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Mon, March 25th, 12:53 · Nanine Steenkamp

Apple acquires indoor GPS startup

Apple has bought indoor GPS startup WifiSLAM for US$20 million, but is remaining secretive about its strategy. → Read more
Mon, March 25th, 12:22 · Brandon Gregory

Vodacom extends its LTE service to all customers

Vodacom, South Africa’s leading mobile network operator, has extended its long-term evolution (LTE) services providing high-speed access to the internet beyond its contract customers. → Read more
Mon, March 25th, 12:13 · Vincent Matinde

Buni TV launches customised content for the platform

One of Africa’s video on demand services, Buni TV, has launched customized content for its platform by unveiling its own commissioned comedy series. → Read more
Mon, March 25th, 07:04 · Vincent Matinde

Mobile and social media greatly influence retail in Africa

A study by Jana Research suggests social media and the mobile phone greatly influence the retail choices of customers in Africa. → Read more
Mon, March 25th, 05:51 · Richard Cutcher

iPhone is outdated says BlackBerry chief

Apple lacks innovation and its iPhone is “still the same”, according to BlackBerry’s chief executive Thorsten Heins who has finally launched the BB Z10 in the United States. → Read more
Fri, March 22nd, 15:25 · Richard Cutcher

BlackBerry receives fan mail from unlikely source

BlackBerry has received an unlikely backer for its devices, Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt. → Read more
Fri, March 22nd, 08:14 · Vincent Matinde

Mobile Money Awards slated for May in SA

The first Mobile Money Awards will be unveiled at this year’s fifth annual Mobile Money Africa conference and Expo to be held in Johannesburg in May this year. → Read more
Thu, March 21st, 13:46 · Elly Okutoyi

BlackBerry Jam session for Kenyan universities takes place

The BlackBerry Jam Session for universities took place in Kenya yesterday, attended by more than 60 developers. → Read more
Thu, March 21st, 13:06 · Tom Jackson

Component shortages cause HTC One delay

HTC has delayed the launch of its much anticipated HTC One smartphone due to component shortages. → Read more
Thu, March 21st, 12:29 · Vincent Matinde

Vodacom unveils new mHealth products with Mezzanine Ware

Vodacom has unveiled several mHealth products in collaboration with technology firm Mezzanine Ware. → Read more
Thu, March 21st, 10:31 · Paul Adepoju

NCC to deactivate unregistered SIM cards following next week’s launch of MNP

The head of media and publicity at the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) Reuben Muoka has stated every unregistered SIM card on every GSM network in Nigeria will be deactivated following the launch of mobile number portability (MNP) next Monday. → Read more
Thu, March 21st, 10:25 · Tom Jackson

HP develops glasses-free 3D technology

Hewlett-Packard (HP) has developed glasses-free 3D technology for mobile devices, saying it could transform data visualisation, medical training and entertainment. → Read more
Thu, March 21st, 09:23 · Tefo Mohapi

Report suggests most companies fail to secure corporate mobile devices

A report by Kaspersky Lab in association with market research specialists B2B International suggests most companies fail to pay adequate attention to securing corporate mobile devices and the data stored on them. → Read more
Thu, March 21st, 08:03 · Elly Okutoyi

Samsung to stop using Android on its devices

The world’s leading smartphone maker Samsung will this year shift from using Google’s Android operating system onto Tizen, an open-source operating system the company has been developing with chipmaker Intel. → Read more
Wed, March 20th, 17:28 · Brandon Gregory

MyBeer app launched for beer lovers

South African beer lovers can now rate, review and share information on their favourite brews after Andy Hadfield followed up on his wine application. → Read more
Wed, March 20th, 14:22 · Tom Jackson

Content and service crucial for operators, not infrastructure

Operators should focus on service and content to differentiate themselves from competitors, rather than focusing on infrastructure, according to Mike Silber, head of legal and commercial at Liquid Telecom. → Read more
Wed, March 20th, 13:42 · Elly Okutoyi

Kenyan app developers to be rewarded by Tecno and Zalego

Mobile handset manufacturer Tecno, together with mobile application development training institute Zalego, will reward the top entries to the Afmobi developer challenge from Kenya, Nigeria and Ethiopia. → Read more
Wed, March 20th, 09:03 · Vincent Matinde

Barclays launches internet banking in Tanzania

Barclays Bank in Tanzania has launched internet banking in the country to enable customers to access banking services online. → Read more
Wed, March 20th, 08:51 · Richard Cutcher

BB10 fails UK government security tests

The new BlackBerry products intended to win back corporate clients have not passed the UK government’s security tests. → Read more
Tue, March 19th, 14:59 · Nanine Steenkamp

CBN considers partnerships to raise fraud awareness

Leading money deposit bank (MDB) Union Bank of Nigeria is in the process of establishing partnerships to drive the use of mobile money in an effort to combat fraud countrywide as part of an awareness campaign. → Read more