Articles by Tefo Mohapi

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Thu, December 20th, 08:07 · Tefo Mohapi

Eskimi users get mobile music site through iROKING partnership

iROKING has partnered with leading African mobile social network Eskimi, allowing Eskimi users to download tracks from IROKING’s catalogue directly onto their mobile phones. → Read more
Wed, December 19th, 12:44 · Tefo Mohapi

85% of all flat-panel TVs manufactured will be Internet-connected, smart TVs by 2016

Technology researchers Gartner have forecasted that by 2016 85 percent of all flat-panel TVs manufactured will be connected to the internet and will be Smart TVs, as the only method for television manufacturers to differentiate is to connect TVs to multiple platforms. → Read more
Wed, December 19th, 10:31 · Tefo Mohapi

SA’s Stellenbosch University launches iOS app for final year magazine

South Africa’s Stellenbosch University’s Department of Journalism has launched an iOS app on iTunes, the SMF2012 app, aiming to be a digital extension of its final-year magazine, Stellenbosch Media Forum (SMF). → Read more
Wed, December 19th, 10:02 · Tefo Mohapi

Die Antwoord listed as number one most watched and made in SA YouTube video

YouTube has released its most watched videos in 2012, with music group Die Antwoord’s ‘I Fink You Freeky’ the most watched South African video for 2012. → Read more
Wed, December 19th, 08:16 · Tefo Mohapi

Nokusa Engineering Informatics acquired by South Africa’s Datacentrix

Johannesburg-based and Stock Exchange listed Datacentrix has acquired Nokusa Engineering Informatics for R45.75 million (US$5.5 million), which should strengthen Datacentrix’s position in the enterprise content management (ECM) space. → Read more
Wed, December 19th, 06:22 · Tefo Mohapi

Revamped MTN Play Portal launched in Rwanda, Uganda, Ghana and Zambia

MTN has launched a revamped version of its consumer content portal, MTN Play, which will be available in Rwanda, Uganda, Ghana and Zambia. → Read more
Tue, December 18th, 15:33 · Tefo Mohapi

MTN Group Chairman appointed South Africa’s ruling party’s Deputy President

Cyril Ramaphosa, MTN Group’s Chairman, has received an overwhelming majority vote to become the African National Congress’ (ANC) Deputy President and will serve under Jacob Zuma, who was re-elected as the party’s President. → Read more
Tue, December 18th, 06:27 · Tefo Mohapi

Twitter and Nielsen to provide “Nielsen Twitter TV Rating”

Microblogging site Twitter and audience measurement systems developer Nielsen Media Research yesterday announced they had entered into an agreement with Twitter to create the “Nielsen Twitter TV Rating”. → Read more
Tue, December 18th, 06:10 · Tefo Mohapi

Q&A: Rodney Akinwunmi Jackson-Cole speaks about TaxiPark

TaxiPark, the first online taxi booking service in Lagos, is looking to make it easier to travel around the congested Nigerian city and hoping to launch in other cities in future. → Read more
Mon, December 17th, 10:51 · Tefo Mohapi

Hacker from Egypt exploits vulnerability in Yahoo!, leaks data

Prolific Egyptian hacker Virus_Hima has exploited a vulnerability in Yahoo!’s servers and databases, leaking some of the data which was stolen on the Internet. → Read more
Mon, December 17th, 09:50 · Tefo Mohapi

Microsoft announces 21 new web stores for Africa

Microsoft last week announced the opening of 37 web stores worldwide for a variety of games and apps, with 21 set to open in specific African countries. → Read more
Mon, December 17th, 08:39 · Tefo Mohapi

Nigeria’s Stanbic reports over US$30 million in mobile money transactions

Nigeria’s Stanbic IBTC Bank has recorded over N5.6bn (US$30 million) in mobile money transactions on its platform over the past year, as the bank’s service grows in line with other such platforms across the continent. → Read more
Mon, December 17th, 07:49 · Tefo Mohapi

Targeted attacks blamed for MTN Nigeria’s multiple fibre cable cuts

A syndicate is believed to be specifically targeting MTN Nigeria by cutting and damaging its fibre cables and network, with the telecom reporting damage in at least seven places across the West African country. → Read more
Mon, December 17th, 06:26 · Tefo Mohapi

Internet Explorer flaw allows hackers to track your mouse

A recently discovered vulnerability in Microsoft‘s Internet Explorer web browser allows hackers to track the movements of your mouse, with some companies allegedly using it to monitor advertisement views. → Read more
Fri, December 14th, 14:40 · Tefo Mohapi

NATIVE’s Angus Robinson on the trends of 2012 and what to expect in 2013

2012 saw several long-running news stories and trends in mobile technology that will affect how things pan out in 2013, and South African marketing agency, NATIVE, asked its Director of Mobile, Content and Community divisions to give his views. → Read more
Fri, December 14th, 12:04 · Tefo Mohapi

Telkom SA appoints new independent non-executive directors

Telkom South Africa have appointed five new independent non-executive directors to the board of directors with immediate effect as it moves towards appointing a Group Chief Executive. → Read more
Fri, December 14th, 09:31 · Tefo Mohapi

Gust Pay introduces its iPad based point of sale solution

Gust Pay, the South African mobile payments startup, has introduced a new iPad-based point of sale (POS) solution for restaurants and coffee shops. → Read more
Thu, December 13th, 12:33 · Tefo Mohapi

Duncan Greaves appointed Chief Executive of South Africa’s TENET

The Tertiary Education and Research Network of South Africa (TENET) has confirmed the appointment of Duncan Greaves as Chief Executive Officer. → Read more
Thu, December 13th, 10:06 · Tefo Mohapi

iPhone and iPod Touch get Google Maps

Google have made Google Maps available for the Apple iPhone after the embarrassment of Apple Maps. → Read more
Thu, December 13th, 09:31 · Tefo Mohapi

Hayibo.com closes down, forever

Hayibo.com, a South African parody and satire news site, will be closing down for good on December 21, two years after it was saved by last minute funding from Cape Media. → Read more