Articles by Kamau Mbote, Page 14
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Wed, July 17th, 10:30 · Kamau Mbote
ICT essential to successful delivery of various objectives by Africa
ICT sectors will fuel the successful delivery of various goals by African states if they are well supported by governments and infrastructure improvements. → Read more
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Wed, July 17th, 08:39 · Kamau Mbote
AU sets ICT week to celebrate organisation’s 50 years
The African Union (AU) has set aside a week in December for member countries to organise activities surrounding the ICT sector on the continent as part of the Africa Union Jubilee celebrations. → Read more
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Mon, July 15th, 14:02 · Kamau Mbote
First group of internet registries and registrars sign agreements with ICANN
The first group of registrars and internet registries have signed new agreements with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), bringing the new generic Top-Level Domains (gTLDs) closer to reality. → Read more
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Mon, July 15th, 12:42 · Kamau Mbote
Panasonic to launch first store in Kenya
Electronics maker Panasonic is set to open its first showroom and service centre in Kenya as the company looks to cement market gains in the country. → Read more
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Mon, July 15th, 10:14 · Kamau Mbote
Gilat Satcom emphasises need for more satellite capacity in East Africa
Gilat Satcom has reiterated the need for countries along the East African coast to have more satellite bandwidth to support the existing fibre optic network, saying the submarine cables have shown their vulnerability. → Read more
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Mon, July 15th, 08:27 · Kamau Mbote
Another Kenyan documentary turns to Kickstarter.com for funding
A Kenyan documentary telling the story of top athlete Geoffrey Kipsang has turned to crowd funding site Kickstarter.com in bid to raise US$27,500. → Read more
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Fri, July 12th, 15:39 · Kamau Mbote
Kenya’s national broadband policy to be launched this week
The Ministry of Information Communication and Technology will this week unveil the national broadband policy that it hopes will help make Kenya a knowledge-based economy by the government target of 2017. → Read more
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Fri, July 12th, 12:29 · Kamau Mbote
Kenyatta appoints communications team, establishes national press centre
Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta has appointed Manoa Esipisu as the first State House spokesman and director of the Presidential Press Service (PPS), replacing outgoing director Isaiah Kibira, who is headed to Australia as a high commissioner. → Read more
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Fri, July 12th, 10:26 · Kamau Mbote
Cybercriminals target Apple users
There were 200,000 attempts per day between January 2012 to May 2013 to steal Apple IDs and financial credentials, according to Kaspersky Lab’s cloud-based Kaspersky Security Network. → Read more
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Fri, July 12th, 08:45 · Kamau Mbote
Malware threat on mobile greater than PC – Kaspersky
The connection of smartphones to daily life as well as their improved functionalities may pose greater risk to user information when security is penetrated compared to on PCs and laptops, according to a security expert. → Read more
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Fri, July 12th, 07:46 · Kamau Mbote
AfDB open data platform now available continent-wide
The African Development Bank’s (AfDB) open data platform is now available in 14 more African countries, completing the last phase of the project. → Read more
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Thu, July 11th, 15:17 · Kamau Mbote
Just.me app now available on Android
iOS mobile-based app Just.me has launched on the Android platform, a few months after first being available on iPhone. → Read more
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Thu, July 11th, 13:41 · Kamau Mbote
Great Rift Valley ICT Summit set for next week in Tanzania
The two-day Great Rift Valley ICT Summit will be held next week in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, allowing ministers in the sector in East Africa to meet to deliberate on various issues including ICT infrastructure and cyber security. → Read more
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Thu, July 11th, 10:35 · Kamau Mbote
Kibera documentary seeks funding at crowdfunding site
Film documentary Slum Art Slam has turned to crowdfunding site Kickstarter as it is seeking US$2,700, with just US$11 raised with 10 days to go. → Read more
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Thu, July 11th, 08:24 · Kamau Mbote
Internet pioneer to discuss internet growth in Africa
“Father of the internet in Africa” Nii Quaynor is expected to attend the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) public meeting in Durban, South Africa on Monday. → Read more
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Wed, July 10th, 14:30 · Kamau Mbote
High Court orders restoration of Kenya’s 999 hotline
The Kenyan High Court has ordered the Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK), the police and mobile phone service operators to restore the emergency response number 999 by the end of the month. → Read more
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Wed, July 10th, 13:49 · Kamau Mbote
KOTDA, Capital Club East Africa partner to host investment forum
The Konza Technopolis Development Authority (KOTDA) and Capital Club East Africa teamed up to bring together members of the premier private club to discuss ways of identifying investment opportunities that could arise from the smart city. → Read more
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Wed, July 10th, 10:20 · Kamau Mbote
Gilat Satcom announces non-stop coast-to-coast fibre redundancy in Africa
Gilat Satcom is set to unveil new fibre routes in coastal and landlocked Africa, guaranteeing coast-to-coast redundancy guarantees. → Read more
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Wed, July 10th, 07:42 · Kamau Mbote
Microsoft attacked by bug earlier exposed by Google researcher
Microsoft has suffered an attack by hackers who have exploited a bug that was disclosed two months ago by an Google researcher, leading to a backlash from the software giant over not being notified of the vulnerability before going public. → Read more
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Tue, July 9th, 14:44 · Kamau Mbote
Prototype solar charging headphones unveiled
Glasgow-based designer Andrew Anderson has created headphones capable of harnessing solar energy and charging mobile phones. → Read more
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