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Wed, June 19th, 13:44 · HumanIPO
REVIEW: Sony Xperia Z, a real Android heavyweight?
Slowly but surely, Sony has been turning its fortunes around in the smartphone market. It went through some dark days while in a partnership with Ericsson, but has now stepped out of that dark shadow of its history and seems ready to take on the world. → Read more
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Wed, June 19th, 13:19 · Nanine Steenkamp
DMMA opens exco nominations
South Africa’s Digital Media and Marketing Association (DMMA) has announced the opening of email nominations for a new executive committee (exco), following the resignation of current executive director Nikki Cockcroft. → Read more
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Wed, June 19th, 13:11 · Nick Sato
More than 1 million businesses advertising on Facebook
More than one million businesses are now advertising on Facebook, the company has announced, the first time the social media giant has made such data public. → Read more
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Wed, June 19th, 13:11 · Nanine Steenkamp
Facebook seeks Samsung partnership
Facebook is reportedly in discussions with Samsung Electronics in an effort to build advertising sales from mobile devices. → Read more
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Wed, June 19th, 12:50 · Igor Hobotov
Mobile Monday Nigeria to hold first hackathon next week
The organisers of Mobile Monday Nigeria (MMN) are partnering with the Lagos state government and VConnect to hold their first hackathon on Monday June 24. → Read more
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Wed, June 19th, 12:49 · Mercy Makumi
Kenya to invest in ultra-modern weighbridges
The Kenyan government has contracted weighbridge specialists SGS on its plan to construct new facilities and operations for the country’s eight weighbridges. → Read more
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Wed, June 19th, 12:33 · Kamau Mbote
Kaspersky advises on allowing BYOD in offices
Kaspersky Lab has said organisations are struggling to cope with changes in the security landscape and policies, with the rise of bring your own device (BYOD) chief among the challenges. → Read more
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Wed, June 19th, 12:07 · Igor Hobotov
GOtv increasing Ugandan presence
MultiChoice, through GOtv, is seeking to make inroads into the Ugandan digital television market by expanding outside of Kampala and Entebbe. → Read more
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Wed, June 19th, 10:52 · Brandon Gregory
David Maynier: security breach at DIRCO by Britain’s GCHQ must be investigated
The large security breach at the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) by the UK Government’s Communication Headquarters (GCHQ) must be investigated, David Maynier, South Africa’s shadow minister of defence and military veterans, has said. → Read more
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Wed, June 19th, 10:40 · Igor Hobotov
Etisalat Nigeria claims to have taken 50 per cent of ported numbers
Chief operating officer of Etisalat Nigeria, Wael Ammar, has claimed the network has been the recipient of around half the subscribers who have switched networks in the six weeks since mobile number portability (MNP) was launched. → Read more
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Wed, June 19th, 10:32 · Nanine Steenkamp
Acer expects further PC sale decline
Acer has revealed it expects notebook and tablet PC orders to decline further, despite a growth prediction made in April. → Read more
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Wed, June 19th, 10:29 · Richard Cutcher
Huawei not planning Nokia takeover
Chinese mobile manufacturer Huawei has dismissed reports they are planning a bid for struggling Nokia. → Read more
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Wed, June 19th, 10:27 · Kamau Mbote
Mdundo partners with Microsoft to provide music to Huawei phone users
Kenyan mobile music service Mdundo has teamed up with Microsoft to provide users of the Huawei 4Afrika phone with a premium account, allowing them to download Kenyan music for free for six weeks. → Read more
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Wed, June 19th, 10:17 · Nick Sato
MP threatens amendment to Kenya’s laptop policy
Kenyan Members of Parliament (MPs) could join teachers in supporting the slashing of the proposed KSh53.2 billion (US$620.4 million) budget for free laptops for pupils, if the government fails to cater for the teachers' allowances. → Read more
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Wed, June 19th, 09:55 · Brandon Gregory
The opportunities and challenges of big data in South Africa
Big data is virtually unlimited, but presents both challenges and opportunities for players in the ICT industry, according to Grant Vine, technical director of South African IT solutions company Cybervine. → Read more
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Wed, June 19th, 09:52 · Martin Cheruiyot
Rwandan agriculture to improve with new technology
Rwandan farmers have been told they can expect to get a bumper harvest from their produce with the improved technology in post harvest machines provided by Cimbria East Africa. → Read more
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Wed, June 19th, 09:48 · Nanine Steenkamp
MTN Cameroon launches Xtra Surf
MTN Cameroon has released Xtra Surf, enabling maximised mobile data use for subscribers. → Read more
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Wed, June 19th, 09:22 · Richard Cutcher
Telkom sues Msimango for $6 million
South Africa’s Telkom has accused its former chief of global operations Thami Msimango of recklessness and breach of contract in separate courts actions amounting to ZAR60.3 million (US$6 million). → Read more
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Wed, June 19th, 09:10 · Igor Hobotov
Broadband penetration at centre of Nigerian ICT stakeholder forum tomorrow
Nigeria’s Ministry of Communication Technology will hold the third stakeholders forum in Lagos tomorrow with the theme “Connected for Growth”, as it looks to speed up its broadband penetration plans. → Read more
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Wed, June 19th, 08:35 · Nanine Steenkamp
Mobile water bill payments now possible in Malawi
TNM Mobile Money and Malawi’s Central Region Water Board have partnered to enable citizens to pay water bills via mobile money. → Read more
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