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WirelessG sues Vodacom for failure to honour an agreement
Vodacom is set to be sued by WirelessG and six other companies on claims the mobile operator broke its shareholder agreement to offer the (more)
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1 day 14 hours agoGoogle chief at ease with law breaking, attacks Apple and Facebook
Larry Page, chief executive and co-founder of Google, has said he would be happy to break the law again to advance his business, while (more)
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1 day 14 hours agoMicrosoft’s antivirus fails certification test yet again
Microsoft’s antivirus software Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE) has yet again failed a certification test from AV-Test Institute, a (more)
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1 day 17 hours agoQ&A: American Skyrove CEO “in love” with South Africa
Ellie Hagopian, Chief Executive Officer at Skyrove, based in Cape Town, speaks to HumanIPO about her position, passion for South Africa and (more)
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1 day 18 hours agoCyber frauds create bogus Java patch
Opportunistic hackers have created a malicious software that masquerades as a Java patch, barely a week after technology giant Oracle (more)
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LinkedIn to scrap ‘Answers’ forum, criticised by users
Professional networking site LinkedIn’s decision to retire its discussion board has been criticised by users, with one describing it as (more)
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1 day 21 hours agoData the new “cloud computing oil” according to UK’s Ovum
Cloud computing will continue growing in 2013, but will take another five years to develop into “adulthood”, according to UK based (more)
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1 day 22 hours agoAmnesty International promotes youth understanding of poverty and human rights
Amnesty International has launched a new platform giving African youths and other users the opportunity to understand the nexus between (more)
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2 days agoSwartz case developments compromises on initial sentence announcements
The United States (US) government have issued a lighter sentence statement for deceased computer programmer Aaron Swartz after being (more)
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Embassies across East Africa targeted in cyber attacks
A report by Kaspersky Lab has detailed how Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania were the targets of a cyber espionage network attacking computer (more)
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2 days agoAfrica and Middle East region to reach one billion mobile subscribers
A study by Pyramid Research has concluded mobile subscribers in the African and Middle East region will pass the one billion mark in the (more)
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2 days agoMicrosoft to replace Xbox Live voice chat with Skype
Reports are circulating that Microsoft is to place Skype at the centre of all its online-capable communication devices, meaning Xbox Live (more)
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2 days agoGartner names Kaspersky Lab as leader in the Magic Quadrant for Endpoint Protection
One of the world’s leading developers of secure content and threat management solutions, Kaspersky Lab, has been named a "Leader" in the (more)
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2 days agoNigeria’s Interswitch promotes web payment security with Safetoken
Integrated payment and transaction processing company Interswitch has launched Safetoken in compliance with the Central Bank of Nigeria (more)
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2 days ago70 million Cisco Linksys routers at risk of newly discovered Zero-Day vulnerability
A zero-day vulnerability that allows hackers to gain remote access has been discovered in the popular Cisco Linksys range of routers.
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2 days ago80 percent of data collection in Africa is with pen and paper or face-to-face interviews
Online data collection is yet to become well established in Nigeria because of the unreliability of communication services, according to (more)
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FNB supplies free Wikipedia access to help learners
South African students will have free access to Wikipedia after hours, courtesy of First National Bank (FNB) Connect’s new ADSL offer.
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YouTube to broadcast AFCON opening ceremony
Google has announced that YouTube will broadcast the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) opening ceremony and highlights through a dedicated (more)
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South Africa will in July this year host the first LTE conference in Africa, expected to bring together telecom players from across the (more)
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3 days agoKenya and Nigeria listed among countries using Internet surveillance and censorship technology
An American-made Internet surveillance and censorship technology is being deployed by governments in Kenya, Nigeria and Egypt, according to (more)
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4 days agoHuge Internet gender gap in Sub-Saharan Africa cause for alarm
Low Internet penetration among women and girls in developing countries is a major decelerator of their development and education, according (more)
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Google denies killing Botswanan donkey
Google has been forced to deny that its Street View vehicle killed a donkey in Botswana after an image of the prone animal appeared online.
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4 days agoEricsson lands deal as supplier of 4G wireless network to Angola's Unitel
Ericsson has been selected as the chief supplier of next generation 4G network to Angolan telecommunications firm Unitel.
