Articles by Nanine Steenkamp

Articles by Nanine Steenkamp, Page 44

Fri, March 8th, 15:55 · Nanine Steenkamp

Mxit 6.3 reaches one million downloads on BB

South African social app Mxit reached one million downloads on BlackBerry phones yesterday (Thursday, March 7) 84 days after its release. → Read more
Fri, March 8th, 15:43 · Nanine Steenkamp

Vodacom introduces new Power Hour deal for March

South African network operator Vodacom has introduced a new weekend discount calling offer to its customers, valid until March 31. → Read more
Fri, March 8th, 15:16 · Nanine Steenkamp

Absent teacher fingerprint tracking delayed after Sadtu strike threat

The South African Public Service and Administration has announced it is delaying implementing a biometric absence-tracking system for teachers after the South African Democratic Teachers' Union (Sadtu) reacted with strike threats. → Read more
Fri, March 8th, 07:26 · Nanine Steenkamp

Found Shopping now active on iOS

South African developed global shopping app Found Shopping launched on iOS last week at the Design Indaba, at Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC), to make users aware of how they can save. → Read more
Thu, March 7th, 14:19 · Nanine Steenkamp

SA entrepreneur to appeal to DTI for favourable SMME law discussion

South African entrepreneur Heather Malcomess plans to approach the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in an attempt to alter newly proposed legislation in favour of supporting Small, Medium and Micro Enterprises (SMMEs). → Read more
Thu, March 7th, 12:27 · Nanine Steenkamp

Zapacab to improve SA taxi services

South African taxi ordering solution Zapacab is set to launch before April this year, seeking to provide reliable and efficient taxi services on the streets of Cape Town. → Read more
Thu, March 7th, 09:42 · Nanine Steenkamp

Zamtel to launch LTE in Zambia

Zambia Telecommunication Company (Zamtel) plans to roll out a Long-Term Evolution (LTE) network as soon as the company gets the green light for licensing. → Read more
Wed, March 6th, 15:47 · Nanine Steenkamp

New SMPTE committee to focus on cinema sound

Global leading motion-image committee, the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE), has announced the establishment of a new technology committee to regulate cinema sound standards. → Read more
Wed, March 6th, 09:56 · Nanine Steenkamp

Apple to upgrade iTunes with music services

Apple is exploring possibilities for a release of a music service with audio technology business Beats Electronics LLC to boost iTunes sales. → Read more
Wed, March 6th, 08:13 · Nanine Steenkamp

Ugandan Ffene to launch in April on iOS and Android

Ugandan startup Ffene, a business management app, plans to launch on iOS and Android platforms next month in an attempt to improve the business administration solution accessibility in Africa. → Read more
Tue, March 5th, 15:59 · Nanine Steenkamp

Google accused of allowing poacher adverts

The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) has accused Google of allowing advertisements to appear on a Japanese shopping website, selling illegal animal products of endangered species despite its prohibiting policy. → Read more
Tue, March 5th, 15:56 · Nanine Steenkamp

Mind shift needed to incorporate e-learning tools in SA, says headmaster

South African headmaster Arthur Preston is of opinion a mind shift is required for e-learning to succeed in South Africa. → Read more
Tue, March 5th, 09:57 · Nanine Steenkamp

Twitter conference promotes educators interaction

A South African headmaster is hoping to connect teachers through social media by running a series of Twitter conferences. → Read more
Tue, March 5th, 09:17 · Nanine Steenkamp

FANCAM owes success to good SA work ethic

South African photography startup Virtual Africa believes hard work paid off as their success story continues to grow with its 360 degree Gigapixel imaging business FANCAM. → Read more
Mon, March 4th, 15:46 · Nanine Steenkamp

Bonfiire goes live

South African conversation-starting social network Bonfiire has launched as part of the Maak Jou Oë Oop (Open Your Eyes) week at the University of Stellenbosch (US). → Read more
Mon, March 4th, 14:05 · Nanine Steenkamp

It’s all about the user, says FANCAM

The South African based 360 degree photography company FANCAM is of opinion that many brands ‘miss’ their users because of a diverted marketing focus. → Read more
Mon, March 4th, 11:12 · Nanine Steenkamp

Data to dominate mobile use in SA

Mobile networks in South Africa are focusing on data growth, which is predicted to boost 2013 mobile activity with smartphones enabling increased social media access. → Read more
Mon, March 4th, 08:49 · Nanine Steenkamp

Mxit encourages app building

South African chat network Mxit has encouraged developers to build more apps for the platform as the company concentrates on stability of core development of the chat service as a key feature. → Read more
Fri, March 1st, 15:50 · Nanine Steenkamp

Mxit confident about smartphone future

South African chat app Mxit does not regard increasing smartphone use as a threat to its existing platform success in the country, though it acknowledges this reality as a growing challenge. → Read more
Fri, March 1st, 11:55 · Nanine Steenkamp

Mediatech Africa registration to open in March

Online registration will open in mid-March for the seventh Mediatech Africa conference in South Africa, featuring an increased African brand presence. → Read more