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Mon, October 15th, 09:40 · Tefo Mohapi

iPad Mini launch possibly on October 23, reports say

A popular tech blog with reportedly close ties to Apple insiders has reported that the invitation-only special event scheduled for October 23 by Apple is where they will be launching their much-rumoured iPad Mini. → Read more
Mon, October 15th, 09:16 · Tefo Mohapi

EXCLUSIVE: Anonymous Nigeria on hacktivism, corruption and planned attacks

In an exclusive interview with HumanIPO, Anonymous Nigeria, a cell of the worldwide Anonymous movement, discuss their planned cyber attacks in the west African country and what motivates them to consider such actions. → Read more
Mon, October 15th, 08:59 · Elly Okutoyi

200,000 unique visitors for Buni TV 6 months after launch

Buni TV, a Web and mobile digital video platform with a focus on high quality African content, has announced today that it has attracted more than 200,000 unique visitors since its launch in April. → Read more
Mon, October 15th, 08:40 · Robert K'Odingo

Report highlights cyber crime as growing threat to Internet security

A report released by a South African research company in a move to enhance and ensure online security across the African continent has highlighted the growing threat of cyber crime. → Read more
Mon, October 15th, 08:36 · Dan Sudi

Vodacom Tanzania partners with World Food Programme through M-Pesa to boost pregnancy care

Telecom service provider Vodacom Tanzania has partnered with the United Nations’ World Food Programme (WFP) in a health initiative aimed at supporting mother-child nutrition education courtesy of mobile money transfer service M-Pes → Read more
Mon, October 15th, 08:33 · Paul Adepoju

Expert calls on Nigerian businesses to embrace digital marketing platforms

Nigerian business owners have been called upon to embrace digital marketing platforms revolutionising markets across the world by digital marketing expert Abasiama Idiaresit, in order to better access their customer base. → Read more
Mon, October 15th, 08:17 · Vincent Matinde

Mdundo music scratch card service puts power in hands of Kenyan musicians

A new service allowing users to download music using scratch cards has been launched, giving artists more control over the distribution of their own music. → Read more
Mon, October 15th, 07:46 · Paul Adepoju

Vodafone Offers Ghana’s Hajj Pilgrims 70% Discount On Roaming

Telecommunications company Vodafone Ghana has offered Ghanaian pilgrims to this year’s Hajj a 70 percent discount on the current international roaming costs as they embark on their journey to Saudi Arabia. → Read more
Mon, October 15th, 07:06 · Gythan Munga

No need to fear

South Africa’s LTE network will not experience any issues despite increases in traffic, say officials at Vodacom, in spite of fears of so-called “signalling storms”. → Read more
Sat, October 13th, 16:13 · Tefo Mohapi

8ta LTE offering to use 2,300Mhz band spectrum

8ta CEO Amith Maharaj has announced that the mobile service provider will be launching their LTE trial in Gauteng using spectrum in the 2,300Mhz band. → Read more
Sat, October 13th, 13:43 · HumanIPO

The Google Trilogy, Part 3 : Overreach

In the last of a three part series on Google and the issues which surround its domination of the tech space, HumanIPO looks at the company’s continuing expansion and asks whether it has been misusing the vast power in its hands. → Read more
Sat, October 13th, 09:52 · Vincent Matinde

Telecoms to lose US$54bn to smartphone messaging apps

New research has indicated that mobile telecom companies will lose close to US$54 billion by 2016 thanks to the insurgence of messaging apps, with African operators already feeling the pinch. → Read more
Sat, October 13th, 08:32 · Tefo Mohapi

Samsung launches Galaxy S3 mini

With the aim of competing more strongly with Apple’s iPhone, Samsung Mobile has unveiled a smaller version of its popular Galaxy S3 smartphone, just months after the original S3 was launched and only a couple of weeks after the iPhone 5 debuted. → Read more
Sat, October 13th, 08:14 · Elly Okutoyi

Kenya’s mobile money worth half national budget

Mobile money deposits made by Kenyans between 2011 and 2012 were close to KSh672 billion (US$8 billion), almost equivalent to half of the country’s national budget approximated at KShs1.459 trillion, reveal recent statistics released by the Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK). → Read more
Sat, October 13th, 07:59 · HumanIPO

INTERVIEW: Michael Pedersen on ezPayslip, the next revolutionary app after Uhasibu

PlusPeople Kenya Limited is one of East Africa’s leading providers of business solutions to enterprises. The firm has forged a reputation for developing systems useful for micro-businesses in the region. → Read more
Fri, October 12th, 14:18 · Tefo Mohapi

Alan Knott-Craig wins “IT Person of the Year Award”

Alan Knott-Craig, CEO of mobile services provider Cell-C and father to Mxit CEO Alan Knott-Craig Jnr, was awarded the 2012 IT Personality of the Year award at the MyBroadband Awards held on October 10 during the MyBroadband Conference in Johannesburg, South Africa. → Read more
Fri, October 12th, 14:08 · Paul Adepoju

MTN Nigeria steps up fight against identity theft with new personal security number

Integrated telecommunications firm MTN Nigeria has started issuing 16-digit security numbers to its subscribers to prevent scammers and hackers from stealing customers' identities for fraud, the company announced at an event in Nigeria’s capital Lagos. → Read more
Fri, October 12th, 13:47 · Paul Adepoju

Dutch social investor commissions new ICT centre in Gambia

NICE International, a Netherlands-based social venture, has constructed a full-fledged ICT centre in Tabokoto, Gambia, to offer basic training in computer skills. → Read more
Fri, October 12th, 13:46 · Tefo Mohapi

Gijima appoint Eileen Wilton as interim CEO

Gijima, the large ICT company listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, has announced it has appointed Eileen Wilton as interim CEO following the resignation of former CEO Jonas Bogoshi. → Read more
Fri, October 12th, 13:24 · Gythan Munga

Vodacom: More spectrum crucial to meeting SA broadband targets

Vodacom officials say that the South African government’s Vision 2020 target of 100 percent broadband penetration will not be met without more spectrum, which is unlikely in the near future. → Read more