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Sat, January 5th, 06:53 · Brandon Gregory

Google is cleared of search result bias

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in the United States has cleared Internet giant Google of search result bias after a two-year investigation. → Read more
Fri, January 4th, 15:18 · Gabriella Mulligan

SA Internet speeds may decrease with LTE rollout

Internet speeds in South Africa may slow as bandwidth sharing increases due to increased Internet usage and rollout of Long-Term Evolution (LTE) networks, according to David Belson, product line director, custom government engineering at Akamai. → Read more
Fri, January 4th, 15:09 · Paul Adepoju

Vodafone Ghana addresses complaints on latest Internet bundle plans

Vodafone Ghana has clarified the rationale behind its latest fixed broadband (FBB) bundles, which customers complain was introduced without prior notification. → Read more
Fri, January 4th, 14:08 · Elly Okutoyi

OPINION: Kenya’s CCK is not as powerful as it thinks it is

The Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) has for a long time portrayed itself as the ultimate authority when it comes to matters of communication in the East African nation. → Read more
Fri, January 4th, 13:41 · HumanIPO

Emergency services unavailable due to cable theft

Emergency services in Queenstown, South Africa, are currently out of reach to the public after a cable theft yesterday (Thursday). → Read more
Fri, January 4th, 12:49 · Paul Adepoju

Nigerian satellite centre hopes training will bring native innovation and progress

The Nigerian Centre for Satellite Technology Development (CSTD) has announced its readiness to train Nigerian engineers in the relevant areas, in order to fulfill the goal of designing and fabricating their own space satellites by 2018. → Read more
Fri, January 4th, 12:39 · Kamau Mbote

Variety and use of cyber weapons on the increase, says Kaspersky Lab

2012 saw an increased number of countries targeted by cyber weapons, with African countries such as Egypt and Sudan hit for the first time. → Read more
Fri, January 4th, 12:25 · HumanIPO

Liberian cell phone stove saves cooking time

Liberian Louis K. Teakleah has invented a cell phone operated stove that can be controlled with a few dials, even away from home. → Read more
Fri, January 4th, 12:07 · Brandon Gregory

SITA renders government site unhackable by shutting it down

Following the hacking of three South African government websites, the State Information Technology Agency (SITA) has simply shut down one of them. → Read more
Fri, January 4th, 11:30 · HumanIPO

Mobile banking poses threat to Zimbabwean banks

Zimbabwean banks are working on the collaboration between banks and mobile operators to promote the use of mobile money services (MMS) in the country to prevent competition between the two industries. → Read more
Fri, January 4th, 10:35 · Paul Adepoju

Ericsson donates world class physics lab to University of Lagos

Swedish manufacturer Ericsson has donated a refurbished physics laboratory to the University of Lagos in Nigeria, in a move hoped to help educate and create the next generation of technologists and scientists. → Read more
Fri, January 4th, 10:29 · Elly Okutoyi

Nokia says African factory would not make economic sense

Nokia will not be setting up a phone manufacturing plant in Africa just yet, despite the huge market that it has on the continent, as it would not make economical sense. → Read more
Fri, January 4th, 10:00 · Paul Adepoju

Nigeria sees increases in telecommunications penetration

Omobola Johnson, Nigeria’s Minister for Communications Technology, has described the increase in the access to information and communications technology (ICT) as one of her ministry’s major achievements of 2012. → Read more
Fri, January 4th, 09:48 · Brandon Gregory

Starcomms shareholders approve Capcom’s US$210 million acquisition

Shareholders of Starcomms, the Nigerian code division multiple access (CDMA) telecommunications service provider, have approved a share structure reorganisation as part of Capcom’s acquisition of the company. → Read more
Fri, January 4th, 08:48 · HumanIPO

Zambia nationwide radio imminent

Zambians could enjoy national airwaves in the near future after the Zambia Information and Communication Technology Authority (ZICTA) announced it had begun assessing and exploring the possibilities of radio expansion. → Read more
Fri, January 4th, 08:31 · Richard Cutcher

Twitter prepares to float in 2014, valuation at US$11 billion

Twitter has been valued at US$11 billion as it prepares to go public and sell shares in 2014. → Read more
Fri, January 4th, 08:14 · Kamau Mbote

COFEK says prosecution of unregistered SIM card users unwarranted

The Consumers Federation of Kenya (COFEK) has condemned a decision by the government to prosecute unregistered SIM card holders, saying the focus should be on the network providers switching them off. → Read more
Fri, January 4th, 07:53 · Paul Adepoju

Mobile number portability hailed by NCC Director, gives date of commencement

Nigeria’s mobile number portability (MNP) policy will drive competition among Nigerian network providers and encourage operators to increase their valued-added services, says Tony Ojobo, Director of Public Affairs at the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). → Read more
Fri, January 4th, 07:51 · Tom Jackson

African Internet use “far greater than expected” – report

A survey of Africa’s big cities has concluded that urban dwellers on the continent are embracing the Internet to a significant extent, with social networking the number one online activity. → Read more
Fri, January 4th, 07:05 · Gabriella Mulligan

SABC signs last-minute Afcon broadcasting deal

The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) has signed a R65 million (US$7.5 million) deal for the broadcasting rights of the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) football tournament, finally ending protracted negotiations. → Read more