Mobile, Page 21
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Tue, May 6th, 15:30 · Chris Udemans
99% of mobile malware targeted Android in Q1
Ninety-nine per cent of all mobile malware that emerged in the first quarter of 2014 targeted Android, with only two threats being created on other platforms, according to a study. → Read more
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Tue, May 6th, 11:30 · Chris Udemans
Zimbabwe mobile market Africa’s fastest growing
Zimbabwe’s mobile penetration rate increased to 80 per cent of households in 2013 from 26 per cent in 2008, a higher growth rate than the rest of the continent, according to American research firm Gallup. → Read more
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Tue, May 6th, 11:00 · Paul Adepoju
Firstmonie customer base hits one million
First Bank of Nigeria has announced its mobile payment solution Firstmonie has more than one million customers less than two years after it was launched. → Read more
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Tue, May 6th, 09:30 · Chris Udemans
Fake Facebook Android app targets bank accounts
A fake Facebook app for Android has the ability to monitor incoming and outgoing messages, as well as gain access to a smartphone user’s banking details, according to IT security company ESET. → Read more
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Tue, May 6th, 09:00 · Chris Udemans
MTN offers free streaming of CliffCentral
South African mobile operator MTN has announced it will be offering unlimited streaming of radio personality Gareth Cliff’s WeChat show CliffCentral. → Read more
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Mon, May 5th, 12:00 · Chris Udemans
SA launches election apps ahead of vote
South Africa’s Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has launched a number of apps, including a mobile game, aiming to provide information and enhance voter education ahead of the elections this week. → Read more
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Mon, May 5th, 08:30 · Paul Adepoju
12% of smartphones on MTN Ghana network are Tecno devices – CEO
Serame Taukobong, chief executive officer (CEO) of MTN Ghana, has announced that about 12 per cent of the over one million smartphones on the operator’s network are Tecno Mobile devices. → Read more
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Fri, May 2nd, 17:00 · Paul Adepoju
MTN Rwanda partners Tele10 for mobile money payment of TV subscriptions
MTN Rwanda has partnered with Tele10 to enable customers to pay their DStv, Canal+ and GOtv subscriptions using MTN Mobile Money. → Read more
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Fri, May 2nd, 16:30 · Chris Udemans
CliffCentral launches on WeChat, Comedy Central
CliffCentral, South African radio personality Gareth Cliff’s new “unradio” platform, was launched yesterday on mobile messaging platform WeChat and Comedy Central Africa on DStv. → Read more
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Fri, May 2nd, 12:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Ole! Media establishes digital engagement division HoneyKome
South African media company Ole! Media Group has established specialist agency HoneyKome, which will focus on the creation and implementation of strategic digital engagement models for brands and companies. → Read more
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Fri, May 2nd, 11:00 · Tom Jackson
IHS completes acquisition of MTN towers in Zambia, Rwanda
African tower management firm IHS has completed its acquisition of more than 1,200 MTN network towers in Zambia and Rwanda for an undisclosed amount, using recently obtained funding to continue Africa’s move towards independent tower management. → Read more
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Fri, May 2nd, 09:00 · Paul Adepoju
Only 10% of Ghanaians use mobile phones to access internet – survey
A survey by Ghana’s National Communications Authority (NCA) has revealed only about 10 per cent of mobile phone users in the country use their devices to access the internet. → Read more
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Fri, May 2nd, 08:30 · Chris Udemans
Zumagotchi game mocks SA president as election approaches
An anonymous group of South African developers have released Zumagotchi, a game whereby users “[tend] to the needs of a miniaturised, totally inept pseudo-leader”. → Read more
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Wed, April 30th, 19:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Bharti Airtel reports profit growth
Bharti Airtel has released its fourth quarter and year-end results, revealing 106 per cent growth in profit for the quarter as compared to Q4 2013, and 63 per cent growth for the year. → Read more
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Wed, April 30th, 09:30 · Paul Adepoju
NCC permanently bans registration of old SIM cards
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has placed a permanent ban on the registration of old SIM cards. → Read more
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Tue, April 29th, 19:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
LG Electronics posts 319% profit growth
LG Electronics has released its first quarter results for 2014, revealing 319 per cent growth in net profit as compared to last year. → Read more
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Tue, April 29th, 18:00 · Paul Adepoju
MTN, NHIS to launch Y’ello Health insurance service in Nigeria
MTN is partnering with mobile insurance services aggregator Salt & Einstein MTS and Nigeria’s National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) to launch Y’ello Health, a mobile-based universal health insurance service. → Read more
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Tue, April 29th, 12:30 · Agatha Nduku
Kenyan MTRs to drop sharply in 2 months
The Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) intends to implement the next phase of the mobile termination rate (MTR) glide path on July 1, meaning the cost of making a call across networks is set to drop significantly as the cost an operator pays to terminate a call on another network falls. → Read more
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Tue, April 29th, 11:30 · Tom Jackson
Facebook entering financial services – report
Facebook is preparing to provide financial services such as remittances and electronic money, with the company awaiting authorisation from the Central Bank of Ireland for a service allowing users to use Facebook to store money and pay others. → Read more
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Tue, April 29th, 11:00 · Chris Udemans
DA launches DemocraCITY Mxit game
South African opposition party the Democratic Alliance (DA) has launched DemocraCITY, a Mxit-specific strategy game allowing players to run a city and make decisions that will affect citizen’s happiness levels. → Read more
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