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Fri, January 24th, 12:20 · Gabriella Mulligan
Al-Shabaab switches off internet in regions of Somalia
Al-Shabaab is enforcing an internet switch-off in parts of Somalia, in line with an edict announced by the group two weeks ago. → Read more
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Fri, January 24th, 11:40 · Paul Adepoju
Printivo web-to-print platform launched to ease printing in Nigeria
Printivo.com, an online platform that offers web-to-print services, has been launched in Nigeria, with the goal of revolutionising printing by offering both SMEs and big business the luxury of owning their personal complimentary cards at the cheapest rates. → Read more
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Fri, January 24th, 11:00 · Tom Jackson
ICANN delegates over 100 new gTLDs
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has delegated more than 100 new generic Top-Level domains (gTLDs) since beginning the process in October, as it looks to increase the current 22 gTLDs to 1,400 at the end of the process. → Read more
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Fri, January 24th, 10:20 · Tom Jackson
Nokia EA sales fall 20% after VAT increase
Nokia East Africa has said its sales fell 20 per cent in the three months to December last year following the government decision to implement value added tax (VAT) on handsets, which had previously enjoyed zero levies. → Read more
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Fri, January 24th, 09:40 · Gabriella Mulligan
Chrome bugs may allow eavesdropping on users
Bugs in Google Chrome may make it possible for malicious websites to eavesdrop on users through their computers’ microphones, an independent coder has claimed. → Read more
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Fri, January 24th, 09:00 · Paul Adepoju
Q&A: Bankole Oluwafemi, editor, TechCabal
TechCabal this week announced its Battlefield startup competition, taking place at next month’s Social Media Week (SMW) Lagos, Nigeria. Bankole Oluwafemi, editor of TechCabal, spoke to HumanIPO on the challenges facing startups in Africa, the uniqueness of the Nigerian market and what the judges will be looking for in the startups that participate in the challenge. → Read more
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Fri, January 24th, 08:00 · Chris Udemans
Facebook to lose 80% of users in 2014, die out by 2017 – study
Facebook will likely lose four in five of its users by the end of 2014 and die out by 2017 according to a study by two Princeton University doctoral candidates. → Read more
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Fri, January 24th, 07:00 · Chris Udemans
Zando celebrates second anniversary
South African online fashion retailer Zando has celebrated its second year online, revealing a 98 per cent on-time delivery rate. → Read more
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Fri, January 24th, 06:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
TwinPine brings mobile ads to MTN Play
Nigerian mobile advertising startup TwinPine has partnered with MTN Nigeria to bring mobile advertising to the operator’s MTN Play service. → Read more
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Fri, January 24th, 05:00 · Chris Udemans
Alcatel-Lucent, BT create fastest internet connection
Alcatel-Lucent and British Telecommunications (BT) have created the fastest real world internet connection, measuring speeds of up to 1.4 terabytes per second, in an attempt to create a cost effective high speed network. → Read more
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Thu, January 23rd, 20:00 · Chris Udemans
More South Africans shopping online – PwC
A preview of a global survey on online shopping habits by professional services firm PwC has revealed more South Africans are shopping online, with 68 per cent of respondents using online vendors having made their first purchase within the last four years. → Read more
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Thu, January 23rd, 19:00 · Chris Udemans
Facebook demise reports over-exaggerated – research
Reports of Facebook’s demise have been grossly over-exaggerated, with its total active usage base dropping by only three per cent in the last quarter of 2013, according to a study by market research firm GlobalWebIndex. → Read more
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Thu, January 23rd, 18:20 · Tom Jackson
Airtel Kenya gives customers 25% bonus airtime
Airtel Kenya has launched a promotion offering new prepaid customers up to 25 per cent bonus airtime for use within its network as it looks to close the gap on market leader Safaricom. → Read more
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Thu, January 23rd, 17:40 · Paul Adepoju
Mavis Computel boosts Nigeria’s teaching quality with digital education solutions
Innovation technology firm Mavis Computel is looking to tackle the lack of quality teachers in Nigeria with an array of digital education solutions. → Read more
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Thu, January 23rd, 17:00 · Chris Udemans
Alcatel-Lucent to upgrade EASSy cable system
French telecommunications firm Alcatel-Lucent is to upgrade the 10,000 kilometre Eastern Africa Submarine Cable System (EASSy) which runs from Sudan to South Africa, increasing its speeds to up to ten terabytes per second. → Read more
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Thu, January 23rd, 16:20 · Gabriella Mulligan
Ethiopian educational mobile app set for launch
Ethiopian startup AhadooTec is set to launch an educational mobile app to make study materials more accessible and to serve as a personalised learning platform, in efforts to boost secondary education in the country. → Read more
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Thu, January 23rd, 15:40 · Gabriella Mulligan
Burundi launches fibre optic backbone project
The Burundian president has officially launched the first phase of the country’s fibre optic network currently under construction, which he says will accelerate the country’s economic growth and transform Burundi into a regional ICT leader by 2025. → Read more
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Thu, January 23rd, 15:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
100k smart IDs to be rolled out in SA
At least 100,000 smart identity cards will be rolled out in South Africa by the end of March, with people to be called in to apply for cards in phases. → Read more
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Thu, January 23rd, 14:20 · Tom Jackson
Orange Kenya asks Supreme Court to overturn judgement on former employees
Orange Kenya, formerly Telkom Kenya, has asked the country’s Supreme Court to overturn a Court of Appeal ruling it must award KSh3.2 billion (US$38 million) to workers laid off in 2006. → Read more
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Thu, January 23rd, 13:40 · Paul Adepoju
Conducive economy needed for startups to perform optimally – TechCabal
Startups can perform optimally only when they are in an economy that is conducive for growing their business, Bankole Oluwafemi, editor of Nigerian tech blog TechCabal, has told HumanIPO. → Read more
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