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Wed, January 9th, 13:15 · HumanIPO

Zimbabwe’s Econet to own conventional bank shares

Zimbabwe’s leading mobile operator Econet is taking over local bank shares on the stock exchange, positioning mobile money as a growing threat to conventional banks in the country. → Read more
Wed, January 9th, 11:30 · HumanIPO

US$10 billion LTE revenue predicted by 2018

Greater opportunities for independent Long-Term Evolution (LTE) networks are predicted as part of the estimated LTE compound annual growth rate of 43 percent for the next five years worldwide, says a freshly released report by 4G Market. → Read more
Wed, January 9th, 07:39 · HumanIPO

Ugandan mobile money full of fraud

Despite the easy access to finances and a new gateway of trading, mobile money seems to have paved an easy way of swindling, causing more fraud than benefit for Ugandan consumers. → Read more
Tue, January 8th, 14:30 · HumanIPO

Egyptian mobile tax an estimated US$115 million

Three percent of profits made by mobile companies in Egypt will be paid to the government in tax as it looks to raise LE750 million (US $115.71 million), which could see prices rise for consumers. → Read more
Tue, January 8th, 11:25 · HumanIPO

Debt plagued TelOne appoints new MD

Zimbabwean government-owned network operator TelOne has appointed Chipo Mtasa as its new Managing Director, to establish the company as the country’s leading network operator. → Read more
Tue, January 8th, 09:40 · HumanIPO

MWEB and Cell C collaborate for economic data offer

South African mobile operator Cell C and internet provider MWEB have entered into an agreement to provide lower rates on data to customers nationwide. → Read more
Mon, January 7th, 15:14 · HumanIPO

MTN and Smile competes for first LTE launch in Uganda

While MTN has announced it is about to launch the first Long-Term Evolution (LTE) services to Uganda as the competition tightens as network operator competitor Smiley Telecom has already spent thousands in the same area. → Read more
Mon, January 7th, 14:35 · HumanIPO

Canadian astronaut tweets first space recorded song

The Canadian space traveller, Chris Hadfield, has posted a YouTube video featuring the original recording of “Jewel in the Night” from space on Twitter. → Read more
Mon, January 7th, 10:07 · HumanIPO

SIM deactivation delays disempowers authority threats

Despite multiple threats of SIM card deactivation of unregistered Kenyan mobile subscribers and prison sentences, millions of unregistered users are still able to continue as before as the operators struggle to keep up. → Read more
Mon, January 7th, 09:49 · HumanIPO

Wikipedia overload suffers under lack of editors

The free Internet encyclopaedia Wikipedia is struggling under mass uploading with too few editors to control the site quality under the new structure. → Read more
Fri, January 4th, 13:41 · HumanIPO

Emergency services unavailable due to cable theft

Emergency services in Queenstown, South Africa, are currently out of reach to the public after a cable theft yesterday (Thursday). → Read more
Fri, January 4th, 12:25 · HumanIPO

Liberian cell phone stove saves cooking time

Liberian Louis K. Teakleah has invented a cell phone operated stove that can be controlled with a few dials, even away from home. → Read more
Fri, January 4th, 11:30 · HumanIPO

Mobile banking poses threat to Zimbabwean banks

Zimbabwean banks are working on the collaboration between banks and mobile operators to promote the use of mobile money services (MMS) in the country to prevent competition between the two industries. → Read more
Fri, January 4th, 08:48 · HumanIPO

Zambia nationwide radio imminent

Zambians could enjoy national airwaves in the near future after the Zambia Information and Communication Technology Authority (ZICTA) announced it had begun assessing and exploring the possibilities of radio expansion. → Read more
Thu, January 3rd, 14:15 · HumanIPO

US Silicon Valley mentorship opens for African women

African females with a university degree and two years professional experience in the science, technology, engineering or maths (STEM) fields are eligible for a five week mentorship at the world renowned Silicon Valley, San Francisco. → Read more
Thu, January 3rd, 13:00 · HumanIPO

Facebook to update timeline, advertising revenue shift

Facebook is currently testing the replacement for the timeline user profile page in the hope of a better public response. → Read more
Thu, January 3rd, 10:30 · HumanIPO

New Year resolution to reality: An app fills the gap

As the festive cheer fades and reality has to be faced again, you have the opportunity to start a clean, new page. And there are handy apps to help you achieve your New Year’s goals, whatever they may be. Picking out the most common New Year’s resolutions, HumanIPO debates the likeliness of success in the search for victory over vice. → Read more
Wed, January 2nd, 14:30 · HumanIPO

MTN awards millions in shares

Ten MTN directors are set up to be millionaires with shares worth R55.6 million (US$6.5 million), as granted according to the operator’s 2010 performance plan. → Read more
Wed, January 2nd, 12:12 · HumanIPO

Zynga suspends thirteen games

Zynga, the San Francisco-based online games publisher, is shutting down 13 games due to underperformance, with 11 having already been taken offline. → Read more
Wed, January 2nd, 10:56 · HumanIPO

HPQ composing blacklist

Corporate affiliates are under the magnifying glass as Hewlett-Packard Co. (HPQ) is evaluating its business connections with the aim to eliminate non-profitable partners for greater progression in 2013. → Read more