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Tue, December 17th, 12:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
iROKOtv raises $8m in funding, total investment reaches $21m
Nigerian video on demand (VOD) service iROKOtv has raised a further US$8 million in funding, fuelling plans to move from a largely diaspora audience to dominating the pan-African market. → Read more
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Tue, December 17th, 11:20 · Nick Sato
Kenya shortlists companies for supply of laptops for schools
The Kenyan government has shortlisted three international companies for the supply of the laptops which will be given free to class one students at the end of the the first quarter of 2014. → Read more
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Tue, December 17th, 10:40 · Gabriella Mulligan
Facebook Donate allows users to give to non-profits
Facebook has launched its new “Donate” functionality, enabling users to give money directly to non-profit organisations through the social networking site. → Read more
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Tue, December 17th, 10:10 · Nick Sato
CNN Launches ‘African Start-Up’ Programme
CNN International announced yesterday (Monday) it is launching a new programming strand that will shine the spotlight on African startups and entrepreneurs. → Read more
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Tue, December 17th, 09:30 · Tom Jackson
Sports prediction game Puntr seeks post-accelerator funding
South African startup Puntr is seeking further funding for its real-time sports prediction game after completing the Seed Engine accelerator programme in Johannesburg. → Read more
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Tue, December 17th, 08:40 · Nick Sato
MTN, Regenesys partner to boost online education in Nigeria
MTN Nigeria has partnered with Regenesys Business School to launch MTN iLearning, a new initiative that provides entrepreneurs with access to free online business education. → Read more
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Tue, December 17th, 08:00 · Selipha Kihagi
Spectranet to expand 4G service in more cities
Nigerian internet service provider (ISP) Spectranet has said it is planning to launch its high speed 4G internet services to more cities across the country in the first quarter of 2014. → Read more
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Tue, December 17th, 07:00 · Tom Jackson
Google acquires leading robotics company
Google has confirmed that it has acquired advanced robotics firm Boston Dynamics, the eighth such company bought by the tech giant in six months. → Read more
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Tue, December 17th, 06:00 · Nick Sato
Yahoo! CEO apologises over prolonged email outage
Email service provider Yahoo! has issued an apology to its users following an extended outage which affected a certain per cent of its users over the past week. → Read more
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Mon, December 16th, 19:30 · Selipha Kihagi
LTA seizes company’s equipment, arrests supervisor
The Liberia Telecommunications Authority (LTA) has announced it has seized SIM box equipment from the newly established GSM company Novafone and arrested the company’s ISP technical supervisor for illegally operating the device. → Read more
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Mon, December 16th, 18:20 · Nick Sato
CCK drops charges on digital broadcast signal distribution
The Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) has today (Monday) reviewed downwards tariffs for digital signal distribution in a move geared towards facilitating a smooth migration from analogue to digital television broadcasting. → Read more
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Mon, December 16th, 17:20 · Nick Sato
Nigeria slaps $7.5m fine on operators over poor network services
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has fined four major operators in the country US$7.5 million after they failed to meet the minimum Quality of Service (QoS) parameters issued by the regulator for the months of March and April 2012. → Read more
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Mon, December 16th, 16:30 · Selipha Kihagi
Nokia extends DVLUP program to Nigeria, Ghana
Nokia is extending its DVLUP rewards programme for Windows Phone developers to Nigeria and Ghana, enabling them to create, book and manage their own app promotions and build better apps. → Read more
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Mon, December 16th, 15:40 · Nick Sato
Facebook records unpublished messages – study
A new study of has revealed Facebook keeps a record of everything users type on the platform, even if they opt to delete them or decide not to publish. → Read more
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Mon, December 16th, 15:00 · Tom Jackson
MTN partners Rocket, Millicom to boost African e-commerce
South Africa-based operator MTN Group has partnered with online incubator Rocket Internet and Millicom International Cellular to take equal stakes in Africa Internet Holding (AIH), seeking to promote African e-commerce and digital services. → Read more
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Mon, December 16th, 14:20 · Selipha Kihagi
iTunes giftcards set for South African entry
Leading global prepaid payment network Blackhawk Network has partnered with Opengate Technologies, a gift cards distributor based in South Africa, to bring iTunes gift cards into the country. → Read more
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Mon, December 16th, 13:30 · Selipha Kihagi
MTC Namibia launches Netman 4G prepaid
Namibian telecommunications operator MTC has unveiled a new service to its Netman product which allows prepaid customers to access high speed internet charged per time intervals rather than per megabytes (MB) usage. → Read more
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Mon, December 16th, 12:40 · Nick Sato
Send money to Kenya from UK through social media
A Singapore-based global money transfer and payments startup has launched a service that allows users to transfer money and content through social networks from the United Kingdom (UK) to Kenya enabling secure peer–to–peer transactions domestically and internationally. → Read more
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Mon, December 16th, 12:00 · Tom Jackson
PS4 sells out in SA
Sony’s PlayStation 4 (PS4) sold out across South Africa on the day of its launch on Friday, with distributor Ster Kinekor Entertainment (SKE) saying it was the fastest-selling Sony product in its history. → Read more
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Mon, December 16th, 11:20 · Tom Jackson
BlackBerry extends deadline for investors
BlackBerry has announced the extension of the deadline for investors to purchase up to an additional US$250 million of convertible debentures in the Canadian mobile manufacturer until January 13. → Read more
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