Articles by Richard Cutcher, Page 6
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Wed, November 27th, 08:00 · Richard Cutcher
BBM to come pre-installed on African Android devices
The BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) app is set to come pre-installed on a range of Android devices across Africa, Asia and Latin America. → Read more
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Tue, November 26th, 13:30 · Richard Cutcher
Workforce wins StartupBus Africa trip
Workforce, a mobile app for planning targeting businesses, has won the first StartupBus Africa event, after pitching to investors at eKasi, Khayelitsha, Cape Town, on Friday. → Read more
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Tue, November 26th, 13:00 · Richard Cutcher
Afrihost reduces uncapped prices
South African internet service provider (ISP) Afrihost has slashed the cost of its uncapped ADSL lines, as connection speeds continue to be increased by Telkom. → Read more
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Tue, November 26th, 11:00 · Richard Cutcher
Social media users to earn from posting Jumia links
Jumia Nigeria is expanding its affiliate programme to include social media accounts, meaning anyone can earn commission from directing people to the e-commerce site. → Read more
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Tue, November 26th, 09:30 · Richard Cutcher
Naspers to embrace huge growth in internet business
Naspers’ internet businesses are now providing more revenue than its pay-TV interests, with its top-line growth increasing by 28 per cent during the past six months. → Read more
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Tue, November 26th, 09:00 · Richard Cutcher
Apple buys motion sensor company
Apple has completed the deal to buy PrimeSense, the Israeli company behind the motion sensor technology used in Microsoft’s Kinect games console. → Read more
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Tue, November 26th, 07:00 · Richard Cutcher
Mobile growth is the key market for insurers in Africa – SSP
Insurers wanting to operate in Africa need to upgrade their ICT systems and focus on the booming mobile market if they do not want to be left behind, according to Rhys Collins, head of African operations for SSP. → Read more
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Mon, November 25th, 18:00 · Richard Cutcher
StarSat adds 10 more channels
StarSat, the rebranded pay-TV service previously known as TopTV, is adding 10 new channels to its bouquet to expire on December 31. → Read more
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Mon, November 25th, 16:30 · Richard Cutcher
Airtel partners Zambian bank to launch free account
Airtel Money has partnered with the Zambia National Commercial Bank (Zanaco) to launch the Cultiv8 account, aimed particularly at people in rural areas such as farmers. → Read more
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Mon, November 25th, 15:30 · Richard Cutcher
Affordability, not infrastructure, holding back African internet penetration – report
The high price of internet access is the primary obstacle to increasing web access in Africa, according to the Web Index 2013 report. → Read more
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Mon, November 25th, 13:00 · Richard Cutcher
First day Xbox One sales top 1m
Microsoft is claiming sales of its latest console, the Xbox One, surpassed one million when it launched in 13 markets on Friday. → Read more
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Mon, November 25th, 11:00 · Richard Cutcher
E-toll cheats to face debt collectors after 7 days, goes live on December 3
Nazir Alli, chief executive officer (CEO) of the South African National Roads Agency (SANRAL), has fired a warning shot at drivers considering skipping e-toll payments, emphasising that debt collectors would be used for enforcement. → Read more
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Mon, November 25th, 10:30 · Richard Cutcher
Africa can take advantage of LTE leapfrog – Gemalto
Regulators and network operators in Africa should take advantage of the current lack of 3G legacy networks by implementing 4G LTE, effectively leapfrogging the technology, according to Sherry Zameer, Africa and Middle East head of telecommunications solutions at Gemalto. → Read more
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Mon, November 25th, 09:00 · Richard Cutcher
$50,000 needed to roll out “maker kits” targeting Africa’s future innovators
HacKIDemia, a global organisation based in Berlin, is trying to crowdfund US$50,000 to provide seven technology hubs across Africa with a “maker kit” containing a Raspberry Pi, Ardunio, Makey-Makey and other tools. → Read more
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Sun, November 24th, 12:00 · Richard Cutcher
FEATURE: The week in startups 24/11/2013
The StartupBus Africa trip, which began in Harare, Zimbabwe, and rolled into Cape Town, South Africa, on Friday, dominated much of the sectors news this week. → Read more
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Fri, November 22nd, 16:30 · Richard Cutcher
Methys puts up $5k funding bounty for SA developers
Entrepreneurs and developers in the Western Cape, South Africa, can enter an innovation challenge next month in a bid to secure ZAR50,000 (US$4,900) of funding. → Read more
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Fri, November 22nd, 13:30 · Richard Cutcher
SA page impressions increase by 11% over 12 months
Recorded page impressions by South Africans on Digital Media and Marketing Association (DMMA) registered websites have increased 11 per cent in the past year. → Read more
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Fri, November 22nd, 11:00 · Richard Cutcher
GreenBack set for beta phase on StartupBus trip
StartupBus Africa arrived in Cape Town this morning, with one Zimbabwean-inspired idea looking to connect the developed and developing world through a mutual need to save and use carbon. → Read more
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Fri, November 22nd, 09:00 · Richard Cutcher
Maputo readies for tourism hackathon
Maputo will next month host the third Mozambique Hackathon, aimed at creating mobile solutions for the tourism industry. → Read more
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Thu, November 21st, 19:00 · Richard Cutcher
Wikipedia steps up pressure on paid-for edits
Wikipedia has demanded a private Texas-based company, Wiki-PR, immediately stop carrying out paid-for edits of clients’ pages. → Read more
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