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Tue, August 20th, 13:00 · HumanIPO

HumanIPO Debate: Is Nigeria right to enforce local ownership rules on mobile operators?

Omobola Johnson, Nigeria’s communication technology minister, has suggested the country’s mobile networks, such as MTN, Airtel, Etisalat and Globacom, should be locally owned to ensure better services. → Read more
Tue, July 9th, 13:12 · HumanIPO

REVIEW: Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0

Samsung first debuted its Galaxy Note 8.0 at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona earlier this year. Based on the design of the popular Galaxy S smartphone series, the 8-inch tablet comes with a 1.6GHz quad-core processor, 2GB of RAM, 32GB or64GB of internal storage and Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean. → Read more
Fri, July 5th, 14:42 · HumanIPO

Guest Post: What is really wrong with e-commerce in South Africa

Andrew Lynch is co-founder of Cape Town-based e-commerce site CableKiosk.co.za, which specialises in supplying cables and electronics to the consumer and corporate market. → Read more
Wed, July 3rd, 07:05 · HumanIPO

REVIEW: HTC One, the new king of Android?

In recent years HTC has suffered at the hands of Apple and more importantly, its rival on the Android platform, Samsung. Competing with the marketing power of the above two, and even BlackBerry, is tough, so is the HTC One the answer to their woes? → Read more
Tue, June 25th, 08:24 · HumanIPO

The Tecno P3; Offering More For Less

The P3 is yet another innovative creation from the reliable makers of smartphones, TECNO mobile. Over recent months, TECNO mobile has introduced a variety of high quality smartphones which are also affordable and this has earned them the reputation of being one of the highest selling producers of smartphones in Nigeria. → Read more
Mon, June 24th, 09:36 · HumanIPO

REVIEW: Parrot Zik headphones

There is plenty in the electronics world to get a gadget fan’s geek-o-meter hitting the red, but usually a headset isn’t one of them. → Read more
Wed, June 19th, 13:44 · HumanIPO

REVIEW: Sony Xperia Z, a real Android heavyweight?

Slowly but surely, Sony has been turning its fortunes around in the smartphone market. It went through some dark days while in a partnership with Ericsson, but has now stepped out of that dark shadow of its history and seems ready to take on the world. → Read more
Tue, June 11th, 12:53 · HumanIPO

HumanIPO Debate: Should governments be allowed to monitor data records in interest of national security?

The extraordinary revelations from the past 10 days that the United States’ National Security Agency (NSA) is monitoring phone and internet data has raised questions as to how far the authorities can go in the name on national security. → Read more
Fri, June 7th, 13:47 · HumanIPO

REVIEW: Samsung Galaxy S4

Since Samsung unveiled its Galaxy S4, including the much anticipated “smart scroll and smart pause” feature which monitors users’ eye movements, in March, it has sold more than 10 million units and seen it declared the world’s top rated smartphone by Consumer Reports. → Read more
Fri, May 3rd, 08:33 · HumanIPO

Guest Post: Africa can make the most of satellite internet

Neil Denyer is sales and marketing manager at global satellite internet provider Bentley Walker, which has recently partnered with YahSat to deliver low cost internet usage in Africa, the Middle East and West Asia. → Read more
Mon, April 29th, 08:45 · HumanIPO

Guest post: Tackling SA’s lack of coding education

Lyndsay Lawrence, developer at BrandsEye and co-founder of non-profit code educational organisation Umonya, wrote to HumanIPO about her love for coding, female stereotypes and the start of the project. → Read more
Thu, April 18th, 14:52 · HumanIPO

Open Letter: You do Africa a disservice by underestimating how far we’ve come

Duncan Arthur, an independent payments, mobile and African banking expert, has written an open letter calling on primarily non-African conference organisers to drop their obsession with M-Pesa and begin to look at the bigger picture on the continent. → Read more
Thu, April 18th, 12:53 · HumanIPO

The HumanIPO Debate: Is #KOT a legitimate organisation with worthy motives?

Kenyans on Twitter (#KOT) have caused quite a stir in the last few months, turning their wrath on the likes of CNN, Barack Obama and even whole nations in the form of Nigeria, Botswana and Uganda. → Read more
Fri, April 12th, 08:59 · HumanIPO

Guest Post: Best practices for social media marketing for SMEs

In an exclusive guest post for HumanIPO, David Ingram discusses the way social media has changed marketing strategies of businesses. A writer for My Social Agency, Ingram believes power is now in the hands of the consumer, and small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) must make social media central to their marketing plans. → Read more
Sun, March 31st, 23:29 · HumanIPO

Africa completes digital migration

Africa has fulfilled its part of the bargain by completing the digital migration process more than two years ahead of the internationally agreed deadline. → Read more
Thu, March 28th, 15:47 · HumanIPO

Guest Post: Long John Bitcoin – Pirates must go high tech

Duncan Arthur is an independent payments, mobile and African banking professional who has worked at Absa, Standard Bank Africa and Vodacom South Africa. In an exclusive article for HumanIPO, Arthur discusses the emergence of Bitcoin and what it could mean for Africa. → Read more
Tue, March 12th, 11:11 · HumanIPO

The HumanIPO Debate: was technology used effectively during Kenyan election?

The Kenyan election is complete, with Uhuru Kenyatta emerging victorious in the much-anticipated polls. But with all the coverage of the technological aspects of the election, from the Google Election hub to biometric voter registration, how effectively was technology utilised in this crucial vote? → Read more
Mon, March 4th, 15:28 · HumanIPO

Dina in denial: Communications Minister’s statement in full

With allegations suggesting South Africa’s Communications Minister Dina Pule hoped to benefit her alleged boyfriend and his business partner by placing Sentech in control of the set-top box conditional access system in the country’s digital migration, the minister has been forced to deny any wrongdoing or personal interest. → Read more
Fri, February 22nd, 14:42 · HumanIPO

Guest Post: Mobile Opportunities in Africa – Engaging with the Next Billion

Rudy De Waele is Chief Executive and Founding Partner of Nyota Media, the world's first growth agency for innovative African entrepreneurs, startups and international companies that use technology to improve the lives of Africans. A native of Belgium, Rudy also co-founded dotopen.com and AppCircus. → Read more
Thu, February 14th, 11:08 · HumanIPO

Ten tech ways to say ‘I love you’

With everyone’s favourite commercial lovefest upon us, HumanIPO asked its editorial team and technopreneurs across Africa for the best ways to tell your loved one those three important words through the world of technology. → Read more