Internet, Page 102
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Wed, July 17th, 15:43 · Richard Cutcher
National Broadband Council a wise move
The prospect of a National Broadband Council, featuring stakeholders from the public and private sector, has been welcomed by Dominic Cull, the Internet Service Providers’ Association regulatory advisor. → Read more
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Wed, July 17th, 15:02 · Brandon Gregory
Not everyone in SA is getting true cloud – Vine
Cloud is the buzz of computing currently, but there are regular warnings concerning its use and Grant Vine, technical director of Cybervine IT Solutions, has offered some advice about considering cloud needs. → Read more
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Wed, July 17th, 14:26 · Mercy Makumi
MicroStrategy creates Mobile App Universe and Developer Academy
MicroStrategy has launched the MicroStrategy Mobile App Universe to showcase business apps solutions available to customers, as well as a Developer Academy providing training materials for app developers. → Read more
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Wed, July 17th, 12:23 · Kamau Mbote
Fixed-line broadband more beneficial than basic 3G
Africa needs to invest in fixed line broadband if it is to prosper and gain from internet access, according to Richard Bell, Wananchi Group chief executive officer (CEO). → Read more
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Wed, July 17th, 08:28 · Paul Adepoju
Konga.com highlights successes as it celebrates one year anniversary
Nigerian e-commerce site Konga.com is celebrating its one year anniversary and has praised itself for significant growth despite the challenges the industry faces in the West African country. → Read more
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Wed, July 17th, 07:17 · Richard Cutcher
Alcatel-Lucents break undersea cable capacity record
Alcatel-Lucent claims to have broken the world record for the volume of data transmitted across a single fibre optic undersea cable. → Read more
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Tue, July 16th, 15:47 · Brandon Gregory
Majority of FNB customers still disapprove of redesigned banking site
Scores of First National Bank (FNB) customers are outraged at the redesign of the bank’s online banking platform and continue to express their disapproval through social media sites, especially Facebook. → Read more
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Tue, July 16th, 14:05 · Paul Adepoju
Online transactions in Nigeria are safe – Interswitch
Titilola Shogaolu, chief payment and value added services officer at Interswitch Limited, has declared that online transactions in Nigeria are safe, despite the poor reputation of the country’s internet usage. → Read more
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Tue, July 16th, 10:40 · Susan Mwenesi
Uganda’s NITA programme to cut IT Costs
The National IT Project Management Methodology (NITPMM) programme developed by the National Information Technology Authority Uganda (NITA-U) is set to save the government money by reducing waste. → Read more
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Mon, July 15th, 14:29 · Mercy Makumi
Sony drops fine appeal over PSN
Sony has dropped an appeal against the £250,000 (US$380,000) fine handed out in January by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) after the PlayStation Network hack in 2011. → Read more
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Mon, July 15th, 14:06 · Brandon Gregory
Fitbit launched by iStore in South Africa
Free fitness application and wearable device Fitbit has been launched in South Africa by the iStore, helping users monitor their sleep patterns, weight, step count and calories burned. → Read more
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Mon, July 15th, 14:02 · Kamau Mbote
First group of internet registries and registrars sign agreements with ICANN
The first group of registrars and internet registries have signed new agreements with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), bringing the new generic Top-Level Domains (gTLDs) closer to reality. → Read more
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Mon, July 15th, 13:18 · Nick Sato
AccessKenya to invest KSh35 million in network expansion
AccessKenya has announced plans to invest KSh35 million (US$411,000) in the expansion of its fibre and wireless networks and other ICT solutions to the country’s 47 counties for the remainder of 2013 and in 2014. → Read more
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Mon, July 15th, 13:11 · Brandon Gregory
FNB’s new website now operating normally after complaints
The updated, scalable version of the First National Bank (FNB) website has been met with complaints over functionality, though the bank said the problems have now been fixed. → Read more
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Mon, July 15th, 10:45 · Paul Adepoju
If you can crack Lagos, you can crack anything – Rocket Internet
A company which can operate in Lagos can operate anywhere in the world, according to Ferdinand Von Kalm, global chief operations officer of Rocket Internet. → Read more
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Mon, July 15th, 10:14 · Kamau Mbote
Gilat Satcom emphasises need for more satellite capacity in East Africa
Gilat Satcom has reiterated the need for countries along the East African coast to have more satellite bandwidth to support the existing fibre optic network, saying the submarine cables have shown their vulnerability. → Read more
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Mon, July 15th, 08:27 · Kamau Mbote
Another Kenyan documentary turns to Kickstarter.com for funding
A Kenyan documentary telling the story of top athlete Geoffrey Kipsang has turned to crowd funding site Kickstarter.com in bid to raise US$27,500. → Read more
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Mon, July 15th, 07:23 · Paul Adepoju
Nigerian government to embark on digital awareness campaign
Omobola Johnson, Nigeria’s communication technology minister, has announced her department will soon embark on a nationwide digital awareness campaign in a bid to increase the number of Nigerians online. → Read more
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Mon, July 15th, 07:04 · Richard Cutcher
dotAfrica passes initial ICANN evaluation
The bid for Africa to get its own generic Top Level Domain (gTLD) has received a boost after .africa passed an “Initial Evaluation” by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). → Read more
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Fri, July 12th, 15:39 · Kamau Mbote
Kenya’s national broadband policy to be launched this week
The Ministry of Information Communication and Technology will this week unveil the national broadband policy that it hopes will help make Kenya a knowledge-based economy by the government target of 2017. → Read more
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