Articles by Tefo Mohapi

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Mon, August 13th, 07:14 · Tefo Mohapi

Twitter Olympic records

Twitter reports that over the 16 days that the Olympic games took place, it saw more than 150 million Tweets being sent about the games on its platform. → Read more
Mon, August 13th, 07:03 · Tefo Mohapi

ICANN announces initiative aimed at increasing African participation

ICANN, Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, announced on Friday an initiative aimed at increasing African participation and influence within the organisation. → Read more
Tue, August 7th, 07:20 · Tefo Mohapi

Applications open for Google RISE Awards

Google last week announced that applications are now open for its RISE (Roots in Science and Engineering) Awards. → Read more
Tue, August 7th, 07:15 · Tefo Mohapi

Nokia SA partner with South African rock band to create music video

Nokia South Africa alongside FanAxion and the popular South African rock band Seether have announced a partnership whereby all three parties will jointly create the band’s next video. → Read more
Tue, August 7th, 06:59 · Tefo Mohapi

Linkedin financial results for second quarter announced

Professional social network Linkedin last week reported its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2012 with key operating and financial metrics showing solid performance. → Read more
Tue, August 7th, 06:32 · Tefo Mohapi

SalesForce.com’s chief headed for Cisco’s board

Chief executive officer and co-founder of SalesForce.com Marc Benioff has been appointed to the Cisco board of directors. → Read more
Tue, August 7th, 05:58 · Tefo Mohapi

Ushahidi version 2.5 announced

A Kenyan technology platform Ushahidi has announced that its new version code named “Cairo” is now available. Both the Ushahidi and Crowdmap platforms have been updated with version 2.5. → Read more
Mon, August 6th, 12:29 · Tefo Mohapi

Oracle to appeal court ruling made in favour of HP

Having lost the ongoing litigation regarding providing its software on HP’s Itanium servers last week, Oracle has released a statement saying that it will appeal the court’s ruling. → Read more
Mon, August 6th, 08:38 · Tefo Mohapi

Africa’s first smart-feature phone with 60-day standby time launched

In a bid to address the barrier of cost of smartphones in Africa and their limited battery life, African mobile phone company Mi-Fone has launched the Mi3000 model -- the first-ever “smart feature phone” with a 60-day battery standby time and EDGE connectivity. → Read more
Sat, August 4th, 05:37 · Tefo Mohapi

Vodacom SA prepaid customers to receive two hours free talk time

Vodacom SA has introduced a new promotional offer for its prepaid customers called the Day-Night Double promotion. → Read more
Fri, August 3rd, 12:06 · Tefo Mohapi

Sophos launches mobile security app for Android devices

With the amount of mobile based malware increasing rapidly especially on the Android OS, Sophos on Monday officially released its Sophos Mobile Security. → Read more
Fri, August 3rd, 11:42 · Tefo Mohapi

HP wins court battle against Oracle

HP has been involved in ongoing litigation with Oracle regarding HP’s Intel Itanium platform. The contract now requires Oracle to port its software to Itanium-based servers. → Read more
Fri, August 3rd, 09:10 · Tefo Mohapi

GustPay trials wristband NFC payment system

South Africa's first geo-fenced mobile payments startup GustPay held a launch party last week from where it introduced to an estimated 400 people smartphone-payment system. → Read more
Fri, August 3rd, 08:22 · Tefo Mohapi

Yahoo! unveils new version of IntoNow

Yahoo! unveiled the next evolution of IntoNow on Monday. The technology powered media company says the new version will deliver “a more innovative and engaging way for people to capture, communicate and discover television content.” → Read more
Wed, August 1st, 14:00 · Tefo Mohapi

Cisco buys video software and content security company

Cisco Systems yesterday announced its acquisition of NDS Group Ltd, a provider of video software and content security solutions that enables service providers and media companies to securely deliver and monetize new video experiences. → Read more
Wed, August 1st, 13:51 · Tefo Mohapi

Twitter’s general counsel apologises as journalist’s account is unsuspended

A day after suspending Guy Adams’ -- a British journalist who had repeatedly criticized NBC’s Olympics coverage -- Twitter account, the microblogging service has reinstated him and restored his old tweets after much public outcry. → Read more
Wed, August 1st, 13:29 · Tefo Mohapi

Dell launches centre focused on reining in on advanced cyber threats

With consumers and organisations relying more and more on the Net, the security risks continue to rise in Africa and beyond. Dell SecureWorks, Dell’s information security services division, has launched a new Advanced Threat Resource Center to help organizations detect, resist and respond to advanced cyber threats. → Read more
Wed, August 1st, 12:41 · Tefo Mohapi

Mxit appointed official social network for Team SA at Olympics

Africa's biggest social network Mxit has been appointed the official social network for Team SA at the London 2012 Summer Olympics. → Read more
Wed, August 1st, 11:38 · Tefo Mohapi

Wildfire bought by Google Inc

Google on Tuesday announced it has bought Wildfire, a social-media management platform company. → Read more
Wed, August 1st, 09:00 · Tefo Mohapi

Google’s “Woza Online” reaches 250,000 milestone

Google South Africa’s Woza Online initiative has assisted over 250,000 South African small businesses set up websites for free since its launch in January, 2012. → Read more