Articles by Tom Jackson

Articles by Tom Jackson, Page 53

Tue, December 18th, 10:53 · Tom Jackson

Instagram changes rules on photograph use

Instagram has claimed the right to sell users’ photographs without notification or payment, in policy changes following Facebook’s acquisition of the photo-sharing site. → Read more
Tue, December 18th, 09:20 · Tom Jackson

Airtel Rwanda takes price war to BlackBerry services

Airtel Rwanda has launched its Blackberry services, undercutting rivals Tigo and MTN Rwanda in much the same way it has done with its voice and data tariffs. → Read more
Mon, December 17th, 13:52 · Tom Jackson

Vodacom launches new data bundle promotion

Vodacom has unveiled new discounts on ad-hoc data bundles for contract and top-up customers, less than two weeks after its last bundle promotions came to an end. → Read more
Mon, December 17th, 11:59 · Tom Jackson

Kagame urges commitment to innovation

Rwandan President Paul Kagame used his remarks at the closing of the National YouthConnekt retreat to urge ICT leaders to avoid complacency as the country pushed forward with its technological revolution. → Read more
Mon, December 17th, 07:05 · Tom Jackson

Tech innovations driving growth in Africa, says report

Innovations in information communication technology (ICT) are driving entrepreneurship and economic growth in Africa, according to a report by the World Bank and the African Development Bank (AfDB). → Read more
Fri, December 14th, 15:42 · Tom Jackson

Google tightens search controls to filter out pornographic images

Google has altered the algorithms for its image search, making it more difficult for people to find pornographic sites unless they are specifically searching for them. → Read more
Fri, December 14th, 14:16 · Tom Jackson

Digital migration will cut prices and boost choice, ICASA

The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) says the switch to digital broadcasting will bring down prices and encourage new broadcasters and television channels. → Read more
Fri, December 14th, 13:06 · Tom Jackson

Child benefits from 3D-printable arms

HumanIPO recently reported on an American company that was set to begin testing prototypes of the first 3D-printable gun, assuming it obtained its federal arms licence. → Read more
Fri, December 14th, 09:21 · Tom Jackson

MobileMedia wins patent violation case against Apple

A US court has ruled that Apple’s iPhone violated three patents held by licensing firm MobileMedia Ideas, which is part-owned by Nokia and Sony. → Read more
Thu, December 13th, 14:24 · Tom Jackson

ITU delegates defy US, Europe to vote for “active” Internet role

Delegates at the International Telecommunications Union’s (ITU) World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT) yesterday agreed that the United Nations (UN) body should take a more “active” role in shaping the Internet’s future, rejecting American opposition to the move. → Read more
Thu, December 13th, 13:11 · Tom Jackson

Airtel completes 4G LTE trial in Nigeria

Airtel Nigeria has announced the successful completion of a Long Term Evolution (LTE) trial in Lagos, saying it is ready to test in other major cities including Abuja and Port Harcourt. → Read more
Thu, December 13th, 09:37 · Tom Jackson

McAfee returns to United States

Fugitive software tycoon John McAfee, who was arrested in Guatemala after fleeing a murder investigation in Belize, has been deported back to the United States. → Read more
Wed, December 12th, 16:10 · Tom Jackson

Q&A: Nikolai Barnwell, Program Manager, 88mph

Tomorrow, private seed fund and accelerator 88mph will be showcasing its six start-ups to investors and interested parties at the end of the three-month program in Nairobi. HumanIPO caught up with 88mph program manager Nikolai Barnwell to talk about the start-ups and the accelerator program. → Read more
Wed, December 12th, 09:51 · Tom Jackson

Q&A: Nic Haralambous, Motribe co-founder

Nic Haralambous, co-founder of Motribe and now CEO of NicSocks, talks to HumanIPO about the development of Motribe, its partnership with and eventual acquisition by Mxit and his own plans for the future having left the company. → Read more
Tue, December 11th, 14:17 · Tom Jackson

Wanted man McAfee wants to return to US

Antivirus software tycoon John McAfee, currently in a Guatemalan detention centre as he flees Belizean police, has spoken of his desire to return to the United States in an Internet broadcast. → Read more
Tue, December 11th, 11:58 · Tom Jackson

Twitter used in campaign to spread information on Mandela health

Twitter is playing its part in disseminating information of the condition of former South African president Nelson Mandela, as the government steps up its efforts to keep the public informed after criticism of its handling of his last hospitalisation. → Read more
Mon, December 10th, 10:46 · Tom Jackson

SA government sites hacked

Three South African government websites were hacked yesterday by a Moroccan hacker, who claimed the action was a response to South Africa’s support for Western Sahara liberation group the República Árabe Saharaui Democrática (RASD). → Read more
Mon, December 10th, 09:09 · Tom Jackson

Motribe co-founder launches online subscription sock company

Nic Haralambous, the co-founder of recent Mxit acquisition Motribe, has launched NicSocks, an online subscription sock company to sell South African socks at a cheaper price. → Read more
Wed, December 5th, 16:15 · Tom Jackson

E-toll protests to affect SA highways

The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) is to take its protest against e-tolling in Gauteng to the highways tomorrow, in spite of government warnings that protestors would face criminal conviction. → Read more
Tue, December 4th, 14:13 · Tom Jackson

Facebook’s ‘sponsored stories’ settlement gets initial approval

Facebook’s second attempt to settle a privacy lawsuit has been given preliminary approval by a US judge, as the company looks recompense those who felt it should not have used their personal information in ‘sponsored stories’ advertising. → Read more