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Tue, December 17th, 07:00 · Tom Jackson
Google acquires leading robotics company
Google has confirmed that it has acquired advanced robotics firm Boston Dynamics, the eighth such company bought by the tech giant in six months. → Read more
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Tue, December 17th, 06:00 · Nick Sato
Yahoo! CEO apologises over prolonged email outage
Email service provider Yahoo! has issued an apology to its users following an extended outage which affected a certain per cent of its users over the past week. → Read more
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Mon, December 16th, 16:30 · Selipha Kihagi
Nokia extends DVLUP program to Nigeria, Ghana
Nokia is extending its DVLUP rewards programme for Windows Phone developers to Nigeria and Ghana, enabling them to create, book and manage their own app promotions and build better apps. → Read more
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Mon, December 16th, 15:00 · Tom Jackson
MTN partners Rocket, Millicom to boost African e-commerce
South Africa-based operator MTN Group has partnered with online incubator Rocket Internet and Millicom International Cellular to take equal stakes in Africa Internet Holding (AIH), seeking to promote African e-commerce and digital services. → Read more
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Mon, December 16th, 14:20 · Selipha Kihagi
iTunes giftcards set for South African entry
Leading global prepaid payment network Blackhawk Network has partnered with Opengate Technologies, a gift cards distributor based in South Africa, to bring iTunes gift cards into the country. → Read more
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Mon, December 16th, 13:30 · Selipha Kihagi
MTC Namibia launches Netman 4G prepaid
Namibian telecommunications operator MTC has unveiled a new service to its Netman product which allows prepaid customers to access high speed internet charged per time intervals rather than per megabytes (MB) usage. → Read more
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Mon, December 16th, 07:00 · Tom Jackson
Axxess reduces ADSL bundle prices
South African internet service provider (ISP) Axxess has reduced the cost of its ADSL bundles to boost competition with part state-owned Telkom. → Read more
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Fri, December 13th, 15:40 · Tom Jackson
Microsoft considers Qualcomm executive for CEO
Microsoft is considering Qualcomm chief operating officer (COO) Steve Mollenkopf as replacement for outgoing chief executive officer (CEO) Steve Ballmer, according to Bloomberg. → Read more
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Fri, December 13th, 13:40 · Richard Cutcher
Botswana wholesale fibre to drop in price
Botswana Fibre Networks (Bofinet), the country’s new telecommunications wholesale provider, will bring prices down by around 20 per cent in the next six months. → Read more
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Fri, December 13th, 09:40 · Gabriella Mulligan
Bot visits account for 61.5% of website traffic
Website visits by bots have grown globally by 21 per cent in the last year, now accounting for 61.5 per cent of all website traffic, according to a new report. → Read more
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Thu, December 12th, 20:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Joburg, Lagos, Cairo rank low in ICT usage – report
Johannesburg, Lagos and Cairo all rank in the bottom half of cities surveyed for a new report considering ICT usage, infrastructure capacity and affordability of communications in the socio-economic environment worldwide. → Read more
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Thu, December 12th, 18:00 · Richard Cutcher
Spectranet publish Abuja LTE prices
Spectranet has released the prices for its LTE services in Nigeria’s capital Abuja, confirming it is now offering services outside of Lagos. → Read more
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Thu, December 12th, 16:30 · Richard Cutcher
LTE device costs reduced by Smile in Tanzania
Smile Communications, an LTE network operator in Tanzania, has reduced the price of its pocket-sized Mi-Fi devices for the next two months in a bid to get more people and businesses connected to faster internet speeds. → Read more
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Thu, December 12th, 15:00 · Tom Jackson
Spotify launches on mobile, enters 20 new markets
Music streaming service Spotify has launched on mobiles and tablets while extending its offering to 20 new markets, though there is still no sign of it debuting in Africa. → Read more
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Thu, December 12th, 14:00 · Richard Cutcher
Vodacom cannot prove “widest 3G network” claim – ASA
Vodacom have been told to stop describing its 3G data network as South Africa’s “widest” by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) after MTN complained to the regulator. → Read more
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Thu, December 12th, 10:30 · Richard Cutcher
NCC could take back spectrum
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is considering recalling spectrum currently being under-used by broadband providers as it tries to increase web access. → Read more
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Thu, December 12th, 09:00 · Tom Jackson
Twitter best tech company to work for in 2014
Twitter has been ranked as the best global tech company to work for in 2014 by the annual Glassdoor Employees’ Choice Awards, having not even been in the top 50 the year before. → Read more
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Thu, December 12th, 08:00 · Tom Jackson
Rdio expands to SA
Music streaming service Rdio has expanded to South Africa along with 19 other new countries, taking its total reach to 51 countries across six continents. → Read more
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Wed, December 11th, 17:00 · Richard Cutcher
Google adds more African languages to Translate
Google Translate has added five more African languages and four others to bring the total number now served to 80. → Read more
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Wed, December 11th, 16:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
Twitter allows sending of pictures via DM
Twitter now allows users to send photographs via direct message (DM), one of a number of updates primarily intended to make the Twitter mobile app easier to use. → Read more
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