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Wed, January 23rd, 05:19 · Paul Adepoju

Globacom Nigeria launches Glo mobile Wi-Fi

Nigerians are being offered another Wi-Fi option after telecommunications provider Globacom announced a new device which can be used at home, in the office or on the move. → Read more
Tue, January 22nd, 13:51 · Kamau Mbote

Kenya to destroy one ton of pirated DVDs

The Kenya Copyright Board (KECOBO) will destroy infringed DVDs and CDs weighing more than one ton on Thursday. → Read more
Tue, January 22nd, 12:58 · Vincent Matinde

NetClarity and ADS SAS partner to offer device security to African corporates

NetClarity, a leading internal security firm for businesses, has partnered with ADS SAS, an ICT value added distributor, to offer security services in Africa. → Read more
Tue, January 22nd, 12:43 · Paul Adepoju

Cellcom expands Internet usage with FOC launch

Major Liberian mobile provider Cellcom GSM has assured its subscribers it will provide very fast internet services with the introduction of fibre optic cable connectivity for users on its 4G network. → Read more
Tue, January 22nd, 12:11 · Brandon Gregory

TCRA plans to cut interconnection rates

Interconnection rates in Tanzania are set to be reduced by 69 percent by the Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority in March to improve competition within the country’s telecom sector. → Read more
Tue, January 22nd, 11:53 · Elly Okutoyi

Mobile money to save corporates 20% in cash sales expenses

Businesses stand to save up to 20 percent in cash sales expenses from advancements in mobile money payments technology, according to specialist payment advisory firm Mobile Money Consulting, with consumer goods companies in the emerging markets standing to benefit the most. → Read more
Tue, January 22nd, 11:27 · Kamau Mbote

Konza City actualization nears

Kenya’s President Mwai Kibaki will tomorrow officially launch the country’s first smart city at a ceremony that will mark the start of a 20-year journey towards making the technopolis concept a reality. → Read more
Tue, January 22nd, 10:06 · Elly Okutoyi

Safaricom’s losses bit of voice traffic market share to rivals

Safaricom was the only mobile network operator in Kenya to have lost some of its market share in the calling category the three months to September last year. → Read more
Tue, January 22nd, 09:55 · Paul Adepoju

Catapult.org to tackle global gender equality using users’ financial power and actions

A website that combines the financial power and action of its users in tackling gender inequality across the world has been launched. → Read more
Tue, January 22nd, 09:46 · Vincent Matinde

Facebook fraud suspect faints in court after being charged with impersonation

A Facebook impostor in Kenya who allegedly passed himself around as the inspector general of police was yesterday arraigned in court to face charges of impersonation. → Read more
Tue, January 22nd, 09:18 · Paul Adepoju

Social media can greatly influence political campaigns – expert

Social media experts need to partner with other professionals to ensure credible leaders are elected to office according to the Chief Executive of FCO Limited in Nigeria. → Read more
Tue, January 22nd, 09:12 · HumanIPO

Tanzania becomes communication hub to surrounding African centres

Dar Es Salaam, the capital of Tanzania, is now deemed the communication centre of the East, Central and Southern African areas after the establishment of the National Fibre Optic cable . → Read more
Tue, January 22nd, 09:11 · Elly Okutoyi

How the world used Internet in 2012

The world seems to be embracing the Internet each passing day and now has over 2.4 billion Internet users, a report published by analytics site Pingdom shows. Asia leads the pack with 1.1 billion users, while Africa lags with only 167 million users. → Read more
Tue, January 22nd, 08:37 · Robin Okuthe

Status updates on Facebook are not that forgettable

Status updates posted on Facebook are likely to be more memorable than human faces or sentences in a book, a new study reveals. → Read more
Tue, January 22nd, 08:08 · Vincent Matinde

Samsung Academy commits to train 2000 graduates by 2015

Samsung Electronics East Africa has said it aims to train about 2000 professionals by 2015 in Kenya, part of its vision to train 10,000 students in Africa. → Read more
Tue, January 22nd, 07:54 · Kamau Mbote

Information ministry centre of Eritrean ‘coup’

Eritrea’s Information Ministry was yesterday the centre of an attempted coup after two tanks and some 100 soldiers barricaded its headquarters as the state television was taken off air. → Read more
Tue, January 22nd, 05:40 · HumanIPO

PRIME students from abroad visit Cape Town tech scene

Fifteen students from Brown University in United States visited the 88mph accelerator offices in Cape Town, South Africa, on Friday, as part of their Global Immersion Experience section of the Program in Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship (PRIME) course. → Read more
Mon, January 21st, 16:42 · Paul Adepoju

Telecommunications Teledensity in Nigeria exceeded 80% in 2012

Teledensity in the Nigerian telecommunications sector in 2012 has been projected to exceed 80 percent, showing a continued growth in the country's connection. → Read more
Mon, January 21st, 16:38 · Tefo Mohapi

Kaspersky Lab predicting a great shift in IT by 2030

The future of IT will dramatically shift by 2030 as a result of cloud computing, augmented reality, quantum computing, artificial intelligence, and nanotechnology according to Kaspersky Lab’s director of European Global Research and Analysis Team, Magnus Kalkuhl. → Read more
Mon, January 21st, 16:34 · Paul Adepoju

Companies set to launch Sybrin Automated Cheque Truncation Solution in Nigeria

A partnership has been struck by Proactive Technologies Limited and Sybrin Systems (Pty) Limited for the deployment of Sybrin Automated Cheque Truncation Solution to banks in Nigeria. → Read more