Articles by Kamau Mbote, Page 16
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Tue, July 2nd, 07:44 · Kamau Mbote
Music platform Kasimp3 hits 500,000 unique visitors
South African music platform Kasimp3 increased its unique visitor numbers from 279,000 in April to 500,000 in June according to the latest figures released by the company. → Read more
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Mon, July 1st, 14:59 · Kamau Mbote
Kenyans on Twitter hit back at Uganda after police attack
#SomeoneTellUganda was trending in Kenya on Monday after an attack on Kenyan police on the disputed Migingo Island by Ugandans over the weekend. → Read more
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Mon, July 1st, 14:20 · Kamau Mbote
Startups get free opportunity to exhibit
The organisers of Web Summit have launched the Alpha Program, which will pick 10 startups every week to have the chance to showcase their business to investors at its conference in Dublin, in October. → Read more
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Mon, July 1st, 12:36 · Kamau Mbote
First phone running on Firefox OS released
ZTE Open is launching the first commercial Firefox OS phone today in Spain, on the Telefonica Movistar network, with countries in South America expected to follow. → Read more
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Mon, July 1st, 11:08 · Kamau Mbote
IT managers leave companies vulnerable by ignoring vulnerabilities – report
Despite the number of ICT devices carrying vulnerabilities dropping by 8 per cent between 2011 and 2012, Dimension Data’s 2013 Network Barometer Report says there is an ongoing lax approach on the part of network managers. → Read more
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Fri, June 28th, 15:18 · Kamau Mbote
Orange Kenya launches street dance competition
Orange Kenya has unveiled a new dance competition aimed at recognising and celebrating talent as well as attracting new data users to its network. → Read more
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Fri, June 28th, 14:49 · Kamau Mbote
Barclays Bank Kenya installs skim proof technology in ATMs
Barclays Bank Kenya has posted a notice on all its ATMs informing its clients of improved security measures that will ensure card skimming is a thing of the past. → Read more
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Fri, June 28th, 12:45 · Kamau Mbote
ICANN approves new Registrar Accreditation Agreement
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICAAN) has approved a new Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA) in a meeting by its board of directors. → Read more
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Fri, June 28th, 09:52 · Kamau Mbote
Huawei to surpass $600,000 sponsorship of Lewa marathon
Huawei will sponsor the Lewa Marathon, in Kenya, for the seventh time alongside title sponsors Safaricom, with the race raising money for wildlife conservation and helping neighbouring communities. → Read more
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Fri, June 28th, 08:11 · Kamau Mbote
Huawei partners with UCC to promote innovation
Huawei will partner with the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) in the annual UCC ACIA awards, aimed at promoting socio-economic growth, to be held today under the theme ICT innovation for National Development. → Read more
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Thu, June 27th, 14:55 · Kamau Mbote
Buni TV hopes to bring content through airtime
Buni TV is looking to take advantage of Africa’s unique attraction to mobile entertainment, rather than cinema and DVDs, and is almost ready to begin monetising mobile content. → Read more
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Thu, June 27th, 11:31 · Kamau Mbote
Broadcasters could be made to pay multiple licences
Companies broadcasting in multiple countries might be forced to acquire multiple licences to ensure a trickle down of fees. → Read more
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Thu, June 27th, 08:52 · Kamau Mbote
Shared satellite solution to East African digital migration – Intelsat
Delegates at the Broadcasting, Film and Music Africa (BFMA) conference in Nairobi, Kenya, have discussed today how to tackle the delays in the switch to digital broadcasting after missed deadlines and little action by governments. → Read more
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Wed, June 26th, 15:00 · Kamau Mbote
Branded content pulls on heartstrings and is the future
Branded content is the future of effective advertising, according to Launch Factory managing director Spero Patricios, who believes it is the best way to get around consumer frustration. → Read more
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Wed, June 26th, 09:33 · Kamau Mbote
Investment needed to get Kenyan film industry to its potential 14% of GDP
The Kenyan film industry is not growing to its full potential, according to the Kenya Film Commission (KFC), which put the 2009/2010 revenue figure at 3.6 per cent of GDP. → Read more
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Wed, June 26th, 08:49 · Kamau Mbote
Culture minister increases calls for 60 per cent local content broadcasting
Dr Hassan Wario, speaking at the opening ceremony of the Broadcast Film and Music Africa Conference (AITEC) in Nairobi, has called for local television broadcasters to shun imported soaps for local content, saying this will help the industry to grow. → Read more
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Tue, June 25th, 14:26 · Kamau Mbote
Sony launches SmartWatch 2
Sony has launched SmartWatch 2, which it says enhances phone functionality for Android devices. → Read more
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Tue, June 25th, 12:19 · Kamau Mbote
BlackBerry launches service to manage Android, Apple devices
BlackBerry has released a service that will allow its corporate and government clients to manage devices powered by their rival operating systems Android and iOS. → Read more
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Tue, June 25th, 08:50 · Kamau Mbote
Rick Ross causes uproar after referring to Africa as a country
Rapper Rick Ross has been on the receiving end of a verbal barrage this morning after he posted a tweet calling Africa a country. → Read more
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Tue, June 25th, 08:29 · Kamau Mbote
Microsoft to introduce Age of Empires to Android and iOS
Microsoft is set to introduce its Age of Empires game on iPhones and Android as the software giant takes aim at the mobile game market. → Read more
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