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Wed, February 13th, 08:37 · Vincent Matinde

Safaricom nominated for the Facebook-Studio Awards

Kenyan integrated telecommunications company Safaricom has announced it has been nominated for the Facebook-Studio awards, which recognises companies and agencies that use the Facebook platform to market their products. → Read more
Wed, February 13th, 08:13 · Elly Okutoyi

US$100,000 up for grabs in Heritage Open mHealth startup challenge

California-based integrated physicians group Heritage Provider Network (HPN), the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) and Open mHealth, a mobile health focused non-profit, have launched a mobile apps prize challenge that will reward mHealth startups with US$100,000. → Read more
Wed, February 13th, 08:07 · Richard Cutcher

Apple chief drops biggest budget smartphone hint yet

The strongest hint yet that Apple could build a cheaper smartphone was dropped by its chief executive Tim Cook at a Goldman Sachs conference yesterday (Tuesday). → Read more
Wed, February 13th, 07:58 · Tom Jackson

G-Connect reveals Valentine’s Day ADSL offering

South African Internet provider G-Connect has announced its ADSL Valentine’s Day, offering a 1Mbps uncapped ADSL for February and March for R0.14 a month. → Read more
Wed, February 13th, 06:58 · Tom Jackson

Facebook sued over “like” button

Facebook is being sued by a patent-holding company over its “like” button and other features, over patents granted to a now-dead Dutch programmer in 1998. → Read more
Tue, February 12th, 16:12 · Nanine Steenkamp

Social network Bonfiire gets community talking

Free social network initiative Bonfiire will be officially launched on February 28 as the South African-developed Beta version aims to become an established critical discussion community network. → Read more
Tue, February 12th, 16:08 · Paul Adepoju

Vodafone debuts BlackBerry Z10 In Ghana

Vodafone has become Ghana’s first network provider to launch the BlackBerry Z10 with a 1.5GB data volume. → Read more
Tue, February 12th, 16:06 · Brandon Gregory

Telkom connects 303 SA teachers to the Internet

The Telkom Connecting Schools Project has recently connected teachers from six different schools in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa to the Internet. → Read more
Tue, February 12th, 16:03 · Tefo Mohapi

Dimension Data named “Integrator Of The Year” by Polycom for 2012

Polycom has recognised South Africa’s Dimension Data for its exceptional performance in 2012 by awarding it the “Integrator Of The Year” title. → Read more
Tue, February 12th, 16:02 · Tefo Mohapi

Kaspersky Endpoint Security 8 for Windows “best corporate solution” for controlling applications

Comparative testing by Dennis Technology Labs has found Kaspersky Endpoint Security 8 for Windows is the best corporate solutions on the market for controlling applications. → Read more
Tue, February 12th, 16:00 · Tefo Mohapi

NATIVE appoint new Executive Creative Director

NATIVE have announced Ryan McManus as their new Executive Creative Director, saying he “brings new creative brilliance to NATIVE team”. → Read more
Tue, February 12th, 15:55 · Nanine Steenkamp

Dimension Data sponsors Mandela documentary on DStv

ICT solutions provider Dimension Data is sponsoring the latest Nelson Mandela documentary, titled ‘Miracle Rising’, currently showing on the History channel via South African satellite network DStv until February 25. → Read more
Tue, February 12th, 15:49 · Nanine Steenkamp

African broadband users predicted to be 277 million by 2015

African broadband growth is escalating rapidly due to telecom investments, making it the future of mobile technology, according to Nigerian network operator Etisalat. → Read more
Tue, February 12th, 15:42 · Elly Okutoyi

Facebook integrates money-remittance app for sending cash globally

Facebook will today integrate a new online app called Azimo into its social networking site allowing subscribers to send money to their friends directly from the site to over 125 countries across the world. → Read more
Tue, February 12th, 15:04 · Gabriella Mulligan

MTN Uganda commissions fibre network to link to Rwanda

MTN Uganda has commissioned a fibre network to be the first terrestrial link to Rwanda, an investment intended to improve infrastructure and further progress on the country’s ICT Roadmap. → Read more
Tue, February 12th, 14:42 · Kamau Mbote

Kenya’s MoDe wins IBM’s global entrepreneur of the year award

MoDe, a Kenyan startup that offers instant nano-credit for pre-paid mobile phone users, has received the IBM Global Entrepreneur of the Year award. → Read more
Tue, February 12th, 14:35 · Paul Adepoju

Nigeria’s FCTA calls for ban on smartphones for youths

Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has called on the country’s legislators to pass laws that will help tackle rising social media abuse by banning smartphones for children. → Read more
Tue, February 12th, 14:22 · Gabriella Mulligan

Mobile devices to outnumber humans this year

The number of mobile devices will exceed the global population for the first time in 2013 as worldwide mobile use grows significantly, according to the latest research by Cisco. → Read more
Tue, February 12th, 14:09 · Vincent Matinde

Uzanunua site tells Kenyans to sell what they can pre-election

Kenyan eCommerce website Uzanunua on Sunday sent a newsletter advising subscribers to sell all they could in case of a repeat of the 2007 post-election violence, in a marketing gimmick that “went wrong”. → Read more
Tue, February 12th, 14:06 · Paul Adepoju

MasterCard reveals expansion plans for Africa

Payment giant MasterCard has said the company is ready to expand its operations across Africa as it looks to increase its market share in the continent’ electronic payment processing market. → Read more