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Tue, June 25th, 14:44 · Susan Mwenesi
EA telecoms urge regulators to stay away from roaming service
East African telecoms are urging regulators in the region not to regulate the roaming service, following concerns over the lack of transparency over the high cost to customers. → Read more
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Tue, June 25th, 14:26 · Kamau Mbote
Sony launches SmartWatch 2
Sony has launched SmartWatch 2, which it says enhances phone functionality for Android devices. → Read more
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Tue, June 25th, 14:24 · Tom Jackson
SA copper theft falls in May
The South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Sacci) has announced copper theft decreased in value last month by ZAR1 million (US$100,000), a continuation in the recent decline in theft levels. → Read more
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Tue, June 25th, 14:21 · Igor Hobotov
BlackBerry launches warranty education campaign in Nigeria
BlackBerry customers in Nigeria are to be educated on the company’s warranty process aimed at encouraging those who want to buy their devices to do so from authorised stores and outlets. → Read more
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Tue, June 25th, 14:10 · Nanine Steenkamp
Tech saves lives on Cape Flats – RLabs
Technology’s role in social reconstruction is saving lives and teaching startups, entrepreneurs and marketing agents to turn around negative community grass roots perceptions for positive development. → Read more
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Tue, June 25th, 14:03 · Nick Sato
PIVOT East 2013 begins in Kampala
PIVOT East 2013, East Africa’s premier mobile startups competition and conference, kicked off in Kampala, Uganda, today, with the aim of amplifying and consolidating the gains of East Africa’s mobile developer and entrepreneurship ecosystem. → Read more
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Tue, June 25th, 14:02 · Nanine Steenkamp
Apps key to African connection building
App development is one of the key drivers of local mobile projects to drive connections in the African diaspora, web and mobile services provider People Input believes. → Read more
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Tue, June 25th, 13:28 · Tom Jackson
Microsoft, Oracle partner on cloud services
Microsoft and Oracle have announced a partnership enabling customers to run Oracle software on Windows platforms, signalling a collaboration between traditional rivals. → Read more
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Tue, June 25th, 13:19 · Brandon Gregory
Naspers records profit increase
South African multimedia giant Naspers has reported a full-year profit increase of 23 per cent following growth in DStv subscribers as well as as an increase in internet revenue. → Read more
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Tue, June 25th, 13:08 · Susan Mwenesi
Tanzania-based Maxcom Africa to make inroads in Kenya, Uganda
Tanzanian payment solutions provider Maxcom Africa is to open its doors to Ugandan and Kenyan customers, offering residents access to integrated services offered by various mobile operators at particular point of sales. → Read more
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Tue, June 25th, 13:06 · Mercy Makumi
Safaricom announces promotion grand winner
Safaricom has announced hairdresser Damaris Kariuki is the grand winner of the “Tetemesha na Safaricom” promotion jackpot, presenting her with a cheque for KSh10 million ($ 116,104.72) → Read more
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Tue, June 25th, 12:59 · Nanine Steenkamp
Africa’s digital migration remains controversial
Digital migration in Africa continues to be a controversial matter in Africa as tech advancement is hampered by widespread poverty. → Read more
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Tue, June 25th, 12:19 · Kamau Mbote
BlackBerry launches service to manage Android, Apple devices
BlackBerry has released a service that will allow its corporate and government clients to manage devices powered by their rival operating systems Android and iOS. → Read more
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Tue, June 25th, 11:29 · Richard Cutcher
ISPA call for spectrum audit details
South Africa’s Department of Communications (DoC) has come under pressure from the Internet Service Providers’ Association (ISPA) to release information on its auditing of the allocation of radio frequency spectrum. → Read more
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Tue, June 25th, 10:33 · Brandon Gregory
MP rejects electronic monitoring system
Democratic Alliance (DA) chief whip Watty Watson has compared a proposed electronic monitoring system to track the attendance of South African members of parliament (MPs) to tagging livestock. → Read more
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Tue, June 25th, 10:20 · Paul Adepoju
Globacom encourages SIM card registration with airtime offer
Nigerian operator Globacom has announced a NGN1,000 (US$6.25) airtime offer for its subscribers who are yet to register their SIM cards. → Read more
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Tue, June 25th, 10:14 · Paul Adepoju
Nigeria to present broadband policy at CTO Forum
Nigeria will be presenting its broadband initiatives at the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation (CTO) Forum to be hosted in Abuja in October, Eugene Juwah, executive vice chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has revealed. → Read more
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Tue, June 25th, 10:02 · Mercy Makumi
Barclays Kenya launches mobile app
Barclays Bank of kenya has launched a mobile banking app, allowing users to manage their accounts on the go with automatic protection from fraud. → Read more
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Tue, June 25th, 09:46 · Richard Cutcher
Mobile wallet launched in Egypt
The world’s first Arabic mobile payment wallet has been launched in Egypt by MasterCard, the National Bank of Egypt (NBE) and Etisalat, building on the Egyptian Banks Company’s (EBC) already functioning mobile money programme. → Read more
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Tue, June 25th, 09:34 · Susan Mwenesi
20th EACO Congress kicks off in Kenya
The 20th East African Communications Organisation (EACO) Congress kicked off in Nairobi today, expected to bring together postal, telecommunications, broadcasters and ICT regulatory bodies within the region to seek avenues for harmonisation of ICT policies and regulatory frameworks. → Read more
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