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Thu, November 22nd, 08:18 · Tefo Mohapi

SA’s Nashua Mobile extend retail footprint through partnership with Look & Listen

South Africa’s Nashua Mobile, an independent telecommunications service provider, has announced it will be extending its retail footprint through a partnership with Look & Listen, one of the largest specialist entertainment retail chains in South Africa. → Read more
Thu, November 22nd, 08:12 · Kamau Mbote

Samsung shot in the arm in Apple patent battle

Global electronics maker and seller Samsung has acquired an order from a US judge compelling computer-maker Apple to disclose details on its deal with HTC, a Chinese technology firm, which could have far-reaching implications for Apple’s argument that monetary damages are not enough. → Read more
Thu, November 22nd, 07:36 · Nanine Steenkamp

Curriculum Pathway offers solution to improving SA education

Leading business software supplier SAS now provides free web programs, called Curriculum Pathway, to improve South Africa’s problematic education in science and mathematics. → Read more
Thu, November 22nd, 07:07 · Paul Adepoju

Etisalat Nigeria says its inclusions in the NCC’s blanket ban on promotions and lotteries is

Telecommunication company Etisalat Nigeria has claimed it should be exempt from the Nigerian National Communications Commission’s (NCC) blanket ban on promotions and lotteries by operators. → Read more
Thu, November 22nd, 06:51 · Kamau Mbote

Counting the gains achieved ahead of Africa’s ICT week

The Africa ICT Week kicks off next week from November 26 to 30, in line with implementation of resolutions reached at the World Summit of Information society held in Tunis, Tunisia in 2005. → Read more
Thu, November 22nd, 06:51 · Kamau Mbote

Autonomy overvalued during takeover by HP

Dr. Mike Lynch, otherwise known as Britain’s Bill Gates, could face jail after a cover up was unearthed in a deal that saw HP acquire his company Autonomy for more than the exact price, after inflating the company’s revenue and profits. → Read more
Thu, November 22nd, 05:38 · Robin Okuthe

Kenya unveils plans to double bandwidth capacity

Kenya’s government has announced plans to lay a fifth fibre-optic cable, which is expected to double the country’s bandwidth capacity from the current 8,6Tbit/s to more than than 15Tbit/s. → Read more
Wed, November 21st, 16:24 · Gabriella Mulligan

Knott-Craig Sr: Machines are the future

Mobile telephones will soon be the ultimate entertainment devices, according to Cell C CEO Alan Knott-Craig Sr, but machines will become the main users of mobile telephony over the next decade. → Read more
Wed, November 21st, 16:00 · Paul Adepoju

Nokia launches Lumia series in Lagos, but offers it exclusively on MTN Nigeria

Nokia has launched its latest mobiles, the Windows Phone 8 enabled Nokia Lumia 920 and Nokia Lumia 820, in Lagos. → Read more
Wed, November 21st, 15:11 · Paul Adepoju

LTA threatens more sanctions against LoneStar Cell/MTN, while the operator cries foul

The face-off between the Liberia Telecommunications Authority (LTA) and major telecoms company LoneStar Cell/MTN has escalated with the regulator threatening further action and the operator alleging foul play. → Read more
Wed, November 21st, 15:00 · Nanine Steenkamp

World first OTP display Titanium card launched by Absa

Young professionals are being targeted for the market-first Absa MasterCard Titanium Card digital one time password (OTP) launched yesterday. → Read more
Wed, November 21st, 14:34 · Paul Adepoju

Nigerian standards organisation partners Korean agency on quality assurance

As part of the steps it is taking to achieve zero tolerance for substandard products in the Nigerian market, the Standards Organization of Nigeria (SON) has partnered with the Korean Agency for Technology and Standards (KATS). → Read more
Wed, November 21st, 14:12 · Elly Okutoyi

RIM’s Nairobi Jam Session depicts potential in Kenya’s innovative sector

Research in Motion (RIM), makers of the BlackBerry smartphone, held its first ever Super Hackathon Jam session event in Kenya last weekend, with applications developed and presented for possible consideration on the imminent BlackBerry 10 platform set for release in January next year. → Read more
Wed, November 21st, 13:45 · Paul Adepoju

Ghana promotes ICT education with computer distribution

The Ghanaian government is to add information and communication technology (ICT) to its schools’ curriculum by making computers and other gadgets available to students. → Read more
Wed, November 21st, 13:17 · Vincent Matinde

Techno Brain and Drishti to offer Africa’s outsourcing industry array of solutions

Software giant Techno Brain has partnered with Drishti, an Indian communications solutions firm, in a venture focused on boosting the outsourcing industry in Africa. → Read more
Wed, November 21st, 12:49 · Paul Adepoju

Airtel introduces world’s first free intercontinental roaming service

Bharti Airtel has announced the introduction of the world's first free intercontinental incoming roaming service, adding India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka to the company’s One Network services previously exclusively offered to subscribers in Africa. → Read more
Wed, November 21st, 12:45 · Tefo Mohapi

African Union objects to DotConnectAfrica Trust’s application for .africa

According to ICANN’s GAC Early warning system, the African Union Commission (AUC) and several African governments have objected to DotConnectAfrica Trust’s (DCA) application for the .africa gTLD, saying the trust does not have the mandate and support of African governments to administer the geographical name gTLD. → Read more
Wed, November 21st, 12:12 · Elly Okutoyi

Kenya to launch National ICT Master Plan

Kenya is set to launch its National ICT Master plan, detailing how Kenya can be positioned as a leader in ICT investment and innovation by the year 2017. → Read more
Wed, November 21st, 11:58 · Vincent Matinde

Largest bank in DRC employs IBM solutions for its business growth

Rawbank, a leading bank in the Democratic Republic of Congo, has implemented IT solutions from IBM for its expansion and growth plans, allowing customers to receive notifications of bank transactions through text message among many other innovations. → Read more
Wed, November 21st, 09:54 · Paul Adepoju

DR Congo partner with Chinese firms for satellite launch

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has partnered with China Aerospace and Technology Corporation (CASC) and China Telecom to provide communication satellite delivery, becoming the second African country to sign a satellite delivery contract with the superpower. → Read more