Articles by Vincent Matinde

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Mon, December 24th, 08:11 · Vincent Matinde

FEATURE: Africa’s telecom growth projection vs the world

2013 looks set to be the year where Africa’s telecom industry becomes the latest hotbed of innovation and growth, with the rapidly increasing number of mobile subscribers standing in stark contrast to the plateauing figures elsewhere in the world. → Read more
Thu, December 20th, 12:43 · Vincent Matinde

Sybay Health launches mobile app for non-communicable diseases in Africa

South African Sybay Health has announced the launch of the Sante Health platform to address healthcare needs in Sub-Saharan Africa. → Read more
Thu, December 20th, 08:59 · Vincent Matinde

Lost opportunities in the North Africa broadband fibre market highlighted

North Africa is being left behind as the rest of Africa embraces aggressive expansion of fibre to the home (FTTH) programs, a report by Pyramid Research indicates. → Read more
Wed, December 19th, 13:14 · Vincent Matinde

How telecom companies can reinvent themselves amid disruptive technologies

Research has highlighted the need for telecom companies to embrace the new app culture as emerging solutions result in the demise of more traditional product offerings. → Read more
Wed, December 19th, 10:40 · Vincent Matinde

Africa will be rising star in mobile revenue

Mobile revenues in Africa are set to see a compound annual growth rate of 4.3 percent despite operators in Western Europe experiencing a plateau in revenues, according to market research firm ABI Research. → Read more
Wed, December 19th, 08:21 · Vincent Matinde

New software to protect mobile information launched in Kenya

WipeOut Mobile, a new application that enables mobile users who lose their handsets to backup their information and wipe it from the lost devices, has been launched in Kenya. → Read more
Tue, December 18th, 11:34 · Vincent Matinde

Online fashion house lends support to charity

BeeJooS, an online fashion store that enables users to sample international fashion trends, is devoting some of its proceeds to charity. → Read more
Tue, December 18th, 08:26 · Vincent Matinde

Kenyans to write one million letters to God by mid-January 2013

An initiative aiming to connect Kenyans to God is seeking to mobilise Kenyans, through its portal Writetogod.co.ke, to write over one million letters to God by mid- January 2013. → Read more
Mon, December 17th, 12:33 · Vincent Matinde

Mobile money hailed for Africa’s solid economic growth

The World Bank, African Development Bank (AfDB) and the African Union (AU) have praised the use of mobile money services for enabling economic growth in the continent. → Read more
Mon, December 17th, 09:05 · Vincent Matinde

M-Shwari accumulates over 645,000 accounts, US$1m in savings

The Commercial Bank of Africa (CBA) has announced that over US$1 million has already been saved on mobile savings service M-Shwari, with 645,000 accounts opened in three weeks, even as the ownership dispute rumbles on. → Read more
Fri, December 14th, 12:46 · Vincent Matinde

Health and education quality raised by tech, report says

Market report search engine ReportLinker has released latest findings highlighting the gains made by governments by embracing e-education and mHealth. → Read more
Fri, December 14th, 09:54 · Vincent Matinde

Naspers’ price checking site officially launched in Nigeria

Naspers, a South Africa-based multinational electronic media company, has launched a consumer focused website dubbed PriceCheck Nigeria to enable shoppers to compare prices of goods across Nigeria’s major retail outlets. → Read more
Fri, December 14th, 07:59 · Vincent Matinde

New security dongle now available in Kenya

An Internet security solution that protects PCs through new dongle gadget Soft Lock eSign is now available in Kenya. → Read more
Thu, December 13th, 13:37 · Vincent Matinde

South African telecom industry outlook: what to look forward to

Mobile apps, mobile ads and cloud services will drive the technology and telecommunications industry in South Africa, says a report by global market research group Pyramid Research. → Read more
Thu, December 13th, 08:51 · Vincent Matinde

FEATURE: The tech trends of 2013 and beyond

Global market research leader ABI Research has released a list of what it thinks will be the next big trends in 2013 and beyond, with some of these developments set to change how we interact. → Read more
Thu, December 13th, 07:50 · Vincent Matinde

Suntech, Siemens and Mainstream to plug in 100mw in South Africa

Top Chinese solar panel manufacturer Suntech Power Holdings has said it will inject 100 megawatts of energy into Northern Cape, South Africa. → Read more
Wed, December 12th, 13:45 · Vincent Matinde

Use of technology in leisure tourism boosts business, research says

Travelport, a business services provider for the global travel industry, has indicated that the use of technology in tourism could boost business, with mobile users interested in receiving promotional messages while on the move. → Read more
Wed, December 12th, 10:10 · Vincent Matinde

Princeton Telecom to launch a mobile business application in West Africa

Communication innovator Princeton Telecom is set to commercially launch MobileCockpit, a business solution tailored for smartphones for business people. → Read more
Wed, December 12th, 08:05 · Vincent Matinde

AfDB to finance science and technology education in Uganda with US$103m

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has pledged to fund science and technology in the Ugandan higher education system to the tune of US$103 million, boosting the country’s development plan. → Read more
Tue, December 11th, 12:59 · Vincent Matinde

OPINION: Kenyans thrown to the sharks in digital switchover fiasco

Almost three weeks are left until the digital television switchover in Kenya with a general indication that people are not ready to switch from the analogue system. Is the government doing enough? That’s arguable, what is not is the government’s logic in leaving consumers to deal with the sharks in the business. → Read more