Articles by Vincent Matinde

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Fri, November 9th, 07:56 · Vincent Matinde

Ballard and Anglo American Platinum partner to light up rural Africa

Africa’s rural areas are to benefit from a partnership that will see Ballard Power Systems and Anglo American Platinum, both world leaders in energy solutions, develop fuel cell home generator for the African market. → Read more
Fri, November 9th, 06:44 · Vincent Matinde

MTN SA announces New Contemporaries Award 2012 finalists

MTN Foundation in South Africa has named four collaborative finalists for this year’s the New Contemporary Award. → Read more
Thu, November 8th, 11:47 · Vincent Matinde

Digital photo retailer, Fotolia sets foot in South Africa

Fotolia, one of the biggest stock photo website, becomes the first of its kind in South Africa to set up local pricing in local currency. → Read more
Thu, November 8th, 08:18 · Vincent Matinde

Tourism Radio hits its 1 millionth device rental day

South Africa’s a digital tour guide Tourism Radio has hit its 1 millionth device rental day this month, edging it closer to monetisation. → Read more
Thu, November 8th, 07:38 · Vincent Matinde

Hardware innovation the next frontier in Kenya’s ICT sector

Kenya has covered quite some strides in terms of software developments, typically mobile-based apps. Hardware developments however fail to replicate the trend, although this is bound to change. → Read more
Wed, November 7th, 07:25 · Vincent Matinde

Nigeria Punch News to launch mobile site version

One of Nigeria's largest news site Punch News readies to launch its mobile Web version with the help of Twinpine Network, a mobile advertising company, the site announced. → Read more
Wed, November 7th, 07:07 · Vincent Matinde

OPINION: Hard copy book publishing on its deathbed in Africa

Book publishing could soon become "a nostalgic process" rather than a main business process, just like producing mix tapes in a CD-ROM world. → Read more
Tue, November 6th, 07:09 · Vincent Matinde

Inmobi’s departure doesn’t knock out business, Twinpine says

As Africa comes to terms with Inmobi’s decision to close down African offices, Elu Umeh, CEO of Twinpine, says this could be an opportunity to boost their business. → Read more
Mon, November 5th, 11:49 · Vincent Matinde

New audio service streams top Kenyan Music Awards

Waabeh, a new audio streaming service, made a splash entry to the market with the streaming of the tenth edition of the Kisima Awards held on November 2. → Read more
Mon, November 5th, 11:41 · Vincent Matinde

Esquire Technologies launches Windows 8 reseller channel in SA

Following the recent launch of Windows 8 in South Africa, Esquire Technologies, a digital lifestyle focused technology distributor, has hinted on plans to launch the first reseller channel in the country to make the software easily available locally. → Read more
Mon, November 5th, 09:16 · Vincent Matinde

Framework One opts to give African businesses cloud-based services

Businesses in Africa have a chance to reduce their software costs by buying into cloud-based services. Framework One, a startup in South Africa is heading this change with brand new products. → Read more
Mon, October 29th, 09:49 · Vincent Matinde

Egyptian Qabila among Africa’s first to monetise online media

Few businesses in Africa have found a way to monetize online video content, but Egyptian-led startup Qabila has cracked the puzzle and is reaping the benefits. → Read more
Mon, October 29th, 09:08 · Vincent Matinde

Kenya’s Lipisha helps businesses track transactions on mobile money

Businesses operating in Kenya can now track their M-Pesa transactions in real time, thanks to a new application called Lipisha. → Read more
Mon, October 29th, 08:47 · Vincent Matinde

Apps4Africa officially launched at DEMO-Africa

Last week’s DEMO-Africa event saw the launch of Apps4Africa, an annual competition that brings app developers from all corners of the continent and which has won support from the US government. → Read more
Mon, October 29th, 08:27 · Vincent Matinde

Technology tipped to catalyze Somalia’s rising economy

Even before the dust settles on the restoration of Somalia by African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) soldiers, analysts are predicting that the rise of Somalia will be heavily pegged on technology. → Read more
Fri, October 26th, 09:06 · Vincent Matinde

Don’t have time to do the errands? Log on to Dash2Do

Although errand firms have existed in Kenya for a while now, startup Dash2Do is vowing to change the way tasks are completed in the country with its online concierge service. → Read more
Fri, October 26th, 07:03 · Vincent Matinde

Battle of the job apps at DEMO-Africa: mPawa vs mKazi

Africa has in the recent times seen various applications developed targeted the issue of joblessness developed, with two mobile apps focused on providing employer-employee platforms, mPawa and mKazi, pitching during the DEMO-Africa event in Nairobi, Kenya yesterday. → Read more
Fri, October 26th, 06:53 · Vincent Matinde

New events app integrates Nairobi at DEMO-Africa

Gigham, a new app that aggregates events across cities via social media sites, has announced its arrival in Kenya’s capital Nairobi. → Read more
Thu, October 25th, 09:25 · Vincent Matinde

Google opens a Ghana Elections Hub ahead of December polls

Search engine giant Google has unveiled a new portal that will educate and highlight news on Ghana’s politics, ahead of the country’s December general elections. → Read more
Wed, October 24th, 14:07 · Vincent Matinde

Pay TV market to be valued at US$236 billion by year-end

The global pay TV market will be valued at US$236 billion by the end of 2012, pushed by the worldwide migration to digital broadcasting, a new report by ABI Research shows. → Read more