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Fri, August 10th, 05:00 · Elly Okutoyi

Uganda decides on alternative fibre-optic cable through Tanzania

Uganda has decided on getting an alternative underground fibre-optic cable through Tanzania to guard itself from the cable interruptions on the Kenyan line that affect the country’s Internet connections from time to time. → Read more
Fri, August 10th, 04:04 · HumanIPO

Goal.com goes live in Kenya, Futaa.com says they are welcome

Goal.com has launched in Kenya nearly a month after going live in Ghana, and in Nigeria in March. The world's top football news portal says the Kenyan launch comes at a time when it is spreading its wings worldwide. → Read more
Thu, August 9th, 14:43 · HumanIPO

Nigeria’s government gives in to pressure to go fully electronic

Nigeria’s Minister of Interior Affairs, Comrade Abba Moro, will this month unveil the new e-governance portal to stakeholders at a forum to be held in Lagos. → Read more
Thu, August 9th, 14:04 · Dan Sudi

Kenya’s major referral hospital sets out to launch ICT Master plan

Embracing Information, communication and technology (ICT) in the major operations of Kenya’s leading referral hospital, the Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH), is the only way of achieving vision 2030 health goal, according to expert sources from the hospital. → Read more
Thu, August 9th, 13:38 · Robin Okuthe

Tigo and Skyy Multimedia partner to further Ghana’s education standards

Telecommunications service provider Tigo Ghana has partnered with Skyy Multimedia in an enterprise targeted at improving the education standards in the western region of Ghana. → Read more
Thu, August 9th, 13:30 · Vincent Matinde

Nearly 20% of Smartphones will have facial recognition capability by end of 2012

At least 20 percent of new smartphones manufactured will have facial recognition software installed by the end of this year, according to a study. → Read more
Thu, August 9th, 13:18 · HumanIPO

FrontlineSMS now in world’s key languages

Launched in June this year in English and Swahili, developers behind FrontlineSMS version 2 say the platform is being translated into some of the world’s major languages. → Read more
Thu, August 9th, 13:12 · HumanIPO

Increase in data demand hailed for MTN’s increased revenue

South Africa’s giant mobile network operator MTN has reported an increased subscriber base by 6.9 percent to 175,997 million from December 31, 2011. → Read more
Thu, August 9th, 10:46 · Robin Okuthe

No malicious intent, Monday’s Wikipedia blackout explained

Sources from Wikimedia, the firm behind online reference work Wikipedia, have ruled out suggestions of malicious intent following Wikipedia’s blackout on Monday. → Read more
Thu, August 9th, 10:00 · Elly Okutoyi

iLab seeks to light up startup world in Liberia

Having realized that techpreneurs in Liberia face challenges in establishing themselves, iLab set out on a journey to offer a setting that would enable them to access fast and reliable Internet, up-to-date equipment and a co-working space. → Read more
Thu, August 9th, 08:46 · HumanIPO

Silicon Valley-based South Africans launch SABLE to nurture tech talents

Carlifornia-based accelerator programme the South African Business Link to Experts (SABLE) Accelerator was on Monday launched in South Africa. → Read more
Thu, August 9th, 07:44 · Elly Okutoyi

Zimbabwe gets solar-powered computers from India amid power crisis

Zimbabwe has received solar-powered computers from India, one of the fastest growing economies, even as several parts of the country are off-grid. → Read more
Thu, August 9th, 06:43 · Vincent Matinde

Essar Telecom to sell off Yu Mobile in Kenya

Essar has made it official that it wants to sell of its Yu Mobile brand in Kenya. This emerged as the India-based company contracted BNP Paribas to value the company in readiness for the sale. → Read more
Thu, August 9th, 04:01 · HumanIPO

African Innovator a new ICT magazine is launched by IT News Africa

IT News Africa, an online news site focused on technology in Africa, has launched a quarterly ICT magazine brand named the African Innovator. → Read more
Thu, August 9th, 04:00 · HumanIPO

Internet Solutions’ perceives Africa’s future Internet connectivity

Several African countries have called for the Internetix meeting, an annual meeting hosted by South Africa-based Internet firm the Internet Solutions (IS). → Read more
Wed, August 8th, 14:13 · HumanIPO

Nigeria’s Beta Computers to supply students with affordable laptops

Beta Computer has signed a partnership with the Federal Government of Nigeria to distribute affordable computers to students through a student ownership scheme. → Read more
Wed, August 8th, 13:41 · Dan Sudi

Vodacom’s yet another offer, Smart Standard 299, introduced

South Africa-based mobile service provider Vodacom has launched a new promotional offer dubbed Smart Standard 299 that allows subscribers to use the company’s services, including voice calls, SMS and Internet, at reduced rates. → Read more
Wed, August 8th, 12:40 · Dan Sudi

Investrust Zambia unveils mobile banking

Zambia’s Investrust Bank has launched a mobile banking service brandmarked Invest Mobile. → Read more
Wed, August 8th, 12:24 · Vincent Matinde

Doubts rise as the counterfeit mobile switch off draws close

It now emerges majority of Kenyans have no idea whether their mobile handsets are genuine or counterfeit despite the widespread education by the Communication Commission of Kenya (CCK). → Read more
Wed, August 8th, 11:59 · HumanIPO

New iOS to be released without YouTube app

Apple has removed the YouTube app in the iOS 6 beta 4. The iOS 6 set to be released next month will be the first one to remove the app which has been on the iPhone since its launch in 2007, says 9to5 mac. → Read more