Articles by Nick Sato, Page 23
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Tue, July 16th, 14:48 · Nick Sato
Q&A: Ma3route founder reveals Nokia’s plan to integrate app into new Lumia
Kenya’s economy loses around KSh50 million (US$574,000) every day due to its poor roads and traffic congestion, but mobile, web and SMS platform Ma3route is trying to alleviate the problem through its crowdsourcing service. → Read more
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Tue, July 16th, 09:15 · Nick Sato
MultiChoice announces ESPN channels in Africa to close
MultiChoice Africa, parent company of satellite pay television DStv, has announced ESPN and ESPN Classic will be withdrawn from broadcasting at the end of the month. → Read more
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Tue, July 16th, 09:02 · Nick Sato
Ma3route invited by Ugandan authorities to develop concept for Kampala
Ma3Route, a mobile, web and SMS platform providing Nairobi commuters with information about transport and traffic conditions, has been approached by the authorities in Kampala to develop a service for the city. → Read more
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Mon, July 15th, 13:51 · Nick Sato
Kenya, SA dominate CNN/MultiChoice journalist competition nominations
Kenyans and South Africans make up almost half of the finalists of prestigious CNN MultiChoice African Journalist competition for 2013. → Read more
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Mon, July 15th, 13:18 · Nick Sato
AccessKenya to invest KSh35 million in network expansion
AccessKenya has announced plans to invest KSh35 million (US$411,000) in the expansion of its fibre and wireless networks and other ICT solutions to the country’s 47 counties for the remainder of 2013 and in 2014. → Read more
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Mon, July 15th, 09:54 · Nick Sato
Air France partners Airtel Money as payment option for tickets in Gabon
Airtel Gabon has announced a partnership with Air France that will enable its customers to purchase tickets from the French carrier via Airtel Money. → Read more
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Mon, July 15th, 08:16 · Nick Sato
Kenyan companies top CIO 100 awards
The third annual CIO 100 Awards, which celebrates organisations using ICT in innovative ways, concluded in Rwanda on Friday, with Kenyan companies scooping the top three positions. → Read more
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Fri, July 12th, 14:54 · Nick Sato
Two apps from Africa announced winners at Microsoft Imagine Cup
African apps Matibabu and Videalator were announced winners at the eleventh annual Imagine Cup, the world’s premier competition for student technologists, developers and aspiring entrepreneurs. → Read more
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Fri, July 12th, 14:46 · Nick Sato
CBK, CCK defend mobile money monitoring
The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) and the Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) have defended the government over regulations that allow them to closely monitor mobile money transactions. → Read more
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Fri, July 12th, 10:12 · Nick Sato
Nokia announces Lumia 1020
Nokia has revealed its latest range of Lumia devices - dubbed Lumia 1020 - with a 41 megapixels camera which Nokia claims can record “details never thought possible from a smartphone”. → Read more
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Fri, July 12th, 06:58 · Nick Sato
Orange launches inter-country mobile money
Global telecommunications giant Orange has launched Orange Money International Transfer, allowing mobile money transactions between Mali, Senegal and the Ivory Coast. → Read more
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Thu, July 11th, 14:47 · Nick Sato
Narok County to establish new Masai Mara electronic revenue collection system
Kenya’s Narok County has announced plans to establish a new electronic revenue collection for the Masai Mara National Park after a Kenyan court dismissed a case filed by Equity Bank to reinstate its revenue collection contract with the county. → Read more
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Thu, July 11th, 13:17 · Nick Sato
Kenya considers free tablets for pupils instead of laptops
The Kenyan government is contemplating introducing free tablets to Kenyan schools rather than laptops, given the speed with which devices become defunct. → Read more
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Thu, July 11th, 08:59 · Nick Sato
Equity Bank upgrades its storage system
Kenya’s Equity Bank has announced the upgrade of its core banking storage systems to the latest enterprise of IBM storage, allowing overdraft applications at ATMs. → Read more
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Thu, July 11th, 08:25 · Nick Sato
Slow ATM upgrade by Equity Bank causes uproar on social media
Kenya’s Equity Bank has apologised to its over 8.4 million customers after the bank’s ATMs malfunctioned, meaning thousands of Kenyans were unable to access their money. → Read more
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Wed, July 10th, 14:13 · Nick Sato
Travelport focuses on technology in East Africa investment
Travelport, a leading distribution services and e-commerce provider for the global travel industry, has unveiled its investment plans for East Africa. → Read more
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Wed, July 10th, 12:52 · Nick Sato
Telkom Kenya’s NOFBI management extended
Kenya’s Ministry of Information, Communication and Technology has extended Telkom Kenya’s agreement to manage the National Optic Fibre Backbone infrastructure (NOFBI). → Read more
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Wed, July 10th, 09:11 · Nick Sato
Rift Valley Railways installs GPS on trains
Rift Valley Railways (RVR), Kenya’s largest train service provider, has announced the installation of the Translogic integrated logistics management platform and global positioning system (GPS) on its trains. → Read more
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Tue, July 9th, 13:55 · Nick Sato
Carlos Slim invests $40 million in Shazam
Carlos Slim, one of the world's richest men, has announced an investment of US$40 million in the Shazam startup, best known for helping music fans identify catchy songs. → Read more
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Tue, July 9th, 13:36 · Nick Sato
Samsung invests almost $1m in Nairobi retail store
Samsung Electronics has invested over KSh85 million (US$980,000) to open its seventh outlet in Kenya at the Galleria shopping mall, as it moves to deepen its retail capacity in the country. → Read more
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