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Wed, August 1st, 08:33 · Tefo Mohapi

Virgin Mobile South Africa to close 30 stores

Virgin Mobile South Africa is following through with its plans to revise its distribution strategy by closing 30 of its 38 stores in South Africa. → Read more
Wed, August 1st, 07:51 · Tefo Mohapi

Ross Levinsohn renounces key position at Yahoo!

Ross Levinsohn has resigned from Yahoo! following the appointment of Marrisa Mayer as CEO. → Read more
Wed, August 1st, 07:27 · Tefo Mohapi

Acting country manager appointed by EMC Southern Africa

Following the passing away of EMC’s Southern Africa country manager, Inana Nkanza, EMC has appointed Servaas Venter in his place in an acting capacity. → Read more
Wed, August 1st, 07:21 · Vincent Matinde

Libercell in Liberia close down

Trouble has brewed over at Libercell’s, one of Liberia’s telecom companies. The company was shut down due to tax arrears. → Read more
Wed, August 1st, 07:10 · HumanIPO

Kenya’s mobile users consistently seeking better network services

Global Independent mobile advertising network leader InMobi today released its findings on the trends of Kenya’s mobile phone use. → Read more
Wed, August 1st, 07:04 · Tefo Mohapi

SNIPS: Facebook’s new photo viewing experience

Facebook has enhanced and improved the photo section of its website. It includes the ability to show off photos that you like. → Read more
Wed, August 1st, 06:00 · HumanIPO

SA’s Vodacom and blackberry-maker RIM in a row over billing

A debate has emerged over who is to blame for the high rates charged by Vodacom for data usage. Research carried out pointed out that a majority blame Vodacom for Blackberry’s over billing problems, Vodacom in return said it was not a billing issue, but simply the way BIS (BlackBerry internet Service) works in South Africa. → Read more
Wed, August 1st, 05:00 · Elly Okutoyi

Africa’s top clothing retailer Mr Price opens online store

A leading clothing retailer Mr Price has started an online store to boost sales as well as serve target customers who have become ‘incredibly tech-savvy.’ → Read more
Wed, August 1st, 04:00 · Dan Sudi

Telkom SA’s latest IP-based solution, SpaceStream Home, launched

Telkom South Africa has launched its “latest” Internet Protocol (IP) device brand named SpaceStream Home. → Read more
Tue, July 31st, 14:19 · Tefo Mohapi

SNIPS: Apple’s Mountain Lion OS exceeds 3 Million downloads in four days

Apple made an announcement today that downloads of its newly launched operating system, OS X Mountain Lion, have exceeded three million in four days. This makes it the most successful OS X release in Apple’s history. → Read more
Tue, July 31st, 13:51 · Tefo Mohapi

Oracle acquires Xsigo, network virtualization company

Oracle yesterday announced it has entered into an agreement to buy Xsigo Systems, a network virtualization technology provider. The acquisition is expected to extend Oracle’s virtualization capabilities by providing it with software-defined networking technology for cloud environments. → Read more
Tue, July 31st, 13:30 · Tefo Mohapi

Bandwidth prices drop by 67% in Lesotho

The West Indian Ocean Cable Company (WIOCC) has stated that Internet bandwidth prices in Lesotho have fallen by approximately 67 percent as a result of the region's connection to terrestrial and submarine fibre-optic cable networks. → Read more
Tue, July 31st, 13:17 · HumanIPO

East Africa’s data experts unveil recovery response for phone data loss

Mobile users within East Africa can now retrieve any lost data from the mobile devices thanks to new software capable of retrieving information lost for as far back as five years, from “all types” of handsets. → Read more
Tue, July 31st, 12:14 · Dan Sudi

Zambia’s countryside entrepreneurs to benefit from VSAT technology

Zambian Internet service provider Realtime has partnered with data broadband supplier SkyeVine to offer very small aperture terminal (VSAT) technology to entrepreneurs in rural areas. → Read more
Tue, July 31st, 10:40 · Elly Okutoyi

Fifth Mobile phone operator coming to Kenya soon

Kenya is set to have its fifth mobile services provider after a Vietnamese mobile operator announced plans to set up its operations in the country, three months after launching in Mozambique. → Read more
Tue, July 31st, 09:52 · Elly Okutoyi

Rwanda to register SIM cards electronically

Rwanda’s government has issued a directive calling for registration of SIM cards electronically, even as the country aims to beat the mid-2012 deadline to have all Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) cards in East Africa registered. → Read more
Tue, July 31st, 09:10 · Vincent Matinde

MTN Nigeria partner with Ericsson to enhance data connection

In a bid to enhance data connectivity for their subscribers, MTN Nigeria has partnered with Ericsson to implement their SSR 8020 → Read more
Tue, July 31st, 08:43 · Vincent Matinde

Vodacom SA and Primedia launch a social game on radio

South Africa-based mobile network operator Vodacom has announced it has teamed up with Primedia Broadcasting to bring 94.7 Highveld Stereo and 94.5 KFM to listeners the ultimate integrated virtual and social media game called Gotcha! → Read more
Tue, July 31st, 08:39 · HumanIPO

Nigerian healers turning to Effiwe.net for health information

Effiwe.net, an academic resource site for African medical personnel, now boasts of a vast database of free online resources for download by registered subscribers. The site is presently stirring the spectre of clinical practice in Nigeria with a number of medical trainees and practitioners logging in for health information resources. → Read more
Tue, July 31st, 06:53 · HumanIPO

Six Degrees says Safaricom’s Okoa Sim Card offers no fierce contention

Safaricom’s new service for SIM data backup is currently piquing interest with many viewing the service as a relief to mobile data and contacts loss, as it safely stores them [data] in the cloud. → Read more