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Tue, June 4th, 15:39 · Kamau Mbote
EACOG meeting set for Nairobi
The East African Communication Organization (EACO) is set to meet in Nairobi for a congress and exhibition from June 24-26, 2013, at the Kenyatta International Conference Centre (KICC). → Read more
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Tue, June 4th, 15:25 · Richard Cutcher
Vine lands on Android
Twitter’s video sharing app Vine is now compatible with Android smartphones, five months after it was launched for iOS. → Read more
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Tue, June 4th, 15:25 · Tom Jackson
Twitter downtime caused by glitch during “routine change”
An unknown number of users suffered Twitter downtime yesterday as a glitch during a “routine change” caused an outage of almost half an hour. → Read more
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Tue, June 4th, 15:21 · Richard Cutcher
Pule defends DoC, taking legal advice on DG chaos
South Africa’s communications minister Dina Pule launched a staunch defence of her department in parliament today, despite her “difficult” relationship with her director general Rosey Sekese. → Read more
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Tue, June 4th, 15:08 · Susan Mwenesi
E Ink introduces new 1.73-inch Mobius display for smartwatch apps
E Ink has introduced a 1.73-inch flexible display to its Mobius product line of flexible electronic paper display technology (EPD), mainly engineered for smartwatch and watch applications. → Read more
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Tue, June 4th, 15:07 · Nanine Steenkamp
ANC irresponsible to boycott MTN-DA campaign
South African opposition party Democratic Alliance (DA) has called on the African National Congress (ANC) to quit its boycott against the MTN campaign, saying its tactics are that of a typical bully. → Read more
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Tue, June 4th, 15:03 · Nanine Steenkamp
Telkom strike talk resurfaces
Strikes at South African part state-owned telecom operator Telkom are expected, following accusations of failing to comply with job security agreements. → Read more
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Tue, June 4th, 14:54 · Richard Cutcher
Apple pushed up e-book prices – US lawyer
Apple have been accused by United States authorities of colluding with publishers to increase the price of e-books, costing consumers “hundreds of millions of dollars”. → Read more
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Tue, June 4th, 14:51 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenya vs Nigeria World Cup qualifier to be streamed live
Tomorrow’s crunch match between Kenya’s Harambee Stars and Nigeria’s Super Eagles will be streamed live on the internet, allowing fans around the world to catch the game. → Read more
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Tue, June 4th, 14:34 · Nick Sato
Google says no to facial recognition app for Glass
Google has clarified its position on face recognition applications by saying it will not allow them to run on Glass until strong privacy-protection measures are in place. → Read more
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Tue, June 4th, 13:45 · Kamau Mbote
Huawei hosts 2013 IP summit for South Africa
Huawei is hosting an internet protocol (IP) summit to discuss business needs and challenges in delivering user experience to end user customers in Johannesburg, South Africa today. → Read more
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Tue, June 4th, 13:32 · Nick Sato
Microsoft backs Kenyatta’s laptops policy
Microsoft has pledged its support to Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta’s plan to provide free laptops to Class One pupils by promising to assist in teaching teachers to implement the project. → Read more
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Tue, June 4th, 13:20 · Martin Cheruiyot
Tanzania introduces team to monitor cybercrime
The Tanzanian government has introduced the Computer Emergency Response System Team (CERT) to curb cybercrimes. → Read more
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Tue, June 4th, 13:09 · Nanine Steenkamp
Russia Today passes one billion views on YouTube
Russia Today has passed the one billion viewers mark on YouTube, becoming the first news provider to reach the count. → Read more
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Tue, June 4th, 13:04 · Richard Cutcher
Questions over SABC costs
The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) has come under increased pressure concerning its spending after questions from two opposition parties to the communications minister Dina Pule. → Read more
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Tue, June 4th, 11:20 · Nanine Steenkamp
Vodafone Ghana wins six Telecoms Awards
Vodafone Ghana walked away with the biggest haul at the Ghana Telecoms Awards, acknowledging its creativity and diligence as contributing to results. → Read more
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Tue, June 4th, 11:10 · Kamau Mbote
StarTimes launches free-to-air decoder
Chinese content provider StarTimes has launched a free-to-air decoder to provide a more flexible solution to Kenyans looking to access free-to-air channels alongside pay- television channels. → Read more
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Tue, June 4th, 10:46 · Nanine Steenkamp
MTC completes second LTE phase
Namibian telecommunications operator Mobile Telecommunications Ltd (MTC) has completed the second phase of long term evolution (LTE) products with further roll outs in eight major towns. → Read more
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Tue, June 4th, 10:41 · Richard Cutcher
Africa loses Avnet technology distributors
Avnet Technology Solutions, a distribution company based in the United States, will shut down its operations in the Middle East and Africa because it does not expect to make suitable returns. → Read more
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Tue, June 4th, 10:29 · Susan Mwenesi
Dark Fibre Africa scoops SatCom Award
South African infrastructure provider Dark Fibre Africa (DFA) won the Backhaul Provider of the Year 2013 award at the recently concluded SatCom Awards, winning a category based on innovation in providing capacity to clients and quality of service. → Read more
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