Articles by Vincent Matinde

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Mon, January 28th, 09:25 · Vincent Matinde

Online Japanese car retailer opens offices in Nairobi

CarView, an online Japanese car sales site, has launched operations in Kenya’s capital Nairobi, injecting KSh50 million (US$571,000) into its regional expansion plan. → Read more
Fri, January 25th, 16:00 · Vincent Matinde

VimpelCom to offer free access to Wikipedia on mobile devices

Russian telecom company VimpelCom has announced a partnership with Wikimedia to provide its mobile subscribers with free Wikipedia through Wikipedia Zero, the online publisher’s initiative to enable mobile access of its content in developing countries. → Read more
Fri, January 25th, 13:08 · Vincent Matinde

Intel targets over half a billion phone sales in Africa

Intel has indicated it is eyeing over 500 million mobile users in Africa after launching YOLO, its low-cost smartphone for Africa. → Read more
Thu, January 24th, 10:50 · Vincent Matinde

Online research repository Hadithi to be launched in Kenya

Kenya’s academic researchers and university students will soon have access to an online tool known as Hadithi, allowing them to access published research papers and reports. → Read more
Thu, January 24th, 07:47 · Vincent Matinde

Safaricom and Intel launch YOLO smartphone in Kenya

Leading mobile network operator Safaricom and chip-maker Intel have jointly launched a smartphone dubbed YOLO (You Only Live Once) in Kenya. → Read more
Wed, January 23rd, 16:06 · Vincent Matinde

Vodacom opens donation platform for individuals and organisations

South African mobile network operator Vodacom has unveiled a new platform that enables people to donate money to non-profit organisations (NPOs) online. → Read more
Wed, January 23rd, 14:33 · Vincent Matinde

South Sudan plans to lay its own fibre-optic cable

The East African nation of South Sudan plans to lay out fibre-optic cable to link its capital Juba with the numerous regional cables, in an attempt to lower Internet costs in the country. → Read more
Wed, January 23rd, 09:35 · Vincent Matinde

Mobile content market to reach US$3.36bn by 2018

The mobile content market will grow by 42 percent to US$3.36 billion in the next five years, a new report by MarketsAndMarkets shows. → Read more
Wed, January 23rd, 08:09 · Vincent Matinde

Vision247 to offer delivery of premium TV in Africa’s emerging markets

London-based Vision247 is a new player eyeing the growing Africa market and aims to introduces Internet Protocol Television (IPTv) in the continent. → Read more
Tue, January 22nd, 12:58 · Vincent Matinde

NetClarity and ADS SAS partner to offer device security to African corporates

NetClarity, a leading internal security firm for businesses, has partnered with ADS SAS, an ICT value added distributor, to offer security services in Africa. → Read more
Tue, January 22nd, 09:46 · Vincent Matinde

Facebook fraud suspect faints in court after being charged with impersonation

A Facebook impostor in Kenya who allegedly passed himself around as the inspector general of police was yesterday arraigned in court to face charges of impersonation. → Read more
Tue, January 22nd, 08:08 · Vincent Matinde

Samsung Academy commits to train 2000 graduates by 2015

Samsung Electronics East Africa has said it aims to train about 2000 professionals by 2015 in Kenya, part of its vision to train 10,000 students in Africa. → Read more
Mon, January 21st, 12:07 · Vincent Matinde

Incubator NaiLab now a Microsoft Bizspark partner

Nairobi-based tech startup incubator NaiLab is now an official partner of the Microsoft Bizspark, a project started by the software giant to promote technology innovations globally. → Read more
Mon, January 21st, 08:13 · Vincent Matinde

Virtual incubation programme to be launched in East Africa by InfoDev

InfoDev, a global grant program run by the World Bank to promote ICT, has announced a pilot virtual incubation project to bring up businesses across East Africa. → Read more
Fri, January 18th, 12:51 · Vincent Matinde

MicroEnsure opens new door to investors

Opportunity International, a global coalition of organisations that offer transformational microfinance services, has extended an invitation to new investors for its subsidiary MicroEnsure, which operates as a mobile insurance provider in Africa and Asia. → Read more
Fri, January 18th, 10:26 · Vincent Matinde

Mobixell introduces video optimisation tool for LTE services

Mobixell, a mobile optimisation platform, has unveiled a video optimisation tool that blends with LTE wireless network services. → Read more
Fri, January 18th, 08:02 · Vincent Matinde

Celltick and Warid Telecom Partner to location based mobile marketing platform

Mobile ad agency Celltick has partnered with Abu Dhabi-based operator Warid Telecom to introduce Warid MobiAds on the Warid Telecom network, opening up a new e-marketing scheme in Uganda. → Read more
Thu, January 17th, 13:13 · Vincent Matinde

Safety app SHOUT SA now available on Windows 8

The SHOUT SA safety app is now available on the Windows 8 platform, according to its creators, who describe it as an “app against crime in South Africa”. → Read more
Thu, January 17th, 10:18 · Vincent Matinde

FEATURE: eReaders take publishing to the next level

Information dissemination is changing by the minute, with one of the greatest advancements in technology the introduction of eReaders. Originally exclusive to the west, it is only recently that they have burst onto the scene in Africa. → Read more
Wed, January 16th, 14:13 · Vincent Matinde

Columbia University opens research and training hub in Nairobi

Kenya has become the first African country to host the Columbia Global Centre, an initiative of the US-based Columbia University, which launched this week in Nairobi to offer space for technological research and innovation. → Read more