Articles by Vincent Matinde

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Tue, May 8th, 11:46 · Vincent Matinde

Bank in SA to launch geo-based mobile payments

First National Bank will on Wednesday launch a mobile application tool expected to allow its customers exchange money without using their banking details. → Read more
Tue, May 8th, 11:24 · Vincent Matinde

Kenya ICT Board gives 104 million to innovators

The Kenya ICT Board last week Friday gave out Ksh104 million shillings to finalist in the Tandaa Grants contest that ran from July last year. → Read more
Mon, May 7th, 16:25 · Vincent Matinde

Samsung Galaxy S3 to hit Kenyan stores by June

After its debut in London and South Africa last week, the Samsung Galaxy SIII is expected to hit the Kenyan market in June, says Samsung East Africa. → Read more
Mon, May 7th, 12:40 · Vincent Matinde

Kenya honours top bloggers

Bloggers Association of Kenya (BAKE) on Saturday awarded top bloggers from across the country. → Read more
Fri, May 4th, 14:15 · Vincent Matinde

Singapore woos Kenyan ICT firms

Kenyan ICT firms should look for opportunities beyond their borders, especially in Singapore. The statement came following an ICT meeting with Singapore representatives hosted by Kenya Information Technology and Outsourcing Society (KITOS) last week in Nairobi. → Read more
Fri, May 4th, 09:50 · Vincent Matinde

Kenya’s Airtel and Faulu launch a phone-based loan app

Faulu Kenya, a micro finance institution in Kenya has partnered with Airtel, a mobile telephone company, to launch a new service called Kopa Chapaa aimed at advancing loan facilities via mobile phone. → Read more
Thu, May 3rd, 17:40 · Vincent Matinde

SA’s Datatec to acquire Australian data company

Datatec Limited, a South African ICT company, has agreed to acquire Australian data company called Corpnet through Logicalis, its subsidiary company. → Read more
Thu, May 3rd, 14:30 · Vincent Matinde

Google Names Zeitgeist Young Minds Winners from Africa

Kenya’s Joel Mwale, 19, and Simeon Oriko, 23, both from Kenya, are among five contestants from Africa who have won the Zeitgeist Young Minds, a Google pioneered entrepreneurial competition. → Read more
Wed, May 2nd, 14:40 · Vincent Matinde

Kenya’s Chase Bank to launch interactive portal for SMEs

Chase Bank Kenya has announced plans to launch an interactive Web portal and Business Club dubbed Kilele Planet targeted at the bank's increasing SME customer-base. → Read more
Wed, May 2nd, 12:22 · Vincent Matinde

Kipokezi App Challenge Finalists Named

ForgetMeNot Africa has a announced the finalists for the Kipokezi App Challenge Hackathon slated for May 4, 2012, in Nairobi, Kenya. → Read more
Mon, April 30th, 11:48 · Vincent Matinde

High road carnage inspires a new app set to save lives

A startup in Kenya has developed an application that would sensitize and help drivers in case of road accidents in a country where 80 percent of the 13,000 road accidents, a year, are caused by human error including reckless and drunken driving, according to Kenyan government statistics. → Read more
Fri, April 27th, 14:55 · Vincent Matinde

More African startups taking to Google App Engine

Top developers in Africa are turning to Google App Engine to develop their software on PCs and mobile gadgets, Google Africa reported. → Read more
Thu, April 26th, 17:05 · Vincent Matinde

Google+ Upgrades SMS Service in 41 Countries

The Google Plus has extended its SMS platform to 41 countries including Kenya, Angola, Egypt, Uganda and Liberia among many other nations. → Read more
Thu, April 26th, 16:40 · Vincent Matinde

SA’s Hummba, and Frommer’s Partner to Promote Tourism

Hummba, a South African audio travel guide, has made an official announcement of a partnership with Frommer’s Unlimited for a venture that would enable the guide company diversify its travel destinations. → Read more
Wed, April 25th, 13:01 · Vincent Matinde

Ghana, Kenya top in continent’s broadband speed ranking

Ghana’s Internet connectivity is the fastest in Africa with 4.78 Mbps. Kenya is second with 4.46 Mbps while Angola comes third,Ookla’s Net index survey shows. → Read more
Wed, April 25th, 11:03 · Vincent Matinde

Cloud computing perceptions to shape up as Google Drive launches

Google has launched Google Drive, a service set to enable backup, sync and document access safely and securely online. → Read more
Wed, April 25th, 08:40 · Vincent Matinde

Ghana to Intensify its Internet Connectivity

The Ghana Investment Fund for Electronic Communication (GIFEC) has pledged to intensify plans to connect the whole of Ghana with Internet following a loan service of US$150 million extended to the country by Huawei Technologies. → Read more
Tue, April 24th, 10:20 · Vincent Matinde

Africa needs sound measures against cyber threats

With more people gaining ICT knowledge, Internet users are becoming more exposed to newer online threats thus accelerating growth in projects, including iCode.org, aimed at minimizing the threats. → Read more
Mon, April 23rd, 13:02 · Vincent Matinde

US online retailer now eyeing South African recruits

Amazon, a US online retailer and Web service provider, is planning an expansion is its Cape Town, South Africa, office following record high demand for its services in Africa. → Read more
Mon, April 23rd, 12:47 · Vincent Matinde

Firm vows to end Africa’s online data threats

File It Africa, a Kenyan online storage and backup provider, has come up with a cloud backup solution set to end data loss problems resulting from crashed computers, stolen machines, reformatted hard disks and damaged laptops. → Read more