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Wed, January 30th, 08:34 · Tefo Mohapi

Research In Motion will reach its “natural end”, despite today’s BB10 launch

Research In Motion’s imminent launch of the BlackBerry 10 (BB10) is widely seen as make or break time and Jan Dawson, Chief Telecoms Analyst at Ovum, believes the new devices will provide "a temporary boost in performance but no salvation”. → Read more
Wed, January 30th, 08:06 · Tefo Mohapi

NATIVE gets young South African men networking through whisky brand partnership

One of South Africa's leading integrated digital marketing agencies, NATIVE, is assisting in an engaging online social media and content presence campaign for whisky producer Chivas Regal in the country. → Read more
Wed, January 30th, 07:34 · Richard Cutcher

African governments not following developed world’s lead in exploiting Twitter data requests

New statistics released by Twitter show only one African government, South Sudan, has made any data requests to the popular social media site in the past six months, while the United States has made 815. → Read more
Wed, January 30th, 05:29 · Tefo Mohapi

iROKOtv launches app exclusively on Nokia Lumia

Nigeria’s major online distributor of indigenous movies, iROKOtv, has struck an exclusive deal with Nokia to deliver a brand new mobile app. → Read more
Wed, January 30th, 05:06 · Tefo Mohapi

Third edition of Mobile Web East Africa returns to Nairobi in February

The third edition of Mobile Web East Africa 2013, dubbed “the most progressive and interactive mobile industry events in Sub-Saharan Africa”, returns to Nairobi on February 19-21, and promises a more “international feel”. → Read more
Tue, January 29th, 19:09 · Vincent Matinde

FEATURE: Data growth, a new headache for telecom companies

Given the current wave by telecom companies to offer data services to customers worldwide, telcos are now struggling with the challenges of spreading their coverage across the globe. → Read more
Tue, January 29th, 19:00 · Nanine Steenkamp

Soft Center to expand in East Africa, searching for US$630,000 investment

Leading business management software provider Soft Center has announced its expansion plans in Kenya, Tanzania and other East African countries. → Read more
Tue, January 29th, 18:54 · Tefo Mohapi

Dimension Data awarded “Avaya Partner of the year” title

Founded in South Africa and with headquarters in Johannesburg, Dimension Data has scooped two awards from Avaya, including Partner of the Year 2012. → Read more
Tue, January 29th, 18:48 · Tefo Mohapi

Rob Fleming appointed as Blue Label Telecoms Chief Marketing Officer

Rob Fleming has been appointed Chief Marketing Officer for South Africa's Blue Label Telecoms (Blue Label) in a bid to expand the company's market presence and drive its product innovation plans. → Read more
Tue, January 29th, 15:39 · HumanIPO

Latest cell phone clip evidence for SA police brutality in Marikana case

Freshly unveiled mobile phone footage, submitted by a South African police officer, could change the outcome of an investigation launched to judge the credibility of police strategy during the fatal Marikana protests in last year. → Read more
Tue, January 29th, 15:30 · Richard Cutcher

Twitter bans porn search after explicit Vine videos uploaded

Twitter has embarked on a clean-up programme after micro-porn began appearing on its new six-second video sharing application Vine. → Read more
Tue, January 29th, 15:13 · Vincent Matinde

New uses of open data for Kenyan elections

Four new platforms have been launched as Kenya’s general election approaches, drawing content from the government’s Open Data initiative. → Read more
Tue, January 29th, 15:00 · Tom Jackson

WhatsApp criticised for retention of personal data

Dutch and Canadian regulators have criticised messaging app WhatsApp after a joint investigation found it was violating privacy principles in relation to retention, safeguard and disclosure of personal data. → Read more
Tue, January 29th, 14:48 · HumanIPO

OTTs and mobile operators equal in service innovation competence, industry report reveals

A sneak preview of the Telecoms.com Intelligence Industry Survey 2013 report reveals more than half of survey respondents view mobile service providers on equal grounds with over-the-top players (OTTs) in service innovation. → Read more
Tue, January 29th, 14:29 · Brandon Gregory

“Scripted” FNB campaign causes mixed emotions on SA social media

First National Bank’s (FNB’s) controversial advertising campaign was scripted and the featured children paid R3,500 (US$387) per day, according to the New Age newspaper, news which has caused mixed responses on Twitter. → Read more
Tue, January 29th, 14:24 · Paul Adepoju

NOTAP to partner NCC and stakeholders in acquiring and domesticating software

The National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion (NOTAP) has expressed its readiness to partner with the Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) in order to increase the acquisition and implementation of indigenous software for domestic solutions. → Read more
Tue, January 29th, 13:57 · Kamau Mbote

Kenya Police website still indicates Iteere is boss

Almost a month since new police boss David Kimaiyo was sworn in, the official Kenya Police website still indicates that retired police commissioner Mathew Iteere still heads the force. → Read more
Tue, January 29th, 13:34 · Gabriella Mulligan

MTN Nigeria ready to implement MNP

MTN Nigeria has revealed it is ready to implement Mobile Number Portability (MNP), in line with the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) plans to launch the system over the first quarter of this year. → Read more
Tue, January 29th, 13:15 · Brandon Gregory

SA Communications Minister meets with Policy Panel

South African Communications Minister Dina Pule has met with the ICT Policy Review Panel to discuss work, responsibilities and to establish an approach to the review process. → Read more
Tue, January 29th, 12:59 · Tefo Mohapi

BlackBerry World for BB10 to include Music, Movies and TV Shows

With the BlackBerry 10 (BB10) launch just a day away, Research In Motion (RIM) has revealed BlackBerry World will not just be an App Store, but also have music and video content. → Read more