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Wed, September 25th, 09:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Nigerian to launch mobile fashion app and e-commerce store
Nigerian fashion brand Mmabon is launching a mobile app for all devices, enabling customers to buy its products much easier over the internet. → Read more
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Wed, September 25th, 08:00 · Selipha Kihagi
iPhone 5s Touch ID hack verified as legitimate
Claims by a hacker that they had cracked the new biometric fingerprint scanner of the iPhone 5s, have been confirmed as true by independent security researchers. → Read more
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Wed, September 25th, 07:00 · Selipha Kihagi
Tanzania to digitalise school books
The government of Tanzania plans to digitise all school books as well as other educational materials, in an effort to embrace e-books. → Read more
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Wed, September 25th, 06:00 · Selipha Kihagi
Microsoft unveils Surface 2 and Surface Pro 2
Microsoft unveiled its second generation of Surface tablets, the Surface 2 and Surface Pro 2, at an event on Monday. → Read more
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Wed, September 25th, 05:00 · Kamau Mbote
Samsung, LG end patent row
Korean electronic manufacturing giants Samsung and LG have resolved their long patent dispute over display technology. → Read more
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Tue, September 24th, 20:00 · Richard Cutcher
Tanzanian M-Pesa down for eight hours
Vodacom Tanzania has apologised to its M-Pesa customers after the mobile money service unexpectedly went down for eight hours during a planned network upgrade. → Read more
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Tue, September 24th, 19:00 · Paul Adepoju
Paper must be eliminated for proper e-health in West Africa – Quarshie
Samuel Quarshie, head of the ICT department at Ghana Health Service, believes it is possible, but will be difficult to eliminate paper completely from the healthcare system in West Africa. → Read more
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Tue, September 24th, 18:00 · Kamau Mbote
Ericsson to participate at Kenya’s Social Good Summit
Representatives from Ericsson are among the speakers and panelists at Kenya’s Social Good Summit, today. → Read more
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Tue, September 24th, 17:00 · Richard Cutcher
BlackBerry edges closer to $4.7 billion buyout
Fairfax Financial, supported by an unnamed consortium, is reportedly ready to pay US$4.7 billion to take BlackBerry private. → Read more
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Tue, September 24th, 16:00 · Nick Sato
ICT stakeholders discuss emerging issues on African cyber security
Workshop panelists at the African Internet Governance Forum (AFIGF) discussed cyber security when the Nairobi conference kicked off today. → Read more
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Tue, September 24th, 15:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Orange offers free high speed internet to Kenya Red Cross
Orange Kenya is providing high-speed internet connectivity to the Kenya Red Cross Emergency Response Centres to allow for reliable, effective and faster communication as part of the Westgate relief initiatives. → Read more
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Tue, September 24th, 14:00 · Tom Jackson
88mph opens applications for 2nd Cape Town accelerator
Accelerator and investment fund 88mph has opened applications for its second Cape Town programme, with applicants having the additional incentive of possible inclusion on the South African Broadcasting Corporation’s (SABC) Rise Mzansi show. → Read more
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Tue, September 24th, 13:00 · Nanine Steenkamp
South Africa behind the continent with digital advertising
South Africa is lagging behind African countries such as Nigeria when it comes to the use of technology in advertising, necessitating educational integration of ICT in schools. → Read more
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Tue, September 24th, 12:00 · Paul Adepoju
The crises in northern Nigeria is affecting BBC operations – Mansur Liman
Mansur Liman, head of BBC Hausa, has told HumanIPO the broadcaster’s operations in Nigeria’s northern region are being affected by the emergency rule currently in place in some states. → Read more
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Tue, September 24th, 11:00 · Richard Cutcher
Apple defies critics with 9 million iPhones sold
Apple has announced it has sold nine million new iPhones in the last three days, breaking its own opening weekend sales record. → Read more
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Tue, September 24th, 10:00 · Kamau Mbote
M-Pesa Westgate donations hit $625k
Donations to the victims of the attack on Westgate mall in Kenya through mobile money platform M-Pesa reached KSh54.4 million (US$625,000) on Tuesday morning, with the contribution increasing by around KSh1 million (US$11,000) per hour. → Read more
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Tue, September 24th, 09:00 · Richard Cutcher
Orascom Telecom rebrands
Egyptian mobile operator Orascom Telecom has changed its name to meet the wishes of its shareholders. → Read more
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Tue, September 24th, 08:00 · Nick Sato
Kenya hosts second Africa Internet Governance Forum
TESPOK Kenya has announced the East African country will be hosting the second African Internet Governance Forum (AFIGF) at the Multimedia University, in Nairobi, beginning today (Tuesday). → Read more
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Tue, September 24th, 07:00 · Paul Adepoju
Fake versions mess up BBM Android launch
A host of fake BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) Android apps played havoc with the highly anticipated launch of BBM on the world’s most popular mobile operating system last week. → Read more
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Tue, September 24th, 06:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Rwanda to host Transform Africa ICT conference
Rwanda will host local and international participants for the Transform Africa conference, discussing how Africans can use broadband to transform communities, governments and the private sector → Read more
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