsen Holdings NV (NLSN) fails to offer efficient online (more)
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8 hr 43 min agoDatatec reports earnings decline
South African ICT group Datatec has reported a decline earnings for its financial year ending February 2013, which it attributed to a (more)
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9 hr 43 min agoLG commercialises P&B Smartphone in US
LG Electronics has announced the launch of the first smartphone allowing users to separate their personal and business data and (more)
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10 hr 44 min agoLoeries appoints international digital jury
South African creative awards organisation Loeries has announced the appointment of an international digital jury chair to lead the judging (more)
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11 hr 43 min ago
Nokia unveils Lumia 925
Nokia has launched the Nokia Lumia 925 as it seeks to recapture its mobile market share, which fell to 14.8 per cent from 19.7 per cent in (more)
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20 hr 43 min ago
.durban on its way to domain status
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has approved the South African .durban domain, signifying a first step (more)
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21 hr 13 min agoKenyan ICT cabinet secretary sworn in
ICT cabinet secretary Dr Fred Matiangi was today sworn into office, together with fourteen other cabinet secretaries nominated by president (more)
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21 hr 43 min agoEricsson, Huawei and Nokia Sign MoU
Ericsson, Huawei and Nokia Siemens Networks have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (moU) to simplify interoperability between the OSS (more)
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22 hr 14 min agoGerman business delegation positive about SA collaboration
Representatives of the German Federal State of Brandenburg were impressed with South Africa’s technological potential and opportunities (more)
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22 hr 43 min ago
Alai charged over Tweet
Controversial blogger Robert Alai has been charged in a Nairobi court for posting an annoying tweet regarding Siaya governor aspirant (more)
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23 hr 13 min agoSony targets $1.4 billion African market
Sony has said it plans to establish new zonal offices in West and South Africa as it plans to increase its market share.
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23 hr 44 min agoAmazon launches digital currency
Amazon has launched its digital currency Amazon Coins, allowing customers to buy apps and games in its app store and on its Kindle Fire (more)
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1 day agoZimbabwe’s ISPs “boring” - Behr
Internet service providers (ISPs) in Zimbabwe are lacking innovation, proving a bottleneck to achieving optimum connectivity in the (more)
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1 day agoMTN steps up Myanmar licence bid
The MTN Group has launched a country-wide media communication campaign in Myanmar as it looks to inform the country about the benefits it (more)
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1 day 1 hours ago
Facebook kills Social Roulette game app
Facebook has blocked an app based on the game Russian Roulette which gives users a one-in-six chance of having their account deleted.
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1 day 1 hours agoOnline monitoring of cables more effective than offline
Online monitoring of cable condition is more effective and less intrusive than doing so offline, according to John Sheriff, sales and (more)
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1 day 2 hours agoInfrastructure collaboration crucial to Zimbabwean broadband
Broadband players in Zimbabwe must collaborate with respect to infrastructure, and focus on value added services for competition, according (more)
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1 day 2 hours agoBlackBerry launches Q5 device and 10.1 OS
BlackBerry has launched its latest device, the low-priced Q5, as it seeks to increase its mobile market share by targeting emerging (more)
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1 day 3 hours agoCancel MasterCard national ID card contract, Nigerian govenment told
A local content advocacy initiative has advised the Nigerian government to cancel the national identity cards contract awarded to (more)
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1 day 3 hours agoPlayboy SA goes 100% digital
Playboy SA is to cancel its magazine run and go 100 per cent digital, saying digital offered a more private space for consumers who have (more)
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1 day 4 hours agoTanzania’s Tigo launches 4G technology
Tigo Tanzania has launched 4G technology, becoming the first telco in the region to allow subscribers to enjoy mobile ultra broadband (more)
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1 day 4 hours agoBlackBerry to release BBM on Android and iOS
BlackBerry has announced BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) will become available on Android and iOS platforms this summer, opening up the feature (more)
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1 day 5 hours agoJohannesburg broadband project set for July launch
The City of Joburg Broadband Project is set to go live on July 1, delivering a live network offering services to all connected municipal (more)
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1 day 5 hours agoNew online system for reporting drug safety issues
The Kenya Pharmacy and Poisons Board has developed an electronic reporting system which can be used on desktop computers for faster (more)
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1 day 6 hours agoGlobal mobile sales hit 426 million
Worldwide mobile sales in the first quarter of 2013 added up to 426 million units, with Europe Middle East and Africa (EMEA) decreasing, (more)
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1 day 6 hours agoIFC promotes mobile finance in Ivory Coast
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), in partnership with the MasterCard Foundation, has assembled financial players to build (more)
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1 day 7 hours agoTechnology improves utilities effectiveness
Technology is enabling utilities to be more effective, especially in terms of monitoring transformers, according to Grant Wells of Dynamic (more)
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1 day 9 hours agoOrange joins freedom of expression and Privacy rights
Orange and eight other global telecoms firms have partnered with the Global Network Initiative (GNI) in a two-year collaboration aimed at (more)
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1 day 11 hours agoLumia update for Windows 8 to release in July
Nokia announced its upgraded Amber launch yesterday (Tuesday), promising an update for its Windows Phone 8 version in July.
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1 day 20 hours agoSafaricom’s fibre network to reach 40% of Nairobi
Following the release Kenyan network giant Safaricom’s impressive 2012/13 financial results, the company moved to outline their strategy (more)
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1 day 21 hours agoEtisalat clears air on Saka saga and may port him back
Etisalat Nigeria has wished their former ambassador and actor all the best and described him as “not our slave” after he appeared (more)
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1 day 22 hours agoNigerian government to complete NITEL liquidation next month
The Nigerian government could be set to complete the guided liquidation of the defunct national telecoms company, the Nigerian (more)
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1 day 22 hours agoNokia launches Nokia 925
Nokia has launched a new interpretation of the Lumia 920, the Nokia Lumia 925, which features a metal design and camera features.
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1 day 23 hours agoSocial media easing Al-Shabaab recruitment
Hussein Owliyo, Somali ambassador to Senegal, has warned young people in Somalia and Kenya of the dangers of being targeted on social (more)