Gadgets, Page 2
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Fri, October 31st, 12:00 · Paul Adepoju
Austrian firm delivers multifunctional smart ID cards to Nigerian govt
Austria Card (Lykos Group) has announced it has produced and delivered to the Nigerian government identity cards with multiple innovative applications such as e-ID combined with biometrics, e-Health, voter-ID, pension-ID, and payment (EMV). → Read more
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Thu, October 30th, 14:00 · Paul Adepoju
Samsung to retain smartphone leadership in Africa with Note 4
Technology company Samsung has announced it plans to retain its leadership position in Africa's smartphone market with the planned release of its latest product Galaxy Note 4 in East and West Africa in November and December. → Read more
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Thu, October 23rd, 15:00 · Paul Adepoju
Samsung boosts fight against Ebola with smartphones worth $1m
Technology company has announced its support of ongoing global efforts towards eradicating Ebola virus disease in some African countries. In a statement, Samsung announced a donation of about 3,000 GALAXY S3 Neo smartphones valued at about USD1 million. → Read more
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Mon, October 20th, 12:00 · Paul Adepoju
South Africans are early adopters of latest smartphone trends – BlackBerry
Yudi Moodley, Managing Director for Africa at BlackBerry, has described South Africans as early adopters of the latest trends in smartphones. In line with this he said BlackBerry will be launching its latest smartphone the BlackBerry Passport next month in South Africa. → Read more
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Mon, October 20th, 10:04 · Paul Adepoju
Samsung launches Galaxy Note 4 in South Africa, announces new partnerships
South Africa has become the first African country where Samsung Mobile's latest device the Galaxy Note 4 has been launched. The new device was unveiled at an event held in Cape Town. → Read more
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Thu, October 16th, 09:00 · Paul Adepoju
Vodacom launches fixed telephony solutions in Nigeria
Vodacom has launched enterprise-grade fixed telephony solutions in Nigeria. According to Vodacom Business Nigeria, the solutions are for Nigerian businesses and are specifically designed to give superior and cost-effective voice services. → Read more
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Mon, October 13th, 16:00 · Paul Adepoju
Orange bags 12 AfricaCom Awards nominations
Organisers of AfricaCom Awards 2014 have announced nominees for the awards event scheduled to hold on November 12 at The Waterfront Lookout, Cape Town, South Africa. → Read more
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Mon, October 13th, 14:00 · Paul Adepoju
Minister advocates support for Tanzania’s tech entrepreneurs
Stakeholders in Tanzania have been urged to provide support for the country's creative tech entrepreneurs. Minister for Communication, Science and Technology, Prof Makame Mbarawa, said this at the official launch of the Document Management System (DMS). → Read more
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Mon, October 13th, 13:00 · Paul Adepoju
Startups will drive IoT in South Africa through creation of niche apps – Gartner
Leasing technology research firm Gartner has predicted that startups in South Africa will drive acceptance, use and growth in the Internet of Things (IoT) through the creation of a multitude of niche applications. Other stakeholders expected to play critical roles include consumer goods companies and enterprises. → Read more
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Wed, October 8th, 13:00 · Paul Adepoju
Aflix set to revolutionise Africa’s Video-On-Demand space
Video streaming app Aflix is set to revolutionise the African Video-On-Demand space. Initially launched in Nigeria, Kenya and Ghana, Aflix's coverage has been extended to Angola, Botswana, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, and Ethiopia. Others are Gambia, Guinea Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia and Madagascar. → Read more
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Wed, September 24th, 12:00 · Paul Adepoju
Tecno launches Phantom Z in Ghana
Tecno has launched its latest product Phantom Z at an event held at Darkuman in Accra, Ghana. The device has an expandable memory up to 32 GB, a 5.2 AMOLED HD display and Gorilla Glass. → Read more
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Tue, September 23rd, 14:00 · Paul Adepoju
UNICEF launches RapidPro open source app store
The United Nations International Children Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has launched RapidPro, an open-source platform of apps that can help governments to quickly deliver important information in real time. It can also be used to connect communities to lifesaving services. → Read more
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Tue, September 23rd, 13:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Samsung Unveils Tap & Go NFC and Wi-Fi Enabled Printers
Samsung Electronics East Africa has launched a range of laser printers targeted at small offices, home offices as well as small and medium enterprises. → Read more
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Wed, September 17th, 11:00 · Paul Adepoju
World Telecom Labs celebrates 1bn minutes for Nigeria’s interconnect exchange carriers
World Telecom Labs (WTL) has announced that more than 1 billion minutes have passed through its second generation VoIP switches deployed by five of Nigeria’s interconnect exchange carriers. → Read more
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Tue, September 16th, 15:00 · Paul Adepoju
SuperSport, Red Bull added to Samsung’s Smart Hub
Samsung Electronics today announced the addition of SuperSport and Red Bull TV app to its existing Smart Hub solution. → Read more
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Tue, September 9th, 13:04 · Paul Adepoju
Nigeria’s Mavis Computel launches new version of talking books
Nigeria's educational technology company Mavis Computel has launched a new version of its Talking Book Literacy Series developed in partnership with educators and linguists. The project is aimed at using technology to advance quality teaching and learning. → Read more
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Tue, September 9th, 09:00 · Susan Mwenesi
MEA PC Market Returns to Growth After Seven Consecutive Quarters of Decline-IDC
The fortunes are changing for the PC markets in Middle East and Africa (MEA) after experiencing a seven year decline, now the market is posting annual growth of 2.2% to total 4.5 million units. → Read more
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Mon, September 1st, 14:00 · Paul Adepoju
Samsung unveils Gear S in South Africa
Samsung has launched Gear S, its smart wearable device that expands the smartphone experience to the wrist in South Africa. The device offers users 3G connectivity and wearable optimized features. → Read more
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Fri, August 29th, 16:00 · Paul Adepoju
Nigeria launches e-ID cards with electronic payment functionality
Nigeria’s president Goodluck Jonathan has launched the country’s national e-ID card programme, which sees citizens issued with MasterCard-branded biometric identity cards which have electronic payment functionality included. → Read more
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Fri, August 29th, 13:00 · Paul Adepoju
Q&A: Charles Ifedi, CEO, Verve International
Verve is currently the most widely used payment card in Nigeria, with 18 million of the country’s 25 million payment cards Verve branded; while 19 out of the 21 Nigerian banks issue Verve cards, in addition to microfinance banks (MFBs) and mobile money operators. HumanIPO spoke to Charles Ifedi, chief executive officer of Verve International on what the company and its partners are doing for app developers in Nigeria and the epayment sub-sector. → Read more
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