Articles by Mercy Makumi
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Wed, July 31st, 13:25 · Mercy Makumi
Orange Uganda launches LTE network
Orange Uganda has launched its 4G LTE network, making it the third operator to do so in the East African country. → Read more
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Thu, July 25th, 15:09 · Mercy Makumi
Zimbabwe’s Econet disconnects from Telecel
Econet Wireless will no longer provide their subscribers with connection to those on the Telecel Zimbabwe network because the latter does not have a valid licence. → Read more
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Tue, July 23rd, 14:13 · Mercy Makumi
UN world food programme campaign for facebook fans
The United Nations World Food Programme and Royal DSM have started a campaign to get more likes on Facebook and provide more children with healthy meals. → Read more
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Tue, July 23rd, 10:45 · Mercy Makumi
Tigo Tanzania promotion sees large rise in airtime purchases
Tigo Tanzania has released the first three motor-tricycles (BAJAJ) to the winners, after the launch of the Miliki Biashara Yako campaign last Thursday. → Read more
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Thu, July 18th, 14:01 · Mercy Makumi
Safaricom partners with Total Kenya
Safaricom Business has entered a partnership with Total Kenya allowing Total Bon Voyage fuel cardholder customers to top up using M-Pesa. → Read more
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Thu, July 18th, 12:44 · Mercy Makumi
Kenyan Ushahidi co-founder wins award for outstanding social commitment
Juliana Rotich, Ushahidi co-founder and managing director, has been honoured with with an Impact Award at the DLDwomen 2013 conference in Munich. → Read more
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Thu, July 18th, 11:10 · Mercy Makumi
DHL Tanzania introduces electronic proof of delivery
DHL Express Tanzania has announced the introduction of an electronic proof of delivery (ePOD) service to directly capture customer signatures on screen and will launch by the end of the month. → Read more
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Wed, July 17th, 14:26 · Mercy Makumi
MicroStrategy creates Mobile App Universe and Developer Academy
MicroStrategy has launched the MicroStrategy Mobile App Universe to showcase business apps solutions available to customers, as well as a Developer Academy providing training materials for app developers. → Read more
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Wed, July 17th, 11:17 · Mercy Makumi
Tecno Phantom A launched in Kenya
Tecno Mobile has launched its latest Android smartphone in Kenya, the Phantom A, with a dual SIM and five-inch HD touchscreen → Read more
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Tue, July 16th, 12:43 · Mercy Makumi
Microsoft and BlackBerry cut prices in UK to boost sales
BlackBerry and Microsoft have reduced prices on some of their products to increase sales and become more competitive. → Read more
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Mon, July 15th, 14:29 · Mercy Makumi
Sony drops fine appeal over PSN
Sony has dropped an appeal against the £250,000 (US$380,000) fine handed out in January by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) after the PlayStation Network hack in 2011. → Read more
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Mon, July 15th, 11:07 · Mercy Makumi
Orange launches Ramadan offer on international calls
Orange has launched an offer for the month of Ramadan, allowing customers to call for KSh3 per minute to the United States of America, Canada, India and the United Kingdom. → Read more
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Thu, July 11th, 16:09 · Mercy Makumi
Orange assures of long term market strategy
Orange Kenya is confident its business strategy is geared towards client acquisition and retention at all levels of business. → Read more
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Wed, July 10th, 14:06 · Mercy Makumi
Kinetic partners with ICT board for Kenya IT Week
International business-to-business conferencing firm Kinetic has partnered with the Kenya ICT Board and Kenya Information Technology and Outsourcing Services (KITOS) to organised the Kenya IT week to be held from 2nd -5th of september. → Read more
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Tue, July 9th, 13:46 · Mercy Makumi
McAfee says South Korea cyberattack part of a 4-year spying campaign
The major cyber attack that hit South Korea on March 20, 2013, wiping the hard drives of tens of thousands of computers, was part of an elaborate campaign by hackers working to steal the country's military and governmental secrets, according to a McAfee Labs research report. → Read more
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Mon, July 8th, 13:48 · Mercy Makumi
Airtel Tanzania giving away houses
Airtel Tanzania has launched a promotion for its customers on the Yatosha tariff, giving them the chance to win prizes such as houses and cash. → Read more
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Thu, July 4th, 14:02 · Mercy Makumi
Weza Tele wins IBM SmartCamp competition
Kenyan startup Weza Tele, of the MyOrder Enterprise, won the IBM SmartCamp competition at the Tech4Africa conference for its SMS ordering service. → Read more
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Thu, July 4th, 08:50 · Mercy Makumi
User experience crucial to startup success – Knight
Creating something that people want to use every day and asking the question of whether or not it is something people would want to pay for is crucial to building a successful e-commerce site, according to Tech4Africa and Wedo founder Gareth Knight. → Read more
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Wed, July 3rd, 15:07 · Mercy Makumi
Kenyan startups compete for IBM Global Entrepreneur partnership
A heated six minute presentation competition at the Tech4Africa conference in Nairobi today saw four startups compete for the chance to partner with IBM Global Entrepreneur. → Read more
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Tue, July 2nd, 12:24 · Mercy Makumi
HP ElitePad 900 enters Kenyan market
HP has announced the launch of the HP ElitePad 900 tablet in Kenya, priced from KSh90,000 (US$1,050). → Read more
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