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Wed, October 30th, 13:20 · Tom Jackson
Digital marketers need “always-on” strategy – Standard Bank
Digital marketers need to take a more long term view, and adopt an “always-on” approach rather than focusing on advertising campaigns, according to Bellinda Carreira, executive head of interactive marketing at Standard Bank. → Read more
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Wed, October 30th, 13:00 · Selipha Kihagi
Kenya’s BRCK established as a company
BRCK, the Ushahidi-developed product designed to keep people connected to the internet when the network is down, has been established as its own company. → Read more
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Wed, October 30th, 12:40 · Nanine Steenkamp
News24 launches iPad app
News24 has launched a personalised iPad app today (Wednesday), bringing breaking news according to user preferences. → Read more
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Wed, October 30th, 12:20 · Paul Adepoju
World Bank-assisted fibre optic project set for launch in Nigerian university
The University of Ilorin, in Nigeria, has announced the completion of work on its World Bank assisted fibre optic project, part of the government’s goal of connecting all the federal government-owned universities to the internet by 2014. → Read more
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Wed, October 30th, 12:00 · Brandon Gregory
Minister Lulu Xingwana impersonated on Facebook
Lulu Xingwana, the South African minister of women, children and people with disabilities, has been impersonated on Facebook through a fake profile, which according to the department, was soliciting funds from the public. → Read more
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Wed, October 30th, 11:40 · Nanine Steenkamp
Afrimarket targeting Cameroon for 2014 launch
Mobile money remittance service Afrimarket will expand its operations to Cameroon as part of its plan to cover the African diaspora with its affordable transcontinental solution. → Read more
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Wed, October 30th, 11:20 · Winfred Kuria
We must make internet more resistant to surveillance – IETF
The Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) has announced plans to intensify its focus on online security, after years of unsure strategies to solve the technical problem. → Read more
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Wed, October 30th, 11:00 · Paul Adepoju
HealthMobile, Nigeria’s first global healthcare app, launched
HealthMobile, Nigeria’s first global healthcare app, has been launched and aims to combine native medical information with user-generated content. → Read more
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Wed, October 30th, 10:40 · Brandon Gregory
Zuma calls for patriotic news broadcasts
President Jacob Zuma has called for the coverage of news in South Africa to be done in a more patriotic manner, but he said this does not mean journalists should not report objectively and in a balanced manner. → Read more
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Wed, October 30th, 10:20 · Nick Sato
Kenya’s digital migration pushed to June 2014
The Kenyan government has again postponed the deadline for digital migration to June 2014, following a successful petition by the Media Owners Association who say the deadline was unfeasible and all the stakeholders were not on board. → Read more
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Wed, October 30th, 10:00 · Paul Adepoju
Q&A: Philip Smerkovitz, managing director at TeleEye South Africa
Security camera technology has evolved dramatically over the years and developers are constantly improving the security devices to adapt them to current challenges. In an exclusive interview with HumanIPO, Philip Smerkovitz, managing director of TeleEye South Africa, sheds more light on the current status of security camera technology and how his company is growing its business in the African market. → Read more
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Wed, October 30th, 09:30 · Nanine Steenkamp
Samwer brothers aiming for Africa
The German Samwer brothers have revealed their plans to tackle emerging markets next, following its European implementation of United States Silicon Valley ideas. → Read more
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Wed, October 30th, 09:00 · Brandon Gregory
Telkom Mobile’s SIM-SONKE now available throughout South Africa
Telkom Mobile have recently made their SIM-SONKE service available throughout South Africa, which now enables subscribers to make calls from anywhere in the country. → Read more
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Wed, October 30th, 08:30 · Paul Adepoju
Globacom supports Nigerian vigilantes
Globacom Nigeria has launched Vigicom, a service that allows members of the Vigilante Group of Nigeria (VGN) to make free calls among themselves and their family members. → Read more
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Wed, October 30th, 08:00 · Nanine Steenkamp
Satellite internet launched in KZN
Satellite internet and data solutions provider Maxwell Technology has expanded to Northern KwaZulu-Natal, enabling connectivity to Richards Bay and surrounding areas. → Read more
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Wed, October 30th, 07:00 · Selipha Kihagi
Motorola’s new project to develop highly modular smartphones
Motorola has announced it will develop a free, open hardware platform for creating highly modular smartphones through a new project dubbed Ara, led by the company’s technology and projects group. → Read more
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Wed, October 30th, 06:00 · Paul Adepoju
Lagos to host Samsung Smart Africa tour on Saturday
The Samsung Smart Africa conference will be held in Lagos, Nigeria, on Saturday, offering Nigerians the opportunity to get engaged with the company’s latest technologies. → Read more
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Wed, October 30th, 05:00 · Selipha Kihagi
Microsoft shareholders told to vote against Thompson
Microsoft Corp shareholders have received recommendations to vote against the re-election of lead independent director John Thompson at the shareholders meeting set for November 19. → Read more
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Tue, October 29th, 20:00 · Brandon Gregory
Accommodating smart ID card for elections not difficult – IEC
Special citizen groups issued with the new smart ID book will be able to use them to register with the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) to vote in the national and provincial elections set to take place in South Africa next year. → Read more
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Tue, October 29th, 19:30 · Selipha Kihagi
Zimbabwe in talks with Iran on hi-tech ties
Zimbabwe has received a visit from a four strong Iranian delegation seeking areas of cooperation in the field of science and technology to help the country transform and develop. → Read more
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