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Tue, January 14th, 13:00 · Chris Udemans
Twitter revamps website
Twitter has revamped its desktop website in order to better reflect the aesthetics used in their mobile applications, the latest in a number of updates following the company’s initial public offering (IPO). → Read more
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Tue, January 14th, 12:20 · Paul Adepoju
Lagos to host 7th AITEC Banking and Mobile Money West Africa
Nigeria’s commercial capital city of Lagos is set to host the 7th AITEC Banking and Mobile Banking West Africa conference, which AITEC said would address the key issues the region is facing in its increasingly dynamic financial services sector. → Read more
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Tue, January 14th, 11:40 · Gabriella Mulligan
YouTube launches separate comments page
YouTube has launched a new feature which makes comments to videos accessible via a separate comments page, in order to make on-site engagement easier. → Read more
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Tue, January 14th, 11:00 · Paul Adepoju
Online hotel booking in Nigeria a competitive market – Nitestay.com
The Nigerian online hotel booking sub-sector is enjoying an influx of new entrants, giving customers a wide array of options to choose from and meaning those in the market must innovate to stay ahead of the game, according to the founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of Nitestay.com. → Read more
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Tue, January 14th, 10:20 · Chris Udemans
DA e-tolling court case confirmed for March
The Democratic Alliance (DA) has confirmed the date for its court case challenging the passing of the controversial e-tolling bill as March 4, referring to the legislature as “unconstitutional” and a form of “job-killing taxation”. → Read more
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Tue, January 14th, 09:40 · Chris Udemans
KIXP moves to East Africa Data Centre
The Kenya Internet Exchange Point (KIXP) is to move from its current home of 10 years to the newly opened East Africa Data Centre, allowing for greater internet expansion in the region. → Read more
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Tue, January 14th, 09:00 · Tom Jackson
Global PC shipments fall for 7th quarter in row
Worldwide PC shipments fell by 6.9 per cent to 82.6 million units in the fourth quarter of last year, the seventh consecutive quarter shipments have declined, according to Gartner. → Read more
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Tue, January 14th, 08:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Camera footage of e-toll users now available online
Registered e-toll account holders in South Africa will now be able to access camera footage of themselves using toll roads in Gauteng province to assist with any usage queries, the South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL) has announced. → Read more
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Tue, January 14th, 07:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
BlackBerry appoints new global sales president
BlackBerry has appointed Eric Johnson as president of global sales, the latest in a string of high level appointments. → Read more
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Tue, January 14th, 06:00 · Paul Adepoju
Nigerian, Indian learning technologies firms sign agreement for continental expansion
Linkserve Group, a Nigerian company has signed a master franchise agreement with Indian company Talentedge, formerly known as KarKOX, an education company that drives employability through learning technologies. → Read more
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Tue, January 14th, 05:00 · Nick Sato
Smartphone uptake boosts mobile banking
The growing demand for smartphones, mass adoption of cashless services and hotspot services that provide free Wi-fi to customers has resulted in the expansion of the mobile wallet industry, according to a new report. → Read more
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Mon, January 13th, 19:00 · Tom Jackson
ANC manifesto “skimmed the surface” of ICT – Shinn
The election manifesto of South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) “skimmed the surface of ICT”, according to shadow communications minister for the Democratic Alliance (DA) Marian Shinn, failing to pay the sector due attention as a critical infrastructure for economic growth. → Read more
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Mon, January 13th, 18:20 · Gabriella Mulligan
Nintendo 3DS game sales grow 45%
Nintendo sold more than 16 million 3DS packaged and digital games in 2013, displaying 45 per cent growth on the previous year, with the company pledging to continue the “momentum” in 2014. → Read more
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Mon, January 13th, 17:40 · Paul Adepoju
NCC sets date for multi-billion dollar spectrum auction
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) will carry out the auction of the 2.3 GHz band for commercial assignment on a national basis from February 17. → Read more
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Mon, January 13th, 17:00 · Chris Udemans
75% of SA firms see BYOD as threat
Seventy-five per cent of South African companies believe employees making use of personal mobile devices for work-related purposes poses a threat to the integrity of company data. → Read more
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Mon, January 13th, 16:20 · Nick Sato
GOtv says no monthly subscriptions for free-to-air channels
Kenyan pay-TV provider GOtv has moved to allay fears subscribers will have to pay a monthly subscription to access free-to-air (FTA) channels. → Read more
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Mon, January 13th, 15:40 · Paul Adepoju
NCC threatens to withdraw Capcom’s CDMA licence
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said it may withdraw the operation-in-principle licence it gave to Capcom following the latter’s acquisition of the merged three Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) operators – Starcomms, MultiLinks and MTS First Wireless. → Read more
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Mon, January 13th, 15:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
DA calls for SABC breakup, sale of Telkom shares
South African opposition party the Democratic Alliance (DA) has released its Communications Policy to form part of its 2014 election manifesto, calling for the breakup of the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) into separate commercial entities and privatisation of other state-owned entities. → Read more
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Mon, January 13th, 14:20 · Chris Udemans
ANC manifesto promises South Africans free Wi-Fi
President Jacob Zuma announced on Saturday the African National Congress (ANC) is aiming to provide all South Africans with free Wi-Fi services, in line with the party’s aim to provide 90 per cent of South African communities with broadband connectivity by 2020. → Read more
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Mon, January 13th, 13:40 · Tom Jackson
Altech sells Liquid stake to Econet
Altech has sold its stake in Liquid Telecom to Zimbabwe’s Econet Wireless for US$55 million, a year after giving up its East African operations to Liquid in return for equity in the company. → Read more
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