Articles by Nanine Steenkamp

Articles by Nanine Steenkamp, Page 52

Wed, November 14th, 11:15 · Nanine Steenkamp

Mobile money infiltrates African pop culture as Ugandan pop song promotes industry

Ugandan pop star Tycoon’s song about mobile money services could have boosted the industry’s growth in Africa. → Read more
Wed, November 14th, 10:10 · Nanine Steenkamp

Qualcomm hosts AR focused MoMo

Wireless telecommunications firm Qualcomm presented the latest developments in augmented reality (AR) for mobile devices at Mobile Monday (MoMo), featuring the newest apps from Fuzzy Logic and Sea Monster endorsed by QDevNet. → Read more
Tue, November 13th, 16:00 · Nanine Steenkamp

Developed understanding makes Mobile Money grow in Africa

Overcoming obstacles in the promotion of mobile money in Africa will be done by bridging misunderstandings, claims Khaled Mikkawi, Chief Executive Officer of MTN Rwanda. → Read more
Tue, November 13th, 11:51 · Nanine Steenkamp

Africa can lead America, says Alan Knott-Craig Jnr.

Africa has the potential to become a mobile leader, according Alan Knott-Craig Jnr. who spoke at Mobile Monday (MoMo) in Cape Town. → Read more
Tue, November 13th, 10:25 · Nanine Steenkamp

Google fined for gang-linked images

Google has been ordered to pay damages of US$208,000 after an Australian man sued the company for defamation, accusing the Internet giant of making him look like a criminal in published pictures. → Read more
Mon, November 12th, 14:04 · Nanine Steenkamp

Telkom ADSL speeds up slowly

Telkom’s data speed upgrades to ADSL lines since August have been progressing rather slowly due to lack of customer support. → Read more
Mon, November 12th, 13:20 · Nanine Steenkamp

Zambia advised to introduce guidelines for ICT use in schools

Zambia’s education minister John Phiri is urging for the integration of ICT guidelines in the country’s education system to ensure beneficial but moral use of Internets in schools countrywide. → Read more
Mon, November 12th, 12:31 · Nanine Steenkamp

South African government pledges involvement in broadband networking

The South African government has announced intended participation in broadband networking to promote more Internet penetration in the country. → Read more
Mon, November 12th, 11:48 · Nanine Steenkamp

AfricaCom 2012 conference starts this week in Cape Town

AfricaCom is this week hosting the “Reaching the Net Frontier for Growth” conference at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC) in Cape Town, South Africa. → Read more
Mon, November 12th, 09:09 · Nanine Steenkamp

Notorious spammers in South Africa named and shamed

South Africa’s Internet Service Providers’ Association’s (ISPA) has released a list of 54 email spammers and 32 address resellers expected to discourage people from sending unsolicited bulk e-mails for marketing purposes, and to encourage those on the list to improve their Internet behaviour. → Read more
Mon, November 12th, 07:13 · Nanine Steenkamp

MTN Group’s market value soars above homegrown record

Leading mobile services provider MTN last week hit a new record in rising market value. → Read more
Mon, November 12th, 06:52 · Nanine Steenkamp

Porn sites totally criminalised in Egypt

Egypt’s administrative court has announced the blocking of Internet pornography websites, evoking suspicion that the country is making advances likened to that of the Sharia Law. → Read more
Fri, November 9th, 13:30 · Nanine Steenkamp

BlackBerry 10 gets security green light

The latest BlackBerry has been given security check by the Federal Information Processing Standardisation (FIPS) ahead of launch. → Read more
Fri, November 9th, 13:04 · Nanine Steenkamp

Smartphone allergy-unfriendly, medics urge mobile users to stay away from BlackBerry

Research now shows the presence of allergens nickel and cobalt in a third of BlackBerry mobile phones. → Read more
Thu, November 8th, 12:28 · Nanine Steenkamp

Gabon closes down Megaupload site me.ga

The Gabonese government is closing down the Megaupload filesharing site Me.ga, following charges of piracy against German Internet Tycoon Kim Dotcom. → Read more
Thu, November 8th, 10:10 · Nanine Steenkamp

Rats become currency for phones in South African township

LifeLine Southern Africa, a nonprofit focused on crisis intervention, has received 11,000 rats to trade in for more than 100 mobile phones to combat the "rat menace" in Johannesburg’s Alexandra Township. → Read more
Thu, November 8th, 09:00 · Nanine Steenkamp

After South Africa, German T-Systems seeks more African frontiers

German global IT services and consulting company T-Systems is executing further African expansion plans through its South African office, from where the rest of the continent will be approached. → Read more
Thu, November 8th, 07:26 · Nanine Steenkamp

Inwi embraces pay-as-you-use mobile services in Morocco

Morocco’s Inwi, mobile network operator, has unveiled a new selection of cellphone packages enabling users to pay only for the services they use. → Read more
Wed, November 7th, 13:26 · Nanine Steenkamp

Latest Opera release much user-friendly to South African users

The latest version of Opera Software, the Opera 12.10, includes a built-in South African website supporting desktop browser. → Read more
Wed, November 7th, 13:05 · Nanine Steenkamp

Kenya’s 2-yeard-old startup MoDe keen on global expansion

Kenya’s Mobile Decisioning (MoDe), an emergency prepaid airtime startup, has announced plans to expand across Europe and South America. → Read more