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Thu, February 7th, 13:04 · Elly Okutoyi

Buni TV hits 1 million views

Buni TV, a major African video-on-demand platform, has announced it has reached the one million views milestone, with 60 percent of its traffic originating from Africa alone. → Read more
Thu, February 7th, 12:53 · Kamau Mbote

Microsoft, Symantech carry out global cyber security operation

Software-makers Symantech and Microsoft on Wednesday shut down their servers to disrupt the spread of malicious software estimated to have infected between 300,000 and one million PCs, Reuters reported. → Read more
Thu, February 7th, 11:39 · Brandon Gregory

Gupta’s New Age to launch television channel in SA

The New Age media company, owned by the controversial Gupta family, is set to launch a television news channel in spite of the recent controversy over the funding of its newspaper. → Read more
Thu, February 7th, 11:20 · Nanine Steenkamp

Zambian private sector contests nationwide monopoly TV

Radio and television stations in Zambia are critical of government plans to create a single nationalised carrier to provide broadcasting signal as a result of the country’s failure to meet its digital migration deadline. → Read more
Thu, February 7th, 11:07 · Tom Jackson

Stellenbosch graduates to launch Qurio assessment tool

Two Stellenbosch University graduates have created an assessment tool that allows teachers to create digital tests and circulate them through PCs and mobile phones. → Read more
Thu, February 7th, 10:16 · Elly Okutoyi

Andy Green to attempt to break world land speed record in South Africa

South Africa’s Northern Cape region will early next year host an attempt to break the current world record land speed that will see a man strapped into a rocket car travelling at 1,000 miles per hour (1,600km/h). → Read more
Thu, February 7th, 10:04 · Nanine Steenkamp

Egyptian Mobinil to invest two billion, seeks local shareholders

Egyptian network provider Mobinil will go big on investments estimated at two billion EGP (US$ 297 million) with 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) plans underway, while seeking to increase local ownership of the company as part of its 2013 strategic development. → Read more
Thu, February 7th, 09:48 · Robin Okuthe

Samsung and MultiChoice in deal to speed up Kenya’s digital TV migration

Samsung Electronics has partnered with MultiChoice Kenya, a pay TV company, to run a promotion that rewards consumers with a free decoder for each purchase of a television set. → Read more
Thu, February 7th, 09:31 · Tom Jackson

Ubuntu smartphones to be available from October

Smartphones using the open source Ubuntu operating system will be available from October, with developers offered access to the operating system by the end of this month. → Read more
Thu, February 7th, 09:15 · Brandon Gregory

ICASA and SABS working towards new service quality report

The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) has failed to issue a single analysis of mobile network quality, despite promising quarterly reports 18 months ago. → Read more
Thu, February 7th, 08:57 · Vincent Matinde

Cape Town launches safety campaign with Tourism Radio

South African audio tour guide company Tourism Radio has launched a safety campaign in Cape Town targeted at educating the city’s visitors on security issues. → Read more
Thu, February 7th, 08:54 · Tom Jackson

iTunes passes 25 billion download mark

Apple has announced that the iTunes store has passed 25 billion song downloads, with songs being downloaded at an average of 15,000 per minute. → Read more
Thu, February 7th, 08:26 · Kamau Mbote

Kenyan politicians warned on politicising RMS frequency row

Kenya’s National Steering Committee on Media Monitoring has warned politicians against inciting members of the public by politicising the Communications Commission of Kenya’s (CCK’s) disconnection of 17 transmitters owned by Royal Media Services (RMS). → Read more
Thu, February 7th, 08:14 · Paul Adepoju

GTBank introduces cardless ATM withdrawals

Major Nigerian commercial bank Guaranty Trust Bank Plc (GTBank) has launched its GT Bank Mobile Money service in Lagos, targeting Nigerians without bank accounts. → Read more
Thu, February 7th, 08:07 · Tefo Mohapi

Leaked letter suggests MTN SA to discontinue uncapped BIS

A leaked letter suggests MTN South Africa is to discontinue its uncapped BlackBerry Internet Service next month, in spite of previously expressing its belief in unlimited data. → Read more
Thu, February 7th, 07:45 · Nanine Steenkamp

Connecting with Zimbabwe techies problematic, says expert

The organiser of the forthcoming Zimbabwe Hack event says connecting with contacts in Zimbabwe from the United Kingdom has been difficult given the lack of ecosystem in the country. → Read more
Thu, February 7th, 07:39 · Brandon Gregory

Senegalese team wins first place in Ericsson Apps for African City Life competition

Ericsson has announced that Senegalese team Shinsekai scooped first place in their Apps for African City Life competition for its Arclean app. → Read more
Wed, February 6th, 15:28 · Gythan Munga

Kenya’s Internet users invited to participate in online opinion polls

Kenyan ICT company Ajibu Consulting Limited has launched a Web-based opinion poll, coming hard on the heels of a partnership between Google Africa and the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) to offer electoral data through the IEBC API. → Read more
Wed, February 6th, 15:24 · Nanine Steenkamp

Twitter targets TV with Bluefin acquisition

Twitter has bought top social television (TV) analytics company Bluefin Labs in order to develop enhanced advertisements and unique consumer experiences. → Read more
Wed, February 6th, 15:20 · Vincent Matinde

XRX Technologies launches business tools for SMEs

Kenyan ICT solutions firm XRX Technologies has launched a business tool that enables small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to apply technology regardless of their bases of operation. → Read more