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Thu, August 2nd, 12:11 · HumanIPO

Cell C levels rates for calling overseas

Subscribers on Cell C, a South Africa-based cellular network, can now make calls to Brazil, Indonesia, Spain and Finland at 99 cents per minute on per second billing during peak and off-peak hours. → Read more
Thu, August 2nd, 11:58 · Vincent Matinde

A year on, TwinPine Network records 500 million ad impressions

One of Nigeria’s top mobile advertising companies TwinPine Network has just celebrated one year of operations in the country with some exciting stats to show. → Read more
Thu, August 2nd, 09:30 · Elly Okutoyi

Samsung Africa launches its third engineering academy in Nigeria

As part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) under global ‘Hope for Children’ initiative, Samsung Electronics West Africa has launched its third African engineering academy in Nigeria. → Read more
Thu, August 2nd, 08:26 · Dan Sudi

South Africa to become continent’s first nation to have Windows 8

The highly anticipated Windows 8 Software will be released to the South Africa market on October 26 this year, as revealed by Microsoft South Africa Windows 8 group leader Colin Erasmus. → Read more
Thu, August 2nd, 07:52 · Vincent Matinde

Project to extend rural telecommunication piloted by Vodacom Business

Vodacom has partnered with Agri SA to launch an initiative that will connect the rural folk in South Africa and Agri SA members with telecommunication avenues. → Read more
Thu, August 2nd, 07:50 · HumanIPO

Africa’s greatest gaming expo returns this year

South Africa’s 53-hour computer gaming event dubbed NAG LAN, the biggest PC LAN gaming event in the continent, returns this year. → Read more
Thu, August 2nd, 07:27 · Vincent Matinde

Tablet Wars: Apple iOS is still big in Africa

A report by PingDom suggests that iOS is the biggest operating system in use in tablets in Africa. → Read more
Thu, August 2nd, 05:00 · Elly Okutoyi

Eskimi overtakes Google, Yahoo, BBC as most visited site in Nigeria and Namibia

Social networking site Eskimi has overtaken Internet giants Google, Yahoo, BBC and Goal.com, to become second most visited site after Facebook in Nigeria and Namibia, according to Opera Software monthly report. → Read more
Thu, August 2nd, 04:00 · HumanIPO

Duka1.com partners with top firms to retail genuine phones ahead of grey handset switch off plans

Nagare Tech Limited's site Duka1.com is barely a month old but has partnered with major electronic manufactures, including Samsung, Sony, Nokia, Blackberry and HTC, to retail original electronics in Kenya and across East Africa. → Read more
Wed, August 1st, 14:10 · Elly Okutoyi

Tanzanian government halts India-owned OnMobile’s operations

The Tanzanian government has stopped an India-based data and value-added services [VAS] company OnMobile from operating in the country following accusations that it [OnMobile] has no trading license. → Read more
Wed, August 1st, 14:00 · Tefo Mohapi

Cisco buys video software and content security company

Cisco Systems yesterday announced its acquisition of NDS Group Ltd, a provider of video software and content security solutions that enables service providers and media companies to securely deliver and monetize new video experiences. → Read more
Wed, August 1st, 13:51 · Tefo Mohapi

Twitter’s general counsel apologises as journalist’s account is unsuspended

A day after suspending Guy Adams’ -- a British journalist who had repeatedly criticized NBC’s Olympics coverage -- Twitter account, the microblogging service has reinstated him and restored his old tweets after much public outcry. → Read more
Wed, August 1st, 13:29 · Tefo Mohapi

Dell launches centre focused on reining in on advanced cyber threats

With consumers and organisations relying more and more on the Net, the security risks continue to rise in Africa and beyond. Dell SecureWorks, Dell’s information security services division, has launched a new Advanced Threat Resource Center to help organizations detect, resist and respond to advanced cyber threats. → Read more
Wed, August 1st, 12:41 · Tefo Mohapi

Mxit appointed official social network for Team SA at Olympics

Africa's biggest social network Mxit has been appointed the official social network for Team SA at the London 2012 Summer Olympics. → Read more
Wed, August 1st, 12:13 · Dan Sudi

Dublin City University and Global e-school partner for ICT programme

African leaders will benefit from information communication and technology (ICT) post graduate programme set to be introduced following a partnership between Dublin City University, DCU, and Global e-School of Communities and Initiative, GeSCI. → Read more
Wed, August 1st, 11:38 · Tefo Mohapi

Wildfire bought by Google Inc

Google on Tuesday announced it has bought Wildfire, a social-media management platform company. → Read more
Wed, August 1st, 10:13 · Elly Okutoyi

Presidential candidate in Kenya turns to Twitter and MPesa to raise funds

Thanks to the penetration of technology in Kenya, presidential candidates are now turning to social media and mobile money transfers to source for funds ahead of the country’s general elections set for March 2013. → Read more
Wed, August 1st, 09:41 · HumanIPO

TV viewers in South Africa to benefit from triple play platform

As the deadline for International Telecommunications Union (ITU) to migrate to the Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) approaches, SkyeVine, a data broadband services operator for sub-Saharan broadcasters, and Intelsat, a satellite services provider, are ensuring that TV viewers in Africa are not left behind. → Read more
Wed, August 1st, 09:17 · Vincent Matinde

Orange Kenya to launch 42 Mbps modem

Kenya’s mobile network operators are embroiled in data war. Months after Safaricom announced its 42Mbps modem to operate in Nairobi, Orange Kenya is set to debut its own high speed modem. → Read more
Wed, August 1st, 09:00 · Tefo Mohapi

Google’s “Woza Online” reaches 250,000 milestone

Google South Africa’s Woza Online initiative has assisted over 250,000 South African small businesses set up websites for free since its launch in January, 2012. → Read more