Articles by Tefo Mohapi

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Thu, October 25th, 05:51 · Tefo Mohapi

LG Mobile believe its devices are apt for LTE in South Africa

LG Mobile has followed other South African mobile operators in pledging backing for Long Term Evolution (LTE) on their networks, although the technology has been available in the country for 15 months now but with users until recently unable to take advantage of it. → Read more
Wed, October 24th, 14:27 · Tefo Mohapi

Tanzania to debut young scientists expo and awards

Tanzania will tomorrow host the inaugural Young Scientists Tanzania (YST) Exhibition and Award ceremony in the nation’s capital Dar Es Salaam, focused on enabling students to apply scientific knowledge in coming up with solutions relevant to the country. → Read more
Wed, October 24th, 13:55 · Tefo Mohapi

SA’s Nashua Mobile extends flat rate data package to Samsung Android phones

South Africa’s Nashua Mobile, an independent telecommunications solutions provider, has announced an extension of two of its fixed-cost mobile services Xtreme Data and Xtreme Data Premium to selected Samsung Android handsets. → Read more
Wed, October 24th, 13:06 · Tefo Mohapi

REVIEW: LG FLATRON M2362 – 23 inch Full HD TV and Monitor

The LG FLATRON M2362D-PM 23" Widescreen HD LCD television and monitor is capable of bringing users Full HD 1080p entertainment from the TV, as well as the PC. It has an inbuilt digital tuner and DOLBY SURROUND sound. → Read more
Wed, October 24th, 12:04 · Tefo Mohapi

iROKO Partners wins trademark infringement case against Iroko TV Movies

iROKO Partners, the world’s largest online distributor of African movies and music, today announced its legal victory against Iroko TV Movies over a domain name that it claimed had been infringing on its trademarks. → Read more
Wed, October 24th, 07:11 · Tefo Mohapi

Samsung Galaxy Note II officially launched in South Africa

As part of its global Samsung World Tour, the Korean phone manufacturer last week formally launched its latest smartphone, the Samsung Galaxy Note II, into the South African market at an event in Cape Town. → Read more
Wed, October 24th, 05:53 · Tefo Mohapi

Nokia’s LTE enabled Lumia 920 to hit South African shores in November

Labelled “the world’s most innovative smartphone” by mobile phone-maker Nokia, the Nokia Lumia 920 is expected to hit South African shores in November this year, with local mobile networks including MTN and Vodacom adding their names to the list of operators globally ranging the flagship Windows Phone 8 device. → Read more
Tue, October 23rd, 13:50 · Tefo Mohapi

Kenyan crowdfunding platform M-Changa launched

M-Changa, a new SMS-based crowdfunding platform, has been launched in Kenya expected to enable “individuals who are fundraising to raise more money, from more people, in a faster, more efficient and more transparent way than ever before”. → Read more
Tue, October 23rd, 12:11 · Tefo Mohapi

Dimension Data splits with BMSL for independent operation in Nigeria

South Africa-based global ICT solutions provider Dimension Data has reached an agreement with Beachfront Management Services Limited (BMSL) of Nigeria to end an 8-year relationship in West Africa. → Read more
Tue, October 23rd, 08:53 · Tefo Mohapi

iROKO’s Jason Njoku to open DISCOP Africa as keynote speaker

Basic Lead, the Los Angeles-based organisers of DISCOP AFRICA 2012, last week announced that Jason Njoku, CEO and co-founder of iROKO Partners, will be opening the event as the keynote speaker. → Read more
Tue, October 23rd, 08:18 · Tefo Mohapi

Blackberry Jam Sessions announced for Pretoria and Cape Town

Although not part of the official list of BlackBerry 10 Jam World Tour for Enterprise Developers cities announced by last week, two South African cities, Cape Town and Pretoria, will be hosting the country’s BlackBerry hackathons. → Read more
Tue, October 23rd, 07:43 · Tefo Mohapi

SA’s IT Naledi Solutions partners with Huawei

South Africa-based IT firm IT Naledi Solutions has revealed it has been appointed as an Authorised Service Provider (ASP) for Huawei Technologies, a leading global information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider. → Read more
Tue, October 23rd, 06:31 · Tefo Mohapi

Vodacom expecting HEPS to lift by 20% to 25%

South Africa’s largest mobile services provider Vodacom today announced it expects its headline earnings per share (HEPS) for the six months ended September 2012 to be between 20 and 25 percent higher than the corresponding period last year, which was at R3.24 per share. → Read more
Mon, October 22nd, 14:24 · Tefo Mohapi

Dr Mathews Phosa steps down as chairman of SA’s JSE-listed EOH

In a SENS message released last week Friday, Dr. Mathews Phosa revealed that he will be stepping down as the chairman of EOH, a South African JSE-listed ICT company. → Read more
Mon, October 22nd, 14:03 · Tefo Mohapi

Significant earnings boost for Mix Telematics expected

Mix Telematics (MiX), the South Africa-based vehicle monitoring and fleet management solutions provider, has said it expects a significant rise in its earnings for the half year ended September 30, 2012. → Read more
Mon, October 22nd, 12:53 · Tefo Mohapi

Death of print media as Newsweek goes exclusively digital

World famous print magazine Newsweek last week announced it would transition to an all-digital format in early 2013, with the December 31 issue set to be their last print edition in the United States. → Read more
Mon, October 22nd, 11:47 · Tefo Mohapi

Yahoo announce ex-Google executive as Chief Operations Officer

Yahoo! Inc. last week announced that Google’s ex-Vice President of partners business solutions, Henrique de Castro, has been appointed as its chief operating officer (COO), reporting directly to Yahoo! CEO Marissa Mayer. → Read more
Mon, October 22nd, 11:41 · Tefo Mohapi

Nano SIM cards to be available through Airtel Nigeria

Airtel Nigeria has announced that it will be making Nano SIM cards, specially made for the new Apple iPhone 5, available across its stores in the West African country. → Read more
Mon, October 22nd, 11:34 · Tefo Mohapi

ICANN signs agreement to expand L-Root servers to Africa

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), the global Internet domain name authority, has signed a partnership agreement with the Africa Network Information Center (AFRINIC) towards identifying additional potential locations for the expansion of L-Root anycast instances in Africa. → Read more
Mon, October 22nd, 10:18 · Tefo Mohapi

Deezer launches in Nigeria, iROKING not fazed

Deezer, a France-based global music streaming service, was last week launched in Nigeria to offer unlimited access to its themed and artist-based radio channels in the West African country. → Read more