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Mon, January 13th, 08:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Gmail now incorporates G+ contacts
Google has tweaked its Gmail functionality to incorporate Google+ contacts in a user’s email contact list, with the company claiming the change makes overall communications easier. → Read more
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Fri, January 10th, 14:40 · Tom Jackson
Peters’ name used in 419 scam
The name of South African transport minister Dipuo Peters is being used in a 419 scam which claims the minister has US$30.5 million which she needs help in moving. → Read more
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Fri, January 10th, 14:00 · Paul Adepoju
Fix power problem to deliver Nigerian broadband access – ITU
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has said solving the lingering power crisis in Nigeria is crucial to the success of current efforts aimed at increasing the delivery of broadband across the nation. → Read more
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Fri, January 10th, 11:20 · Paul Adepoju
MTN Nigeria partners NIGCOMSAT and Netlink for nationwide ICT solutions delivery
MTN Nigeria has partnered with Nigerian Communications Satellite Limited (NIGCOMSAT) and NetLink Limited for ICT solutions delivery across Nigeria for both public and private sectors. → Read more
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Fri, January 10th, 08:00 · Paul Adepoju
Konga.com brings documentary on Alibaba.com to Nigeria
Nigerian e-commerce platform Konga.com today announced it is bringing the documentary on Alibaba.com titled “Crocodile in the Yangtze”; The Alibaba story to a Nigerian cinema next week. → Read more
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Thu, January 9th, 19:00 · Tom Jackson
Mulally pulls out of Microsoft CEO race – report
Ford Motor chief executive officer (CEO) Alan Mulally has withdrawn from the race to take over the running of Microsoft, leaving the company’s board to refocus on internal candidates. → Read more
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Thu, January 9th, 15:00 · Nick Sato
AccessKenya Group installs fibre monitoring system
Corporate internet and IT solutions provider AccessKenya Group has acquired a fibre monitoring system for its 450 kilometre carrier ethernet fibre-optic network. → Read more
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Thu, January 9th, 13:05 · Nick Sato
Kenya’s insurance regulator launches online platform
Kenya’s Insurance Regulatory Authority (IRA) has gone digital with the launch of an online portal that will streamline and manage transactions and businesses in the sector. → Read more
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Thu, January 9th, 12:20 · Paul Adepoju
Al-Shabaab orders Somalia internet switchoff
The Al-Shabaab militant group in Somalia has ordered telecoms companies in the country to stop providing internet connection, threatening those that fail to do so with serious consequences. → Read more
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Thu, January 9th, 11:40 · Nick Sato
dotAfrica to protect African intellectual property on web
African, Middle Eastern and South Asian trademark and intellectual property law firms have given positive support for the Mark Validation System (MVS) that is designed to protect African brands following the imminent commercial launch of the new dotAfrica generic Top Level Domain (gTLD). → Read more
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Thu, January 9th, 09:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Kenyan businesses should move to cloud – Ndemo
Kenyan companies should be focusing on moving operations to the cloud, while the government needs to concentrate on implementing ICT across all sectors, according to former permanent secretary of the ex-Ministry of Information and Communication Dr Bitange Ndemo. → Read more
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Wed, January 8th, 19:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Global IT spending to hit $3.8tn this year
Global spending in the IT sector will hit US$3.8 trillion in 2014, displaying 3.1 per cent growth on last year’s figures, according to IT research analysts Gartner. → Read more
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Wed, January 8th, 18:00 · Paul Adepoju
WebMallNG creates website development and management tools for Nigerian businesses
Nigerian online solutions provider for WebMallNG has announced it has created tools that small businesses can use to develop and manage websites. → Read more
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Wed, January 8th, 17:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
AccessKenya to connect more counties to networks
The AccessKenya Group will connect five new counties to its fibre and wireless networks in the first quarter (Q1) of 2014, with the goal of connecting 15 counties during the course of the year. → Read more
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Wed, January 8th, 16:20 · Tom Jackson
SANRAL condemns “cyberattack”
The South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL) has condemned a cyberattack on its e-toll account management website which it said affected the security of users’ personal details. → Read more
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Wed, January 8th, 14:20 · Gabriella Mulligan
Egypt, SA internet speeds slower than promised
Internet users in Egypt and South Africa are among those receiving much slower internet than that promised in the subscriptions they pay for, according to a new report. → Read more
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Wed, January 8th, 13:40 · Paul Adepoju
Consortium launches fresh bid for NITEL assets
Brymedia has launched a fresh bid to purchase the assets of Nigeria’s former national carrier, Nigeria Telecommunications Limited (NITEL), having been the second reserve bidder in the aborted 2010 privatisation of the company. → Read more
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Wed, January 8th, 13:00 · Paul Adepoju
Strengthen copyright in digital environment – Gambian minister
Copyright must be strengthened in the digital environment in order to prevent infringements, according to Fatou Mass Jobe-Njie, Gambia’s minister of tourism and culture. → Read more
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Wed, January 8th, 09:40 · Gabriella Mulligan
Kenya’s problems are students’ opportunities – Ndemo
Kenya’s biggest problems pose the greatest opportunities for the country’s students, who should focus their technical efforts on finding solutions to help the country progress, according to Dr Bitange Ndemo, former permanent secretary of the old Ministry of Information and Communication. → Read more
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Wed, January 8th, 08:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
SEACOM seeking African expansion in 2014
SEACOM is looking for expansion opportunities across the African continent in 2014, while completing its transition from cable operator to infrastructure provider, chief executive officer (CEO) Mark Simpson has said. → Read more
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