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Fri, April 4th, 09:30 · Paul Adepoju
SystemSpecs, Nigeria Computer Society boost cashless policy with partnership
The Nigeria Computer Society (NCS) has announced a partnership with SystemSpecs, a local software company, which will enable over 10,000 members of the society to remit their annual dues through an e-payments system. → Read more
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Fri, April 4th, 06:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Rwanda to access affordable devices for connectivity
Rwandans will soon have affordable devices for internet connectivity that they can pay for on a long-term basis, according to the country’s director general in charge of ICT in the Ministry of Youth and ICT, Didier Nkurikiyimfura, at the 11th edition of the ICT Literacy and Awareness campaign in Karongi District. → Read more
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Thu, April 3rd, 16:30 · Agatha Nduku
African officials join HP to tackle counterfeiting
Hewlett-Packard (HP) has hosted the Anti-Counterfeiting Africa Conference, aimed at educating and empowering organisations across the continent against the negative effects of counterfeit trade. → Read more
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Thu, April 3rd, 15:00 · Tom Jackson
SEACOM selects Juniper, Cisco for network upgrade
African undersea cable operator SEACOM has announced it has chosen Juniper and Cisco to provide the technology for a complete upgrade of its global IP and MPLS network. → Read more
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Thu, April 3rd, 11:30 · Chris Udemans
Cheap smartphones key to Africa’s internet penetration – Duarte
Low-cost smartphones are key to increasing internet penetration in Africa, according to Dave Duarte, South African entrepreneur and social media expert. → Read more
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Thu, April 3rd, 11:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Mozambique joins A4AI
Mozambique has joined the Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI), becoming the third developing country to participate in the initiative alongside Nigeria and Ghana. → Read more
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Thu, April 3rd, 10:30 · Paul Adepoju
Most Nigerian ATMs still running on Windows XP days before support ends
The majority of Nigerian ATMs are still running on the Windows XP operating system (OS) in spite of the fact there will be no security updates available for the platform from April 8. → Read more
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Thu, April 3rd, 09:00 · Paul Adepoju
EntrepreneurshipCircle.com launched to bridge entrepreneurship gap in Nigerian economy
EntrepreneurshipCircle.com has been launched to bridge the entrepreneurship gap in Nigeria, with the company saying the website will enable entrepreneurs to contribute to the nation’s economy. → Read more
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Thu, April 3rd, 08:30 · Chris Udemans
One-third of phishing attacks aim to steal money – Kaspersky
Nearly a third of all phishing attacks in 2013 were aimed at stealing money, with cybercriminals trading under the names of major banks, according to internet security firm Kaspersky. → Read more
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Thu, April 3rd, 06:00 · Paul Adepoju
Majority of njRAT C&C servers found in the Middle East and North Africa – Symantec
Information protection company Symantec has observed growth in indigenous groups of attackers in the Middle East and North Africa centered around a simple piece of malware known as njRAT. → Read more
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Thu, April 3rd, 05:00 · Agatha Nduku
LinkedIn email addresses exposed by plug-in software
LinkedIn has issued a cease and desist letter to the Sell Hack extension for Google Chrome, which exposes the contact details of its members. → Read more
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Wed, April 2nd, 20:00 · Chris Udemans
Internet Solutions upgrades fibre network
South Africa internet service provider (ISP) Internet Solutions has announced it will be deploying 500 gigabit per second (Gb/s) fibre optic capabilities across its long distance network in South Africa, enabling the company to differentiate its services and manage costs as it scales its network. → Read more
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Wed, April 2nd, 18:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
Masiyiwa, Rotich in Fortune’s 50 greatest leaders
Strive Masiyiwa, founder and chairman of Zimbabwe’s first mobile operator Econet Wireless, and Juliana Rotich, co-founder and executive director of Kenyan crowdsourced mapping platform Ushahidi, have been listed on Fortune Magazine’s annual list of the world’s 50 greatest leaders. → Read more
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Wed, April 2nd, 18:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Wabona launches Mayibuye film festival
South African local video content streaming startup Wabona has partnered with Cape Town-based Gravel Road Entertainment to launch the Mayibuye film festival, bringing previously unseen African film content to television, as well as making it available online and mobile via Wabona’s services. → Read more
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Wed, April 2nd, 15:00 · Chris Udemans
Mt. Gox CEO ordered to US for questioning – report
A United States (US) judge has ordered the chief executive officer (CEO) of now defunct Bitcoin (BTC) exchange Mt. Gox to the US for questioning, according to a report. → Read more
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Wed, April 2nd, 14:30 · Paul Adepoju
Ibadan has highest broadband speed in Nigeria – Ookla
The city of Ibadan has the highest broadband speed in Nigeria according to Ookla’s NetIndex, with internet users in Ibadan experiencing up to 7.4 Mbps download speeds and 5.8Mbps upload speeds. → Read more
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Wed, April 2nd, 14:00 · Tom Jackson
Cape Town startup looks to ease booking of beauty appointments
Cape Town-based startup diarize.me is seeking to simplify the making and managing of appointments for businesses and customers in the beauty industry, with plans to expand to all appointment-based industries. → Read more
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Wed, April 2nd, 12:30 · Agatha Nduku
Samsung hands over digital village to Cosmo City
Samsung has officially handed over a digital village to the Malibongwe Ridge village in Cosmo City, Gauteng, South Africa, to provide the community with education and health services. → Read more
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Wed, April 2nd, 11:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Orange Kenya to power Nakuru’s free Wi-Fi
Orange Kenya in conjunction with innovations group Infonet will power the free Wi-Fi project in Nakuru, the first of its kind in the country. → Read more
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Wed, April 2nd, 10:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Ugandan government develops portal for e-governance
The Ugandan government has developed an e-governance portal allowing Ugandans to access government information directly, a move expected to ease communications with all government departments. → Read more
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