Articles by Elly Okutoyi

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Wed, February 13th, 08:13 · Elly Okutoyi

US$100,000 up for grabs in Heritage Open mHealth startup challenge

California-based integrated physicians group Heritage Provider Network (HPN), the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) and Open mHealth, a mobile health focused non-profit, have launched a mobile apps prize challenge that will reward mHealth startups with US$100,000. → Read more
Tue, February 12th, 15:42 · Elly Okutoyi

Facebook integrates money-remittance app for sending cash globally

Facebook will today integrate a new online app called Azimo into its social networking site allowing subscribers to send money to their friends directly from the site to over 125 countries across the world. → Read more
Tue, February 12th, 12:58 · Elly Okutoyi

DStv launches reward programme as pay TV competition stiffens in Kenya

Pay TV company MultiChoice Africa has launched a customer loyalty and reward programme in Kenya that will see subscribers who pay on time receive discounts and free 12-month access to its digital satellite TV service DStv. → Read more
Tue, February 12th, 09:17 · Elly Okutoyi

Pay TV could herald end of free-to-air television, warns Cofek

Kenya’s consumer advocacy group the Consumers Confederation of Kenya (Cofek) has warned that, with the high influx of pay TV service providers in the country, free-to-air (FTA) channels could soon be outdated. → Read more
Mon, February 11th, 15:30 · Elly Okutoyi

African ads giants Cheki and PrivateProperty merge into “one big force”

Two of Africa’s largest online classified ads companies have merged to form Africa’s largest online advertising group, One Media Africa. → Read more
Mon, February 11th, 11:14 · Elly Okutoyi

Kenyans still confused between BVR and electronic voting, IEBC says

Kenya’s electoral body the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has expressed concerns over the large number of voters who still believe voting will be electronic, just three weeks before the March 4 polls. → Read more
Mon, February 11th, 07:48 · Elly Okutoyi

Over 40 million Kenyans to watch Kenya’s first presidential debate

The KSh100-million (US$1.15 million) debate will see six presidential candidates in the country defend their manifestos and policies, which the event organizers hope will enable the Kenyan electorate to make an informed decision on whom to elect during March 4 general elections. “What the viewers can expect is a very exciting, fast-paced production with high […] → Read more
Fri, February 8th, 13:18 · Elly Okutoyi

Amazon wins patent to sell secondhand e-books

Amazon Technologies Inc, the world’s largest online marketplace, has won a United States patent allowing it to resell its users’ e-books on its platform once they decide they do not need them on their Kindle readers. → Read more
Fri, February 8th, 11:05 · Elly Okutoyi

MTN to retail BlackBerry Z10 in Nigeria

Integrated telecoms company MTN is to launch the BlackBerry Z10 in Nigeria, barely a week after the handset debuted on home turf in Canada. → Read more
Fri, February 8th, 08:30 · Elly Okutoyi

Safaricom among world’s most devoted brands on Twitter and Facebook

Kenyan telecom Safaricom has been ranked as the world’s second and fourth most devoted brand on Twitter and Facebook respectively, the only African firm in the top 10 of both rankings. → Read more
Thu, February 7th, 14:04 · Elly Okutoyi

OPINION: Digital migration in-fighting could leave African nations behind

Disturbing trends in the analogue to digital television broadcasting migration have been reported lately in some African countries, with a number admitting they may miss the June 2015 deadline set by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU). → Read more
Thu, February 7th, 13:04 · Elly Okutoyi

Buni TV hits 1 million views

Buni TV, a major African video-on-demand platform, has announced it has reached the one million views milestone, with 60 percent of its traffic originating from Africa alone. → Read more
Thu, February 7th, 10:16 · Elly Okutoyi

Andy Green to attempt to break world land speed record in South Africa

South Africa’s Northern Cape region will early next year host an attempt to break the current world record land speed that will see a man strapped into a rocket car travelling at 1,000 miles per hour (1,600km/h). → Read more
Wed, February 6th, 14:30 · Elly Okutoyi

Nigerian version of Angry Birds game to launch soon

A Nigerian version of the popular Angry Birds computer game - Angry Nigerian - is set for launch, allowing players to “sling a shot” at people who the player thinks may be responsible for Nigeria’s problems. → Read more
Wed, February 6th, 13:11 · Elly Okutoyi

New Nigerian search engine to be launched on Friday

Nintag, a new search engine, will be launched in Nigeria on Friday by three Nigerians living in the Diaspora, dedicated to providing local search results. → Read more
Tue, February 5th, 18:35 · Elly Okutoyi

SMS-based PoS systems launched in Nigeria

eTranzact Limited, a leader in electronic payments, has launched an SMS-based Point of Sale (PoS) terminal for mobile payments in Nigeria, enabling users in the country to enjoy real-time payment facilities. → Read more
Tue, February 5th, 12:15 · Elly Okutoyi

Rwanda’s government institutions clogged with electronic waste

Rwandan government institutions are facing problems with electronic waste management, despite a draft policy on the disposal of such waste and efforts to auction it off to the public. → Read more
Tue, February 5th, 08:57 · Elly Okutoyi

Africa’s ARISE.TV to rival BBC and CNN

ARISE.TV, a new 24-hour global TV news network, was yesterday “soft launched”, and will be broadcasting from centres in Lagos, Johannesburg, London and New York ahead of its official unveiling next month. → Read more
Mon, February 4th, 14:00 · Elly Okutoyi

South African tour operator integrates Wi-Fi in tour vans

South African entrepreneur Shaheed Ebrahim has installed Wi-Fi, complete with tablets and Skype call capability, on his tour vans to gain a competitive edge in the country’s travel and tour industry. → Read more
Mon, February 4th, 08:42 · Elly Okutoyi

CCK shuts down media house transmitters

Royal Media Services, a leading media house in Kenya, this weekend saw six of its major transmitters shut down by the Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) after what the regulator termed “operating illegally”. → Read more