Articles by Vincent Matinde

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Thu, February 14th, 15:59 · Vincent Matinde

Vision247 acquires Fora to expand global IPTV programme

UK-based Internet protocol television (IPTV) leader Vision247 has acquired Fora, a Slovenian IPTV software solutions company, for US$2.6 million, looking to boost its offerings in the Middle East and Africa. → Read more
Thu, February 14th, 13:38 · Vincent Matinde

FEATURE: Technology features in Kenya’s democratic advancement

Growth in technology demand and use in Kenya has heavily influenced political campaigns in the country ahead of the March 4 polls. → Read more
Wed, February 13th, 15:15 · Vincent Matinde

CTI to offer tablets to South African freshmen

South African private higher education institution CTI Education Group (CTI) has said it will offer its students tablet computers loaded with prescribed textbooks at no additional cost. → Read more
Wed, February 13th, 15:11 · Vincent Matinde

Dropifi launches Magento extension

Ghanaian startup Dropifi has released a new extension that can integrate with the Magento platform, extending the usage of the customer care extension to different open source platforms. → Read more
Wed, February 13th, 08:37 · Vincent Matinde

Safaricom nominated for the Facebook-Studio Awards

Kenyan integrated telecommunications company Safaricom has announced it has been nominated for the Facebook-Studio awards, which recognises companies and agencies that use the Facebook platform to market their products. → Read more
Tue, February 12th, 14:09 · Vincent Matinde

Uzanunua site tells Kenyans to sell what they can pre-election

Kenyan eCommerce website Uzanunua on Sunday sent a newsletter advising subscribers to sell all they could in case of a repeat of the 2007 post-election violence, in a marketing gimmick that “went wrong”. → Read more
Tue, February 12th, 11:13 · Vincent Matinde

M-Shwari records US$40M in savings

Safaricom has said over 1.6 million users of its phone-based savings and loans scheme M-Shwari have saved up to US$40million (KSh3 billion) since the service was launched in November last year. → Read more
Tue, February 12th, 08:54 · Vincent Matinde

College Campus and Kalahari launch mobile learning

College Campus, a company specialising in offering digital education to college students, has partnered with e-commerce site Kalahari to bring mobile learning to learners in South Africa. → Read more
Mon, February 11th, 16:05 · Vincent Matinde

Top12Wines launches BlackBerry 10 application

A new phone-based application that features top winesellers who participated in a Top12Wines competition has been launched in Cape Town, South Africa. → Read more
Mon, February 11th, 08:36 · Vincent Matinde

Vir2o and HotSauce to attend Social Media Week in Lagos

East Coast Diversified Corporation (ECDC) has said that representatives from its new social media subsidiary Vir2o and HotSauce, its new partner, will feature at the Social Media Week scheduled to take place in Nigeria’s capital Lagos. → Read more
Mon, February 11th, 08:17 · Vincent Matinde

Blue Cloud Ghana to provide nationwide Wi-Fi in Ghana

Telecom company Blue Cloud Ghana is set to launch a Wi-Fi network throughout Ghana. → Read more
Fri, February 8th, 14:30 · Vincent Matinde

FEATURE: Four opportunity markets for African mobile industry

African PR and communications firm Nyota Media has announced its findings on the areas of opportunities in the continent’s mobile industry. → Read more
Fri, February 8th, 09:42 · Vincent Matinde

Microsoft launches emergency app

Software-maker Microsoft has launched a Windows Azure-powered mobile application for Android, expected to prove useful in disaster situations. → Read more
Fri, February 8th, 09:35 · Vincent Matinde

Kenya ICT Board to launch cyber-security framework

The Kenya ICT Board will next week launch the first draft of the National Cyber Security Masterplan framework detailing solutions to cyber threats. → Read more
Thu, February 7th, 16:01 · Vincent Matinde

ZTE leads global broadband CPE market with 16% share

Chinese technology company ZTE is at the helm of the global broadband customer premises equipment (CPE) market, scoring a 16 percent share. → Read more
Thu, February 7th, 13:20 · Vincent Matinde

Paga reports processing 1.2 million transactions since 2011 launch

Nigeria mobile money transfer company Paga has processed over 1.2 million transactions from 2011 to date, resulting in current business worth of N13.2 billion (US$84 million). → Read more
Thu, February 7th, 08:57 · Vincent Matinde

Cape Town launches safety campaign with Tourism Radio

South African audio tour guide company Tourism Radio has launched a safety campaign in Cape Town targeted at educating the city’s visitors on security issues. → Read more
Wed, February 6th, 15:20 · Vincent Matinde

XRX Technologies launches business tools for SMEs

Kenyan ICT solutions firm XRX Technologies has launched a business tool that enables small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to apply technology regardless of their bases of operation. → Read more
Wed, February 6th, 15:14 · Vincent Matinde

Namibia’s information ministry making strides to close IT gap

Namibia’s Ministry of Information and Communication Technology (MICT) has announced it has made major steps to close the gap in rural-urban connectivity. → Read more
Wed, February 6th, 09:53 · Vincent Matinde

Safaricom employee joins elite club of IT specialists

Jimmy Mwangondi, an IT staffer at mobile network operator Safaricom, is the only Kenyan in an elite crop of 20 Africans who hold the prestigious Oracle Certified Master certification. → Read more