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Sun, January 20th, 07:37 · Richard Cutcher

Apple and Google accused of stifling careers in “no poaching” agreement

Top players in Silicon Valley, including Apple Chief Tim Cook and Google Chairman Eric Schmidt, are expected to face questioning over an alleged agreement not to “poach” staff. → Read more
Sun, January 20th, 06:38 · Nanine Steenkamp

Q&A: Europe is missing out on Africa, says AfricaHackTrip

A group of eight to 12 European software developers will tour Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania in the second half of 2013 on an African-tech fact finding mission. → Read more
Fri, January 18th, 15:41 · Nanine Steenkamp

Dubai to host Broadband MEA and Cloud World Forum MENA 2013

Dubai is to host both the annual Broadband Middle East and Africa (MEA) and Cloud World Forum Middle East and Northern Africa (MENA) conference at the JW Marriot Marquis Hotel from March 19-20. → Read more
Fri, January 18th, 15:23 · Kamau Mbote

US expresses fears Iran could be the future ‘cyber superpower’

The head of the US Air Force Cyber Operations General William Shelton believes Iran will be a “force to reckon with” in the coming years, having survived the 2010 Stuxnet attack that dealt a major blow to its nuclear enrichment program. → Read more
Fri, January 18th, 15:13 · Paul Adepoju

PeakSoccerMoments.com launched for AFCON

FCO limited, owners of FansConnectOnline.com, has launched a new fans site especially for the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) where supporters can predict and win prizes throughout the entire duration of the nations’ cup. → Read more
Fri, January 18th, 15:04 · Kamau Mbote

RIM to pay developers for apps at ‘Port-A-Thon’

BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion (RIM) has said it will pay US$100 for any app developed that is compatible with its yet-to-launch BlackBerry 10 phone at the ‘BlackBerry 10 Last Chance Port-A-Thon’. → Read more
Fri, January 18th, 14:46 · HumanIPO

Orange AFCON app release challenges social media

International network operator Orange has released an official Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) app, 'Orange AFCON, SOUTH AFRICA 2013', containing updates offered by social media networks. → Read more
Fri, January 18th, 14:16 · Brandon Gregory

WirelessG sues Vodacom for failure to honour an agreement

Vodacom is set to be sued by WirelessG and six other companies on claims the mobile operator broke its shareholder agreement to offer the broadband company their “best wholesale data price”. → Read more
Fri, January 18th, 14:07 · Elly Okutoyi

Blind journalist ‘hacks’ Airtel Zambia customer database

A blind Zambian journalist has been arraigned in court charged with accessing Airtel Zambia’s database before siphoning mobile airtime worth thousands of dollars from several officials of the government. → Read more
Fri, January 18th, 12:51 · Vincent Matinde

MicroEnsure opens new door to investors

Opportunity International, a global coalition of organisations that offer transformational microfinance services, has extended an invitation to new investors for its subsidiary MicroEnsure, which operates as a mobile insurance provider in Africa and Asia. → Read more
Fri, January 18th, 12:31 · Richard Cutcher

Google chief at ease with law breaking, attacks Apple and Facebook

Larry Page, chief executive and co-founder of Google, has said he would be happy to break the law again to advance his business, while taking swipes at Apple and Facebook. → Read more
Fri, January 18th, 11:40 · HumanIPO

AfricaHackTrip to visit four African countries

A group of tech-interested developers from abroad, AfricaHackTrip, have scheduled a trip to Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania for October 2013. → Read more
Fri, January 18th, 11:33 · Gabriella Mulligan

Smartphone applications unreliable in skin cancer detection

Smartphone applications purporting to diagnose skin cancer often return incorrect results and prevent timely detection of the illness, new research shows. → Read more
Fri, January 18th, 10:36 · Brandon Gregory

Moroccan government invests in Maroc Telecom

Maroc Telecom will receive a 10 billion Moroccan dirhams (US$1.2 billion) investment through the fourth agreement signed with the Moroccan Government. → Read more
Fri, January 18th, 10:26 · Vincent Matinde

Mobixell introduces video optimisation tool for LTE services

Mobixell, a mobile optimisation platform, has unveiled a video optimisation tool that blends with LTE wireless network services. → Read more
Fri, January 18th, 10:22 · Gabriella Mulligan

Spacecom satellite to provide AFCON broadcast capacity

Satellite operator Spacecom will provide broadcast capacity for the coverage of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) via its AMOS-5 satellite fleet, the latest time the company has been selected to broadcast a major sporting event. → Read more
Fri, January 18th, 10:18 · Elly Okutoyi

Mobile Money Expo coming to Lagos

The third Mobile Money Expo is scheduled for February 6 and 7 in Nigeria’s commercial capital Lagos, where mobile money operators are expected to share operational experiences. → Read more
Fri, January 18th, 10:14 · HumanIPO

Q&A: American Skyrove CEO “in love” with South Africa

Ellie Hagopian, Chief Executive Officer at Skyrove, based in Cape Town, speaks to HumanIPO about her position, passion for South Africa and her industry strategies. → Read more
Fri, January 18th, 09:51 · Elly Okutoyi

Safaricom ‘engineers’ con M-Pesa agents

M-Pesa agents in Kenya’s central region have lost nearly US$13,000 to swindles, after several fraudsters posed as Safaricom engineers to defraud them. → Read more
Fri, January 18th, 09:22 · Kamau Mbote

Cyber frauds create bogus Java patch

Opportunistic hackers have created a malicious software that masquerades as a Java patch, barely a week after technology giant Oracle released two patches for its Java programming language. → Read more