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Thu, April 18th, 12:02 · Richard Cutcher

Cell C launches Samsung Galaxy S4 packages

South African network operator Cell C has revealed four contracts available to customers purchasing the new Samsung Galaxy S4 from the end of April. → Read more
Thu, April 18th, 11:39 · Nanine Steenkamp

VKontakte founder’s house police raided

The Saint Petersburg home of Russian social network VKontakte founder Pavel Durov was raided by police yesterday (Wednesday) as investigations into allegations of violence against a police officer continue. → Read more
Thu, April 18th, 11:18 · Igor Hobotov

Korean agency to fund Rwandan ICT centre

The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) has signed an agreement with the Rwandan Ministry of Youth and ICT to build an innovation centre in Kigali. → Read more
Thu, April 18th, 10:05 · Tom Jackson

Zambian minister accuses regulator of operator collusion

A Zambian minister has accused staff at the Zambia Information and Communications Technology Authority (ZICTA) of colluding with operators, resulting in high tariffs and poor service delivery. → Read more
Thu, April 18th, 09:48 · Paul Adepoju

Insufficient bandwidth responsible for African underdevelopment – Ericsson

Insufficient bandwidth penetration in Africa has been blamed for Africa’s underdevelopment. → Read more
Thu, April 18th, 09:48 · Igor Hobotov

Tourism Radio’s Gauteng Travel Guide becomes top travel app in SA

Tourism Radio has announced the Gauteng Travel Guide has been rated the top free travel application in South Africa by downloads. → Read more
Thu, April 18th, 09:28 · Brandon Gregory

Scale Conference underway in Cape Town

The Scale Conference convened today at the Kirstenbosch Gardens, Cape Town, bringing together experts to discuss and share innovations and solutions to the problems of running a company on the internet. → Read more
Thu, April 18th, 09:16 · Tom Jackson

Amazon Appstore lands in Africa

Amazon has announced nearly 200 new supported countries for its Android Appstore, with customers in more than 30 African countries soon to be able to download apps from the store. → Read more
Thu, April 18th, 08:53 · Nanine Steenkamp

Linkedin revamps app, launches smartphone ads

Corporate online community Linkedin has revamped its mobile apps, introducing adverts on smartphones as a test to elevate news content. → Read more
Thu, April 18th, 08:52 · Kamau Mbote

Nokia Life now available in Kenya

Nokia has unveiled Nokia Life in Kenya, offering a free 30-day trial period of the SMS based service with the option of subscribing for as little as KSh2 daily. → Read more
Thu, April 18th, 08:48 · Richard Cutcher

Evidence mounting against Pule

More than 2,000 pages of evidence allegedly supporting corruption accusations against South Africa communications minister Dina Pule have been submitted to parliament’s ethics committee. → Read more
Thu, April 18th, 08:00 · Paul Adepoju

Q&A: NiRA chief discusses the .ng domains now available in Nigeria

.ng domains are now available for purchase, with prices ten times higher than .biz and .org domains. HumanIPO sat down with Ope Odusan, chief operating officer at the Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NiRA) to discuss what the new domains mean for the country’s internet experience and how it will be regulated. → Read more
Thu, April 18th, 07:34 · Igor Hobotov

Kenyan MP readies his constituency teachers for laptop programme

One Kenyan Member of Parliament (MP) has already started to induct teachers in his constituency into ICT as the country awaits the implementation of new president Uhuru Kenyatta’s promise to provide free laptops to school children. → Read more
Thu, April 18th, 07:19 · Kamau Mbote

Kenya government hunts down Facebook page administrators

The Kenyan government is tracking down administrators of three Facebook pages accused of spreading hate messages and raising tribal tensions to over 50,000 followers. → Read more
Thu, April 18th, 06:55 · Paul Adepoju

Passnownow to launch Java and Symbian apps

Passnownow has told HumanIPO the Nigerian online educational community will launch apps for Java and Symbian based devices before this year’s Children Day in May. → Read more
Wed, April 17th, 15:56 · Richard Cutcher

SA traders starting to accept Bitcoin

Three South Africans currently accepting Bitcoin payments as part of their business have told HumanIPO more consumers and merchants should sign up and help revolutionise payment solutions. → Read more
Wed, April 17th, 15:53 · Brandon Gregory

88pockets, working towards an integrated software investment platform

88pockets has launched its first ‘pocket’, Property Frontier, creating a platform to allow investors to make decisions as well as control and track their multiple investment arenas. → Read more
Wed, April 17th, 15:45 · Brandon Gregory

DA reveals “truth” about Cosatu’s opposition to e-tolling Western Cape

Following Tony Ehrenreich's statement that he cannot remember the African National Congress (ANC) Cape Town caucus voting against the opposition of e-tolling in the province, the Democratic Alliance (DA) has hit back with proof. → Read more
Wed, April 17th, 15:41 · Nanine Steenkamp

Deezer beats rivals with Windows 8 app

Online music streaming service Deezer released a Windows 8 app yesterday (Wednesday), putting it one step ahead of competitors Spotify and Rdio. → Read more
Wed, April 17th, 15:37 · Kamau Mbote

Microsoft aims to unlock Kenyan youth potential

Two hundred Kenyan college students will benefit from technical and financial support to help them realise their creativity following the launch of the ‘Innovate for Good’ programme by Microsoft. → Read more