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Mon, April 8th, 05:39 · Richard Cutcher

Q&A: Tim Harris MP discusses the role government can play in the tech ecosystem

In an exclusive interview with HumanIPO Tim Harris MP, the Democratic Alliance’s shadow finance minister and government liaison member of the Silicon Cape committee, discusses what obstacles need to be removed for startups and entrepreneurs. → Read more
Fri, April 5th, 14:28 · Richard Cutcher

Vodafone joins Myanmar mobile race

Vodafone have joined forces with China Mobile to launch the latest bid for a mobile licence in the Southeast Asian state of Myanmar. → Read more
Fri, April 5th, 13:55 · Gabriella Mulligan

Online system boosts Ghanaian agriculture

The Ghanaian agriculture sector has been given a boost by the launch of an online Geographic Information Systems (GIS) platform, in a bid to improve the sector’s efficiency and Ghana’s competitiveness in regional and international markets. → Read more
Fri, April 5th, 13:53 · Gabriella Mulligan

Tablet, smartphone success to knock PCs, Microsoft, out of market

PC uptake worldwide is set to decline rapidly, fuelled by the increasing preference for tablets and smartphones, according to Gartner. → Read more
Fri, April 5th, 13:50 · Igor Hobotov

Vodacom Tanzania launches solar phone charging

Vodacom Tanzania has unveiled a new phone charging product for the Tanzanian market that will use solar and bicycle charging options. → Read more
Fri, April 5th, 13:36 · Nanine Steenkamp

Visual imagery, emotion key in social media success, expert says

South African social media expert Dave Duarte has spoken on the importance of evoking emotion with visual imagery for social media success in public relations (PR). → Read more
Fri, April 5th, 13:12 · Gabriella Mulligan

Hacker “Weev” live-tweeting from prison

A hacker imprisoned in the United States for stealing over 120,000 iPad users’ emails addresses has found a way around the system again, and is live-tweeting from inside prison. → Read more
Fri, April 5th, 12:59 · Igor Hobotov

GreenBridge Computing partners on the Spark a Child’s Digital Future project

GreenBridge Computing is the latest partner in a project that brings World Vision, Microsoft, the British Council and Intel together in launching digital learning in Kenyan schools. → Read more
Fri, April 5th, 12:52 · Tom Jackson

Facebook loses almost 1m SA users

Facebook has lost almost one million South African users in the last three months, according to social media monitoring firm SocialBakers. → Read more
Fri, April 5th, 12:50 · Paul Adepoju

Nigerian IT company deploys latest security software

Olayemi Popoola, managing director of Reliance Infosystems, discussed the new security appliance at a technology roadshow held in Lagos. He said Cyberoam UTM has a unique value proposition of identity-based threat management components that are all-encompassing. Popoola said: “The unique feature of Cyberoam is its ability to empower IT security professionals to be able to […] → Read more
Fri, April 5th, 12:34 · Igor Hobotov

Kenyan church turns to technology to collect tithe

Christ is the Answer Ministries (Citam), a renowned church in Kenya, is allowing members to pay their tithes by swiping their credit or debit cards. → Read more
Fri, April 5th, 12:09 · Nanine Steenkamp

SA Snapplify releases foreign content template

South African digital publishing company Snapplify has launched its foreign language content template ePub to cater for the digital publishing market in foreign languages. → Read more
Fri, April 5th, 11:59 · Richard Cutcher

Investec joins SA’s banking app club

Investec are the latest South African bank to launch a mobile app, though it is initially only available on the iPad. → Read more
Fri, April 5th, 11:55 · Tom Jackson

Samsung expects Q1 operating profit increase

Samsung has estimated its first quarter operating profit increased by 53 per cent to US7.7 billion, marking the end of five straight quarters of record profits. → Read more
Fri, April 5th, 11:43 · Richard Cutcher

ICASA investigating claims WBS have reconnected equipment

The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) is investigating allegations Wireless Business Solutions (WBS) has reconnected radio communication equipment previously affected by the regulator’s seizure of property on Wednesday. → Read more
Fri, April 5th, 11:34 · Nanine Steenkamp

Mars mission deterred by sunblock

NASA engineers studying Mars have been forced to take a break as their sight of the Red Planet is blocked by solar conjunction during April. → Read more
Fri, April 5th, 11:21 · Paul Adepoju

Tecno partners with Co-Creation Hub for Nigerian app development challenge

Mobile manufacturers Tecno Nigeria have teamed up with Co-Creation Hub, a Lagos-based technology development centre, to build apps relevant to the Nigerian market. → Read more
Fri, April 5th, 09:44 · Tom Jackson

North Korea social media sites hacked

North Korea’s Twitter and Flickr accounts were hacked yesterday, with hacking group Anonymous claiming responsibilities. → Read more
Fri, April 5th, 09:43 · Kamau Mbote

Kenyan PPS denies allocating inauguration signal to private broadcaster

The Kenyan president’s press office has denied reports a private broadcaster had acquired broadcast signal exclusivity for Monday’s inauguration of president-elect Uhuru Kenyatta. → Read more
Fri, April 5th, 09:26 · Gabriella Mulligan

ITU launches Young Innovators Competition

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) today launched the third annual Young Innovators competition, inviting young entrepreneurs to submit ICT solutions to global challenges. → Read more