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Fri, May 10th, 14:08 · Nanine Steenkamp

Huggies launches TweetPee

Huggies Brazil has stepped up to the social media scene by creating wet diaper awareness through an automated hashtag tweet to announce moisture. → Read more
Fri, May 10th, 14:03 · Kamau Mbote

State department orders 3D gun print uploads to be removed

The US State Department has ordered Defence Distributed to remove online blueprints for the 3D printable handgun they created, telling founder Cody Wilson it does not comply with arms export control laws. → Read more
Fri, May 10th, 13:43 · Susan Mwenesi

120,000 followers for KBA’s banking chats

Kenyans appear excited at the prospect of being able to chat with the banks chiefs thanks to an online initiative by the Kenya Bankers Association (KBA) dubbed My Chat with a Bank CEO. → Read more
Fri, May 10th, 13:30 · Susan Mwenesi

YouTube launches subscription channels

YouTube has launched the trial for its paid channels in a bid to generate extra revenue for content creators. → Read more
Fri, May 10th, 13:24 · Paul Adepoju

Nigeria was obvious first stop for Eskimi in Africa

Vytas Paukstys, founder of the largest social network in Nigeria Eskimi, has put its success down to the application’s functionality on a wide range of devices and the size of the Nigerian market. → Read more
Fri, May 10th, 12:50 · Tom Jackson

Internet businesses in Africa must think regionally

Businesses in Africa must consider themselves regional rather than national companies and think outside the box when it comes to funding in order to overcome the lack of internet exchange points (IXPs) on the continent. → Read more
Fri, May 10th, 12:26 · Nanine Steenkamp

Hashtag hosts social media hangout for SA offices

Social media enterprise Hashtag is hosting a Google Hangout session today (Friday) to encourage mainstream social media networks to establish South African press offices. → Read more
Fri, May 10th, 12:04 · Kamau Mbote

Safaricom launches apps developers challenge

The Safaricom Development Challenge has been launched in Kenya aiming to provide skills in entrepreneurship and technology to budding entry level developers. → Read more
Fri, May 10th, 10:59 · Gabriella Mulligan

Africa must tap into the internet’s opportunities – Wekesa

The opportunities presented by the internet in Africa are rife, and the continent needs to tap into them, says James Wekesa, chief commercial officer of undersea cable operator WIOCC. → Read more
Fri, May 10th, 10:22 · Nanine Steenkamp

Amazon to release 3D smartphone screen

Amazon is set to launch a smartphone screen with 3D display which would track the user’s retina according to reports in the United States. → Read more
Fri, May 10th, 10:21 · Tom Jackson

Local, user-generated content key for Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe needs more local, user-generated content to make the internet relevant to Zimbabweans, says the founder and managing editor of TechZim. → Read more
Fri, May 10th, 09:59 · Kamau Mbote

Huawei not working with Chinese government to spy on US

Ren Zhengfei, founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of Huawei, has denied his company was assisting the Chinese government in spying on their United States counterparts. → Read more
Fri, May 10th, 09:57 · Nanine Steenkamp

SA Smart Card IDs to arrive in July

The South African Minister of Home Affairs, Naledi Pandor, announced the arrival of smart card identification documents (IDs) for the country by July this year in her budget speech on Thursday, May 9. → Read more
Fri, May 10th, 09:53 · Paul Adepoju

MWWA2013 Day Two: Are game developers on another planet?

In the midst of the multitude of presentations made at yesterday at Mobile Web West Africa 2013, the session for game developers stood out as the most interesting and informative. → Read more
Fri, May 10th, 09:25 · Susan Mwenesi

Ugandans adopt waste removal technology

Faecal waste in water channels and ‘flying toilets’, polythene bag improvised lavatories, could soon be a thing of the past in Kampala after a new waste removal technology introduced by Germany’s corporate development arm GIZ and Water for People. → Read more
Fri, May 10th, 09:20 · Gabriella Mulligan

Fibre, not mobile, the capacity solution for Zimbabwe – Behr

Fibre is the only way to improve Zimbabwe’s internet capacity, according to David Behr, executive director of Liquid Telecom, as wireless access fills a gap, but is not suitable for main internet connections. → Read more
Fri, May 10th, 08:22 · Richard Cutcher

SA encouraging immigration for entrepreneurs

The South African government has given a clear indication it is ready to loosen its grip on immigration rules concerning foreign investors and entrepreneurs. → Read more
Fri, May 10th, 08:12 · Tom Jackson

Zimbabwean government needs clear broadband strategy

The Zimbabwean government needs to do more to encourage affordable access to broadband, according to Telecel marketing director Octavius Kahiya. → Read more
Fri, May 10th, 07:38 · Kamau Mbote

Tanzania working on Cyber Crime Act

Tanzania has said it is on course to finalize a cyber crime act that will safeguard business, especially financial institutions. → Read more
Thu, May 9th, 16:00 · Nanine Steenkamp

Start Up Africa kicks off in Cape Town

Tech startup pitches dominated the startup initiative Start Up Africa event as the three day programme kicked off at the Bandwidth Barn in Woodstock this morning (Thursday). → Read more