Articles by Vincent Matinde

Articles by Vincent Matinde, Page 31

Mon, March 26th, 14:55 · Vincent Matinde

Hummba, Making Leaps with Audio Guides

Hummba a South African startup has integrated a new angle in tour guides: Audio. Users with smart-phones can easily download audio guides for over 100 destinations worldwide. → Read more
Mon, March 26th, 08:27 · Vincent Matinde

Gaming App Wins Ignite Hackathon

Over 80 applicants came together at the Ignite Hackathon in Nairobi and spent over 36 hours developing their next best app. But only one app amazed the judges. → Read more
Fri, March 23rd, 12:12 · Vincent Matinde

Top Kenyan Blogs to Get Recognized

The Bloggers Association of Kenya (BAKE) last week announced the Bake Awards that will see different blogs awarded in different categories. This is one of the few IT awards in Kenya but a first in recognizing blogs in the country. → Read more
Fri, March 23rd, 09:12 · Vincent Matinde

New LG Smartphones Hit the Kenyan Market

During the launch of the LG Center at Piedmont Plaza along Ngong Road Nairobi, the company unveiled its new LG Smartphone. The LG P920 (3D Optimus) which is still on a limited number brags of a 3D screen and can be viewed without any special spectacles. → Read more
Thu, March 22nd, 06:44 · Vincent Matinde

Developers Embrace Kenya Open Data

Since its inception on 8th July 2011, the Kenyan Government has made its information in all sectors open to the public through the Kenya Open Data project. Months later, it has registered over 3,500 downloads and embeds, which marks a good milestone of its usage by developers. → Read more
Wed, March 21st, 08:32 · Vincent Matinde

Daily Deals in Africa Barely Thriving

Africa has seen its fair share of daily deal sites. South Africa currently has approximately 30 daily deal sites, with Kenya hosting 4 daily deal sites, with a Mobile Planet’s Sahizi.com making a late debut. → Read more
Tue, March 20th, 16:00 · Vincent Matinde

New Chat App Launched in Ghana

Trying to outdo chat monster MXit, Saya a new chat app for blackberry, Android, Apple and Java enabled phone has been launched in Ghana. → Read more
Tue, March 20th, 08:34 · Vincent Matinde

Africa Joomla Developers, Where Are You?

Interesting discussions sprang up during the JoomlaDay Kenya which was held on the 16th March. Joomla users in Africa are numerous and many website rely on the backbone of this famous CMS. But do we really have Joomla developers in Africa? → Read more
Mon, March 19th, 13:57 · Vincent Matinde

“We Need Google,” Says Mocality

Ever since the trouble brewed between Google Kenya and Mocality, many of us thought that they would sever their relationship. (Yes they still have a relationship). But according to Mocality Kenya Country Manager, Mr. Joshua Mwaniki, they still work with Google. → Read more
Mon, March 19th, 08:15 · Vincent Matinde

Coming Soon – Africa’s First Operating System

He is at it again. The innovator who brought to you the Anansi Web Browser has another one up his sleeve. This time, Randolf Owusu, a 22 year old Computer Science student from Accra, Ghana, is creating Africa’s first Operating System. → Read more
Fri, March 16th, 09:37 · Vincent Matinde

Mobile Social Site Now Has 14,000 Networks

Their aim was clear: to get Africans socializing on the preferred mobile platform. Almost two years down the line, Motribe brags of over 1.8 million users globally and growing. With 14,000 tribes (networks) created, Motribe is becoming the face of African mobile social media. → Read more
Thu, March 15th, 14:21 · Vincent Matinde

Introducing Africa’s First Web Browser

Yes it’s happening. Africans are creating their own IT solutions and using them. Anansi Web Browser should be one of the first web browser developed by an African for Africa. Is he re-inventing the wheel? → Read more
Tue, March 13th, 16:28 · Vincent Matinde

Riverflix: Movie Streaming Comes to East Africa

Riverflix has cut itself a niche in movie streaming in recent years, in East Africa. Riverwood (Kenya’s film industry) has seen a rise in movie production and quality, but has not fully exploited its opportunities. The launch of Riverflix gives the movie industry a boost. → Read more
Fri, March 9th, 08:42 · Vincent Matinde

New Fashion Site FabHunter Launched

Social media marketing is a craze and Africa is not being left behind. Inspired by the American fad site, Pinterest, FabHunter a South African startup was launched in January 2012. According to the founder Werner Geyser, “FabHunter is a Social Fashion Discovery Engine relying on user generated content through images to enable fashion discovery and trend forecasting.” → Read more
Tue, March 6th, 13:02 · Vincent Matinde

Umuntu Media Launches Two East African Portals

Umuntu Media, based in South Africa, has launched two portals for the Rwanda and Uganda Market. The portals contains “up to the minute information about entertainment, property, jobs, accommodation and news specifically relevant to people across these great countries,” their news release reported. → Read more
Mon, March 5th, 11:54 · Vincent Matinde

E-Tax- Solution for Revenue Collection in Africa

The Ugandan Revenue Authority (URA) is taking technology very seriously. They have realized more collection in taxes on their e-platform and are thinking of expanding their use of IT to collect even more. → Read more
Fri, March 2nd, 11:52 · Vincent Matinde

The New Face of Digital Publishing in Africa

The publishing industry has faced many challenges, especially magazine production in East Africa. The high cost of printing on glossy paper has deterred some publishers from venturing into this field. But with changing technology, publishers are gaining more insight on how to distribute their material digitally. → Read more
Thu, March 1st, 08:25 · Vincent Matinde

Kenyan App Wins Nokia Contest

A Kenyan has done it again. James Mwai, the creator of the Ovi Store app AroundMe, has bagged himself a cool 75,000 Euros for his ingenuity and courage to enter the Nokia competition Create 4 Millions Series. → Read more
Thu, February 23rd, 14:02 · Vincent Matinde

FloCash: Africa’s Answer to Paypal

We will never hear the end of it, and with good reason. Money transfers and e-payment solutions are fires that simply won’t be put out. With more and more telcos jumping into this pool, African citizens are spoiled for choice on which e-payments to choose from. → Read more
Tue, February 21st, 14:19 · Vincent Matinde

Robbery Stopped by a Tweet

It reads like a movie script. Thieves broke in a rural neighborhood in Kenya, plan in hand to commit somewhat a familiar illegalities. Little did they know that a neighbor was on his phone sending a distress call through his Twitter account. Dozens of followers, who received the tweet through an SMS text alert, responded to the message and foiled the robbery attempt. → Read more