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Mon, November 12th, 09:10 · Vincent Matinde

ABI Research boss joins advisory board of ITU-IMPACT

Tim Archdeacon, ABI Research’s president and CEO, is set to join the International Advisory Board (IAB) of International Multilateral Partnership Against Cyber Threats (IMPACT), an agency concerned with cyber security at the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). → Read more
Mon, November 12th, 09:09 · Nanine Steenkamp

Notorious spammers in South Africa named and shamed

South Africa’s Internet Service Providers’ Association’s (ISPA) has released a list of 54 email spammers and 32 address resellers expected to discourage people from sending unsolicited bulk e-mails for marketing purposes, and to encourage those on the list to improve their Internet behaviour. → Read more
Mon, November 12th, 08:55 · Elly Okutoyi

0.18 percent growth in Nigeria ICT, ITU report

Nigeria experienced a 0.18 percent growth between 2010 and 2011, earning the country position 122 out of the 155 countries included in the ICT Development Index (IDI), a report released by International Telecommunication Union (ITU) states. → Read more
Mon, November 12th, 08:00 · Paul Adepoju

Nigeria partners with India, Indonesia on ICT for mass literacy

The Nigerian government is mulling over possible collaborations with Indonesia and India to improve the delivery of mass literacy among women, girls and the marginalised rural population via the use of ICT, the education minister Prof. Ruqayyatu Ahmed Rufa’i has said. → Read more
Mon, November 12th, 08:00 · Kamau Mbote

Aviation industry to establish cyber security force

The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has announced its intention to have an aviation cyber security force created, as the industry’s technology systems remain vulnerable. → Read more
Mon, November 12th, 07:43 · Vincent Matinde

Revenues for mobile data to increase greatly for Africa’s telecom companies

Data revenues from mobile phones will constitute 22 percent of African telecom revenues by 2016, according to a recent research. → Read more
Mon, November 12th, 07:20 · Paul Adepoju

Airtel records revenue growth, profit slide

Global mobile services provider Bharti Airtel has disclosed a 17 percent growth in its second fiscal quarter revenue, the company has revealed. → Read more
Mon, November 12th, 07:13 · Nanine Steenkamp

MTN Group’s market value soars above homegrown record

Leading mobile services provider MTN last week hit a new record in rising market value. → Read more
Mon, November 12th, 06:52 · Nanine Steenkamp

Porn sites totally criminalised in Egypt

Egypt’s administrative court has announced the blocking of Internet pornography websites, evoking suspicion that the country is making advances likened to that of the Sharia Law. → Read more
Mon, November 12th, 06:31 · Paul Adepoju

Group takes Cameroon gay right activism online, petitions govt

A pro homosexuality organization in Cameroon called All Out has launched an online petition on its website in which it is calling on President Paul Biya and the nation's justice minister to allow Roger Jean-Claude Mbédé, who was arrested after he sent a text message and placed a moratorium on Cameroon's discriminatory anti-gay laws, to regain his freedom → Read more
Fri, November 9th, 13:30 · Nanine Steenkamp

BlackBerry 10 gets security green light

The latest BlackBerry has been given security check by the Federal Information Processing Standardisation (FIPS) ahead of launch. → Read more
Fri, November 9th, 13:08 · Paul Adepoju

Made-in-Nigeria IT solutions earning praise

Major stakeholders in Nigeria’s ICT sector have praised the Nigerian government for promoting local development of computer hardware and software. → Read more
Fri, November 9th, 13:04 · Nanine Steenkamp

Smartphone allergy-unfriendly, medics urge mobile users to stay away from BlackBerry

Research now shows the presence of allergens nickel and cobalt in a third of BlackBerry mobile phones. → Read more
Fri, November 9th, 12:37 · Paul Adepoju

Nigeria’s top bank introduces customized Naira MasterCard

First Bank of Nigeria (FBN), a major first generation Nigerian bank, has introduced a debit Naira MasterCard that allows the bank’s teeming customers to personalize their cards by capturing their individuality on the card. → Read more
Fri, November 9th, 12:31 · Kamau Mbote

Online piracy on the decrease

There is increased use of legitimately acquired data globally, with streaming service providers such as Netflix helping tackle the illegal P2P file sharing promoted by services such as BitTorrent that allow users running software that utilize peer 2 peer protocol to share data, according to a new report by Sandvine. → Read more
Fri, November 9th, 12:22 · Tefo Mohapi

Nigeria adopts computer-based tests for university admissions, dons react

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), the body in charge of admissions into Nigeria’s institutions of higher learning, has announced that from 2013, it will begin using computer-based tests (CBT) instead of the regular paper examinations to screen candidates seeking admission into the country’s colleges, the board’s executive registrar Prof. Dibu Ojerinde has said. → Read more
Fri, November 9th, 11:47 · Tefo Mohapi

Vodafone in the pound seats as Safaricom reports half-year results, M-PESA the crown jewel

Kenya’s integrated telecoms operator Safaricom yesterday reported its financial results for the half-year as of end of September 2012, showing M-Pesa, the Vodafone mobile money transfer service, as the crown jewel across all its offerings. → Read more
Fri, November 9th, 11:43 · Gythan Munga

Mobile revolution yet to reach 67% of Africans

Two-thirds of Africans are yet to be connected to a mobile service, according to Wireless Intelligence. → Read more
Fri, November 9th, 11:33 · Gythan Munga

Galaxy S III now most popular smartphone worldwide

Samsung's Galaxy S3 overtook Apple's iPhone 4S to become the world's best-selling smartphone model for the first time ever in the third quarter of 2012, a research by global, independent research and consulting firm Strategy Analytics reveals. → Read more
Fri, November 9th, 11:31 · Gythan Munga

Third CIO 100 awards to honor East Africa’s ICT feat

Kenya's premier ICT magazine CIO East Africa will this year on November 28 to 30 hold the third CIO 100 Annual Awards Ceremony at Safari Park Hotel in Kenya’s capital Nairobi, to honor ICT innovations by businesses in the region. → Read more