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Thu, January 10th, 10:25 · Tefo Mohapi

MasterCard blog hacked and defaced

A MasterCard blog was hacked on Saturday after not updating their WordPress platform, with the "Syrian Electronic Army" taking responsibility for defacing the site. → Read more
Thu, January 10th, 10:09 · Elly Okutoyi

Yu Mobile seeks SIM card registration extension to avert revenue loss

Kenyan mobile network operator Yu Mobile is lobbying for the extension of the SIM card registration deadline, claiming that the directive to have them switch off unregistered cards will affect its revenues. → Read more
Thu, January 10th, 10:01 · Kamau Mbote

Google launches election hub in Kenya

Search engine giant Google has launched an election hub portal in Kenya’s capital Nairobi, for updates on campaigns, news and information related to the country’s polls slated for March 4, 2013. → Read more
Thu, January 10th, 09:46 · Nanine Steenkamp

Award winning app developer visits Cape Town

German subscription application Aboalarm’s developer Stefan Neubig, currently on South African soil, has told HumanIPO about his journey in the app world and the possibility of an African rollout. → Read more
Thu, January 10th, 09:38 · HumanIPO

Intel to launch low-cost smartphone in Kenya

Chip giant Intel is intending to plunge deeper into low-end smartphone manufacturing, with HumanIPO learning that it is set to launch a low-cost phone in Kenya in the coming weeks. → Read more
Thu, January 10th, 09:34 · Tefo Mohapi

OPINION: WEF report warns of “global risk of massive digital misinformation”, is Internet censorship the answer?

A new report by the World Economic Forum (WEF) sounds a warning about the "global risk of massive digital misinformation" which it says "sits at the centre of a constellation of technological and geopolitical risks ranging from terrorism to cyber attacks and the failure of global governance". → Read more
Thu, January 10th, 09:25 · Paul Adepoju

MainOne to build 600 racks data centre for Nigerian operators

In line with its desire to be Nigeria’s leading submarine cable company, MainOne has revealed its commitment to transforming the country’s data centre management sector with the completion of its 600 racks data centre. → Read more
Thu, January 10th, 09:20 · Vincent Matinde

Kenya’s mLab announces applications for mobile training

mLab East Africa, a Kenya-based incubation hub for mobile-oriented startups, has announced its intake for the 2013 training to be held in the capital Nairobi. → Read more
Thu, January 10th, 09:18 · Brandon Gregory

Digital migration could reach 95.5 percent of African TVs by 2018

A study by Digital TV Research has concluded that the analogue to digital migration of sub-Saharan African television is expected to reach 95.5 percent of households with televisions by 2018. → Read more
Thu, January 10th, 09:07 · Tefo Mohapi

Vodacom SA re-introduces Power Hour, doubles price

Vodacom South Africa has re-introduced its popular prepaid customer promotion, Power Hour, which gives users one hour of talk time for only R10 from January 10 to February 28. → Read more
Thu, January 10th, 08:59 · Kamau Mbote

Samsung’s Youm phone brings foldable smartphones to near reality

Samsung has developed a smartphone with the ability to fold, with the company anticipating a growing demand in the market. → Read more
Thu, January 10th, 08:26 · Tefo Mohapi

Old Mutual acquisition of 22seven.co.za gathers pace

22seven is to make an announcement towards the end of January over rumours that they are to be acquired by South African financial services company Old Mutual. → Read more
Thu, January 10th, 08:14 · Elly Okutoyi

Only 25% of Tanzanians can receive TV signals after analogue TV switch-off

A mere 25 percent of TV-owners in Tanzania’s capital Dar es Salaam can access digital TV broadcasting signals after the country became the first in East Africa to switch off analogue TV signals. → Read more
Thu, January 10th, 08:06 · Tefo Mohapi

Servaas Venter appointed as EMC Southern Africa’s new country manager

EMC Southern Africa, the Southern African division of the global IT service and solution provider, has confirmed the appointment of Servaas Venter as its new Country Manager. → Read more
Thu, January 10th, 07:40 · HumanIPO

South African Internet still too big on broadband cost and slow on speed

South Africa is currently 75 percent behind the world average broadband download speed, according to updated statistics by Ookla's Net Index. → Read more
Thu, January 10th, 07:24 · Tefo Mohapi

Developers’ opportunity to represent Africa in the 2013 Facebook Hacker Cup

Facebook has opened registration for the social network's annual Hacker Cup competition, which includes Africa, and has US$10,000 prize money up for grabs. → Read more
Wed, January 9th, 19:09 · Tefo Mohapi

Gartner positions Dimension Data in leaders quadrant for Communications Outsourcing and Professional Services

Dimension Data, the specialist IT solutions and services provider, announced on Wednesday that Gartner, the IT research and advisory company, had positioned it in the “Leaders Quadrant of the Magic Quadrant for Communications Outsourcing and Professional Services (COPS) 2012 report”. → Read more
Wed, January 9th, 18:37 · Brandon Gregory

Find Free Wi-Fi app helping South Africans find connection spots

Simon Stewart and his team of contributors have made it possible for South African’s to locate free Wi-Fi through an easy-to-use website and mobile applications on a range of platforms. → Read more
Wed, January 9th, 18:17 · Paul Adepoju

Service quality not acceptable, Nigerian mobile users tell networks

Mobile users in Nigeria’s capital city of Abuja have expressed their dissatisfaction with the poor quality of services being offered by the country’s network service providers. → Read more
Wed, January 9th, 14:36 · Gabriella Mulligan

TCRA postpones public hearings on interconnection rates

The Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA) has postponed public hearings to discuss cost-based interconnection rates for mobile telephones in order to allow sufficient time for industry players to submit their views. → Read more