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Fri, February 8th, 14:50 · Tom Jackson

Microsoft campaign urges Gmail users to switch to Outlook

Microsoft has launched a campaign urging users of Google’s email service Gmail to switch to its own Outlook due to privacy issues. → Read more
Fri, February 8th, 14:30 · Vincent Matinde

FEATURE: Four opportunity markets for African mobile industry

African PR and communications firm Nyota Media has announced its findings on the areas of opportunities in the continent’s mobile industry. → Read more
Fri, February 8th, 14:21 · Gabriella Mulligan

UK scientists to launch first “smartphone satellite”

Scientists in the United Kingdom are ready to launch the world’s first “smartphone satellite” into orbit, partly produced by 3D printer. → Read more
Fri, February 8th, 14:09 · Brandon Gregory

BTA to clamp down on counterfeit mobile phones

The Botswana Telecommunications Authority (BTA) will be implementing type approval regulation for all mobile phones in the country as a measure of combating counterfeit handsets. → Read more
Fri, February 8th, 13:51 · Gabriella Mulligan

SA’s Vodacom reveals “Free4Sho” benefits

Vodacom has revealed a new set of benefits known as “Free4Sho”, which includes the slashing of voice call prices as part of the telecom’s latest swipe against rival Cell C. → Read more
Fri, February 8th, 13:30 · Robin Okuthe

Safaricom donates 50 million SMSs towards Kenya’s peaceful electioneering

Safaricom, in partnership with national integration-focused nonprofit Sisi Ni Amani-Kenya (SNA-K), has launched an SMS-based platform expected to circulate information essential for maintaining peace during Kenya’s political campaign period. → Read more
Fri, February 8th, 13:18 · Elly Okutoyi

Amazon wins patent to sell secondhand e-books

Amazon Technologies Inc, the world’s largest online marketplace, has won a United States patent allowing it to resell its users’ e-books on its platform once they decide they do not need them on their Kindle readers. → Read more
Fri, February 8th, 12:55 · Brandon Gregory

Econet Wireless Zimbabwe now owns 98% of TN Bank

Econet Wireless Zimbabwe has taken 98 percent control of TN Bank after minority shareholders accepted a proposal to exchange their shares in the bank for Econet shares and cash. → Read more
Fri, February 8th, 11:51 · Nanine Steenkamp

MTN joins SA mobile discount race with Mahala Thursdays

South African network provider MTN has announced the ‘revival’ of Mahala Thursdays to assist subscribers with extra savings, competing with similar offers from other mobile companies. → Read more
Fri, February 8th, 11:40 · Tom Jackson

WebAfrica changes network to boost cost efficiency

South African Internet services provider (ISP) Web Africa is moving its clients from its own network to that of Internet Solutions to improve cost efficiency. → Read more
Fri, February 8th, 11:28 · Tom Jackson

Sony reduces losses in last quarter

Sony has reduced its losses to US$115 million for the latest quarter from US$1.7 billion in the same period the year before. → Read more
Fri, February 8th, 11:05 · Elly Okutoyi

MTN to retail BlackBerry Z10 in Nigeria

Integrated telecoms company MTN is to launch the BlackBerry Z10 in Nigeria, barely a week after the handset debuted on home turf in Canada. → Read more
Fri, February 8th, 10:53 · Nanine Steenkamp

White House hosts hackathon

The United States government has announced it closed entries yesterday (February 7) for the White House Open Data Hackathon which seeks developer feedback on People’s Read American Petroleum Institute (API) methods. → Read more
Fri, February 8th, 10:00 · Brandon Gregory

Stratosat Datacom to build 64 antennas for SKA MeerKAT telescope

South African company Stratosat Datacom has been awarded a contract to construct 64 antennas for the new MeerKAT radio telescope. → Read more
Fri, February 8th, 09:52 · Nanine Steenkamp

Telkom targets SMEs with business makeover competitions

South African telecoms operator Telkom is offering business upgrades worth R750,000 (US$84,000) as prizes to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the information and communication technology (ICT) sector as part of a competition aimed at SME expansion. → Read more
Fri, February 8th, 09:42 · Vincent Matinde

Microsoft launches emergency app

Software-maker Microsoft has launched a Windows Azure-powered mobile application for Android, expected to prove useful in disaster situations. → Read more
Fri, February 8th, 09:35 · Vincent Matinde

Kenya ICT Board to launch cyber-security framework

The Kenya ICT Board will next week launch the first draft of the National Cyber Security Masterplan framework detailing solutions to cyber threats. → Read more
Fri, February 8th, 09:00 · Tefo Mohapi

Dimension Data’s ex-Investor Relations Manager found guilty of “insider trading”

Kevin Handelsman, former Investor Relations manager at Dimension Data, has been found guilty of “insider trading” by South Africa’s Financial Services Board (FSB) after he traded in 13,000 Dimension Data shares between 8 July 2010 and 13 July 2010. → Read more
Fri, February 8th, 08:46 · Gabriella Mulligan

Facebook Connect bug blocks website access

A bug in Facebook’s Connect feature has temporarily blocked access to a number of popular websites, redirecting users to the Facebook homepage. → Read more
Fri, February 8th, 08:30 · Elly Okutoyi

Safaricom among world’s most devoted brands on Twitter and Facebook

Kenyan telecom Safaricom has been ranked as the world’s second and fourth most devoted brand on Twitter and Facebook respectively, the only African firm in the top 10 of both rankings. → Read more