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Mon, January 21st, 16:29 · Brandon Gregory

DA demands an investigation into Johannesburg smart meter tender

Mmusi Maimane, the Democratic Alliance’s (DA) caucus leader for Johannesburg has called for an investigation into the R1.25 billion (US$141 million) smart meter tender awarded to the Edison Corporation. → Read more
Mon, January 21st, 16:16 · Tefo Mohapi

Troubled SONY to sell their New York headquarters to raise cash

Sony's financial troubles could be worse than imagined after the company announced it had agreed to sell its New York base to a consortium led by property developers. → Read more
Mon, January 21st, 15:01 · Kamau Mbote

Notorious Nairobi laptop thief nabbed as guards go hi-tech

An infamous computer thief reported to have stolen dozens of laptops from city-based sellers in Kenya’s capital Nairobi has been nabbed after security firm Securex resorted to high-tech measures. → Read more
Mon, January 21st, 13:57 · Elly Okutoyi

CCK releases sector statistics for first quarter 2012/13

Kenya currently has around 30.4 million mobile phone subscribers, indicating a 77.2 percent penetration, according to a telecommunications sector report released today by the country’s industry regulator the Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK). → Read more
Mon, January 21st, 13:26 · HumanIPO

Orange enables SA to stream through Deezer

Online music streamer Deezer, an affiliate of Orange, is now available to South Africans, making them the third such service in the country. → Read more
Mon, January 21st, 13:08 · Brandon Gregory

NCC issues new guidelines for interconnection debt

Nigeria’s Interconnect fee debt of N20 Million (US$127, 302.65) is a continuing problem as affected operators battle to recover the enormous liability. → Read more
Mon, January 21st, 12:51 · HumanIPO

Orange Silicon Valley joins OCP

International telecom operator Orange has collaborated through Orange Silicon Valley with the Open Compute Project (OCP) for community development. → Read more
Mon, January 21st, 12:07 · Vincent Matinde

Incubator NaiLab now a Microsoft Bizspark partner

Nairobi-based tech startup incubator NaiLab is now an official partner of the Microsoft Bizspark, a project started by the software giant to promote technology innovations globally. → Read more
Mon, January 21st, 11:39 · Elly Okutoyi

90% of passwords to be hacked within seconds in 2013

More than 90 percent of user-generated passwords could be vulnerable to hacking within seconds even as more people continue to access the Internet, a new report by global consulting group Deloitte predicts. → Read more
Mon, January 21st, 11:36 · Kamau Mbote

MTN to roll out LTE in Uganda

Uganda may be the first country in East Africa to enjoy Long Term Evolution (LTE) wireless network services after integrated telecommunications services provider MTN announced it would upgrade its network infrastructure to offer high-speed broadband of up to 100Mbps. → Read more
Mon, January 21st, 11:31 · Tefo Mohapi

Dimension Data achieves Cisco Cloud Provider Certification with Cisco Powered Cloud Service

South African ICT services and solutions provider, Dimension Data, announced last week that it had achieved Cisco Cloud Provider Certification with a Cisco Powered Cloud Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) designation. → Read more
Mon, January 21st, 11:26 · Tefo Mohapi

Samuel Eto’o’s Cameroon based Set’Mobile appoints new CEO

The Mobile Virtual Network Operator company owned by popular Cameroon footballer, Samuel Eto'o, has appointed Herve Perrin as its new Chief Executive. → Read more
Mon, January 21st, 09:31 · Kamau Mbote

Windows 8 upgrade prices to shoot five-fold as offer ends

Microsoft’s operating system for personal computers Windows 8 upgrade will start retailing at $119.99 from $39.99 on February 1, as the software’s promotional offer ends on January 31. → Read more
Mon, January 21st, 09:21 · Paul Adepoju

Expert argues subscribers are worst hit by Nigeria’s ban on lotteries and promos as end nears

Sola Salako, President of the Consumer Advocacy Foundation of Nigeria (CAFON), believes subscribers of Nigerian telecoms companies are the biggest losers by the ongoing ban placed on network’s offering promotions and lotteries by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). → Read more
Mon, January 21st, 09:19 · Brandon Gregory

CFO Fabrizio Mambrini leaves Cell C

After five years of service to Cell C, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Fabrizio Mambrini has resigned to fill a position with Oger Telecom, the Dubai-based telecommunications company. → Read more
Mon, January 21st, 09:03 · Paul Adepoju

FCO Ltd to launch Afrinolly in Kenya, considers Safaricom partnership

The Chief Executive of FCO Limited, owners of Afrinolly app, has told HumanIPO he plans to launch the African movie service app in Kenya this year. → Read more
Mon, January 21st, 08:54 · Elly Okutoyi

Testing HIV on mobile devices now possible

A low-cost mobile device that performs HIV testing by just a finger prick and has the ability to synchronize patients’ results with electronic health records in real time has been created. → Read more
Mon, January 21st, 08:13 · Vincent Matinde

Virtual incubation programme to be launched in East Africa by InfoDev

InfoDev, a global grant program run by the World Bank to promote ICT, has announced a pilot virtual incubation project to bring up businesses across East Africa. → Read more
Mon, January 21st, 08:01 · Richard Cutcher

Dotcom returns with Mega, slams US authorities

Internet entrepreneur and eccentric Kim Dotcom has launched his new file sharing site, one year after his New Zealand retreat was raided by police allegedly on the orders of the FBI. → Read more
Mon, January 21st, 07:20 · Paul Adepoju

Nigerian football website encourages fans to tackle the men running the game

The chief of one of Nigeria’s biggest football websites has slammed the current treatment of soccer fans by the authorities and sponsors and plans to help them join together and organise themselves online. → Read more