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Mon, October 15th, 09:16 · Tefo Mohapi

EXCLUSIVE: Anonymous Nigeria on hacktivism, corruption and planned attacks

In an exclusive interview with HumanIPO, Anonymous Nigeria, a cell of the worldwide Anonymous movement, discuss their planned cyber attacks in the west African country and what motivates them to consider such actions. → Read more
Mon, October 15th, 08:40 · Robert K'Odingo

Report highlights cyber crime as growing threat to Internet security

A report released by a South African research company in a move to enhance and ensure online security across the African continent has highlighted the growing threat of cyber crime. → Read more
Mon, October 15th, 08:17 · Vincent Matinde

Mdundo music scratch card service puts power in hands of Kenyan musicians

A new service allowing users to download music using scratch cards has been launched, giving artists more control over the distribution of their own music. → Read more
Sat, October 13th, 13:43 · HumanIPO

The Google Trilogy, Part 3 : Overreach

In the last of a three part series on Google and the issues which surround its domination of the tech space, HumanIPO looks at the company’s continuing expansion and asks whether it has been misusing the vast power in its hands. → Read more
Sat, October 13th, 07:59 · HumanIPO

INTERVIEW: Michael Pedersen on ezPayslip, the next revolutionary app after Uhasibu

PlusPeople Kenya Limited is one of East Africa’s leading providers of business solutions to enterprises. The firm has forged a reputation for developing systems useful for micro-businesses in the region. → Read more
Fri, October 12th, 13:24 · Gythan Munga

Vodacom: More spectrum crucial to meeting SA broadband targets

Vodacom officials say that the South African government’s Vision 2020 target of 100 percent broadband penetration will not be met without more spectrum, which is unlikely in the near future. → Read more
Fri, October 12th, 10:05 · Tom Jackson

OPINION: Consumers bound to be affected by cynical mobile money tax

The taxman is by definition unpopular, but an unscrupulous and brazen taxman is a tough master indeed. How else to describe Kenyan Minister of Finance Njeru Githae, who has watched the runaway success of the telecommunications sector in Kenya and now wants his piece of it to paper over cracks elsewhere. → Read more
Fri, October 12th, 07:14 · Tefo Mohapi

SA’s First National Bank named world’s most innovative bank

South Africa’s First National Bank (FNB) has won the Most Innovative Bank of the Year for 2012 at the BAI-Finacle Global Banking Innovation Awards held this week in Washington, USA, the bank’s chief Michael Jordaan announced yesterday on Twitter. → Read more
Fri, October 12th, 06:56 · HumanIPO

Guest Post: Building platforms, not apps, is Kenya’s future

The mobile revolution has taken hold in Kenya and everyone is waiting for the next big thing. To the majority of mobile developers, however, the problem is deciding what mobile platform to develop on from a choice of platforms such as Android, iOS, Blackberry, Symbian (now defunct) or JavaME (formerly j2me), writes Ngugi Gikonyo, founder and CEO of 6ix Degrees, a backup system for mobile phones. → Read more
Fri, October 12th, 06:45 · Tefo Mohapi

Google launches online archive featuring Steve Biko’s final days

Google, as part of its digital collections at the Google Cultural Institute, has launched a collection of Steve Biko’s final days spanning from 1976 to 1977. → Read more
Wed, October 10th, 07:00 · Gythan Munga

OPINION: Monopoly, not censorship, main threat to Ethiopia telecoms market

The Ethiopian government has been attacked from all sides in the last few months, with shouts of “Ethiopia bans Skype!” from activists and reporters. As it turned out, Ethiopia had not banned Skype or any other service, but was merely looking to crack down on misuse of such services by fraudulent businesses. The real issue for debate here is how the government continues to miss the dangerous lack of competition that continues to hinder the sector. → Read more
Wed, October 10th, 06:57 · Robert K'Odingo

Telecoms underpay for content, say musicians

Musicians and content developers in Africa have accused mobile service providers of taking the lion’s share - between 70 and 80 percent - of the revenues generated from ringtones and mobile apps. → Read more
Mon, October 8th, 13:35 · Robert K'Odingo

Public Service Announcement: Is your mobile phone killing you?

A recent report by the Kenya ICT Board through the Communication Communications of Kenya (CCK) indicated an upward trend in mobile subscriptions between April 1 and July 31, 2012. → Read more
Mon, October 8th, 06:51 · Gabriella Mulligan

Focus on the Father of Zimbabwean Telecommunications : Strive Masiyiwa

Strive Masiyiwa – founder and Chairman of Zimbabwe’s Econet – has played a pivotal role in the development of a competitive African telecoms market, having fought a five-year legal battle in Zimbabwe against state monopolisation of the wireless telecommunications industry. → Read more
Mon, October 8th, 06:40 · Elly Okutoyi

OPINION: Kenya’s government should seriously consider subsidising set-top boxes

Debates on whether the Kenyan government can afford to subsidise the cost of set-top boxes or not have existed for a while now as the country prepares to migrate to Digital TV. → Read more
Fri, October 5th, 12:26 · Elly Okutoyi

Facebook surpasses 1 Billion users, Africa ranks lowest in sign-ups

Giant networking site Facebook has finally hit 1 billion subscribers, marking the company’s biggest milestone eight years after its launch, the company’s chief executive Mark Zuckerberg announced on Thursday. → Read more
Fri, October 5th, 07:00 · HumanIPO

Guest Post: Reasons why the smartest people aren’t the richest

Have you ever paused to think about why you are so smart, talented and amazing yet you're ever broke? Maybe not, or you could be rich already, but here's a few reasons why the world's smartest people aren't always the richest. → Read more
Tue, October 2nd, 12:23 · HumanIPO

Globa to introduce prepaid money vouchers in Ghana

South Africa-based mobile money transfer platform Globa is on final stages of developing new prepaid money vouchers and prepaid debit cards to be launched later this month in Ghana. → Read more
Mon, October 1st, 16:29 · Vincent Matinde

Interesting trends that will herald mobile broadband

Mobile gadgets will soon connect the majority of people to the Internet, according to a recent report by the Broadband Commission. → Read more
Mon, October 1st, 11:30 · Gythan Munga

OPINION: Take on CCK’s fake handset switch-off fiasco

The Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) is just about to take the bold step of switching off all counterfeit mobile handsets, looking to rid Kenyan streets of black market phones. → Read more