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Mon, November 19th, 12:40 · Elly Okutoyi

M-Pesa to be launched in India

Mobile money transfer service M-Pesa is to be launched in India by the end of this year after Vodafone India and ICICI Bank formed a partnership that will see customers in the country make cash deposits and withdrawals from designated outlets. → Read more
Mon, November 19th, 11:19 · Vincent Matinde

Lack of mobile spectrum may slow down growth for Sub-Saharan Africa

Sub-Saharan Africa has the least mobile spectrum, a shortage that might hold up mobile expansion, according to a report by GSMA. → Read more
Mon, November 19th, 09:49 · Nanine Steenkamp

Android overtaking Apple

Android is overtaking Apple in the mobile gadget market due to speed and cost advantages, says analysts. → Read more
Mon, November 19th, 08:29 · Nanine Steenkamp

Google Map App almost ready

Google Maps are going through the final testing stages of the app for iOS handsets to make up for the disappointment of Mapplegate. → Read more
Fri, November 16th, 13:24 · Nanine Steenkamp

Ericsson presents body controlled mobile device

With Ericsson’s newest tech developments, exchanging a business card via a handshake and opening a door through sending passwords with a touch is possible by using the human body as transmitter. → Read more
Fri, November 16th, 08:15 · Tefo Mohapi

Nokia Lumia 920 now selling in South Africa

Nokia South Africa has today announced that its flagship Windows Phone 8 smartphone, the Nokia Lumia 920, is now available for retailing in South Africa. → Read more
Thu, November 15th, 08:55 · Vincent Matinde

Methys Group buys out South African mobile tech firm Cytrus Technology

Cytrus Technology, a mobile and ecommerce development firm, has settled on a buyout plan with technology business company Methys Group. → Read more
Thu, November 15th, 06:29 · Richard Cutcher

MEF opens its first African office in Johannesburg

Growing African membership of a global mobile community has forced its leaders to open its first base on the continent. → Read more
Wed, November 14th, 15:06 · Nanine Steenkamp

Bid or Buy app imminent on Android

dotMobi is awaiting confirmation today (Wednesday) to put its Bid or Buy app for Android into action, powered by profiling solutions provider Prezence. → Read more
Wed, November 14th, 12:31 · Richard Cutcher

Mobile networks hope to piggy back on Facebook, Google and YouTube popularity

Network chiefs are embracing the rise of the ‘over the top (OTT) players’ in Africa, so long as they remain the gateway to access them → Read more
Wed, November 14th, 12:14 · Vincent Matinde

Bash Technologies and Agile Business Solutions to offer mobile tech to African universities

IT solutions firm Bash Technologies has said it will collaborate with Agile Business Solutions, which specialises in innovative business solutions, to bring Mobile solutions to African universities and colleges. → Read more
Wed, November 14th, 11:15 · Nanine Steenkamp

Mobile money infiltrates African pop culture as Ugandan pop song promotes industry

Ugandan pop star Tycoon’s song about mobile money services could have boosted the industry’s growth in Africa. → Read more
Wed, November 14th, 10:10 · Nanine Steenkamp

Qualcomm hosts AR focused MoMo

Wireless telecommunications firm Qualcomm presented the latest developments in augmented reality (AR) for mobile devices at Mobile Monday (MoMo), featuring the newest apps from Fuzzy Logic and Sea Monster endorsed by QDevNet. → Read more
Wed, November 14th, 08:16 · Vincent Matinde

Mobile technology spurring Sub-Saharan Africa’s economy, GSMA

A new GSMA Report released yesterday hails Africa’s mobile technology as one of the catalysts for economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa. → Read more
Tue, November 13th, 16:00 · Nanine Steenkamp

Developed understanding makes Mobile Money grow in Africa

Overcoming obstacles in the promotion of mobile money in Africa will be done by bridging misunderstandings, claims Khaled Mikkawi, Chief Executive Officer of MTN Rwanda. → Read more
Tue, November 13th, 14:27 · Richard Cutcher

Mobile broadband set to remain revenue priority for next five years

More than 80 percent of African telecoms companies have backed mobile broadband to be their biggest money-maker for the next five years. → Read more
Tue, November 13th, 12:59 · Vincent Matinde

Date set for official launch of BlackBerry 10

Canada-based smartphone manufacturer Research in Motion (RIM) has settled on January 30, 2013 as the date it will simultaneously launch the new version of its BlackBerry 10 globally. → Read more
Tue, November 13th, 12:20 · Kamau Mbote

Kenyan mobile users more interested in Androids than iPhones

Smartphone users in Kenya are seemingly less attracted to Apple’s iPhones, survey of Internet search trends reveals. → Read more
Fri, November 9th, 13:30 · Nanine Steenkamp

BlackBerry 10 gets security green light

The latest BlackBerry has been given security check by the Federal Information Processing Standardisation (FIPS) ahead of launch. → Read more
Fri, November 9th, 13:04 · Nanine Steenkamp

Smartphone allergy-unfriendly, medics urge mobile users to stay away from BlackBerry

Research now shows the presence of allergens nickel and cobalt in a third of BlackBerry mobile phones. → Read more