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Mon, January 21st, 13:57 · Elly Okutoyi

CCK releases sector statistics for first quarter 2012/13

Kenya currently has around 30.4 million mobile phone subscribers, indicating a 77.2 percent penetration, according to a telecommunications sector report released today by the country’s industry regulator the Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK). → Read more
Mon, January 21st, 11:39 · Elly Okutoyi

90% of passwords to be hacked within seconds in 2013

More than 90 percent of user-generated passwords could be vulnerable to hacking within seconds even as more people continue to access the Internet, a new report by global consulting group Deloitte predicts. → Read more
Mon, January 21st, 11:26 · Tefo Mohapi

Samuel Eto’o’s Cameroon based Set’Mobile appoints new CEO

The Mobile Virtual Network Operator company owned by popular Cameroon footballer, Samuel Eto'o, has appointed Herve Perrin as its new Chief Executive. → Read more
Mon, January 21st, 09:19 · Brandon Gregory

CFO Fabrizio Mambrini leaves Cell C

After five years of service to Cell C, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Fabrizio Mambrini has resigned to fill a position with Oger Telecom, the Dubai-based telecommunications company. → Read more
Fri, January 18th, 15:04 · Kamau Mbote

RIM to pay developers for apps at ‘Port-A-Thon’

BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion (RIM) has said it will pay US$100 for any app developed that is compatible with its yet-to-launch BlackBerry 10 phone at the ‘BlackBerry 10 Last Chance Port-A-Thon’. → Read more
Fri, January 18th, 14:46 · HumanIPO

Orange AFCON app release challenges social media

International network operator Orange has released an official Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) app, 'Orange AFCON, SOUTH AFRICA 2013', containing updates offered by social media networks. → Read more
Fri, January 18th, 14:07 · Elly Okutoyi

Blind journalist ‘hacks’ Airtel Zambia customer database

A blind Zambian journalist has been arraigned in court charged with accessing Airtel Zambia’s database before siphoning mobile airtime worth thousands of dollars from several officials of the government. → Read more
Fri, January 18th, 11:33 · Gabriella Mulligan

Smartphone applications unreliable in skin cancer detection

Smartphone applications purporting to diagnose skin cancer often return incorrect results and prevent timely detection of the illness, new research shows. → Read more
Fri, January 18th, 10:26 · Vincent Matinde

Mobixell introduces video optimisation tool for LTE services

Mobixell, a mobile optimisation platform, has unveiled a video optimisation tool that blends with LTE wireless network services. → Read more
Fri, January 18th, 10:18 · Elly Okutoyi

Mobile Money Expo coming to Lagos

The third Mobile Money Expo is scheduled for February 6 and 7 in Nigeria’s commercial capital Lagos, where mobile money operators are expected to share operational experiences. → Read more
Fri, January 18th, 09:51 · Elly Okutoyi

Safaricom ‘engineers’ con M-Pesa agents

M-Pesa agents in Kenya’s central region have lost nearly US$13,000 to swindles, after several fraudsters posed as Safaricom engineers to defraud them. → Read more
Fri, January 18th, 08:02 · Vincent Matinde

Celltick and Warid Telecom Partner to location based mobile marketing platform

Mobile ad agency Celltick has partnered with Abu Dhabi-based operator Warid Telecom to introduce Warid MobiAds on the Warid Telecom network, opening up a new e-marketing scheme in Uganda. → Read more
Fri, January 18th, 07:53 · HumanIPO

South African HTC One X Jelly Bean users to be updated

Following the release of Android 4.1 in June last year, South African HTC One X users are finally receiving update messages for the download of the new version, Android 4.2. → Read more
Fri, January 18th, 07:44 · Tom Jackson

Facebook Messenger adds free Wi-Fi calling for iPhone users

Facebook has rolled out free Wi-Fi calling on Messenger for iPhone users after successful testing earlier this month, allowing US users to call each other at no cost. → Read more
Thu, January 17th, 14:03 · Kamau Mbote

SIM-card registration in Rwanda to kick off in February

Rwanda’s telecommunications industry regulator Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Authority (RURA) has said SIM card registration will start on February 4, after the close of the one-month piloting exercise. → Read more
Thu, January 17th, 13:39 · Elly Okutoyi

Orange Uganda launches mobile money

French-owned mobile network provider Orange has launched its mobile money service in Uganda in partnership with Post Bank and Pride Microfinance, two of the country’s major financial institutions. → Read more
Thu, January 17th, 13:13 · Vincent Matinde

Safety app SHOUT SA now available on Windows 8

The SHOUT SA safety app is now available on the Windows 8 platform, according to its creators, who describe it as an “app against crime in South Africa”. → Read more
Thu, January 17th, 12:36 · Brandon Gregory

Africa and Middle East region to reach one billion mobile subscribers

A study by Pyramid Research has concluded mobile subscribers in the African and Middle East region will pass the one billion mark in the first quarter of this year, overtaking developed markets. → Read more
Wed, January 16th, 13:57 · Elly Okutoyi

MTN scam site discovered

A website that purports to be an MTN Nigeria affiliate has been uncovered, promising MTN subscribers they will win N50,000 (US$320) worth of airtime if they recharge N3,000 (US$20) using the portal. → Read more
Wed, January 16th, 12:39 · HumanIPO

Tablets to overtake PC as primary device

Following the tablet boom in 2012, the latest Gartner Inc. results show a decline of 4.9 percent in personal computer (PC) sales compared to 2011. → Read more