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Fri, May 3rd, 09:41 · Brandon Gregory
Cloud service fidelity is personal
Experts have warned the security analysis of cloud services is mostly up to individual users to ensure the services’ fidelity and cloud adoption is still maturing. → Read more
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Fri, May 3rd, 09:39 · Tom Jackson
Facebook allows account recovery through “friends”
Facebook has begun allowing users locked out of their accounts to regain access through lists of “friends” who can provide codes. → Read more
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Fri, May 3rd, 09:32 · Nanine Steenkamp
Bell experiment heard at last
A more than a century-old experimental sound recording by Alexander Graham Bell has been recovered by the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory after its rediscovery in the National Museum of American History Smithsonian Institute . → Read more
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Fri, May 3rd, 09:17 · Kamau Mbote
Online black market site hacked
Underground website Silk Road, which acts as a platform for selling drugs and other prohibited items, is reported to have been down for two straight days. → Read more
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Fri, May 3rd, 09:11 · Paul Adepoju
African mobile sector witnessing maturity and progress – Dawes
Matthew Dawes, managing director of All Amber, organisers of Mobile Web West Africa 2013 (MWWA2013), has told HumanIPO Africa’s mobile sector is witnessing an increased rate of maturity. → Read more
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Fri, May 3rd, 08:47 · Tom Jackson
Warren Buffett joins Twitter, gains 250,000 followers
American billionaire Warren Buffett has joined Twitter, amassing more than 250,000 followers in less than a day. → Read more
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Fri, May 3rd, 08:33 · HumanIPO
Guest Post: Africa can make the most of satellite internet
Neil Denyer is sales and marketing manager at global satellite internet provider Bentley Walker, which has recently partnered with YahSat to deliver low cost internet usage in Africa, the Middle East and West Asia. → Read more
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Fri, May 3rd, 08:30 · Mercy Makumi
IDC reports tablets market surge
Tablet shipments in the first quarter of this year totalled 49.2 million units, eclipsing the total for the entire first half of 2012. → Read more
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Fri, May 3rd, 08:22 · Paul Adepoju
Ultrathin HP Elitepad 900 launched in Nigeria
An Intel Atom processor-powered tablet has been launched by HP in Nigeria, aiming to ease workload by “providing support for business applications.” → Read more
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Fri, May 3rd, 08:11 · Nanine Steenkamp
Evernote to enter social chat scene
Mobile app enterprise Evernote is to enter the mobile message service sphere following a collaboration with Kakao Talk. → Read more
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Fri, May 3rd, 08:06 · Kamau Mbote
ICT reduces East African business registration costs
The use of ICT in Kenya and Tanzania while searching for business names has reduced the cost and time of registering a business, with the average time taken to start a business falling by 31 per cent across the region. → Read more
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Fri, May 3rd, 07:58 · Susan Mwenesi
Apple announces $17bn bond deal
Apple has sent markets scrambling with the biggest non-bank bond deal in history, priced at US$17 billion, as it looks to placate shareholders in the wake of a fall in earnings. → Read more
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Fri, May 3rd, 07:52 · Richard Cutcher
MTN moving on to better things – Dabengwa
MTN Group president Sifiso Dabengwa says the company will deliver a “bold new digital world” after Turkcell dropped their US$4.2 billion lawsuit against them. → Read more
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Fri, May 3rd, 07:35 · Paul Adepoju
Nigerian businesses beginning to embrace online advertising
A Google chief has said online advertising is on the rise in Nigeria as businesses begin to wake up to the benefits, with Adwords allowing advertisers to cut costs and use more scientific approach in reaching customers. → Read more
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Fri, May 3rd, 07:33 · Kamau Mbote
Broadcasters want third digital licence issued
Kenyan broadcasters have asked the president to address the issue of the third digital signal licence, saying it is unfair for the country to be left at the mercy of two companies. → Read more
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Fri, May 3rd, 07:15 · Richard Cutcher
Poor service results for operators in ICASA report
South Africa’s three leading mobile operators have failed the first Independent Communications of South Africa’s (ICASA) quality report in two years. → Read more
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Thu, May 2nd, 15:35 · Brandon Gregory
Toll Track, helping South Africans track their e-toll expenses
The creator of a mobile application designed to manage drivers’ use of toll roads has told HumanIPO he does not believe the South African National Roads Agency (SANRAL) is ready to implement the controversial policy. → Read more
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Thu, May 2nd, 14:37 · Brandon Gregory
Cirqls, linking retailers and shoppers
A new South African online marketplace is hoping to harness the power of social networks to increase trust among buyers and sellers. → Read more
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Thu, May 2nd, 14:31 · Kamau Mbote
Kenyatta applauds media’s adoption of technology
Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta has commended the adoption of technology by the country’s media in order to quickly and efficiently reach the masses. → Read more
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Thu, May 2nd, 14:25 · Susan Mwenesi
Safaricom and KQ partnership allows customers to buy flights with Bonga
Safaricom has partnered with Kenya Airways (KQ) to allow customers to buy tickets to local destinations through Bonga Points, the telecom’s loyalty scheme. → Read more
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