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Thu, February 14th, 09:39 · Elly Okutoyi

Cloud services in Middle East and North Africa revenues to hit US$462 million in 2013

Middle East and North Africa cloud market revenues are projected to hit US$462 million this year, representing a 24.5 percent increase from 2012, according to a new report by technology researcher Gartner. → Read more
Thu, February 14th, 08:59 · Nanine Steenkamp

Intel aims to surprise online TV market

World leading chipmaker Intel is aiming to enter the US$100 billion online television (TV) market this year, believing it can challenge existing products in the industry. → Read more
Wed, February 13th, 15:45 · Gabriella Mulligan

SA courts to enjoy free Wi-Fi

South Africa’s Labour Courts will enjoy free Wi-Fi connections thanks to a partnership between electronic information provider Sabinet and G-Connect. → Read more
Wed, February 13th, 15:11 · Vincent Matinde

Dropifi launches Magento extension

Ghanaian startup Dropifi has released a new extension that can integrate with the Magento platform, extending the usage of the customer care extension to different open source platforms. → Read more
Wed, February 13th, 14:57 · Brandon Gregory

New subsea cable to be installed from KZN to WC

A new subsea cable at an approximate cost of US$100 million is planned for South Africa and will link from Mtunzini in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) to Yzerfontein in the Western Cape (WC). → Read more
Wed, February 13th, 14:31 · Kamau Mbote

Flash Player weakness allows surveillance malware

A malware designed for law enforcement agencies reportedly targeted political activists in the Middle East following a vulnerability in Flash Player, a browser-based application runtime that enables viewing of expressive applications. → Read more
Wed, February 13th, 14:24 · Paul Adepoju

Nigerian lawyers and financial crimes commission promote cyber crime law

Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) are unanimously supporting the ongoing amendments for the Nigerian Criminal and Penal Codes Act of 2004 to extend to cybercrimes. → Read more
Wed, February 13th, 13:48 · Elly Okutoyi

CBA in US$800,000 cloud computing deal with HP

The Commercial Bank of Africa (CBA) has today signed a converged infrastructure project solution deal with technology company HP, valued at KSh65 million (US$800,000) that will see the bank increase its storage capacity by 50 Terabytes. → Read more
Wed, February 13th, 13:01 · Kamau Mbote

Kenya’s Information ministry threatens to shut down more blogs

The National Steering Committee on Media Monitoring has warned it will shut down blogs that carry out “unprofessional, unscientific and biased” polling in Kenya. → Read more
Wed, February 13th, 11:16 · Nanine Steenkamp

Yahoo! acquires Alike

Yahoo! has announced its acquisition of startup Alike, an application assisting users to find nearby restaurants to their taste. → Read more
Wed, February 13th, 11:09 · Tom Jackson

Porn responsible for mobile malware – report

Pornography is primarily responsible for malicious malware on mobile devices, according to an investigation by Blue Coat Systems. → Read more
Wed, February 13th, 09:36 · Paul Adepoju

Nigerian reps ask government to halt actions on computer-based tests for university admissions

Nigerian federal representatives have directed the government to halt its efforts to commence computer-based tests for admission into the nation’s various institutions of higher learning. → Read more
Wed, February 13th, 08:48 · Brandon Gregory

FNB announces it will no longer support IE 7

South Africa’s First National Bank (FNB) has announced it will no longer support Internet Explorer 7 (IE 7) on its online banking platform. → Read more
Wed, February 13th, 07:58 · Tom Jackson

G-Connect reveals Valentine’s Day ADSL offering

South African Internet provider G-Connect has announced its ADSL Valentine’s Day, offering a 1Mbps uncapped ADSL for February and March for R0.14 a month. → Read more
Tue, February 12th, 16:12 · Nanine Steenkamp

Social network Bonfiire gets community talking

Free social network initiative Bonfiire will be officially launched on February 28 as the South African-developed Beta version aims to become an established critical discussion community network. → Read more
Tue, February 12th, 16:03 · Tefo Mohapi

Dimension Data named “Integrator Of The Year” by Polycom for 2012

Polycom has recognised South Africa’s Dimension Data for its exceptional performance in 2012 by awarding it the “Integrator Of The Year” title. → Read more
Tue, February 12th, 16:02 · Tefo Mohapi

Kaspersky Endpoint Security 8 for Windows “best corporate solution” for controlling applications

Comparative testing by Dennis Technology Labs has found Kaspersky Endpoint Security 8 for Windows is the best corporate solutions on the market for controlling applications. → Read more
Tue, February 12th, 15:04 · Gabriella Mulligan

MTN Uganda commissions fibre network to link to Rwanda

MTN Uganda has commissioned a fibre network to be the first terrestrial link to Rwanda, an investment intended to improve infrastructure and further progress on the country’s ICT Roadmap. → Read more
Tue, February 12th, 14:35 · Paul Adepoju

Nigeria’s FCTA calls for ban on smartphones for youths

Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has called on the country’s legislators to pass laws that will help tackle rising social media abuse by banning smartphones for children. → Read more
Tue, February 12th, 14:09 · Vincent Matinde

Uzanunua site tells Kenyans to sell what they can pre-election

Kenyan eCommerce website Uzanunua on Sunday sent a newsletter advising subscribers to sell all they could in case of a repeat of the 2007 post-election violence, in a marketing gimmick that “went wrong”. → Read more