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Mon, January 7th, 14:35 · HumanIPO

Canadian astronaut tweets first space recorded song

The Canadian space traveller, Chris Hadfield, has posted a YouTube video featuring the original recording of “Jewel in the Night” from space on Twitter. → Read more
Mon, January 7th, 13:59 · Paul Adepoju

Internet scammers arrested in Nigeria, exhibits recovered

Two Nigerian undergraduates and six others have been arrested by officers of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Lagos for defrauding unsuspecting Nigerians and foreigners for several years. → Read more
Mon, January 7th, 13:09 · Elly Okutoyi

Huawei to take lucky customers from Africa to Dubai

Huawei, a leading global ICT solutions provider, has officially launched the second phase of the ‘Ascend to New Heights’ campaign that will see winners from Kenya and other countries globally win an all-expenses-paid trip to Dubai, UAE. → Read more
Mon, January 7th, 13:05 · Brandon Gregory

AfDB and Malawian Government launch HEST project

The government of Malawi and the African Development Bank (AfDB) have launched a UA 29.45 million investment project for Higher Education and Technology (HEST) in Ntchisi, Malawi. → Read more
Mon, January 7th, 12:12 · Kamau Mbote

ICT helps reduce university application fees in Tanzania

An online registration system installed by Tanzania Commission for Universities (TCU) has helped reduce college application fees from about US$709 to US$40, according to the World Bank. → Read more
Mon, January 7th, 11:50 · Paul Adepoju

KITS Technologies holds professional training on energy efficiency for data centres in Lagos

Adopting energy efficiency has been described as the potential remedy to the high costs being incurred by Nigeria and other West African countries, according to KITS Technologies. → Read more
Mon, January 7th, 11:45 · Paul Adepoju

Nigerian economy could benefit by US$127 billion if operators list on NSE

Operators of the Nigerian capital market have revealed listing the country’s telecommunications companies on the nation’s stock exchange (NGSE), coupled with the unbundling of the national electricity company, Power Holding of Nigeria (PHCN), could increase the economy’s value to 20 trillion naira (US$127 billion) and an index exceeding 40,000 points by December. → Read more
Mon, January 7th, 11:13 · Brandon Gregory

BIUST plans to become more e-driven and teams up with Israeli University

The Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST) and the Ben-Gurion University, Israel, are teaming up on research and teaching of technology for deserts and drylands. → Read more
Mon, January 7th, 10:50 · Paul Adepoju

CBN postpones nationwide implementation of cashless policy, blames challenges

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has defended the indefinite suspension in the nationwide roll-out of its cashless policy. → Read more
Mon, January 7th, 10:07 · HumanIPO

SIM deactivation delays disempowers authority threats

Despite multiple threats of SIM card deactivation of unregistered Kenyan mobile subscribers and prison sentences, millions of unregistered users are still able to continue as before as the operators struggle to keep up. → Read more
Mon, January 7th, 09:49 · HumanIPO

Wikipedia overload suffers under lack of editors

The free Internet encyclopaedia Wikipedia is struggling under mass uploading with too few editors to control the site quality under the new structure. → Read more
Mon, January 7th, 08:54 · Brandon Gregory

OUTA deciding whether to continue SA e-toll legal battle

The Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance’s (OUTA) future is on the line as it will decide whether or not to continue the legal battle against e-tolling in Gauteng province today (Monday). → Read more
Mon, January 7th, 08:32 · Elly Okutoyi

Rwanda to join other African countries in SIM-card registration

Rwanda is set to join other African countries in a nationwide SIM-card registration, a process set to be carried out from February 4 to July 31, 2013, targeting more than five million subscribers in the country. → Read more
Mon, January 7th, 08:16 · Kamau Mbote

Bill Gates compares M-Pesa model to Microsoft’s

Billionaire software tycoon Bill Gates has compared his company’s model to that of giant mobile money transfer service M-Pesa, which promises supporting companies profitability. → Read more
Mon, January 7th, 08:08 · Kamau Mbote

French Telecom company threatens global web advertising

A move by Free, a France-based telecommunications services provider, to upgrade all its users with ad blocking features is expected to cause outcry among companies providing free content as the move is likely to eat into their revenue. → Read more
Mon, January 7th, 07:49 · Tefo Mohapi

Etisalat Egypt partners with Ericsson to prepare network for LTE coverage

Etisalat Egypt and Ericsson will “transform the telecom operator’s radio network to enable a full range of converged information and telecom services” in a new agreement. → Read more
Mon, January 7th, 07:16 · Paul Adepoju

Nigerian businessmen condemn phones-for-farmers policy, Minister defends initiative

Following the government’s decision to gift 10 million phones to farmers, the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has blasted the project they claim will cost 60 billion naira (US$382,897). → Read more
Sun, January 6th, 19:52 · Tefo Mohapi

No more capped ADSL for SA’s Telkom customers

Telkom, South Africa’s partially state owned telecommunications company, is removing the “hard cap” on its capped ADSL services, instead allowing customers to continue having Internet access even after exhausting their allocated traffic allowance. → Read more
Sun, January 6th, 19:36 · Tefo Mohapi

Analysts predict mobile broadband to grow by 19% annually from 2013

Operators worldwide should bet on mobile broadband being their biggest opportunity for revenue for growth for the next three years, according to Ovum, the UK based technology analyst company. → Read more
Sat, January 5th, 07:01 · Nanine Steenkamp

Pinterest sued for plagiarism

Pinterest has been sued by its angel investor's previous business partner for implementing their shared idea without permission. → Read more