Gadgets, Page 3
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Thu, August 28th, 11:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Nokia X2 on sale in Kenya
The Nokia X2 smartphone is now available for sale in Kenya, with Microsoft saying the device was designed to connect the next billion people to mobile internet. → Read more
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Wed, August 27th, 15:30 · Paul Adepoju
LG launches G3 smartphone in Nigeria
LG has unveiled its G3 smartphone in Nigeria, saying the device was developed under the company’s ‘Simple is the New Smart’ initiative. → Read more
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Wed, August 27th, 10:00 · Paul Adepoju
Western Union launches outbound remittances for Nigeria
Western Union has launched an outbound remittance service in Nigeria, allowing people to send - not only receive - money around the world. → Read more
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Tue, August 26th, 15:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
E-tolls review process begins tomorrow
South Africa’s Gauteng Provincial Government will tomorrow (Wednesday, August 27) kick off its month-long consultation process on the impact of e-tolls in the province. → Read more
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Mon, August 25th, 09:30 · Paul Adepoju
Nigeria’s cashless policy a cornerstone of economic development – Ifedi
The Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) cashless policy is the key to the country’s fast economic development, according to Charles Ifedi, chief executive officer (CEO) of Verve International. → Read more
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Thu, August 21st, 14:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Airtel partners VeriFone to offer merchant apps in Africa
Bharti Airtel has partnered VeriFone Mobile Money to offer Tap n Pay, VeriFone Mobile Money’s merchant enablement mobile apps, across the 17 countries in which Airtel operates in Africa. → Read more
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Thu, August 21st, 10:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Q&A : Timothy Stranex, BitX
Despite the lack of awareness and mistrust, Bitcoin is becoming popular in Africa, and Kenya now has another entrant, Bit X. HumanIPO caught up with Bit X’s Timothy Stranex to talk about the company’s Kenyan launch, and how Bitcoin can be integrated with M-Pesa. → Read more
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Thu, August 21st, 09:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Cargo clearance in Kenya goes digital
Cargo clearance in Kenya has been digitalised, with importers of cargo required to apply for their Import Declaration Forms (IDFs) through the Kenya National Electronic Single Window System (Kenya TradeNet). → Read more
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Wed, August 20th, 12:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Huawei launches LTE to boost Tanzania anti-poaching efforts
Huawei Technologies has launched Long Term Evolution (LTE) technology in Tanzania, which it says will not only boost communications and video surveillance for enterprises, but will also support the government's anti-poaching campaign. → Read more
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Tue, August 19th, 12:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Nyeri County trains teachers for one laptop per child programme
Kenya’s Nyeri County has embarked on a programme to train primary school teachers in IT skills ahead of the roll out of the government’s plan to provide free laptops for standard one pupils. → Read more
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Tue, August 19th, 10:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Nomanini mobile POS hits one million transactions
South Africa’s electronic payments solution for emerging markets Nomanini has facilitated over one million transactions through its point of sale (POS) terminals across Africa, the company announced. → Read more
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Tue, August 19th, 09:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Bitcoin exchange BitX launches in Kenya
Bitcoin exchange BitX has launched in Kenya, integrating preferred local financial systems such as M-Pesa and bank transfers to enable efficient international payments. → Read more
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Fri, August 15th, 16:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Co-operative Bank launches mobile banking service
Kenya’s Co-operative Bank has launched a mobile banking service, allowing customers to conduct all their banking via their phones. → Read more
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Thu, August 14th, 14:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Samsung to provide smartphones to boost maternal health in Kenya
Samsung is to provide health workers in East Africa with subsidized smartphones as part of the mHealth initiative, targeted at boosting maternal health for 15.5 million women across Africa. → Read more
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Thu, August 14th, 10:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenyan government to launch digital payment system for accountability
Kenya’s government is to launch a digital payment system targeted at promoting accountability for payments within government departments, as well as for payment of government suppliers. → Read more
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Wed, August 13th, 13:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
Apple latest tech firm to acknowledge diversity problem
Apple has become the latest global tech giant to release details of diversity within its workforce, demonstrating most of its employees are White and Asian men. → Read more
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Mon, August 11th, 10:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
No e-tolling in Winelands, only conventional tolling – SANRAL
There will be no e-tolling of roads in Cape Town, rather conventional toll booths will be used on the N1 and N2 motorways to cover the cost of road renovations, the South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL) said. → Read more
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Thu, August 7th, 17:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Airtel Africa, BGFI partner to expand money transfer service in Africa
Airtel Africa has entered into a partnership with BGFIBank, a financial services institution present in 10 countries, to expand mobile money access to the bank’s customers. → Read more
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Tue, August 5th, 16:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
IBM wins Fidelity Bank infrastructure, services deal
Ghana’s Fidelity Bank has signed a five year deal with IBM for the management of all the bank’s technology infrastructure and services, as the bank seeks higher efficiency to support its growth plans for new markets, services and products. → Read more
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Mon, August 4th, 14:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
Nomanini secures US$449k funding
South African electronic payment solutions for emerging markets provider Nomanini has secured ZAR4.8 million (US$449,000) funding from South Africa’s Industrial Development Corporation (IDC), in order to enable the company to further expand internationally. → Read more
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