Articles by Kamau Mbote, Page 5
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Wed, October 9th, 12:20 · Kamau Mbote
World Bank and SAP sign MoU for skills development in Africa
SAP Africa and the World Bank have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to develop a framework for collaboration on skills development on the continent. → Read more
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Tue, October 8th, 18:00 · Kamau Mbote
Day One: Cisco Connect Kenya 2013
The biannual Cisco Connect Kenya 2013 conference began today, bringing together stakeholders in the ICT sector including government, non-governmental bodies, partners and the private sector. → Read more
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Tue, October 8th, 17:00 · Kamau Mbote
Kenyan Universal Service Fund to be operational by year end
The Kenyan government has announced the delayed Universal Service Fund (USF) for the telecommunications industry will be functional by the end of the year. → Read more
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Tue, October 8th, 15:30 · Kamau Mbote
Consultation on Kenyan LTE infrastructure to start in 3 weeks
The Kenyan government will convene a conference in three weeks for the telecommunications sector to discuss options of models the country can use while setting up its LTE infrastructure. → Read more
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Mon, October 7th, 15:30 · Kamau Mbote
Network CEOs could face jail term over unregistered SIM cards
The Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) has warned it will take action against mobile operators that are operating unregistered lines. → Read more
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Mon, October 7th, 13:00 · Kamau Mbote
Buni TV releases Cameroon’s banned film “The President”
Multimedia company BuniTV has released the banned Cameroonian film ‘The President: “How Do You Know Its Time to Go?”’, directed by Jean-Pierre Bekolo. → Read more
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Mon, October 7th, 11:20 · Kamau Mbote
Able Wireless to start providing services on November 1
Able Wireless has been piloting its unlimited internet offer in Nairobi, Kenya, which makes use of the Raspberry Pi computers, and will begin rolling out more devices by November 1. → Read more
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Mon, October 7th, 05:00 · Kamau Mbote
NETCB to showcase mobility products
NETCB, the South African local network collaboration and compliance management specialist, has announced it will be be showcasing its mobile solutions across the country at the beginning of November. → Read more
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Fri, October 4th, 17:30 · Kamau Mbote
Digital Dialect takes lead in 3D advertising in Kenya
A Nairobi startup is aiming to revolutionise the world of advertising by walking away from traditional adverts and introducing 3D graphics. → Read more
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Fri, October 4th, 14:20 · Kamau Mbote
Mdundo launches “SoundCloud for Africa”
Kenyan mobile music platform Mdundo has launched a self signup service, allowing artists from aross Africa to load music for their fans to listen to over the internet. → Read more
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Fri, October 4th, 14:00 · Kamau Mbote
Instagram to start allowing adverts
Instagram will begin placing adverts in users’ photo-streams as a way of creating a sustainable business. → Read more
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Fri, October 4th, 13:00 · Kamau Mbote
Google acquires gestures startup Flutter
Google has bought San Francisco-based startup Flutter, which uses webcams to detect hand signals and uses gestures to control various apps including iTunes and Netflix. → Read more
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Fri, October 4th, 05:00 · Kamau Mbote
Silk Road founder arrested, website shutdown
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has caught the founder of drug trafficking site Silk Road, 29-year-old Ross William Ulbricht. → Read more
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Thu, October 3rd, 14:40 · Kamau Mbote
Huawei partners Angola’s Unitel for E-net phase two
Huawei has partnered with Angola’s Unitel and the Education Ministry to launch E-net phase two, a project aiming to transform the country into a knowledge-based economy. → Read more
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Thu, October 3rd, 10:20 · Kamau Mbote
Global shipment of 3D printers to grow by 49%
Shipment of 3D printers (3DP) costing less than US$100,000 is set to increase by 49 per cent this year to reach 56,507 units, according to research firm Gartner. → Read more
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Thu, October 3rd, 10:00 · Kamau Mbote
Matiangi lauds digital jobs project
Fred Matiangi, Kenya’s ICT cabinet secretary, has lauded Digital Divide Data Kenya, a local business processing and outsourcing (BPO) company for championing the digital jobs agenda. → Read more
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Thu, October 3rd, 08:30 · Kamau Mbote
Tigo returns to DRC, launches toll-free emergency lines
Tigo has announced its return to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), saying it has acquired more than 250,000 new customers in less than three months in the troubled eastern provinces. → Read more
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Thu, October 3rd, 05:00 · Kamau Mbote
ISOC opens nominations for Hall of Fame nominees
The Internet Society has opened nominations for the 2014 Internet Hall of Fame, intending to honour internet pioneers and innovators at an event in Hong Kong in April next year. → Read more
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Wed, October 2nd, 14:20 · Kamau Mbote
Investors push Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates to retire
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is facing pressure to step down as chairman of the software giant from a few top investors, according to a Reuters report. → Read more
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Wed, October 2nd, 08:00 · Kamau Mbote
YouTube announces 1st music awards
YouTube will host its first music awards ceremony on November 3 in an event to be aired live on the platform, with Lady Gaga, Eminem and Arcade Fire among those set to perform. → Read more
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