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Thu, November 22nd, 11:39 · Robin Okuthe

How Kenya’s politicians can manipulate Facebook, Twitter to win elections

Just about all presidential aspirants in Kenya have embraced social media, ahead of the 2013 elections. Social media can enable targeting ads and pushing messages to the right voters at the right time, with targeted advertising an immensely influential tool that can accumulate followers organically while actively engaging them. → Read more
Thu, November 22nd, 11:06 · Paul Adepoju

Globacom Nigeria launches Glo Bolt Modem with new subscription sharing features

Telecommunications giant Globacom has revealed its latest modem, which allows users to share their subscriptions or give them as gifts. → Read more
Thu, November 22nd, 10:37 · Tom Jackson

City of Cape Town to expand area network, plans to discuss Wi-Fi pilot

The City of Cape Town is to expand its Metro Area Network over a greater area in the next few years, while initiating a 2013 study on the feasibility of providing public Wi-Fi access in the city. → Read more
Thu, November 22nd, 07:36 · Nanine Steenkamp

Curriculum Pathway offers solution to improving SA education

Leading business software supplier SAS now provides free web programs, called Curriculum Pathway, to improve South Africa’s problematic education in science and mathematics. → Read more
Thu, November 22nd, 06:51 · Kamau Mbote

Counting the gains achieved ahead of Africa’s ICT week

The Africa ICT Week kicks off next week from November 26 to 30, in line with implementation of resolutions reached at the World Summit of Information society held in Tunis, Tunisia in 2005. → Read more
Thu, November 22nd, 05:38 · Robin Okuthe

Kenya unveils plans to double bandwidth capacity

Kenya’s government has announced plans to lay a fifth fibre-optic cable, which is expected to double the country’s bandwidth capacity from the current 8,6Tbit/s to more than than 15Tbit/s. → Read more
Wed, November 21st, 13:17 · Vincent Matinde

Techno Brain and Drishti to offer Africa’s outsourcing industry array of solutions

Software giant Techno Brain has partnered with Drishti, an Indian communications solutions firm, in a venture focused on boosting the outsourcing industry in Africa. → Read more
Wed, November 21st, 12:45 · Tefo Mohapi

African Union objects to DotConnectAfrica Trust’s application for .africa

According to ICANN’s GAC Early warning system, the African Union Commission (AUC) and several African governments have objected to DotConnectAfrica Trust’s (DCA) application for the .africa gTLD, saying the trust does not have the mandate and support of African governments to administer the geographical name gTLD. → Read more
Wed, November 21st, 08:05 · Tefo Mohapi

Goal.com and RIM conclude marketing partnership for Africa and Middle East

The popular global football website Goal.com has announced that Research In Motion (RIM), the maker of BlackBerry smartphones and BlackBerry PlayBook tablets, will be promoting the company's products across the Goal.com web and mobile sites in the Middle East and Africa (MEA). → Read more
Wed, November 21st, 06:00 · Kamau Mbote

CyberCrime draining banks billions, experts warn

Banks in East Africa have lost some KSh170 billion to Internet fraudsters, according to UK-based e-commerce security firm Cyber Security Africa. → Read more
Tue, November 20th, 14:24 · Paul Adepoju

Students to get community ICT centre In Ghana

The building work has begun on an information and technology centre for students in Oyibi, Greater Accra, and its neighbouring communities, as part of a special initiative aimed at bringing ICT to Ghanaians irrespective of their economic situation or place of abode. → Read more
Tue, November 20th, 12:38 · Vincent Matinde

Renault integrates Tourism Radio on its R-Link tablet

French carmaker Renault will integrate the Tourism Radio guide in R-Link tablet in its new range of cars. → Read more
Tue, November 20th, 09:36 · Robin Okuthe

‘F**k you,’ British Airways tweets

Oops! British Airways (BA) faulted on Saturday when it tweeted an “F-word,” with a tinge of racism, to its more than 210,000 followers. → Read more
Tue, November 20th, 09:25 · Elly Okutoyi

Voter registration in Kenya did not maximize on technology, Ndemo

Kenya’s information permanent secretary Dr. Bitange Ndemo has said voter registration did not take full advantage of technology which would have seen the electorate register from anywhere using virtual identification system. → Read more
Tue, November 20th, 08:17 · Robin Okuthe

Top 10 strange practices that influence customers online

Time and again, the unusual things are what causes customers to change their behaviors online. Customer psychology does most often make perfect sense but at certain times, customers might seems like very different species. At least 10 strange things, you wouldn’t probably think make a difference, can influence their behavior and perhaps, boost your conversation. → Read more
Tue, November 20th, 08:09 · Nanine Steenkamp

Email more popular than social media

Social media has serious ground to make up as statistics reveal email is still the favoured tool for office communication, a recent survey of email management company Mimecast reveals. → Read more
Tue, November 20th, 07:28 · Vincent Matinde

Kenyan government to set up online identity system to curb cybercrime

Kenya’s government has revealed of plans to set up an online identity system for merchants hoping to make ecommerce in the country safer by curbing online fraud. → Read more
Mon, November 19th, 14:57 · Paul Adepoju

Nigerian banks set to commence biometric data capture exercise for all customers

Plans are in full swing to commence a national biometric data capture exercise for customers of the nation’s banks. → Read more
Mon, November 19th, 14:33 · Nanine Steenkamp

South Africa’s Sutherland solar Internet officially active

A South African Sutherland community centre has been Internet-enabled with solar powered, high speed connection. → Read more
Mon, November 19th, 12:28 · Nanine Steenkamp

Israeli state site attacks follow air strikes

More than 750 of Israel’s government sites have been hacked by Moroccan ‘Team Evil’ since the Gaza air attacks. → Read more