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Fri, June 28th, 14:49 · Kamau Mbote
Barclays Bank Kenya installs skim proof technology in ATMs
Barclays Bank Kenya has posted a notice on all its ATMs informing its clients of improved security measures that will ensure card skimming is a thing of the past. → Read more
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Fri, June 28th, 14:44 · Susan Mwenesi
Q&A: Eric Mutta, Problem Solved
Eric Mutta, who earlier this month won a grant of US$328,000 he from the FSDT SME Finance Innovation Challenge Fund II to help boost his Minishop application, is looking for more investors to turn Minishop into a household name. → Read more
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Fri, June 28th, 14:25 · Paul Adepoju
More than five million new active lines added in four months in Nigeria
Nigeria currently has more than 119 million active lines, including 116 million GSM and 2.6 million mobile CDMA, demonstrating the growth of the country’s telecommunications sector. → Read more
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Fri, June 28th, 13:45 · Susan Mwenesi
Mombasa Port digitisation completed
The Kenyan government has completed its plans to digitise the Mombasa Port, which also serves landlocked Uganda and Rwanda. → Read more
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Fri, June 28th, 13:39 · Brandon Gregory
SA banks regard technological innovation as critical
South Africa’s four largest banks, namely First National Bank (FNB), Absa, Standard Bank and Nedbank, believe technological innovation is critical and of maximum importance, according the PwC South African banking survey. → Read more
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Fri, June 28th, 13:33 · Richard Cutcher
SAPO goes digital
The South African Post Office (SAPO) has pitched itself as the most technologically advanced public service after launching the Trust Centre. → Read more
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Fri, June 28th, 13:11 · Tom Jackson
BlackBerry posts quarterly losses
BlackBerry has posted a net loss of US$84 million for its first quarter, surprising analysts who had predicted a turnaround in fortunes. → Read more
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Fri, June 28th, 12:59 · Martin Cheruiyot
Microsoft’s YouthSpark programme launched in Kenya
Microsoft has launched the YouthSpark Kenya initiative, a mentorship programme aimed at inspiring young people to maximise their potential by taking advantage of opportunities around them. → Read more
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Fri, June 28th, 12:45 · Kamau Mbote
ICANN approves new Registrar Accreditation Agreement
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICAAN) has approved a new Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA) in a meeting by its board of directors. → Read more
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Fri, June 28th, 12:40 · Nanine Steenkamp
Q&A: SA mentality on startups should change for better ecosystem
Eric Edelstein, chief executive officer at Zunguz and serial techpreneur, spoke to HumanIPO about the local talent in building businesses and the development of the entrepreneurial ecosystem in South Africa. → Read more
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Fri, June 28th, 12:10 · Paul Adepoju
No going back on SIM card registration deadline – NCC
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has rejected a plea from the National Association of Telecommunications Subscribers (NATCOMS) to extend SIM card registration beyond this month. → Read more
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Fri, June 28th, 11:54 · Tom Jackson
Google developing Android games console – report
Google is developing a games console and wristwatch powered by Android, according to a Wall Street Journal report. → Read more
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Fri, June 28th, 11:44 · Nick Sato
O3b launches cheap satellite internet
O3b Networks, a company with Google amongst its investors, has launched its first satellites, aiming to provide low-cost and high-speed connectivity to parts of the world lacking fibre infrastructure. → Read more
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Fri, June 28th, 11:30 · Tom Jackson
Instagram video generates more traffic than YouTube, Vine
Facebook’s newly introduced video feature for Instagram has doubled the total number of video sessions in its first week, generating more traffic than Google’s YouTube and Twitter’s Vine. → Read more
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Fri, June 28th, 10:43 · Paul Adepoju
Ten teams inducted for Nigeria’s Techlaunchpad initiative
Ten teams have been inducted into the Techlaunchpad initiative of Nigeria’s Ministry of Communication Technology, setting them on a one-year training course beginning on Monday. → Read more
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Fri, June 28th, 10:24 · Brandon Gregory
DMMA neutral on NAB’s resignation from SAARF
The Digital Media Marketing Association (DMMA) today expressed their support for the South African Audience Research Foundation (SAARF) following the resignation of the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB). → Read more
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Fri, June 28th, 10:19 · Richard Cutcher
Revenue-making startups present in Cape Town
Six Cape Town-based startups all making revenue presented their business models and visions at the first ST4GE event last night. → Read more
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Fri, June 28th, 10:03 · Nick Sato
Kenyatta’s laptop project survives an onslaught from CORD MPs
The Jubilee government’s key election pledge of one laptop per pupil survived another scare from the National Assembly yesterday (Thursday) after government members of parliament (MPs) shot down an amendment seeking to increase the budgetary allocation to the Teachers Service Commission (TSC). → Read more
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Fri, June 28th, 09:54 · Nanine Steenkamp
Social media can overtake operators
Mobile-based social media can potentially overtake the role of operators as services overlap with growing data and content delivery, according to experts. → Read more
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Fri, June 28th, 09:52 · Kamau Mbote
Huawei to surpass $600,000 sponsorship of Lewa marathon
Huawei will sponsor the Lewa Marathon, in Kenya, for the seventh time alongside title sponsors Safaricom, with the race raising money for wildlife conservation and helping neighbouring communities. → Read more
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