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Mon, December 24th, 06:13 · HumanIPO

African Tech Deal of the Year

Technology business deals or partnerships give clues and insight into how a particular company or set of companies have been performing, and changes in ownership can have big effects on the market and the consumer. The HumanIPO team pick their top deals. → Read more
Mon, December 24th, 06:01 · HumanIPO

12 Days of Christmas coming to HumanIPO, 2012 in review

For the next 12 days HumanIPO will be bringing readers a comprehensive review of the African technology scene during the past 12 months. → Read more
Mon, December 24th, 06:00 · Richard Cutcher

Cell C to support BlackBerry 10 devices in South Africa

Cell C have confirmed they will be stocking BlackBerry 10 devices when they are launched in Johannesburg at the end of January. → Read more
Sun, December 23rd, 20:43 · Richard Cutcher

Facebook under scrutiny over major tax avoidance claims

Facebook is facing serious questions over its tax arrangements after it was revealed it only paid £2.9 million (US$4.2 million) tax on its £840 million (US$1.1 billion) profits generated outside the United States last year. → Read more
Sun, December 23rd, 09:31 · Gabriella Mulligan

Top 5 Gadgets of 2012

2012 saw renewed competition in the gadget sector, with a number of high-profile smartphone, entertainment and computing releases catching the public eye and raising the bar. Innovation was the name of the game, and before we see the stakes raised even further in 2013, HumanIPO looks at five of the best 2012 had to offer. → Read more
Fri, December 21st, 14:59 · Paul Adepoju

Telecommunications towers threaten Liberia’s airspace

Frederick B Norkeh, the Liberian Telecommunications Minister, has concerns sky-high towers that lack security lights could be putting the nation’s airspace at risk. → Read more
Fri, December 21st, 14:22 · Paul Adepoju

Samsung promises Nigerians exciting 2013, introduces new products

Samsung Electronics, has promised its Nigerian customers an exciting 2013 with the launch of several innovative products into the market. → Read more
Fri, December 21st, 13:52 · Paul Adepoju

MTN Ghana rewards mobile money senders and receivers with Christmas promo

MTN Ghana, in the spirit of the Christmas, will reward individuals using its Mobile Money service to money to friends, families and other loved ones during the Christmas season. → Read more
Fri, December 21st, 13:49 · HumanIPO

South Africa IT expenditure predicted to reach US$ 18.1 billion by 2017

South Africa’s IT expenditure will rise by eight percent within the next four to five years to US$18.1 billion,according to a recent report released by Business Monitor International (BMI). → Read more
Fri, December 21st, 13:01 · Brandon Gregory

E-Tolling: OUTA to decide on court appeal

The Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance (Outa) believes there are “reasonably strong reasons to appeal” the High Court’s decision to dismiss their application to abandon controversial e-tolling. → Read more
Fri, December 21st, 12:47 · Kamau Mbote

Malawi and Sudan face high malware threat, Kaspersky warns

Anti-malware developer Kaspersky Lab has said that some 35 percent of users of its antivirus software were targeted by a Web attack at least once while browsing the Internet, with African nations Malawi and Sudan affected particularly badly. → Read more
Fri, December 21st, 12:20 · Gabriella Mulligan

E.tv wins court case against Dina Pule

The High Court of South Gauteng has ruled in favour of e.tv in finding that Communications Minister Dina Pule overreached her powers in awarding set-top-box controls to Sentech. → Read more
Fri, December 21st, 12:15 · HumanIPO

AT&T broadband frequency choice encourages SA’s 8ta

South African mobile operator 8ta has been boosted by American telecommunications giant AT&T’s choice to use the same frequency for their expansion. → Read more
Fri, December 21st, 11:10 · HumanIPO

Facebook inbox a fee away for non-subscribers

Facebook has launched a social experimental offer for a select group of US citizens not on Facebook, allowing them to send messages to subscribers for a small fee. → Read more
Fri, December 21st, 10:54 · Kamau Mbote

Kenyan developers sit world’s first software certification

A number of Kenyan developers have sat the first World Software Certification pilot exam, necessitated by increased employment of expatriate software developers by multinational corporations opening offices in Kenya. → Read more
Fri, December 21st, 10:40 · Brandon Gregory

ICASA reviews National Radio Frequency Plan

South Africa’s communications regulator is reviewing the National Radio Frequency Plan (NRFP) to ensure it is efficient. → Read more
Fri, December 21st, 09:44 · Paul Adepoju

Nigeria is under-utilizing its space technology and satellites – expert

Nigeria is yet to enjoy the full benefits of its massive investment in various satellites, according to Dr Spencer Onuh, director of Nigeria’s Centre for Satellite Technology Development (CSTD). → Read more
Fri, December 21st, 09:14 · Paul Adepoju

Nigeria’s software development strategy gets UN commendations

The efforts of the Institute of Software Practitioners of Nigeria (ISPON) to ensure the country’s software strategy attains international standards have been recognized and commended by the United Nations (UN). → Read more
Fri, December 21st, 08:44 · Kamau Mbote

RIM feels pinch as BlackBerry users’ drop

BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion (RIM) lost 1 million users in the last quarter alone, the worst attrition in the device’s history, with its net income dropping to just $9 million after a $114 million loss in the third quarter. → Read more
Fri, December 21st, 08:11 · HumanIPO

Guest post: Five lessons in business from Muthuri Kinyamu

In an exclusive post for HumanIPO, Muthuri Kinyamu of social media agency Social Edge Africa shares five lessons he has learnt about business from working in start-ups and small and midsized companies in various sectors, as well as setting up his own company. He specifically focuses on start-up entrepreneurs in Africa and those who want to get into business in the near future. → Read more