Gadgets, Page 14
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Wed, March 19th, 09:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Mobile financial providers should focus on customer experience – SunGard
Banks and mobile financial services providers should focus on improving the customer experience by using technologies within branches, with a view to enhancing profitability and sales through digitisation , according to Umer Rabbani, regional customer management specialist at SunGard Retail Banking. → Read more
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Wed, March 19th, 06:00 · Chris Udemans
New Microsoft CEO may launch Office for iPad – report
Newly appointed Microsoft chief executive officer (CEO) Satya Nadella may use his first high profile press appearance on March 27 to launch Office for iPad, according to a report. → Read more
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Tue, March 18th, 14:30 · Paul Adepoju
Samsung Galaxy S5 to launch in Nigeria next month
Samsung Electronics West Africa has announced the Galaxy S5, Gear Fit and Gear 2 will be officially introduced into the Nigerian market on April 16. → Read more
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Mon, March 17th, 17:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Safaricom exploring NFC-enabled SIM cards
Kenya’s leading mobile operator Safaricom is investigating the possibility of rolling out near field communication (NFC)-enabled SIM cards, chief executive officer (CEO) Bob Collymore has said. → Read more
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Mon, March 17th, 05:00 · Abdirizaq Hussein
Mahindra Comviva launches digital wallet
Mahindra Comviva has announced the launch of its Mobiquity Wallet, a fully integrated cutting-edge digital wallet platform that supports enabling technologies such as near field communication (NFC), quick response (QR) codes and Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) to enhance user experience by offering context aware payments. → Read more
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Sat, March 15th, 08:00 · Abdirizaq Hussein
Asus takes product experience to Kenyan universities
Asus has launched a series of campaigns in Kenyan universities as it seeks to increase its penetration in the tablet and portable PC market. → Read more
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Fri, March 14th, 09:00 · Tom Jackson
Kaimenyi will not quit over Kenyan laptop tender
Kenyan cabinet secretary for education Jacob Kaimenyi has said he will not quit over the cancellation of the award of the tender for the supply of devices for Kenya’s laptops for schools programme, instead warning members of the committee responsible they face the sack. → Read more
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Thu, March 13th, 20:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Google acquires game developer Green Throttle
Google has acquired gaming and game peripheral developer Green Throttle Games, in a move prompting speculation a games-oriented set-top box for television may be under development. → Read more
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Thu, March 13th, 18:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
Pandor urges SA citizens to collect smart ID cards
South Africa’s minister of home affairs Naledi Pandor has urged the public to collect the 41,285 smart ID cards as yet unclaimed. → Read more
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Thu, March 13th, 16:00 · Tom Jackson
Kenyan minister faces censure over cancelled laptops tender
The Kenyan parliament’s Education, Science and Technology committee has said it is preparing a motion to censure Jacob Kaimenyi, cabinet secretary for Kenya’s Ministry of Education, for withholding information on the procurement of devices for the government’s flagship laptops for schools programme. → Read more
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Thu, March 13th, 14:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
SANRAL welcomes e-tolling court ruling
The South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL) has welcomed the judgment of the Western Cape High Court dismissing the claim by opposition party the Democratic Alliance (DA) that e-tolling on roads is unconstitutional, saying the ruling vindicates government and the agency. → Read more
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Thu, March 13th, 13:00 · Chris Udemans
PS4 prices increase in SA
Ster Kinekor Entertainment has announced it has imposed higher prices on PlayStation 4 (PS4) consoles in South Africa, having received an additional shipment of the consoles to ease the flow of devices. → Read more
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Thu, March 13th, 11:00 · Paul Adepoju
Verve joins EMVCo as business and technical associate
African card payment scheme Verve International has announced it has joined EMVCo as a Business and Technical Associate, to provide input for existing and future EMV specifications. → Read more
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Wed, March 12th, 08:30 · Tom Jackson
Kenyan laptop tender award revoked, Olive excluded
Kenya’s Public Procurement Administrative Review Board (PPARB) has revoked the award of the tender for the supply of 1.3 million laptops for the government’s flagship laptops for schools programme to Indian firm Olive Telecommunications, excluding the firm from the tender process for not meeting tender requirements. → Read more
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Tue, March 11th, 09:40 · Chris Udemans
PC sales fall in MEA region
The Middle East and Africa (MEA) PC market suffered losses during the fourth quarter of 2013 due to the increasing demand for tablet devices, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC). → Read more
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Thu, March 6th, 09:40 · Chris Udemans
Tablet sales up 68% last year – Gartner
Tablet sales grew by 68 per cent in 2013, adding to the ever-expanding global mobile market, according to Gartner, with the number of tablets sold globally exceeding 195 million units. → Read more
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Thu, March 6th, 05:00 · Chris Udemans
Apple CFO retiring
Apple has announced chief financial officer (CFO) and senior vice president Peter Oppenheimer will be retiring at the end of September after almost two decades with the company. → Read more
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Wed, March 5th, 14:20 · Tom Jackson
Provinces should be able to debate e-tolling – DA
South African opposition party the Democratic Alliance (DA) has told the Western Cape High Court the country’s provinces should be able to debate the controversial e-tolling bill because they are affected by it. → Read more
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Wed, March 5th, 09:40 · Tom Jackson
Global PS4 sales pass 6m
Sony has announced global sales of its PlayStation 4 (PS4) console have passed six million since its launch in November. → Read more
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Wed, March 5th, 05:00 · Chris Udemans
Indian phonemaker to release dual-boot devices
Indian smartphone manufacturer Karbonn Mobiles is set to release dual-boot devices in June that support both Android and Windows operating systems (OS), according to a report. → Read more
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