Articles by Agatha Nduku, Page 4
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Sat, April 5th, 07:00 · Agatha Nduku
Mobile Money Africa event to focus on expanding payments industry
The 6th annual Mobile Money & Digital Payments Africa is set to bring together over 400 experts from the entire spectrum of the industry on May 21-22 in Johannesburg, with the key speakers at the conference prioritising the ability to provide financial services to the previously unbanked. → Read more
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Fri, April 4th, 11:00 · Agatha Nduku
Mozilla CEO steps down over anti-gay marriage donation
The chief executive officer (CEO) of Mozilla Brendan Eich has stepped down following criticism of a donation he made to opponents of gay marriage in 2008. → Read more
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Thu, April 3rd, 19:00 · Agatha Nduku
Microsoft announces Windows Phone 8.1
Microsoft has announced a number of new initiatives during its developer conference dubbed Build 2014, including Windows Phone 8.1, the availability of an update for Windows 8.1, a converged developer platform and a free royalty licensing program for OEM and ODM partners developing smartphones and tablets with screens under nine inches. → Read more
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Thu, April 3rd, 16:30 · Agatha Nduku
African officials join HP to tackle counterfeiting
Hewlett-Packard (HP) has hosted the Anti-Counterfeiting Africa Conference, aimed at educating and empowering organisations across the continent against the negative effects of counterfeit trade. → Read more
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Thu, April 3rd, 12:00 · Agatha Nduku
Airtel becomes 2nd largest telecoms operator in Nigeria
Airtel Nigeria has overtaken Globacom to become the country’s second largest mobile operator by customer numbers, though it still remains far behind market leader MTN, according to the latest figures released by market regulator the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). → Read more
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Thu, April 3rd, 05:00 · Agatha Nduku
LinkedIn email addresses exposed by plug-in software
LinkedIn has issued a cease and desist letter to the Sell Hack extension for Google Chrome, which exposes the contact details of its members. → Read more
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Wed, April 2nd, 12:30 · Agatha Nduku
Samsung hands over digital village to Cosmo City
Samsung has officially handed over a digital village to the Malibongwe Ridge village in Cosmo City, Gauteng, South Africa, to provide the community with education and health services. → Read more
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Wed, April 2nd, 05:00 · Agatha Nduku
Apple, Samsung patent row back in court
Apple is suing rival Samsung for up to US$2 billion for allegedly copying distinctive features from its devices, resuming the longstanding legal row between the two companies. → Read more
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Tue, April 1st, 18:30 · Agatha Nduku
Dating site protests against Firefox over CEO’s anti-gay marriage donation
Dating site OkCupid is reaching out to its users to boycott Mozilla-owned search engine Firefox in protest at Mozilla's new chief executive officer (CEO), Brendan Eich, who supported an anti-same-sex marriage campaign. → Read more
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Tue, April 1st, 13:00 · Agatha Nduku
Google requests for user information up 120% over 4 years
Google has reported an increase in the user data requests it receives of 120 per cent over the last four years, which it attributes to an increase in the usage of the company’s services every year. → Read more
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Mon, March 31st, 12:00 · Agatha Nduku
Blackberry reports $5.9bn annual loss
Smartphone maker Blackberry has reported a net loss of US$5.9 billion for the last financial year. → Read more
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Sat, March 29th, 08:00 · Agatha Nduku
Samsung “puzzled” by early S5 smartphone launch
Samsung has said it is “puzzled” its flagship Galaxy S5 smartphone - due to go on sale on April 11 - is already available in South Korea from mobile operators.Samsung has said it is “puzzled” its flagship Galaxy S5 smartphone - due to go on sale on April 11 - is already available in South Korea from mobile operators. → Read more
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Thu, March 27th, 17:30 · Agatha Nduku
SokoText wins Nailab Crowdfunding Bootcamp
SokoText, an SMS service tackling food insecurity in Kenya’s urban slums, has won the Crowdfunding Bootcamp held by Nailab, 1%Club and Accenture, taking home prize money of KSh300,000 (US$3,500). → Read more
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Thu, March 27th, 16:00 · Agatha Nduku
PIVOT East announces key sponsorships
The PIVOT East startups event has announced its key sponsorships ahead of its return to Nairobi, Kenya, in June, with Chase Bank announced as the Gold Sponsor for the event. → Read more
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Thu, March 27th, 05:00 · Agatha Nduku
Symantec opens new customer management centre
Symantec has established and opened a new Customer Management Centre (CMC) to provide a world-class experience for its customers across Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). → Read more
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Wed, March 26th, 16:00 · Agatha Nduku
Nailab hosts Crowdfunding Bootcamp Demo Day
The Nailab incubation centre in Nairobi, Kenya, today saw 19 ICT startups launch their products at an event dubbed Crowdfunding Bootcamp. → Read more
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Wed, March 26th, 07:00 · Agatha Nduku
Netflix boss Hastings hits out at ISP traffic fees
Chief executive of video-streaming service Netflix Reed Hastings has hit out at internet service providers (ISPs) for demanding a fee to maintain streaming quality. → Read more
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Wed, March 26th, 05:00 · Agatha Nduku
Cisco to spend $1bn on cloud computing
Cisco Systems has pledged to spend US$1 billion over the next two years setting up data centres to run a new service called Cisco Cloud Services, as it seeks to establish itself in the cloud computing market. → Read more
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Mon, March 24th, 15:00 · Agatha Nduku
Amazon criticised for selling fake cosmetics
E-commerce giant Amazon.com has said it will strengthen regulation of its online sales channels after it was criticised in China for selling fake cosmetics sourced from grey-market local wholesalers. → Read more
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Mon, March 24th, 13:00 · Agatha Nduku
Kenya’s UBA launches virtual account with higher interest rates
United Bank of Africa (UBA) Kenya has launched a virtual savings account dubbed ‘Akiba Mkononi’ with Airtel, which allows individuals to open and operate a savings account using their mobile phones. → Read more
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