Articles by Elly Okutoyi, Page 2
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Wed, March 20th, 13:42 · Elly Okutoyi
Kenyan app developers to be rewarded by Tecno and Zalego
Mobile handset manufacturer Tecno, together with mobile application development training institute Zalego, will reward the top entries to the Afmobi developer challenge from Kenya, Nigeria and Ethiopia. → Read more
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Tue, March 19th, 08:42 · Elly Okutoyi
Rwanda’s unregistered SIM cards to be switched off by July
Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Authority (RURA) has announced all SIM cards still unregistered by July 31 will be switched off and no extension will be offered. → Read more
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Tue, March 19th, 07:33 · Elly Okutoyi
Samsung to launch assembly plant in Ethiopia
Global electronics manufacturing giant, Samsung, will open a laptop and printer assembly plant in Ethiopia over the next few months. → Read more
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Fri, March 15th, 14:12 · Elly Okutoyi
Nigerian ecommerce site Jumia lands US$26 million investment
Jumia, a leading online retailer in Nigeria, has received an investment of US$26 million from the Summit Partners, in a move that will see the company develop its brand across Nigeria, Egypt and Morocco. → Read more
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Fri, March 15th, 12:05 · Elly Okutoyi
CCK plans to audit broadcast frequencies
The Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) intends to audit all radio and television broadcast frequencies, in a bid to identify and redistribute the approximately 30 per cent of frequencies that are unused. → Read more
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Thu, March 14th, 11:05 · Elly Okutoyi
Mobile money transactions in Uganda hits US$4.5 billion in 2012
Uganda’s mobile money transactions exponentially grew by a record 211 per cent in 2012, posting US$4.5 billion in transactions compared to US$1.4 billion the previous year. → Read more
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Thu, March 14th, 10:30 · Elly Okutoyi
M-Pesa transaction fee could be lowered, says Safaricom
Safaricom is looking at ways of reducing M-Pesa transaction fees after the Kenya Bankers Association (KBA) was granted an injunction temporarily stopping the Kenya Revenue Authority’s (KRA) taxation of mobile money. → Read more
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Thu, March 14th, 09:26 · Elly Okutoyi
Comments on Twitter force Botswana to retract statement on Kenyatta
Kenyans On Twitter (#KOT) yesterday took to the social platform to demonstrate against comments by the Botswanan government that president-elect Uhuru Kenyatta was unwelcome in their country, leading to a retraction. → Read more
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Wed, March 13th, 14:01 · Elly Okutoyi
Nigeria not in a position to fight cybercrime, says NCC
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has admitted the country is not in a position to fight cybercrime, as the necessary laws on prosecuting them are yet to be passed by the Federal Government. → Read more
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Wed, March 13th, 12:25 · Elly Okutoyi
There is no turning back to analogue, Tanzania media owners told
The Tanzania Communication Regulatory Authority (TCRA) has told the Media Owners Association of Tanzania (MOAT) the government has no intention in retracting the progress it has made in switching off analogue TV signal. → Read more
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Tue, March 12th, 13:26 · Elly Okutoyi
OPINION: Will Kenya’s President-elect and his deputy continue using social media?
After being announced on March 9 as Kenya’s President-elect, many people have been speculating on whether Uhuru Kenyatta, together with his deputy William Ruto, will continue using their social media profiles once sworn into office. → Read more
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Tue, March 12th, 11:05 · Elly Okutoyi
Google Student Ambassadors 2013 now open
University students from across sub-Saharan Africa can now apply for the third annual Google Student Ambassadors (GSAs) programme, in which they would liaise between Google and campuses with a mission to use technology in making a difference. → Read more
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Tue, March 12th, 09:33 · Elly Okutoyi
iPhones can be used in detecting intestinal worms in Africa
Scientists have invented a novel way of using iPhones as conventional light microscopes that can be used in detecting intestinal worms in remote parts of Africa, with an accuracy level of 70 per cent. → Read more
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Mon, March 11th, 09:29 · Elly Okutoyi
biNU brings Zimbabwe’s draft constitution on feature phones
biNU has created an app presenting Zimbabwe’s draft constitution, allowing Zimbabweans to access the document on their feature phones and smartphones ahead of the March 16 referendum. → Read more
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Fri, March 8th, 10:22 · Elly Okutoyi
M-KOPA looking to increase market share with its solar-power solution
M-KOPA Kenya Limited, the company behind solar power panels that allow users to pay for the service via mobile banking, is looking to increase its market share in Kenya to 100,000 from the current 7,500 clients. → Read more
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Thu, March 7th, 15:34 · Elly Okutoyi
Forbes launches app for African market on smartphones and tablets
Forbes Magazine has launched its app version for its African edition, compatible across multiple platforms. → Read more
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Thu, March 7th, 09:39 · Elly Okutoyi
Opera launches Android browser running on WebKit
Opera Mini has finally launched the beta version of its smartphone browser for Android gadgets, based on the WebKit browser engine, in a bid to carve its own niche in a market currently dominated by Google and Apple. → Read more
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Fri, March 1st, 11:49 · Elly Okutoyi
Pope Twitter account will not close
Pope Benedict XVI’s Twitter account will remain in an inactive state until the next pope is elected. → Read more
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Thu, February 28th, 13:56 · Elly Okutoyi
Online company registration website now live in Kenya
Entrepreneurs seeking to register their companies with the Kenyan government can now do so online following the launch of a web-based platform called Incorporator. → Read more
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Thu, February 28th, 11:48 · Elly Okutoyi
Mobile subscriptions to outnumber earth’s population by 2014: ITU report
The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) has reported the number of global mobile subscriptions will soon outnumber people living on the planet, with the figure set to hit the 7 billion mark in early 2014. → Read more
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