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Thu, February 7th, 13:27 · Kamau Mbote

Google to sell ads on Yahoo! sites

Search engine giant Yahoo! has release a statement saying its archrival Google will start selling some ads on its websites and mobile services. → Read more
Thu, February 7th, 12:53 · Kamau Mbote

Microsoft, Symantech carry out global cyber security operation

Software-makers Symantech and Microsoft on Wednesday shut down their servers to disrupt the spread of malicious software estimated to have infected between 300,000 and one million PCs, Reuters reported. → Read more
Thu, February 7th, 08:57 · Vincent Matinde

Cape Town launches safety campaign with Tourism Radio

South African audio tour guide company Tourism Radio has launched a safety campaign in Cape Town targeted at educating the city’s visitors on security issues. → Read more
Thu, February 7th, 08:54 · Tom Jackson

iTunes passes 25 billion download mark

Apple has announced that the iTunes store has passed 25 billion song downloads, with songs being downloaded at an average of 15,000 per minute. → Read more
Wed, February 6th, 15:28 · Gythan Munga

Kenya’s Internet users invited to participate in online opinion polls

Kenyan ICT company Ajibu Consulting Limited has launched a Web-based opinion poll, coming hard on the heels of a partnership between Google Africa and the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) to offer electoral data through the IEBC API. → Read more
Wed, February 6th, 15:20 · Vincent Matinde

XRX Technologies launches business tools for SMEs

Kenyan ICT solutions firm XRX Technologies has launched a business tool that enables small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to apply technology regardless of their bases of operation. → Read more
Wed, February 6th, 15:18 · Tefo Mohapi

Nigeria, Kenya, Zimbabwe and SA account for 74 percent of African fraud cases

According to a KPMG Fraud Barometer survey and report, Nigeria, Kenya, Zimbabwe and South Africa account for 74 percent of all fraud type cases reported in Africa. → Read more
Wed, February 6th, 15:13 · Kamau Mbote

Badiliko digital initiative raising Africa’s education standards

Badiliko, an African digital schools project, has vowed to improve access to technology and core infrastructure in schools by building capacity teaching and engaging policymakers to enable them to apply ICT in raising education standards. → Read more
Wed, February 6th, 15:05 · Nanine Steenkamp

Apple launches first SA digital bookstore

A digital bookstore for South African schools and learners, called ZA Books, is now exclusively available on iPads through local dealer CoreGroup to provide South African institutions with textbooks as prescribed by the national curriculum. → Read more
Wed, February 6th, 14:55 · Gabriella Mulligan

Kaspersky Labs anti-virus update blocks Internet access

A Kaspersky Labs anti-virus update blocked thousands of computers running Windows XP from accessing the Internet. → Read more
Wed, February 6th, 12:07 · Tom Jackson

IEC to present e-voting, e-registration findings next month

South Africa’s Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) is to present the findings of an investigation into e-registration and e-voting practices worldwide next month, but the chief electoral officer remains unsure as to whether either should be implemented. → Read more
Wed, February 6th, 10:34 · Paul Adepoju

Investing in broadband will increase Nigeria’s GDP – expert

Titi Omo-Ettu, Head of Telecom Answer Associates and a passionate broadband promoter, has described super-fast Internet as the central cog upon which Nigeria’s future economy will revolve. → Read more
Wed, February 6th, 09:26 · Vincent Matinde

IBM to work with Kenyan universities in grooming IT professionals

IBM has partnered with a number of Kenyan universities to help them “breed the next crop” of qualified IT professionals. → Read more
Tue, February 5th, 18:58 · Gabriella Mulligan

Young YouTube users just three clicks away from inappropriate content

Children’s content on YouTube may lead to inappropriate content in just three clicks via the “suggested” videos, Kaspersky Lab has found. → Read more
Tue, February 5th, 16:08 · Vincent Matinde

Entertainment site Ghafla records 2 million page views in January

Kenyan infotainment site Ghafla has announced a milestone, accumulating over 500,000 visitors and two million page views in January alone and earning a place in the list of the most visited sites in the country. → Read more
Tue, February 5th, 15:19 · Gabriella Mulligan

Safer Internet Day urges users to “connect with respect”

Today marks the tenth anniversary of Safer Internet Day, with this year’s message calling upon Internet users to “connect with respect”. → Read more
Tue, February 5th, 13:09 · Paul Adepoju

Nigeria’s agriculture ministry denies accusation of old-fashioned redundant website

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has hit back at claims the Nigerian government has no online presence by saying its website is strong. → Read more
Tue, February 5th, 10:57 · Paul Adepoju

E-Recruitment deal set to offer efficient employment database for graduates

Nigerian jobseekers may get some respite after a deal between Dragnet Solutions, owners of Nigeria's e-based recruitment product, GradExchange, the National Directorate of Employment (NDE), and the National Employers' Consultative Association (NECA) aims to simplify the job hunting process. → Read more
Tue, February 5th, 10:16 · Tom Jackson

Online crowd-sourced safari guide launched

SafariBookings.com, an online crowd-sourced safari guide, has been launched, allowing users to view 2,200 user-generated reviews of safaris from different countries and operators. → Read more
Tue, February 5th, 09:22 · Kamau Mbote

KRA to conduct seminars on its online platform

The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) will carry out seminars on its online system in the next five months in a programme targeting small and medium taxpayers. → Read more