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Mon, December 10th, 08:47 · Tefo Mohapi

Network assessment service announced by SA’s Dimension Data

Business performance could be improved by a new service launched by Dimension Data to help customers review traffic patterns, flows and volumes across their networks. → Read more
Mon, December 10th, 08:04 · Paul Adepoju

Nigerian defence chief hits out at fake Facebook account

Admiral Ola Sa'ad Ibrahim, Nigeria's Chief of Defence Staff, has confirmed there is a parody Facebook account in his name and has labelled the imitators cyber criminals. → Read more
Mon, December 10th, 07:39 · Vincent Matinde

High data cost slows Internet penetration in Kenya and Ghana

The cost of data hampers the growth of Internet penetration in Kenya and Ghana, a new study shows. → Read more
Mon, December 10th, 07:35 · Brandon Gregory

Google+ Communities launched

Google has extended its social network to allow users to chat and share their interests in Google+ Communities. → Read more
Fri, December 7th, 14:56 · Paul Adepoju

Liberian government set up special task force on digital migration

The government of Liberia has set up a special task force to oversee the country’s migration from analogue to digital as it looks to beat Africa’s 2015 deadline. → Read more
Fri, December 7th, 14:38 · Brandon Gregory

Why movies are not available through iTunes in South Africa

The iTunes Store in South Africa can only offer music downloads because of complexities involving exclusive rights to other content held by media companies. → Read more
Fri, December 7th, 14:19 · Elly Okutoyi

Tusqee System CEO on Sematime going international

Barely three months after launching the beta version of Sematime, a web-based solution that lets people send bills and invoices via SMS, Kenyan startup Tusqee Systems has now officially launched the service internationally. → Read more
Fri, December 7th, 14:16 · Kamau Mbote

Real-estate sector woos Diaspora Kenyans using ICT

A decade ago, businesses created websites as a formality, and especially for personalized emails and a little marketing. In 2012, almost every viable business and even individuals have their own websites. → Read more
Fri, December 7th, 14:09 · Paul Adepoju

Oracle urges financial institutions in Ghana to switch to their system

Software company Oracle has called on Ghana’s banking sector to switch to their technology and modernise how finance is managed. → Read more
Fri, December 7th, 14:01 · Kamau Mbote

Google to charge SMEs who use Google Apps

Search engine giant Google has said it will begin charging small businesses, including those with less than 10 users, for using its apps as it seeks to offer a stronger experience to its users. → Read more
Fri, December 7th, 13:50 · Brandon Gregory

DA Councillor calls for withdrawal of ICASA’s Mohlaloga appointment

Marian Shinn, Shadow Minister of Communications, has called on the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) to reverse the appointment of a man charged with defrauding to the tune of R6 million (US$690,000). → Read more
Fri, December 7th, 13:28 · Tefo Mohapi

MTN Business launches cloud services in South Africa

MTN Business, a division of MTN South Africa, has launched a pilot project for its cloud services, making it the first mobile network and services provider in Africa to adopt the ‘Cloud Service Brokerage Model’. → Read more
Fri, December 7th, 13:16 · Tefo Mohapi

Google’s Public Data Explorer makes available South Africa’s Census 2011 results

Working with Statistics South Africa, Google has published the 2011 South Africa Population Census results and annual mid-year population estimates on Google Public Data Explorer (PDE), its second Sub-Saharan partnership. → Read more
Fri, December 7th, 13:14 · Vincent Matinde

Op-Ed: Three top applications at the Africa News Innovation Challenge 2012

Last week, Google announced the winners of the US$1 million Africa News Innovation Challenge where developers were to come up with tools journalists can use in the field and in-house. Here is an outlook on which ideas were more progressive. → Read more
Fri, December 7th, 12:51 · Paul Adepoju

Ghana gets first class cybercrime lab

Ghana’s Technology University College (GTUC) has launched the nation’s only first class cybercrime laboratory to train experts in forensic computing. → Read more
Fri, December 7th, 12:19 · Brandon Gregory

K-Talks, Kenya’s online community

A new online community born in Nairobi has grown to 55,000 users in six months offering one place to share multimedia, documents and online polling. → Read more
Fri, December 7th, 12:19 · Elly Okutoyi

Samsung brings e-learning in Kenyan primary schools

Samsung Electronics has launched a pilot training program dubbed Samsung Smart School targeted at imparting digital skills in classroom settings for Kenya’s primary school pupils. → Read more
Fri, December 7th, 11:48 · Tefo Mohapi

Kaspersky Lab reports on security trends for 2012 and core threats for 2013

IT security specialists Kaspersky Lab have predicted 2013 will see a continued rise in targeted attacks, cyber-espionage and nation-state attacks as well as an evolving role of hacktavism and the development of controversial “legal” surveillance tools. → Read more
Fri, December 7th, 11:44 · Elly Okutoyi

Ghanaian mobile networks overwhelmed ahead of polls

Ghanaian mobile operators were overwhelmed by the massive traffic on their networks causing call interruptions to subscribers ahead of the country’s polls that takes place today → Read more
Fri, December 7th, 11:22 · Vincent Matinde

Blue Coat introduces mobile security feature for iPhones

Blue Coat, an online security firm, has introduced security feature branded Blue Coat Mobile Device Security (MDS) service for the iOS platform, enabling business users to guard against security threats in the mobile Web and application industry. → Read more