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4 days agoOrange and Baidu launch African mobile Internet browser
France Telecom through its subsidiary Orange and Chinese search engine Baidu have launched a browser designed specifically for low-cost (more)
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5 days agoJava update insufficient, say experts
The emergency update to Java software issued by creators Oracle Corp on Sunday is insufficient to protect against identity theft and (more)
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5 days agoGovernment partnerships the way to improve SA Internet access, says Skyrove CEO
Ellie Hagopian, Chief Executive at South African Wi-Fi hotspot supplier Skyrove, believes the government should partner with businesses and (more)
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5 days agoSecurity concerns over Nokia Xpress browser
The Nokia Xpress browser, one of the more popular applications on Nokia’s Asha range, is facing security concerns over the encryption of (more)
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just addedKenya to launch strategic plan for faster broadband rollout
Kenya’s communications industry regulator the Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) has said it will next month launch the country’s (more)
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5 days agoMicrosoft to patch older Internet Explorer versions against attacks
Microsoft is today expected to release a new Internet Explorer patch for its older browser versions, which have reportedly experienced (more)
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5 days agoSoteria online backup service launches new product and site
Soteria Cloud, a South African online backup service, has revamped its website and launched a new one - CloudSync - which it expects to be (more)
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8 days agoBEC optimistic about Malepa application
The Botswana Examinations Council (BEC) is using the Malepa web-based application to process national examinations and is optimistic it (more)
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8 days agoExperts advise users and companies worldwide to disable Oracle’s Java due to severe security flaw
Security experts, researchers and analysts have discovered a vulnerability in the widely used Java software that has the potential to allow (more)
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8 days agoGoogle set to face European Commission challenge on “bias” search results
The Competition Chief of the European Commission, Joaquin Almunia, has accused Google of diverting Internet users to its own services, in (more)
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8 days agoCybercrimes targeting banks declined in 2012, but on rise in Africa
Cyber frauds targeting banks decreased in 2012, with the year scoring 2.11 successful attacks per 1000 attacks targeting commercial banking (more)
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8 days agoUPDATE: BlackBerry connectivity problem in Europe affects SA users
Angry South African BlackBerry users have reported connectivity issues via social media sites, querying why their BlackBerry Internet (more)
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8 days agoEarthSearch closes security provision agreement to cover West Africa market
US-based electronics security solutions firm EarthSearch Communications International has reached an agreement with Nigerian security firm (more)
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8 days agoNigeria’s major local search engine upgrades website, lists 500,000th verified business
Nigeria’s major local search engine, VConnect, has redesigned its website after receiving recommendations from users and because its (more)
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8 days agoGlobal mobile banking users could reach one billion by 2017
A Juniper Research study has revealed one billion people will have used their mobile phones for Internet banking purposes by 2017.
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9 days agoMasterCard blog hacked and defaced
A MasterCard blog was hacked on Saturday after not updating their WordPress platform, with the "Syrian Electronic Army" taking (more)
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9 days agoGoogle launches election hub in Kenya
Search engine giant Google has launched an election hub portal in Kenya’s capital Nairobi, for updates on campaigns, news and information (more)
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9 days agoOPINION: WEF report warns of “global risk of massive digital misinformation”, is Internet censorship the answer?
A new report by the World Economic Forum (WEF) sounds a warning about the "global risk of massive digital misinformation" which it says (more)
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9 days agoMainOne to build 600 racks data centre for Nigerian operators
In line with its desire to be Nigeria’s leading submarine cable company, MainOne has revealed its commitment to transforming the (more)
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9 days agoOld Mutual acquisition of 22seven.co.za gathers pace
22seven is to make an announcement towards the end of January over rumours that they are to be acquired by South African financial services (more)
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9 days agoSouth African Internet still too big on broadband cost and slow on speed
South Africa is currently 75 percent behind the world average broadband download speed, according to updated statistics by Ookla's Net (more)
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9 days agoFind Free Wi-Fi app helping South Africans find connection spots
Simon Stewart and his team of contributors have made it possible for South African’s to locate free Wi-Fi through an easy-to-use website (more)
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9 days agoUS$20,000 up for grabs in online poverty fighting competition
ONE, a global advocacy organisation involved in fighting poverty and preventable diseases, has launched an online multimedia contest aimed (more)
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10 days agoGoogle to launch elections hub in Kenya
Search engine giant Google will tomorrow launch an elections website in Kenya designed to provide information and news related to the March (more)
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10 days agoICANN adds location for 2013 meetings
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has completed the selection of meeting sites for 2013, adding Buenos Aires, (more)
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10 days agoSymantec report raises Internet security concerns in 2013
In 2012, the cyber threat was increased by mobility, virtualisation and cloud computing as a result of changes that altered how (more)
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