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Tue, May 7th, 09:45 · Richard Cutcher
TweetDeck loses identity
TweetDeck, the popular application which allows users to manager and filter multiple Twitter streams, no longer exists as a registered company, but users will see no change. → Read more
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Tue, May 7th, 09:25 · Mercy Makumi
Kenya’s Not In My Country appeals to citizens’ patriotism
Not In My Country launched in Kenya last month and is hoping to appeal to people’s sense of patriotism as they look to highlight and tackle corruption and poor academic teaching in the country. → Read more
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Tue, May 7th, 09:19 · Richard Cutcher
Altech chief gives up bonus
The chief executive of IT and multimedia giant Altech has given up his 2012/2013 bonus as a result of the company’s poor financial performance. → Read more
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Tue, May 7th, 08:30 · Nanine Steenkamp
SAP to host business transparency talks
Technology software company SAP will be hosting a series of conferences, seminars and round tables in Johannesburg, South Africa, to progress from business strategy to execution mode. → Read more
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Tue, May 7th, 08:24 · Richard Cutcher
More details of BlackBerry R10 specs leaked
The BlackBerry R10, which could be unveiled next week, will have the same 3.1 inch screen and 2GB RAM as the Q10, latest reports suggest. → Read more
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Tue, May 7th, 08:22 · Martin Cheruiyot
Young Rwandan entrepreneurs receive funds
Eight of the best science, technology and innovation related projects have been awarded RWF252 million (US$390,000) by the Rwanda Innovation Endowment Fund (RIEF) for them to run business. → Read more
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Tue, May 7th, 07:04 · Paul Adepoju
UTG introduces two new virtual e-learning programmes in partnership with AVU
An agreement has been reached by the University of The Gambia (UTG) and the African Virtual University (AVU) for the introduction of new virtual and e-learning programmes at the country’s most prominent university under AVU's Multinational Support Project. → Read more
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Tue, May 7th, 05:56 · Richard Cutcher
Google Palestine move is problematic – Israel
Israeli officials have accused Google of pushing “peace further away” after the web giant altered the name of its homepage in the disputed lands to "Palestine". → Read more
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Tue, May 7th, 05:38 · Paul Adepoju
Etisalat Nigeria partners biNU to increase browsing speeds
The owners of biNu have announced a partnership with Etisalat Nigeria to bring the mobile app to the network’s 15 million subscribers on feature phones and Android devices. → Read more
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Mon, May 6th, 15:50 · Nanine Steenkamp
Mimecast appoints new executives
Leading cloud-based email enterprise Mimecast has announced the names of new candidates to enter the positions of chief experience officer (CXO), managing director (MD) and customer experience director (CED). → Read more
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Mon, May 6th, 15:48 · Nanine Steenkamp
Internet lacks ‘real research’, says TREND
South African journalist Louise Marsland has highlighted the lack of factual content online, an observation which led to her trendspotting platform TREND. → Read more
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Mon, May 6th, 15:37 · Nanine Steenkamp
i-limb aiding prosthetics
British tech company Touch Bionic is enabling amputees by supplying an Apple-operated app to enhance limb functionality. → Read more
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Mon, May 6th, 15:36 · Richard Cutcher
Dubai next stop for Rlg
Ghanaian success story and ICT manufacturers Rlg Communications expects to open a Dubai office next month as it looks to expand operations in markets in Asia and the Middle East. → Read more
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Mon, May 6th, 15:07 · Richard Cutcher
Governments must understand Bitcoin first – BitX
Governments need to “take the time” to understand Bitcoin before rushing into aggressive regulation or making it illegal, according to the South African founders of the first rand-to-Bitcoin exchange platform. → Read more
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Mon, May 6th, 15:01 · Richard Cutcher
Dimension Data bids for AccessKenya
South African IT solutions giant Dimension Data is reported to have tabled a bid of more than KSh3 billion (US$36 million) for Kenyan IT firm AccessKenya as it looks to expand across Sub-Saharan Africa. → Read more
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Mon, May 6th, 14:18 · Susan Mwenesi
Phoenix, Solar Impulse First Stop
A solar powered plane has landed in Arizona, United States, after an 18 hour flight with no fuel. → Read more
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Mon, May 6th, 14:13 · Kamau Mbote
Amazon launches app store in China
Amazon has beaten Google in the race to become the first company to open an Android store, where customers can access paid-for apps, in China. → Read more
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Mon, May 6th, 14:02 · Martin Cheruiyot
Three-year-old CCTV project going nowhere in Nigeria
The closed-circuit television (CCTV) installation programme awarded to Chinese company ZTE by the Federal Government to the two cities Abuja and Lagos stopped working three years after the award. → Read more
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Mon, May 6th, 13:54 · Richard Cutcher
Seed Engine startups not out in the cold
The founder of Johannesburg accelerator Seed Engine has told HumanIPO he is “extremely hopeful” the six startups that pitched at Demo Day on Friday will receive follow-on funding. → Read more
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Mon, May 6th, 13:42 · Martin Cheruiyot
Rwandan student builds smartphone app for Afropolitans
Sangwa Rwabuhihi has become the first Rwandan student to build a stylist mobile application after gaining experience working on application and touch screen user interfaces. → Read more
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