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Wed, December 5th, 11:08 · Tefo Mohapi

HP’s new Information Optimisation Solutions aims to harness the power of big data

Hewlett Packard (HP) hope their enhanced Information Optimisation Solutions can help enterprises manage, understand and act upon the variety, velocity and volume of organisational data to drive maximum “Return on Information”. → Read more
Wed, December 5th, 10:17 · Kamau Mbote

New Nokia Siemens approach hoped to cut data prices

Nokia Siemens, specialists in mobile broadband, has adopted a new tactical approach expected to drive data prices down by using the right technology and network design by mobile network operators. → Read more
Wed, December 5th, 10:02 · Kamau Mbote

Huawei to offset bills for paediatric patients as Christmas gift

Global ICT solutions leader Huawei has said it will offset the bills of nine children at Kenya’s major referral hospital, the Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH), as part of its Christmas corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities. → Read more
Wed, December 5th, 09:51 · Paul Adepoju

Nigerian Government empowers civil servants with interest-free ICT equipment procurement scheme

Nigerian civil servants are being supported by the Government in buying personal computing equipment over a six-month interest free period to improve quality of life. → Read more
Wed, December 5th, 09:02 · Tefo Mohapi

iROKING launches embedded music player

iROKING has launched a music player that can be embedded onto any blog or website, giving visitors the ability to play any of the 35,000+ songs on offer. → Read more
Wed, December 5th, 08:33 · Paul Adepoju

Liberian civil law court issues LTA order on planned suspension of Lonestar Cell MTN operating licenses

The Liberia Telecommunications Authority (LTA) has been issued a Civil Law Court order preventing it from imposing sanctions on major mobile operator Lonestar Cell MTN. → Read more
Wed, December 5th, 08:13 · Elly Okutoyi

IEBC helps voters find registration centres on Google maps

Kenya’s electoral authority the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has launched an online tool that will help unregistered voters find the nearest registration centres. → Read more
Wed, December 5th, 08:09 · Brandon Gregory

MTN SIM card sales halted in Ghana

Due to alleged service deterioration, MTN Ghana has been ordered to stop selling new SIM cards to the public. → Read more
Wed, December 5th, 07:53 · Vincent Matinde

Cybercrime growing more quickly in Africa than in any part of the world

Cybercrime is escalating faster in Africa than anywhere else in the world, according to the Cyber Security Africa team, an organisation that looks at the dangers of the Web in Africa. → Read more
Wed, December 5th, 07:49 · Vincent Matinde

Opinion: Biometric Voter Registration gives an opportunity for identity database

You have probably seen it on the American hit show, Crime Scene Investigation (CSI) – criminals being nailed over a simple fingerprint or a strand of DNA. This could be far-fetched in some parts of Africa, but is it possible for the continent? → Read more
Wed, December 5th, 07:14 · Richard Cutcher

Johannesburg conference to tackle Africa’s readiness for digital migration

A conference aimed at “future proofing” the African digital migration will be held in Johannesburg in February. → Read more
Wed, December 5th, 06:34 · Vincent Matinde

Kenya National CERT Coordination Centre is now operational

The Kenya National Computer Emergency Response Team Coordination Centre (KNCERTCC), a body set up to fight cybercrime in Kenya, is now operational, the Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) has announced. → Read more
Wed, December 5th, 06:31 · Paul Adepoju

Nigerian government and organised labour set to tackle telecoms companies outsourcing jobs

Nigerian telecommunications companies could be on a collision course with government agencies and labour organisations over their strategy to outsource jobs to Asia. → Read more
Tue, December 4th, 15:46 · Kamau Mbote

Mobile phones to get IP addresses in new drive to fight cybercrime

The Kenyan government will assign every mobile phone a unique Internet protocol address to boost its efforts to crack down on cybercrime. → Read more
Tue, December 4th, 14:56 · Paul Adepoju

Electronic voting cards will create “credible” 2015 Nigerian election

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said it is committed to introducing electronic voting, which it believes will be instrumental in Nigeria’s quest for credible general elections in 2015. → Read more
Tue, December 4th, 14:36 · Gabriella Mulligan

SA uses thermal imaging in battle against rhino poachers

South African National Parks (SANParks) has announced that it has turned to skyborne thermal imaging technologies in its battle against rhinoceros poaching, with poached rhinos estimated to hit 650 this year. → Read more
Tue, December 4th, 14:19 · Robin Okuthe

Interactive websites targeted to engage Diaspora Africans in developing Africa

The International Office of Migration, the world’s largest immigration agency, has today, in partnership with the Ghanaian government, launched a website called Ghanaiandiaspora.com, dedicated to connecting the nearly 3 million Ghanians living in the Diaspora with the country’s development. → Read more
Tue, December 4th, 14:13 · Tom Jackson

Facebook’s ‘sponsored stories’ settlement gets initial approval

Facebook’s second attempt to settle a privacy lawsuit has been given preliminary approval by a US judge, as the company looks recompense those who felt it should not have used their personal information in ‘sponsored stories’ advertising. → Read more
Tue, December 4th, 13:44 · Gabriella Mulligan

Safaricom and Orange to abide by Kenyan MTR cut

Kenyan mobile industry heavyweights Safaricom and Orange have confirmed that they will not oppose the decision to cut mobile termination rates (MTRs), saying the cuts may benefit mobile operators. → Read more
Tue, December 4th, 13:09 · Paul Adepoju

Electronic transactions in Nigeria passes one trillion naira mark

More than one trillion Naira (US$6,350,000) was transferred electronically in the first half of 2012, but only 1.3 percent of transactions were made on mobile. → Read more