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Mon, June 18th, 09:59 · Robin Okuthe

Browsing patterns indicate depression among Internet users

A group of researchers say they hope their new discovery could lead to developing software tools to help identify Internet users’ depressive behaviours. According to the researchers, the amount and type of online activities exhibited by Internet users may be indicators of depression. → Read more
Mon, June 18th, 08:03 · Elly Okutoyi

Safaricom spearheads fight against campaign hate speech with tough new rules

Kenya’s leading integrated communications provider the Safaricom Limited has announced tough new guidelines in efforts to prevent spreading of negative campaign messages on their network even as the country approaches next year’s general elections. → Read more
Mon, June 18th, 07:55 · Elly Okutoyi

Kenya does away with tax on software imports, expects lessened piracy

The Kenya government, in a bid to reduce software piracy, has abolished tax on genuine software imports. → Read more
Mon, June 18th, 07:45 · HumanIPO

Startup in SA launches a photo-filtering app on Mxit called MxPix

South Africa-based mobile social networking startup the Motribe launched its second Mxit app called MxPix in “stealth mode” on the South African social network Mxit last week Tuesday. In just a week, the growth has since been impressive, notes the HumanIPO. → Read more
Mon, June 18th, 07:34 · HumanIPO

Samsung pledges support for Kenya’s Android developers

Kenyan Mobile App developers have been urged to come up with solutions for the global market if they have to be featured in the Samsung App store. → Read more
Mon, June 18th, 07:29 · Vincent Matinde

Ebooks sales surpass hardcover books’

In a report published by the Association of American Publishers, ebook sales have surpassed hardcover book sales in the first quarter of this year. → Read more
Mon, June 18th, 06:47 · HumanIPO

New biometric cards to save South Africa R800-million annually

South Africa’s agency that administers social security, the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA), has begun rolling out a new biometric card to social grant beneficiaries to cut down on fraud and corruption in its grants system. → Read more
Mon, June 18th, 06:40 · Gythan Munga

Growthhub, Village Capital partner for business acceleration in Africa

GrowthAfrica has entered into a partnership with Village Capital to run a program dubbed Village Capital Nairobi program at The GrowthHub. → Read more
Mon, June 18th, 06:00 · Robin Okuthe

Satellite takes earth’s most wondrous photo

An impressive 3D image of earth taken 36,000 kilometres (22,369 miles) away by a weather satellite is finally proving how significant humans are. The photo is way beyond NASA’s earlier snapshots. → Read more
Mon, June 18th, 05:00 · HumanIPO

Software Engineers from Meltwater Ghana ready to showcase their skills

Seventeen Ghanaian software engineers have graduated from the Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST). → Read more
Mon, June 18th, 04:00 · HumanIPO

World Bank to roll out ICT hubs across Africa

The World Bank, after developing two ICT incubation hubs in Kenya, is now considering rolling out various similar centres in other parts of Africa, says Infodev’s programme manager Valerie D’Costa. → Read more
Sat, June 16th, 05:30 · Robin Okuthe

Bing links up with Britannica, targets counter-matching Google’s African market share

Microsoft’s search engine Bing has said it will now add entries and links from the world’s top online fact list, the Encyclopedia Britannica, when certain key words are used. → Read more
Sat, June 16th, 05:00 · Tefo Mohapi

Dell’s move to cut costs and possibly jobs over next 3 years viewed to spiral up to Africa

The world’s third largest PC maker Dell has announced it will give shareholders US$0.08 per share dividend and in a move to maintain giving dividends quarterly, looks to cut costs by US$2 Billion over the next three years. → Read more
Sat, June 16th, 04:00 · Robin Okuthe

Kenya to benefit from continental Square Kilometre Array project

Kenya is among the countries that will benefit from the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) currently being spearheaded by South Africa. → Read more
Fri, June 15th, 15:59 · Tefo Mohapi

Africa to have its own Top Level Domain – .Africa

The day that saw a flurry of new Top Level Domain (TLD) applications being filed with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), also saw an application by UNIFORUM South Africa (UNIFORUM), in partnership with the African Union Commission (AUC), for the Top Level Domain, .africa. → Read more
Fri, June 15th, 15:31 · Tefo Mohapi

Linus Torvalds awarded Finland’s Millenium Technology Prize along with human genome scientist

Linus Torvalds has been awarded the Grand Prize of the Millenium Technology Prize for his work in creating of a new open source operating system for computers which led to the popular Linux kernel. → Read more
Fri, June 15th, 13:50 · HumanIPO

Top Russian funder launches local Web portal in Nigeria

Just like the clone leader Rocket Internet brothers, a Russian Venture firm named the Genesis Technology Partners has entered Nigeria's Internet space. → Read more
Fri, June 15th, 13:17 · Vincent Matinde

Online classified ads leader OLX brand to replace Dealfish after closure

Online advertiser the Dealfish brand would soon be replaced by OLX (Online Exchange), the biggest online classified ads site in the world, says TechLoy’s chief editor Loy Okezie. → Read more
Fri, June 15th, 12:24 · HumanIPO

Africa’s job search engine leader goes French

Africa’s premier job search engine Njorku will within the year launch its job search engine in Senegal, Ivory Coast and Gabon, the founder has revealed to HumanIPO. → Read more
Fri, June 15th, 10:30 · Vincent Matinde

Another music streaming service Deezer to launch in Africa

This year has seen a number of music streaming services pop up in Africa. Now a France-based music streaming service is seeking outlets in Africa. → Read more