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Mon, May 21st, 09:55 · HumanIPO

Econz Wireless hits SA with GPS asset,employee tracking app

Econz wireless has launched a GPS tracking application in South Africa essential for tracking employees and assets. → Read more
Sat, May 19th, 06:18 · HumanIPO

With C-SAM and MasterCard’s mobile wallet, Africa expects a stir in payment services

Mobile technology firm C-SAM Friday announced a partnership with a global payments and technology company MasterCard to offer "mobile wallet" solutions in Africa, Asia Pacific and the Middle East. → Read more
Fri, May 18th, 18:10 · Elly Okutoyi

French firm enables a virtual tour of Egyptian pyramids

A French company called Dassault Systems has come up with an interactive virtual tour of Egypt’s Giza Plateau in a 3D Internet project using archives from the museum of Fine Arts in Boston, Massachusetts. → Read more
Fri, May 18th, 17:50 · Elly Okutoyi

Namibia forges ahead in Internet speed with a 4G technology

Namibia’s Mobile Telecommunications Limited (MTC) has launched a new 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) technology in Windhoek. This makes the country among the few in the world to have the technology, and the second in Africa. → Read more
Fri, May 18th, 15:58 · HumanIPO

Ghana widens scope on intellectual property rights with a new policy

The government of Ghana has come up with the country’s first intellectual property (IP) document, called National Intellectual Property Policy and Strategy (NIPPS) document, aimed at strengthening the management of the intellectual property system in Ghana. → Read more
Fri, May 18th, 14:08 · Vincent Matinde

Travelstart finally launches in Nigeria as it eyes more African countries

Barely two months following entry into West Africa, Travelstart, an online booking and travel information site officially launched yesterday in Nigeria. → Read more
Fri, May 18th, 12:41 · HumanIPO

19-year-old girl in Egypt invents a spacecraft propulsion device

A 19-year-old Egyptian university student called Aisha Mustafa has invented a propulsion device intended to offer spacecrafts a new method and cheaper means of energy consumption. → Read more
Fri, May 18th, 12:20 · HumanIPO

More than 28 million Kenyans still anxious to make calls even as prices hike

More than 28 million mobile phone subscribers in Kenya rely on phones for voice calls, Internet and text messaging each day, says Communication Commission of Kenya (CCK), Kenya’s communication regulator. → Read more
Fri, May 18th, 11:33 · Vincent Matinde

iMaverick and Snapplify partner to bring newspaper to your iPad

iMaverick, a digital South African newspaper, has introduced an iPad version of its editions following a partnership with Snapplify, a mobile solution for publishers. → Read more
Fri, May 18th, 11:00 · HumanIPO

Years later, SA’s broadband for all still a pipe dream

The South African government's Department of Communications announced in August 2011 a Broadband for all by 2020 in South Africa. The policy was to ensure that 100 percent of South Africans get access to broadband speed of less than 2.98 kbps. → Read more
Fri, May 18th, 10:00 · Elly Okutoyi

Online Christian course development tool launched

Acts 2 Technology, a leading resource for Christian eLearning, has launched its new online course software called Acts 2 eBridge intended for authors, speakers, preachers and ministries across the globe. → Read more
Fri, May 18th, 09:43 · HumanIPO

Turning old PCs into digital TVs is Africa’s latest green revolution

The plant known as Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) becomes east and central Africa’s first ever recycling centre that converts old computers into TV sets. Started by Kenya’s Tom Musili, he says this is intended to end electronic waste in the country aside from making TVs affordable. → Read more
Thu, May 17th, 18:04 · Vincent Matinde

Colleges in SA to be connected in country’s technology investment drive

South Africa’s Department of Science and Technology is set to connect the country’s colleges and universities to lay groundwork for increased investments in science and technology. → Read more
Thu, May 17th, 17:55 · HumanIPO

SA’s Logikal counts on Africa’s tech growth to prompt expansion drive

Although a South Africa-based IT consulting company, Logikal Consulting, has operations in more than 15 African countries, Kevin Mani, the managing executive, says the firm is not ready to abandon its African expansion drive just because of that. → Read more
Thu, May 17th, 16:50 · HumanIPO

A Taiwanese phone manufacturer focusing on SA market more attentively

A Taiwanese smartphone manufacturing company has swore it would concentrate more on the South African market, four months after launching a local office. High Tech Computer Corporation, HTC, announced the move while focusing on its new One-series range of devices. → Read more
Thu, May 17th, 15:40 · Igor Hobotov

Vietnam’s military-run telecoms launches first African operation

Viettel Group, a Vietnam-based military telecommunications company, yesterday launched its first mobile network in Africa called Movitel in Maputo, Mozambique. → Read more
Thu, May 17th, 14:14 · Vincent Matinde

SA’s Datatec reports 17 percent rise in revenue

Datatec, a South Africa-based IT Company, has reported an annual revenue income of over US$5 billion dollars, the highest ever since its launching. → Read more
Thu, May 17th, 13:24 · Robin Okuthe

Airtel launches West Africa’s newest online market

Airtel Ghana, a top mobile network operator in Ghana, yesterday hit the market with yet another value addition product following the launch of an online portal intended to provide additional distribution channels to the country's online merchants. → Read more
Thu, May 17th, 11:37 · HumanIPO

MTN Ghana raises US$276 million for network expansion as competition heats up

MTN Ghana has raised a loan worth $276 million to finance network expansion amid increased competition for subscribers in the West African country. → Read more
Thu, May 17th, 11:08 · HumanIPO

A new tech enables polling via text messaging

A new Web-based tool, dubbed mSwali, that uses mobile technology has been developed in Kenya to help businesses and researchers conduct surveys as well as collect customer feedback in real-time. → Read more