Articles by Tom Jackson, Page 29
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Tue, October 22nd, 12:40 · Tom Jackson
Telecoms slow down development of Ethiopian tech scene – iceaddis
The underperformance of the Ethiopian telecoms sector and the resultant low bandwidth available in the country is holding back the development of the local tech scene, according to Markos Lemma, co-founder of innovation hub iceaddis. → Read more
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Mon, October 21st, 16:30 · Tom Jackson
Microsoft pulls Windows 8.1 upgrade
Microsoft has withdrawn its Windows 8.1 update from the Windows Store after it affected a number of Surface RT users. → Read more
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Mon, October 21st, 14:30 · Tom Jackson
Kenya confirms analogue switchoff to begin December 13
Kenya’s ICT Ministry has published a gazette notice confirming the switchoff of analogue television broadcasting will begin with Nairobi on December 13, with other major towns set for migration in March. → Read more
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Mon, October 21st, 13:00 · Tom Jackson
Kenya re-elected chair of Commonwealth telecoms body
Kenya has been re-elected to chair the Council of the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation (CTO), with Nigeria elected as first vice-chair at the recently-concluded CTO Council held in Abuja, Nigeria. → Read more
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Mon, October 21st, 11:00 · Tom Jackson
DA infighting on social media – report
The parliamentary leader of South African opposition party the Democratic Alliance (DA) has taken to Facebook to criticise the party’s national communications head Gavin Davis. → Read more
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Fri, October 18th, 12:20 · Tom Jackson
SA ministers apply for smart ID cards
South African Cabinet ministers and premiers yesterday applied for their smart ID cards in Pretoria, following the opening of three new Home Affairs offices to facilitate the migration from the current green bar-coded ID book. → Read more
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Fri, October 18th, 12:00 · Tom Jackson
Namibian university tests electronic voting
The Polytechnic of Namibia has elected its Students Representative Council (SRC) through electronic voting, the first time an election in the country has been carried out in such a way. → Read more
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Thu, October 17th, 17:00 · Tom Jackson
Mxit can send billions of messages per day – Jordaan
South African chat app Mxit can increase the number of messages it sends a say from the current 400 million to billions, according to new chairman Michael Jordaan. → Read more
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Wed, October 16th, 11:00 · Tom Jackson
Alcatel-Lucent future at risk – report
Alcatel-Lucent chief executive officer (CEO) Michel Combes has said the telecoms firm’s future is at risk due to it missing key technological shifts, according to a report by Reuters. → Read more
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Tue, October 15th, 13:40 · Tom Jackson
SA in top 5 countries globally for phishing attacks, tax season high risk
South Africa is one of the top five countries in the world in terms of volumes of phishing attacks and resultant financial losses, with Trojan attacks becoming more sophisticated and advanced. → Read more
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Mon, October 14th, 15:00 · Tom Jackson
Egyptian events platform eases networking process
Cairo-based Eventtus, a social platform that enables event-goers to engage with each other more easily, has obtained 20,000 users since its launch and recently closed its first round of funding. → Read more
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Mon, October 14th, 13:20 · Tom Jackson
OPINION: Kenya laptops programme already mired in confusion and expense
Kenya’s much heralded “one child, one laptop” programme, the flagship project of the Kenyatta government, is already running into the kind of confusion and expense many predicted at the outset. → Read more
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Fri, October 11th, 12:00 · Tom Jackson
Microsoft aims for new CEO this year – report
Microsoft’s board is in the process of narrowing a list of candidates to succeed outgoing chief executive officer (CEO) Steve Ballmer, and hopes to make an appointment by the end of the year. → Read more
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Thu, October 10th, 13:20 · Tom Jackson
Cameroon’s tech potential held back by corruption, nepotism
Cameroon has an open, under-regulated consumer market with lots of potential, but currently held back by economic and political corruption, according to Al Banda, community manager at incubation hub ActivSpaces. → Read more
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Thu, October 10th, 09:00 · Tom Jackson
Egyptian online bookstore focuses on Arabic titles
Egyptian online bookstore Books.com.eg is looking to benefit from the country’s “booming” e-commerce sector by focusing on the popularity of Arabic titles. → Read more
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Wed, October 9th, 20:00 · Tom Jackson
Google Doodle celebrates Ugandan Independence Day
Google is running a Doodle on its Ugandan domain today celebrating the 51st anniversary of the country’s independence from Britain. → Read more
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Wed, October 9th, 11:00 · Tom Jackson
Egyptian platform to reward problem solvers
Egyptian startup FekraSquared will in December launch SolverMine, an open innovation platform that allows businesses and governments to crowdsource solutions to problems and reward those that provide them. → Read more
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Tue, October 8th, 19:00 · Tom Jackson
Disney tech allows user to “feel” texture of touchscreens
Disney Research has discovered a way for users to “feel” textures of objects on a touchscreen, through electrically shocking their fingertips. → Read more
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Tue, October 8th, 16:30 · Tom Jackson
Tanzanian startups lack support from stakeholders
Tanzanian startups have the ability to turn their ideas into sustainable companies, but are lacking support and trust from stakeholders within the ecosystem, according to Jumanne Mtambalike, community and trainee manager of BUNI Hub. → Read more
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Mon, October 7th, 17:00 · Tom Jackson
OPINION: World finally wakes up to importance of connectivity in developing countries
The announcement today of the formation of the Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI) is the latest confirmation that the world has finally realised the crucial importance of connectivity in developing nations. → Read more
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