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Mon, July 16th, 06:31 · Vincent Matinde

600 million phones to have gesture recognition by 2017

A recent research by ABI, a research firm, indicates that by the year 2017, most smartphones will have gesture recognition. → Read more
Mon, July 16th, 05:00 · Robin Okuthe

Facebook buys out Spool to supercharge mobile-bookmarking service

The social-networking giant Facebook has acquired Spool, a startup renowned for having developed a mobile-bookmarking service. → Read more
Mon, July 16th, 04:00 · Robin Okuthe

Yahoo! launches investigations into last week’s system hacking

A statement from Yahoo! confirms the Web giant has launched an investigation into last week’s claims that its system was breached exposing an estimated 450,000 user IDs. → Read more
Sat, July 14th, 05:54 · HumanIPO

The World Bank partners to launch SME and farmer SMS tool kit in Mozambique

World Bank Group member organisation IFC has partnered with Mozambique's top University, Universidade Eduardo Mondlane (UEM), and Vodacom to launch an SMS information toolkit in Mozambique for farmers and Small/medium-sized enterprises (SME). → Read more
Sat, July 14th, 05:25 · HumanIPO

Ethiopia’s energy sector sets up energy mapping database

Ethiopia’s government has launched an energy mapping database tagged the Ethiopian Energy Sector Mapping and Database Project. → Read more
Fri, July 13th, 13:55 · Dan Sudi

Device touted to resolve water-related problems set for launch next month in Kenya

Researchers from UK’s University of Oxford will early next month unveil Waterpoint Data Transmitter services in Kenya. → Read more
Fri, July 13th, 11:50 · Tefo Mohapi

Twitter introduces native app for Nokia feature phones

Despite its financial troubles, Nokia and its feature phones remain the most widely used mobile phones in the world with hundreds of millions of people in Africa still trusting the brand. This week, the giant microblogging site announced a native app that will run on the Finnish company’s feature phones. → Read more
Fri, July 13th, 10:29 · Dan Sudi

Agencies round up to curtail sale of non-registered SIM cards in Nigeria

Mobile network operator MTN Nigeria has partnered with Nigeria’s communications regulator, the Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC), to hold in the illegal sale of pre-registered SIM Cards. → Read more
Fri, July 13th, 10:08 · Vincent Matinde

HP debuts high-end laptop in Kenya’s PC market

Hewlett Packard, the world's leading computer maker, has announced the launch of HP Envy Spectre XT into the Kenyan market. → Read more
Fri, July 13th, 09:29 · Vincent Matinde

Anansi OS creator to start online school

Randolf Owusu, the creator of Africa’s newest operating system launched late last month, has plans to establish an online school to tutor up-and-coming developers. → Read more
Fri, July 13th, 09:01 · Tefo Mohapi

Facebook Groups to show who viewed each post

In an interesting update to Facebook Groups, users will now be able to see who viewed each post as well as comment on the Group. This new feature will bring to Facebook Groups the “read receipt” attribute that has been available on e-mail for some time. → Read more
Fri, July 13th, 07:45 · Vincent Matinde

Mobile marketing and social media highly influencing consumer trends, says Inmobi

The combination of mobile marketing and social media influence can increase your marketing efforts. This is according to a research done by Decision Fuel, a consumer insight expert and commissioned by Inmobi. → Read more
Fri, July 13th, 07:20 · Tefo Mohapi

Renault chooses HP for private cloud

HP recently announced that the French-owned carmaker Renault S.A. has chosen an HP Utility Services solution to support the development of innovative telematics services for its electric cars. → Read more
Fri, July 13th, 04:00 · Dan Sudi

China advances fibre-optic loan to Kenya to be signed next week

Kenya’s Prime Minister Raila Odinga will fly to China next week to sign a KSh6 billion (US$ 71 million) loan granted by China-based China Exim Bank for fibre-Optic infrastructure and e-government projects development. → Read more
Thu, July 12th, 14:30 · HumanIPO

Kenyan mobile operators in a US$22 million tussle

Two Kenyan cellular network operators Airtel and Essar Telcom are in a tussle over a KSh1.9billion (US$22 million) network deal. → Read more
Thu, July 12th, 13:53 · HumanIPO

New law restricting ads contents from non Ethiopians

Ethiopia's House of People's Representatives has passed a law banning advertisements and any production with more than 60 percent commercial or ads content save for when the publication is made with the sole intention of publicizing the advertisement. → Read more
Thu, July 12th, 12:47 · HumanIPO

Ghana’s broadband capacity to triple to 11 million by 2020

Ghana is on course for full digital TV migration from analogue by 2014, one year earlier than the global deadline proposed for June 2015, says Peter Lyons, Director of Spectrum Policy for GSMA, Africa and Middle East Region. → Read more
Thu, July 12th, 10:01 · Vincent Matinde

Kenya sees over 100% rise in fibre optic subscriptions in just a year

Kenya’s communications regulator, the Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK), has released its quarterly report showing fibre optic subscriptions in Kenya rose by 118.3 percent in one year. → Read more
Thu, July 12th, 09:42 · Vincent Matinde

ACCA to embrace technology in eLearning

The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants has released a report on eLearning, highlighting the trends that employees are adapting to. → Read more
Thu, July 12th, 09:31 · Vincent Matinde

Kenya’s government gives digital villages US$321,000 in funds

Kenya’s government yesterday awarded KSh27.9 million (approx US$321,000) to support digital villages known as Pasha Centers that it set up in 2011. Up to 26 entrepreneurs benefited from the award pocketing an average of KSh1 million (approx US$11,900). → Read more