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Thu, June 13th, 15:50 · Richard Cutcher
Vodacom praise smart metering ahead of winter
South African operator Vodacom has issued advice on smart metering in a bid to restrict the necessity of electricity “load shedding” this winter. → Read more
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Thu, June 13th, 15:33 · Brandon Gregory
DA to submit PAIA application to SANRAL on Kapsch e-toll revelation
The Democratic Alliance (DA) is set to submit an application through the Promotion of Access to Information Act to the South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL) in an attempt to obtain e-tolling documentation. → Read more
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Thu, June 13th, 15:25 · Mercy Makumi
Nokia Symbian devices to exit the market
Nokia are reportedly to stop shipments of its Symbian phones for the rest of the year, two years after the Finnish manufacturer adopted Windows Phone as its operating system. → Read more
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Thu, June 13th, 15:20 · Kamau Mbote
Kenyan government allocates $622 million for laptops
The Kenyan government set aside KSh53.2 billion (US$622 million) to support the one laptop one child programme in today’s budget speech presented by cabinet secretary for finance Henry Rotich. → Read more
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Thu, June 13th, 15:11 · Richard Cutcher
Sharp hopeful on Africa market
Global electronics company Sharp has said it is targeting US$27 billion in revenue from the African and Middle East market in 2013. → Read more
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Thu, June 13th, 15:09 · Susan Mwenesi
New oil, gas sector software launched in Tanzania
New software launched in Tanzania is set to satisfy the needs of downstream oil and gas companies whose core focus is on import, export, distribution and marketing of oil and gas products. → Read more
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Thu, June 13th, 14:59 · Richard Cutcher
Orange increases SA presence with Nashua Mobile
Orange Horizons, a subsidiary of telecommunications giant Orange, has partnered with South Africa’s Nashua Mobile as it looks to increase its momentum in the market. → Read more
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Thu, June 13th, 14:56 · Brandon Gregory
BYOD could be more risky than beneficial
The trend of "Bring Your Own Device" (BYOD) has been as profound as it has been rapid, but it is fast blurring the line between personal and work life, according to Perry Hutton, regional director of Africa at Fortinet. → Read more
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Thu, June 13th, 13:23 · Kamau Mbote
Matiangi challenges couriers to maximise from e-commerce
Kenya’s ICT minister has urged players in the postal services to tap more from technology as increasingly more Kenyans order goods from abroad online, meaning ICT offers more opportunities than threats. → Read more
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Thu, June 13th, 13:20 · Nanine Steenkamp
Mobile handset still a road risk, research says
Speed-to-text devices are not as safe for traffic use as generally recommended, University of Utah research has suggested. → Read more
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Thu, June 13th, 13:04 · Paul Adepoju
Airtel offers BlackBerry users one month free subscription
Airtel Nigeria is offering its subscribers a one month free BlackBerry subscription when they pay for two months. → Read more
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Thu, June 13th, 12:50 · Brandon Gregory
BAT plans protest again against e-tolling in Cape Town and Johannesburg
The Bikers Against Tolls (BAT) are planning protest action against the South African National Roads Agency Limited's (SANRAL) controversial e-tolling system in both Cape Town and Johannesburg on June 15. → Read more
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Thu, June 13th, 12:38 · Susan Mwenesi
WhatsApp processes 27 billion messages in one day
Popular internet messaging application WhatsApp has processed 27 billion messages in one day, breaking its own record of 18 billion messages. → Read more
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Thu, June 13th, 12:33 · Martin Cheruiyot
OPINION: Why Kenyatta’s laptop project is skipping priorities
Kenya’s Jubilee government has pledged to provide free laptops to all standard one public primary school pupils, but while children can benefit a lot from the project without other adequate learning materials why would laptops be a priority? → Read more
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Thu, June 13th, 12:31 · Susan Mwenesi
Vodacom Tanzania targets 100 per cent in SIM card registration
Vodacom Tanzania is aiming to have signed up 100 per cent of its subscribers for SIM registration by the time the deadline passes in three weeks. → Read more
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Thu, June 13th, 12:07 · Nanine Steenkamp
mydoorhandle to visit Silicon Valley
South African mapping startup mydoorhandle has been selected to attend the Blackbox Connect Summer Programme in California, United States, aiming to gain contacts and experience in the US. → Read more
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Thu, June 13th, 10:52 · Nick Sato
New internet portal and mobile application set to revamp Kenya’s health sector
Kenyans can now access laboratory results via their mobile handset and receive SMS and email alerts in real time once results are ready in hospitals. → Read more
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Thu, June 13th, 10:36 · Susan Mwenesi
Dormant Yahoo! accounts to be given to other users
Users whose Yahoo! accounts have been dormant for at least 12 months will lose them to prospective new users who have been given an opportunity to sign up for the "Yahoo! ID they've always wanted". → Read more
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Thu, June 13th, 10:31 · Brandon Gregory
Zille: Mzalisi welcome to take legal action on Twitter allegation
Nico Mzalisi, an African National Congress (ANC) councillor, is planning to sue Helen Zille, premier of the Western Cape and leader of the Democratic Alliace (DA) over a tweet suggesting he attacked Patrick Nqgu, a DA councillor. → Read more
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Thu, June 13th, 10:30 · Kamau Mbote
Kenya ICT sector likely to retain gains received last year in the new budget
The Kenyan government’s budget is set to be announced later today and there is hope advances made in last year’s budget will at least be retained. → Read more
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