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Wed, November 14th, 12:42 · Kamau Mbote

MultiChoice extends free DStv access to Kenyan schools

DStv Satellite Television services provider MultiChoice Kenya will establish 25 resource centres in public schools in 2012, bringing the total number of beneficiaries to 150. The company hopes this will ease access to educational material in Kenya. → Read more
Wed, November 14th, 12:41 · Vincent Matinde

Fastjet begins online sales of airline tickets

Africa’s newest airline that is already shaking the market because of its anticipated low fare, FastJet has unleashed its new website and is now taking ticket bookings. → Read more
Wed, November 14th, 12:32 · Kamau Mbote

Online advertising yet to catch up in Kenya

Kenya’s advertising revenue grew exponentially over the past decade from 3.2 billion shillings in 1999 to 49.2 billion in 2009, fuelled by a fragmented audience in the country created particularly by vernacular radio station, a study by research firm Ipsos Synovate indicates. → Read more
Wed, November 14th, 12:31 · Richard Cutcher

Mobile networks hope to piggy back on Facebook, Google and YouTube popularity

Network chiefs are embracing the rise of the ‘over the top (OTT) players’ in Africa, so long as they remain the gateway to access them → Read more
Wed, November 14th, 12:14 · Vincent Matinde

Bash Technologies and Agile Business Solutions to offer mobile tech to African universities

IT solutions firm Bash Technologies has said it will collaborate with Agile Business Solutions, which specialises in innovative business solutions, to bring Mobile solutions to African universities and colleges. → Read more
Wed, November 14th, 11:52 · Elly Okutoyi

For the first time, BlackBerry Jam Session Super Hackathon comes to Kenya

Kenya will on November 17 host its first ever BlackBerry Jam Session Super Hackathon event, ahead of the launch of smartphone-maker Research In Motion’s next-generation BlackBerry 10 platform. → Read more
Wed, November 14th, 11:15 · Nanine Steenkamp

Mobile money infiltrates African pop culture as Ugandan pop song promotes industry

Ugandan pop star Tycoon’s song about mobile money services could have boosted the industry’s growth in Africa. → Read more
Wed, November 14th, 10:38 · HumanIPO

HumanIPO Debate: Should Kenya’s government screen SMSes ahead of General Elections?

Kenya’s communications regulator the Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) last month spelled out tough rules expected to curb hate speech ahead of the country’s general elections slated for March 4 next year. HumanIPO’s Kamau Mbote and Vince Matinde debate the pros and cons of CCK’s move. → Read more
Wed, November 14th, 10:10 · Nanine Steenkamp

Qualcomm hosts AR focused MoMo

Wireless telecommunications firm Qualcomm presented the latest developments in augmented reality (AR) for mobile devices at Mobile Monday (MoMo), featuring the newest apps from Fuzzy Logic and Sea Monster endorsed by QDevNet. → Read more
Wed, November 14th, 10:10 · Elly Okutoyi

Somalia to get fibre-optic connection through the air

Somalia is set to get a high-speed broadband access after Somcable struck a deal worth over US$3 million to offer the services via the fibre-through-the-air (FTTA) technology. → Read more
Wed, November 14th, 09:50 · Robin Okuthe

State surveillance of citizen’s online activities on the rise sharply

Government surveillance of citizen’s online activities is rapidly increasing globally except perhaps in Africa, according to Google’s latest Transparency Report. Nearly 21,000 requests were made in the first half of 2012. → Read more
Wed, November 14th, 09:47 · Elly Okutoyi

Maliyo games now venturing into advergaming

Maliyo Games has ventured into the advergaming sector by creating a social game for Wema Bank, which will see the bank increase its market penetration and brand visibility. → Read more
Wed, November 14th, 09:20 · Vincent Matinde

Real estate players in SA to benefit from new marketing app

Mobiprops is the latest real estate online platform that aims to enable property developers and managers to market their properties on various digital platforms. → Read more
Wed, November 14th, 09:08 · Kamau Mbote

42 slain policemen to be honoured via social media

Social media users in Kenya will today at 1p.m. (Kenyan time) honour 42 policemen who were last weekend slain in Baragoi’s Suguta valley, after the government failed to fly flags countrywide at half-mast. → Read more
Wed, November 14th, 09:02 · Gabriella Mulligan

Knott-Craig Snr: SA telecoms must change

A unified, well-regulated telecoms network with affordable pricing is the only way to achieve full coverage for South Africa and boost the education and health sectors, according to Cell C’s Alan Knott-Craig Snr. → Read more
Wed, November 14th, 08:22 · Tefo Mohapi

Quantum Edge now powers South Africa’s RICA engine

Previously, all SIM data was captured via Micosoft Excel and submitted manually for the process of registering SIM cards by South Africa’s Regulation of Interception of Communications and Provision of Communication (RICA), according to the managing director of Quantum Edge Renier de Beer. The process has now been automated. → Read more
Wed, November 14th, 08:16 · Vincent Matinde

Mobile technology spurring Sub-Saharan Africa’s economy, GSMA

A new GSMA Report released yesterday hails Africa’s mobile technology as one of the catalysts for economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa. → Read more
Wed, November 14th, 07:36 · Robin Okuthe

Don’t watch Obama punching someone for insulting him on Twitter

A new Twitter scam features a fake video of President Obama punching someone for insulting him, all designed to steal passwords and push malware, Internet security firm PandaLab has noted today. The microblogging site’s users are advised to ignore a direct message asking them to click a link to watch the clip. → Read more
Wed, November 14th, 07:26 · Richard Cutcher

The ‘dos’ and ‘don’ts’ of launching a start-up in Africa – the investors’ view

Entrepreneurs and innovators risk alienating potential investors by demanding non-disclosure agreements (NDA), according to the ‘money men’. → Read more
Wed, November 14th, 06:16 · Tefo Mohapi

Windows division head leaves Microsoft

Microsoft has announced that Steven Sinofsky, the Windows and Windows Live President, will be leaving the company, and that Julie Larson-Green will lead all Windows software and hardware engineering. The changes take effect immediately. → Read more