Articles by Gabriella Mulligan

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Wed, March 6th, 12:42 · Gabriella Mulligan

SAPS launches anti-corruption telephone hotline

The South African Police Service (SAPS) has launched an anti-corruption telephone hotline in Gauteng, in a bid to bring police conduct more in line with the organisation’s Code of Conduct and Ethics. → Read more
Wed, March 6th, 10:46 · Gabriella Mulligan

Systems collapse causes counting delays in Kenya

Electronic systems collapse has delayed the counting of votes in the Kenyan elections, with regional election officials told to physically deliver counts to Nairobi. → Read more
Tue, March 5th, 15:39 · Gabriella Mulligan

Apple’s iPhone was almost the Telepod

Apple considered naming its pioneering smartphone the “Telepod”, “Mobi”, “Tripod” and “iPad”, before settling on the now famous iPhone name. → Read more
Tue, March 5th, 14:50 · Gabriella Mulligan

IEBC website down today

Kenya’s Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) website has been down all day, as the country awaits the results of yesterday’s polls. → Read more
Tue, March 5th, 13:27 · Gabriella Mulligan

Rwanda launches e-Mboni electronic record system

The Rwandan government has implemented electronic record system e-Mboni, in a bid to improve organisational efficiency, transparency and effectivity within the government. → Read more
Tue, March 5th, 12:46 · Gabriella Mulligan

Twitter discontinues TweetDeck for Android, iPhone

Twitter will discontinue TweetDeck for Android, iPhone and TweetDeck AIR as of May, citing a preference by mobile users for Twitter. → Read more
Mon, March 4th, 14:44 · Gabriella Mulligan

Corrupted files damage Curiosity Mars Rover

The Curiosity Mars Rover has been placed in “safe mode” after corrupted files damaged the device’s flash memory. → Read more
Mon, March 4th, 13:23 · Gabriella Mulligan

Pule must go: DA

The Democratic Alliance (DA) has called on President Zuma to fire Communications Minister Dina Pule following renewed reports of misallocation of funds for the personal benefit of herself and select individuals. → Read more
Mon, March 4th, 12:49 · Gabriella Mulligan

Uchaguzi documents incident reports from Kenyan election

Event mapping website Uchaguzi has at the time of writing documented 770 incident reports from members of the public during the Kenyan elections, though reports of violence, hate speech and incitement are limited. → Read more
Mon, March 4th, 10:34 · Gabriella Mulligan

Pule denies Sentech decision benefitted boyfriend

South African Communications Minister Dina Pule has denied claims her decision to grant Sentech control of the set-top box system for digital migration benefitted her alleged boyfriend Phosane Mngqibisa. → Read more
Mon, March 4th, 09:20 · Gabriella Mulligan

Al Jazeera implements Voices system to report Kenyan election

Al Jazeera has launched its Al Jazeera Voices SMS and audio system to enable citizen reporting of today’s Kenyan elections. → Read more
Fri, March 1st, 15:53 · Gabriella Mulligan

Q&A: John Holdsworth, AppChat founder

Following revelations this week of a leaked Nashua ECN document that may change the outcome of the infamous Reunert vs. AppChat legal battle, AppChat founder and chief executive officer John Holdsworth speaks to HumanIPO about the weight of the new evidence, the impact of the allegations on AppChat and his hopes for the future of the company and telecommunications in South Africa. → Read more
Fri, March 1st, 15:46 · Gabriella Mulligan

HTML 5 bug identified

A bug has been identified in the new Hyper Text Markup Language (HTML) 5 web code, which allows websites to store unlimited data on computers. → Read more
Fri, March 1st, 13:43 · Gabriella Mulligan

8ta to be rebranded as Telkom Mobile

South African part state-owned operator Telkom is rebranding mobile arm 8ta as Telkom Mobile, a move the company hopes will improve “commercial prospects”. → Read more
Fri, March 1st, 11:39 · Gabriella Mulligan

AppChat launch will happen – Holdsworth

The launch of AppChat is still on the horizon and will “change the Telco landscape” forever, despite obstacles placed in its way by Reunert, says founder John Holdsworth. → Read more
Fri, March 1st, 10:01 · Gabriella Mulligan

Kenyans to report hate speech through Twitter hashtags

Kenyans have been encouraged to report hate speech and lies about the upcoming elections through Twitter via the hashtags #NipeUkweli and #uchaguzi. → Read more
Thu, February 28th, 15:28 · Gabriella Mulligan

Sony reveals PS4 interface pictures

Sony has revealed pictures of the PlayStation 4 user interface in a bid to maximise on the excitement surrounding the announcement of the new console. → Read more
Thu, February 28th, 13:45 · Gabriella Mulligan

SA budget largely ignores ICT

The South African ICT sector received limited attention in the Minister of Finance’s Budget Speech for 2013, as spending plans are cut citing global economic uncertainty and sub-par growth in South Africa. → Read more
Thu, February 28th, 12:19 · Gabriella Mulligan

Holdsworth accuses Reunert of misleading court

John Holdsworth has accused Reunert of misleading the Court in order to prevent AppChat’s launch, citing new evidence leaked to him by a Nashua Communications source. → Read more
Thu, February 28th, 09:19 · Gabriella Mulligan

Kenya ICT Board partners in Sing and Unite initiative

The Kenya ICT Board is one of a number of partners spearheading an initiative that will see Kenyans uniting at 1pm today to sing the national anthem in support of a peaceful and transparent presidential election. → Read more