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Thu, February 28th, 15:28 · Gabriella Mulligan
Sony reveals PS4 interface pictures
Sony has revealed pictures of the PlayStation 4 user interface in a bid to maximise on the excitement surrounding the announcement of the new console. → Read more
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Thu, February 28th, 15:28 · Tom Jackson
iTunes U reaches 1 billion downloads
Apple has announced downloads from iTunes U have surpassed the one billion mark, with more than 60 per cent of downloads coming from outside the United States. → Read more
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Thu, February 28th, 15:21 · Brandon Gregory
Three month extension proposed for Uganda’s SIM card registration
Ugandan lawmakers have allowed an extra three months for the country’s SIM card registration process due to various challenges, in spite of telecommunications companies requesting a one-year extension. → Read more
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Thu, February 28th, 15:18 · Richard Cutcher
Groupon share fall was inevitable says SA e-commerce expert
Following a bigger than expected fourth quarter loss, South African e-commerce expert Jess Green has reacted with little surprise to the bad news coming out of Groupon. → Read more
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Thu, February 28th, 14:27 · Paul Adepoju
OPINION: Improving healthcare in rural areas across Africa with mobile telecommunications
On a recent road trip to a South Western rural part of Nigeria, the decadence of rural health care that many writers have published volumes of articles about became strikingly obvious. → Read more
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Thu, February 28th, 14:21 · Vincent Matinde
150 volunteers to help map out issues during Kenyan elections
Uchaguzi, an online platform that receives news through mobile applications, Twitter feeds, SMSs and emails, will have 150 volunteers monitoring data in Kenya and an additional 100 from outside the country forming eight digital teams during the Kenyan election. → Read more
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Thu, February 28th, 13:56 · Elly Okutoyi
Online company registration website now live in Kenya
Entrepreneurs seeking to register their companies with the Kenyan government can now do so online following the launch of a web-based platform called Incorporator. → Read more
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Thu, February 28th, 13:45 · Gabriella Mulligan
SA budget largely ignores ICT
The South African ICT sector received limited attention in the Minister of Finance’s Budget Speech for 2013, as spending plans are cut citing global economic uncertainty and sub-par growth in South Africa. → Read more
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Thu, February 28th, 13:36 · Richard Cutcher
Zambian by-election postponed after Airtel messages
Airtel Zambia has been accused of political bias and a by-election has been postponed after spam SMSs were sent out to voters. → Read more
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Thu, February 28th, 13:15 · Nanine Steenkamp
More inclusive tech business networking event to kick off in April
The launch of a new South African trans-sector networking event can be expected by April, the founder of 27dinner revealed yesterday. → Read more
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Thu, February 28th, 12:59 · Tom Jackson
China hits back at US on hacking claims
The Chinese Defence Ministry has claimed two major Chinese military websites, including its own, were targeted by around 144,000 hacking attacks each month in 2012, with the United States responsible for around two-thirds of them. → Read more
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Thu, February 28th, 12:28 · Babongile Matyila
African holiday listing website offers different perspective
Angelo Ngugi Becker has told HumanIPO his “self-serving” African holidays site will give visitors a different perspective on Africa as he prepares for a range of upgrades and monetisation. → Read more
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Thu, February 28th, 12:19 · Gabriella Mulligan
Holdsworth accuses Reunert of misleading court
John Holdsworth has accused Reunert of misleading the Court in order to prevent AppChat’s launch, citing new evidence leaked to him by a Nashua Communications source. → Read more
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Thu, February 28th, 12:05 · Kamau Mbote
Kenyan anti-counterfeit authority destroys a tonne of pirated material
The Kenya Copyright Board has today destroyed over one ton of an assortment of pirated material and gadgets used in infringing piracy that it seized following a series of operations in Nairobi, Kenya. → Read more
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Thu, February 28th, 11:51 · Brandon Gregory
Strike action causes suspension of classes at SA university
The Durban University of Technology has suspended classes because of intimidation claims and lecture disruptions. → Read more
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Thu, February 28th, 11:48 · Elly Okutoyi
Mobile subscriptions to outnumber earth’s population by 2014: ITU report
The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) has reported the number of global mobile subscriptions will soon outnumber people living on the planet, with the figure set to hit the 7 billion mark in early 2014. → Read more
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Thu, February 28th, 10:31 · Vincent Matinde
Huawei drops lawsuit in the tendering row over police equipment
Huawei has in a surprise move dropped the controversial Kenya Police communication equipment tender they were earlier this month disqualified from. → Read more
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Thu, February 28th, 10:26 · Nanine Steenkamp
SA Python hacking grows with gaming activities
Gaming and new solution development marked the second Python Hackathon hosted in Woodstock, Cape Town, on Tuesday, February 26. → Read more
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Thu, February 28th, 10:24 · Paul Adepoju
Nigerian government reveals partnership deal with Omatek Computers
Olusegun Aganga, Nigeria’s trade and investments minister, has revealed the government will partner with computer manufacturing company Omatek in a bid to promote indigenous technology. → Read more
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Thu, February 28th, 10:09 · Brandon Gregory
Limkokwing University closes tech campus
The Botswanan Limkokwing University of Creative Technology's management has shut down operations following an illegal class boycott. → Read more
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