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Mon, January 28th, 15:21 · Robin Okuthe

Phone hacking latest trend in mobile money frauds

Mobile caller ID spoofing, a type of phone hacking that causes the telecoms service provider to display a number on the person’s caller ID that is not in fact from the originating number, is on the increase globally with some mobile money subscribers terming the practice “malicious and of fraudulent intent”. → Read more
Mon, January 28th, 15:17 · Brandon Gregory

TPG America to target South African mining industry with new management program

The Project Group (TPG) America has teamed up with TPG Africa in order to promote integrated Management Control Systems (iPMCS) throughout the continent, and will begin its focus on the South African mining industry. → Read more
Mon, January 28th, 15:10 · Tefo Mohapi

Latest version of Skype from Microsoft blocks Shylock Malware

The malicious malware developed by hackers that steals online banking credentials and information from Skype has finally been “blocked” by Microsoft. → Read more
Mon, January 28th, 15:00 · Kamau Mbote

Google+, world’s second most popular social networking site

Google+ has surpassed YouTube and Twitter, its other major competitors, to become the second most popular social networking site (SNS) globally in terms of active users, with 25 percent of the market share, behind only Facebook. → Read more
Mon, January 28th, 14:43 · Brandon Gregory

Cosatu to renew protests against e-tolling

The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) in Gauteng is set to continue protest action against the government’s implementation of e-tolling on the province’s freeways. → Read more
Mon, January 28th, 14:18 · HumanIPO

First Rwanda ICT report motivates private sector progress

The Rwandan government released the country’s first ICT report on Friday, January 25, urging more private sector investment. → Read more
Mon, January 28th, 14:03 · Gabriella Mulligan

Apple to release 128GB iPad, reports

Apple may be set to release an iPad 4 model with 128 GB of memory to complement the existing fourth generation iPad range, reports suggest. → Read more
Mon, January 28th, 13:57 · Paul Adepoju

Judge set to decide fate of Malaysia-based Nigerian accused of cybercrime and money laundering

Hope Aroke, a Nigerian student accused of money laundering and and cyber crimes, will discover on Friday, February 1, whether he has made bail or not. → Read more
Mon, January 28th, 13:21 · Tefo Mohapi

RIM on the comeback trail, predicts Gartner’s VP of Research

Research In Motion (RIM) will launch the BlackBerry 10 in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Wednesday, and Gartner’s Vice President of Research believes it could signal a comeback for the Canadian phone manufacturer. → Read more
Mon, January 28th, 13:10 · Gabriella Mulligan

Ugandan students design smartphone

Students at the University of Makerere in Uganda have finalised designs for a smartphone, in an attempt to localise production and create a specifically Ugandan device for the market. → Read more
Mon, January 28th, 12:46 · Paul Adepoju

Ghana secures 13.7 million euros to digitalise academic syllabus

Plans to digitalise the academic syllabus of basic and second cycle schools in Ghana by spending 13.7 million euros will soon begin with 50,000 teachers being given laptops. → Read more
Mon, January 28th, 11:09 · Tom Jackson

Samsung outselling Apple, spending more than ever on lobbying

South Korean electronics firm Samsung is spending more than ever on lobbying in Washington as it looks to further outpace Apple in smartphone sales. → Read more
Mon, January 28th, 10:56 · Paul Adepoju

NCA lifts ban placed on sale of MTN SIMs in Ghana

The ban placed on the sale and addition of new SIM cards on Ghana’s biggest telecoms company, MTN, by the National Communications Authority (NCA) of Ghana has been lifted. → Read more
Mon, January 28th, 10:44 · Tefo Mohapi

Vine, new video sharing service by Twitter

Twitter has launched a micro-video sharing application, Vine, exclusive on the iPhone and iPod Touch. → Read more
Mon, January 28th, 10:42 · Brandon Gregory

China Mobile seeks to invest in South Africa

Chinese state-owned telecoms company China Mobile is considering investing in South Africa as well as four other countries as it looks to expand its global operations. → Read more
Mon, January 28th, 10:27 · Brandon Gregory

Vodafone Ghana affected by cable theft

Vodafone Ghana experienced large-scale disruptions due to cable theft in the Madina and Adenta areas on Thursday (January 24), with 450 subscribers being affected. → Read more
Mon, January 28th, 10:11 · Kamau Mbote

OPINION: Smartphone unlocking law has grave consequences for offenders

Last week, the world was dismayed by what many termed as the “most ridiculous law yet”, after it was announced that mobile users who unlock (jailbreak) their phones in the United States would be liable to penalties of not less than $500,000 or at least a five-year jail sentence. → Read more
Mon, January 28th, 10:06 · Paul Adepoju

MTN Nigeria sued for manipulating call logs

MTN Nigeria has been accused of manipulating the call logs between the country’s suspended President of the Court of Appeal (PCA), Justice Isa Salami, and chieftains of the major opposition party, the Action Congress of Nigeria. → Read more
Mon, January 28th, 09:58 · Tefo Mohapi

Fortune ranks Google as the best tech company to work for

Google has been listed as the number one company to work for in the USA by renowned business publication Fortune. → Read more
Mon, January 28th, 09:35 · Vincent Matinde

65% of firms fear cyber attacks in 2013

A new survey has shown that some 65 percent of companies across the globe fear cyber attacks in 2013, with even more considering the Internet as a gateway or malicious attacks. → Read more