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Fri, February 15th, 14:21 · Robin Okuthe

Mobile game for peace set for ahead of Kenyan polls

Digital media solutions firm Afroes is to launch its phone-based game “Haki: Chaguo Ni Lako” (Justice: The Choice is Yours) at next week’s Mobile Web East Africa (MWEA) conference, aiming to inspire peace and tolerance ahead of the Kenyan elections. → Read more
Fri, February 15th, 13:29 · Gabriella Mulligan

Android, iOS dominate smartphone shipments

Android and iOS accounted for 91.1 percent of global smartphone shipments in the fourth quarter of 2012, according to the latest research by the International Data Corporation (IDC). → Read more
Fri, February 15th, 10:10 · Nanine Steenkamp

Ambitious SA WeChat launch to compete with WhatsApp, BBM and Mxit

WeChat, the Chinese social chat app, has been made available to South African smartphone users in an already crowded market. → Read more
Fri, February 15th, 08:23 · Nanine Steenkamp

Zambia SIM registration delayed

Airtel Zambia’s lack of registration forms has halted the country’s SIM card registration process. → Read more
Thu, February 14th, 20:22 · Gabriella Mulligan

iOS 6.1 bug allows passcode bypassing

A bug in Apple’s iOS 6.1 update allows anyone to bypass the device’s passcode, the latest in a string of complaints surrounding the new system update. → Read more
Thu, February 14th, 16:04 · Kamau Mbote

Mi-Fone handsets now available in Kenyan Fuji stores

Africa’s first mobile devices brand Mi-Fone has partnered with Fuji Colorama, a popular Kenyan one-stop photography chain store, to reach out to more customers. → Read more
Thu, February 14th, 16:02 · Vincent Matinde

InfoSonics launches a hybrid of smartphone and tablet

Global distributor of wireless handsets and accessories InfoSonics Corp has launched verykool s758, a gadget that has been termed “a crossover between a smartphone and a tablet”. → Read more
Thu, February 14th, 11:27 · Elly Okutoyi

Jubilee Coalition launches campaign mobile application

Kenyan political outfit Jubilee Coalition has today launched a phone-based application dubbed UhuRuto2013 Mobile Application aimed at giving users access to latest information on its activities. → Read more
Thu, February 14th, 10:28 · Tom Jackson

SA non-profit software platform connects patients with healthcare

HealthSMS, a South African non-profit, is using a software platform to connect patients with healthcare advice through their mobile. → Read more
Thu, February 14th, 08:34 · Tom Jackson

Transparent smartphone set to debut in 2013

Taiwanese firm Polytron Technologies has developed a prototype for a partially transparent glass smartphone, which is expected to be launched by the end of this year. → Read more
Wed, February 13th, 15:05 · Tom Jackson

ICASA opens “06” prefix

The Independent Communications Commission of South Africa (ICASA) has opened the “06” prefix for the first time in response to the increasing number of mobile subscriptions. → Read more
Wed, February 13th, 13:43 · Richard Cutcher

Global mobile sales come down for the first time in three years

Worldwide mobile phone sales dipped 1.7 percent in 2012 compared to 2011, with 1.75 billion being sold, new research from Gartner has revealed. → Read more
Wed, February 13th, 10:18 · Gabriella Mulligan

More MTN Uganda employees charged with fraud

Four MTN Uganda employees have been charged with defrauding their employer of USh3.1 billion (US$ 1.2 million), in the latest in a string of claims of internal fraudulent behaviour employees. → Read more
Wed, February 13th, 09:58 · Nanine Steenkamp

MTN Guinea to expand in March

Network provider MTN has announced the launch of data and payment services for Guinea with the aim of increasing national Internet use. → Read more
Wed, February 13th, 09:04 · Nanine Steenkamp

Absa CashSend breaches the billion mark

South African bank Absa has revealed their CashSend money transfer reached R1 billion (112 million USD) in total values in 2012, making them the market frontrunner in the country. → Read more
Wed, February 13th, 08:13 · Elly Okutoyi

US$100,000 up for grabs in Heritage Open mHealth startup challenge

California-based integrated physicians group Heritage Provider Network (HPN), the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) and Open mHealth, a mobile health focused non-profit, have launched a mobile apps prize challenge that will reward mHealth startups with US$100,000. → Read more
Wed, February 13th, 08:07 · Richard Cutcher

Apple chief drops biggest budget smartphone hint yet

The strongest hint yet that Apple could build a cheaper smartphone was dropped by its chief executive Tim Cook at a Goldman Sachs conference yesterday (Tuesday). → Read more
Tue, February 12th, 16:08 · Paul Adepoju

Vodafone debuts BlackBerry Z10 In Ghana

Vodafone has become Ghana’s first network provider to launch the BlackBerry Z10 with a 1.5GB data volume. → Read more
Tue, February 12th, 15:49 · Nanine Steenkamp

African broadband users predicted to be 277 million by 2015

African broadband growth is escalating rapidly due to telecom investments, making it the future of mobile technology, according to Nigerian network operator Etisalat. → Read more
Tue, February 12th, 14:22 · Gabriella Mulligan

Mobile devices to outnumber humans this year

The number of mobile devices will exceed the global population for the first time in 2013 as worldwide mobile use grows significantly, according to the latest research by Cisco. → Read more