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Wed, September 18th, 16:30 · Nick Sato
LG introduces the G2 in Kenyan market
LG Electronics has introduced the LG G2 in the East African market in a bid to compete with its Android rivals. → Read more
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Wed, September 18th, 16:00 · Nanine Steenkamp
IBM to rerun Tech Start Up Smart Camp
IBM South Africa will be presenting its Tech Start Up Smart Camp in October, giving local entrepreneurs the opportunity to participate in the IBM Global Entrepreneurship Program. → Read more
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Wed, September 18th, 15:30 · Winfred Kuria
Adobe to sell its Mighty digital pen in 2014
Adobe will begin selling its first hardware product, the Mighty digital pen, next year, which will be compatible with iPads. → Read more
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Wed, September 18th, 15:00 · Nick Sato
Kenyan judges refuse new offices over communication masts radiation fears
Kenya’s Court of Appeal judges have defied Supreme Court orders to relocate to new offices, citing fear of radiation from nearby communication masts. → Read more
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Wed, September 18th, 14:30 · Brandon Gregory
Look to the future when evaluating conventional IT practice – Young
Companies must take into account their future aims if evaluations over the continuing use of conventional IT practices are to be worthwhile, according to Colleen Young, head of chief information officer (CIO) research, vice president and analyst at Gartner. → Read more
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Wed, September 18th, 14:00 · Richard Cutcher
Liquid adds Tanzania to interconnect network
Liquid Telecom Group has into entered a partnership with Tanzania Telecommunications Company (TTCL), allowing traffic to be passed onto the latter fibre network when it terminates in the East African country. → Read more
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Wed, September 18th, 13:30 · Paul Adepoju
NigeriaCom Day One: Present network challenges and future data prospects
The much anticipated 2013 NigeriaCom conference got underway at the prestigious Oriental Hotel, at the heart of Nigeria's tech capital of Lagos yesterday, with participants and speakers drawn from various sectors of the industry. → Read more
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Wed, September 18th, 13:00 · Susan Mwenesi
New East African IX hub to launch at Mombasa in November
Pan-African undersea cable network SEACOM is to act as official reseller for the Amsterdam Internet Exchange (AMS-IX) East Africa exchange point in Mombasa, Kenya, which is set to provide the East Africa region with better internet interconnection from mid-November. → Read more
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Wed, September 18th, 12:30 · Nanine Steenkamp
SnappCab goes live
South African taxi app SnappCab has launched in Johannesburg, providing competition for similar solutions Uber and Zapacab. → Read more
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Wed, September 18th, 12:00 · Paul Adepoju
Nigerian interconnect exchange carriers to deploy specialist voice switches
World Telecoms Labs has announced five Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC)-licensed interconnect exchange carriers are set to deploy the company’s specialist high capacity voice switching equipment. → Read more
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Wed, September 18th, 11:30 · Tom Jackson
Libya to list Libyana next year – report
Libya hopes to list state-owned mobile operator Libyana on the Tripoli stock exchange next year, as the country looks to open up a sector ravaged by civil war to competition. → Read more
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Wed, September 18th, 11:00 · Brandon Gregory
Preparing for a cloud-based future without SharePoint
Companies must begin preparations for a future in cloud computing, because use of Microsoft’s SharePoint software “on-premises” is diminishing, analyst Jeffrey Mann told the Gartner Symposium in Cape Town yesterday. → Read more
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Wed, September 18th, 10:30 · Tom Jackson
SA e-tolling to be implemented this year
The Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project (GFIP) will be implemented this year, transport minister Dipuo Peters has told parliament, though no date has yet been set. → Read more
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Wed, September 18th, 10:00 · Paul Adepoju
Multiple lines per user blur true subscriber numbers – MTN Nigeria
It would be difficult to ascertain the actual numbers of mobile subscribers in Nigeria due to subscribers having three lines each on average, according to Bayo Adekanmbi, general manager of business intelligence at MTN Nigeria. → Read more
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Wed, September 18th, 09:30 · Richard Cutcher
Bing releases new look site
Microsoft has launched a new design for its Bing search engine, in a bid to take users away from Google. → Read more
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Wed, September 18th, 09:00 · Nick Sato
Hotel Link Solutions expands in East Africa
Hotel Link Solutions, which creates digital-marketing products for accommodation providers, has announced its latest partnership with Oryx Africa, which will see the destination–management company roll out services in Kenya and Tanzania. → Read more
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Wed, September 18th, 08:30 · Nanine Steenkamp
Tech4Africa reveals line-up
Technology conference Tech4Africa has revealed its programme, following the closure of speaker submissions for the event taking place in October, in South Africa. → Read more
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Wed, September 18th, 08:00 · Nanine Steenkamp
Wickr releases anti-spy software
Traceless communication startup Wickr has released anti-spy messaging software for Android mobile devices, expanding its iOS offerings from last year. → Read more
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Wed, September 18th, 07:00 · Winfred Kuria
Cloud and Virtualization Africa Summit set for Johannesburg
The annual Cloud and Virtualization Africa Summit will take place on September 30 and October 1, bringing together industry thought leaders. → Read more
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Wed, September 18th, 06:00 · Selipha Kihagi
Jolla’s Sailfish OS now Android compatible
Finnish smartphone startup Jolla is taking on smartphone giants by introducing an Android compatible layer in its soon-to-be released Sailfish OS smartphone. → Read more
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