Articles by Elly Okutoyi, Page 18
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Fri, June 29th, 05:15 · Elly Okutoyi
Experts gathering in Kenya for Data Development Camp 2012
Kenya's Strathmore University will this year host a gathering of over 200 participants in technology during the Open Data Development Camp 2012, which will also coincide with the first anniversary of the Kenya Open Data Initiative. → Read more
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Thu, June 28th, 15:09 · Elly Okutoyi
Safaricom to motivate Kenyan Olympic athletes with Jackpot
Kenya’s leading telecommunications services provider, Safaricom, has announced a KSh10 million ($120,000) Olympic jackpot for the team that will represent the country in the 2012 London Marathon. → Read more
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Thu, June 28th, 12:47 · Elly Okutoyi
Ghana CID in a linkup to quash cybercrimes
The Ghana Police Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has signed a memorandum of understanding with e-Crime Bureau Inc to develop a national investigative response team to deal with the problems of cybercrimes and other electronic-based crimes. → Read more
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Thu, June 28th, 08:50 · Elly Okutoyi
Nairobi could soon get ‘intelligent’ traffic lights
Nairobi and other regions of Kenya could soon have intelligence-based traffic lights to reduce the heavy traffic jams witnessed on the roads -- especially during rush hours. → Read more
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Wed, June 27th, 11:01 · Elly Okutoyi
Hackers in Uganda arraigned in court
Four people suspected to have hacked into the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) taxes systems between 2010 and 2012 have been arraigned in a court in Uganda. → Read more
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Wed, June 27th, 10:45 · Elly Okutoyi
Botswana and Namibia finally install first broadband cable
Botswana and Namibia finally launched their links to the 14,000-kilometre underground sea cable system on Tuesday. The sea cable is expected to provide speeds of up to 5.12 terabits per second. → Read more
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Wed, June 27th, 08:17 · Elly Okutoyi
Vodacom to reward customers for using mobile money
Vodacom Tanzania has unveiled a reward program set to reward customers using the M-Pesa service with free airtime for every transaction. → Read more
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Wed, June 27th, 08:07 · Elly Okutoyi
Huduma Kenya, Kenyan government’s service delivery portal unveiled
Kenya’s government has launched a new portal to improve transparency and accountability in public service delivery. → Read more
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Mon, June 25th, 13:32 · Elly Okutoyi
Ethiopia’s first smartphone to go on sale in July
Tecno Mobile Ethiopia, a subsidiary of the Hong Kong-based company, has said it will release the first domestically assembled Smartphone come July 2012. → Read more
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Mon, June 25th, 12:27 · Elly Okutoyi
Zambians can now pay DSTV Subscriptions via Airtel money
Airtel Zambia has partnered with Multichoice Zambia to enable its subscribers pay for their monthly DSTV subscriptions from the comfort of their phones via Airtel Money. → Read more
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Mon, June 25th, 07:43 · Elly Okutoyi
Free browsing WiFi hotspots for Visafone subscribers in Nigeria
Nigeria’s Visafone Communications, a leading Code Division and Multiple Access (CDMA) operator has launched a free service, that will see its subscribers enjoy free WiFi hotspots all over Nigeria. → Read more
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Fri, June 22nd, 13:08 · Elly Okutoyi
SIM swop fraud cases on the increase, Vodacom warns subscribers
Vodacom has noted with concern the increasing number of SIM swop fraud attempts to its subscribers by fraudsters. → Read more
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Fri, June 22nd, 07:40 · Elly Okutoyi
Uganda to host Africa’s first ever ITSO meeting
The International Telecommunications Satellite Organization's (ITSO) Assembly of Parties meeting is set to come to Africa for the first time. Uganda has been granted the honour of playing the host. → Read more
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Thu, June 21st, 12:23 · Elly Okutoyi
Tunisia takes in a new mobile phone maker, ZTE
A leading Chinese mobile phone maker ZTE has made a dive into the Tunisian mobile phone market making the North African country its newest major outlet. → Read more
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Thu, June 21st, 09:13 · Elly Okutoyi
Mozambique launches Fax2mobile service
Mozambique’s fixed line operator, Mozambique Telecom or Telecomunicações de Moçambique (TDM), has launched a new service that will enable its subscribers receive faxes on [their] mobile phones from landlines. → Read more
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Tue, June 19th, 11:48 · Elly Okutoyi
8ta to offer cheap BlackBerry services in SA
Telkom’s mobile arm 8ta has introduced cheaper Blackberry Internet Service (BIS) to its South African subscribers. → Read more
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Mon, June 18th, 14:06 · Elly Okutoyi
New GSMA Mobile and Development Intelligence project launched
An association of mobile operators and related companies called GSMA in partnership with Omidyar Network, a philanthropic investment firm established by eBay founder Pierre Omidyar, have launched the Mobile and Development Intelligence (MDI) project that will make data available for the mobile industry in the developing world. → Read more
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Mon, June 18th, 08:03 · Elly Okutoyi
Safaricom spearheads fight against campaign hate speech with tough new rules
Kenya’s leading integrated communications provider the Safaricom Limited has announced tough new guidelines in efforts to prevent spreading of negative campaign messages on their network even as the country approaches next year’s general elections. → Read more
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Mon, June 18th, 07:55 · Elly Okutoyi
Kenya does away with tax on software imports, expects lessened piracy
The Kenya government, in a bid to reduce software piracy, has abolished tax on genuine software imports. → Read more
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Fri, June 15th, 09:35 · Elly Okutoyi
No tax on DTV set-top boxes in Kenya, Finance Minister says
Kenya’s Finance Minister yesterday announced taxes on set-top boxes have been waived. → Read more
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