Articles by Igor Hobotov

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Mon, April 8th, 07:14 · Igor Hobotov

Site to recognise African web designs goes online

Design Afrique, a portal showcasing the best web designs across Africa, has been pre-launched in Kenya, giving a voice to website builders and recognising the budding talent in the sector. → Read more
Mon, April 8th, 06:58 · Igor Hobotov

Tea trading portal ready for launch in Kenya

The Tea Board of Kenya (TBK) is set to unveil its KSh12 million (US$140,000) online trading portal, a new paperless system aimed at reducing turnaround times in processing certifications and other trading documents. → Read more
Fri, April 5th, 13:50 · Igor Hobotov

Vodacom Tanzania launches solar phone charging

Vodacom Tanzania has unveiled a new phone charging product for the Tanzanian market that will use solar and bicycle charging options. → Read more
Fri, April 5th, 12:59 · Igor Hobotov

GreenBridge Computing partners on the Spark a Child’s Digital Future project

GreenBridge Computing is the latest partner in a project that brings World Vision, Microsoft, the British Council and Intel together in launching digital learning in Kenyan schools. → Read more
Fri, April 5th, 12:34 · Igor Hobotov

Kenyan church turns to technology to collect tithe

Christ is the Answer Ministries (Citam), a renowned church in Kenya, is allowing members to pay their tithes by swiping their credit or debit cards. → Read more
Fri, April 5th, 07:34 · Igor Hobotov

Banks given deadline to switch to chip and PIN ATM cards

The Kenya Bankers Association (KBA) has given banks until September 15 to switch from the magnetic stripe cards which are susceptible to fraud to secure chip and PIN cards. → Read more
Thu, April 4th, 14:33 · Igor Hobotov

Mike Sonko launches Nairobi senatorial website

New Nairobi Senator Mike ‘Sonko’ Mbuvi has unveiled a new website aimed at showcasing his work and what he is about to do for the city. → Read more
Thu, April 4th, 14:19 · Igor Hobotov

Samsung to open a laptop, TV assembly plant in Kenya

Samsung is planning to unveil an assembly plant for laptops and televisions in Kenya by the end of the year, bringing down the price for local consumers. → Read more
Thu, April 4th, 11:27 · Igor Hobotov

Music app Mdundo set to pay royalties to artists

Music distribution app Mdundo is set to pay royalties to musicians who use their service, just five months after launching. → Read more
Thu, April 4th, 11:19 · Igor Hobotov

Tanzania health app records 100,000 users in 15 weeks

An app to help expectant mothers in Tanzania has reached a subscription of 100,000 users in 15 weeks and accumulated four million text messages. → Read more
Thu, April 4th, 09:26 · Igor Hobotov

African Development Bank contracts IT firm Hughes

IT firm Hughes Network Systems has been contracted by the African Development Bank (AfDB) to provide ICT connectivity and satellite communications. → Read more
Thu, April 4th, 08:17 · Igor Hobotov

Tanzania sets up backup internet connection for emergency

Tanzania has set up a redundant network offering connectivity services in the event of failures in fibre optic connectivity. → Read more
Thu, March 7th, 15:17 · Igor Hobotov

Telecoms companies in Ghana get stern warning from EPA on masts

Ghana’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has threatened to slam sanctions on network operators who fail to abide by the agency’s guidelines on the construction of transmission and communication towers. → Read more
Fri, March 1st, 15:41 · Igor Hobotov

Q&A: Obi Asika speaks to HumanIPO post-SMWLagos2013

On the final day of Social Media Week Lagos, 2013, HumanIPO caught up with chief organiser and founder of Dragon Africa Obi Asika on how he thought Africa’s first attempt at the event went and his hopes for the future. → Read more
Tue, October 16th, 05:34 · Igor Hobotov

Welcome to the “Republic” of Mxit

Alan Knott-Craig Jr, the chief executive officer of Africa’s top social networking site Mxit, has made it clear that he believes their home is Africa. Looking at the recently released demographics and statistics as at the end of August 2012, you would be tempted to further stretch that phrase, that perhaps Mxit is slowly becoming a republic, albeit virtual, in Africa. → Read more
Tue, July 24th, 07:50 · Igor Hobotov

Africa’s first accelerator program to invest min. $200,000 spread across 8-15 startups by September 15th

Betting on high growth mobile/Web markets in Africa, the seed investment fund 88mph will now run the continent’s first intense 3-month accelerator program - inspired by Y Combinator - investing another minimum of $200,000 spread across 8-15 startups. → Read more
Thu, July 12th, 04:00 · Igor Hobotov

Technology giants’ rivalry: Apple to replicate Google’s project glass

Apple and Google have been eyeballing each other’s contribution towards headgear technology. The announcement of Google’s Project Glass, which allows the user to see virtually-enhanced, images (Augmented Reality). The wearable display has an integrated finger-tracking input sensor. → Read more
Wed, July 4th, 13:48 · Igor Hobotov

Eskimi starts mobile money marketing platform in Nigeria

Eskimi, a fiercely competitive Lithuanian startup with an estimated 7 million customers now, has half of its audience from Nigeria. → Read more
Wed, July 4th, 13:14 · Igor Hobotov

The Mxit revolution: Alan Knott-Craig’s tale of Mxit acquisition

In the book, “Mobinomics: Mxit and the mobile revolution,” Knott-Craig Jnr tells us how he came to own Mxit. → Read more
Tue, June 19th, 09:11 · Igor Hobotov

Intel Capital to boost venture capital efforts in Africa

Intel Capital is now shifting its investment focus to startups and early-stage companies in the Sub-Saharan Africa. → Read more