Mobile, Page 22
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Tue, April 29th, 10:00 · Paul Adepoju
Nigeria’s first commercial contactless payment solution deployed
Teasy Mobile Money has announced the successful deployment of Nigeria’s first commercial near field communication (NFC) contactless payments solution. → Read more
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Tue, April 29th, 08:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Apple offers to fix iPhones with faulty buttons
Apple is offering to fix iPhone 5 smartphones with faulty on-off buttons that either stop working or only work intermittently. → Read more
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Mon, April 28th, 18:00 · Paul Adepoju
BBC partners BlackBerry to deliver Hausa news via BBM in Nigeria
BBC has announced a partnership with BlackBerry to deliver news from its Hausa service to its users in Nigeria, offering five BBC Hausa news alerts daily via BlackBerry Messenger (BBM). → Read more
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Mon, April 28th, 12:00 · Paul Adepoju
App launched to combat violence against women in Nigeria
Tingo Mobile has launched Market Box Nigeria, an app seeking to provide security solutions to aid in the fight against violence against women in Nigeria. → Read more
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Fri, April 25th, 16:00 · Chris Udemans
Joburg roads agency tests fault-reporting app
The Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA) has launched the testing phase of a mobile application allowing road users to report potholes, faulty traffic signals and storm water drains. → Read more
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Fri, April 25th, 13:30 · Susan Mwenesi
VAT slowing the growth of mobile uptake in Kenya
Recently-imposed value added tax (VAT) on ICTs including mobile phones has slowed the growth of uptake in Kenya, a study has revealed. → Read more
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Fri, April 25th, 07:00 · Paul Adepoju
Thuraya, Western Union partner for top-up services in over 200 countries
Major mobile satellite operator Thuraya and Western Union have partnered to offer top-up services for Thuraya prepaid SIM cards for voice and data services using the Western Union Quick Pay SM service. → Read more
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Fri, April 25th, 06:00 · Agatha Nduku
APO partners IMImobile for exclusive Africa-related news releases
The African Press Organisation (APO) has announced a multi-year strategic partnership with IMImobile to provide mobile content to MTN Group, Airtel, Orange, Vodafone Group and Tigo in over 30 countries, with a total reach of 250 million users in Africa. → Read more
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Fri, April 25th, 05:00 · Tom Jackson
Microsoft’s Nokia purchase to exclude Indian plant – report
An ongoing tax dispute at Nokia’s Indian mobile phone handset plant means the plant is unlikely to be included in Microsoft’s acquisition of its devices business, which is set for completion today. → Read more
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Thu, April 24th, 16:30 · Agatha Nduku
Tigo to offer free mobile Facebook in Tanzania
Millicom has announced Tigo mobile customers in Tanzania will be the first in East Africa to enjoy free access to Facebook on their handsets, with the service also including the launch of a Facebook service in Swahilií. → Read more
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Thu, April 24th, 15:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenyatta urges use of technology to lower cost of diaspora remittances
Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta has revealed the government will be negotiating with financial institutions to make remittances to the country easier and cheaper, and urged the adoption of technology to bring down costs. → Read more
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Thu, April 24th, 11:00 · Paul Adepoju
Facebook losing active users to mobile chat apps in Nigeria – report
Facebook is losing active users in Nigeria to other platforms such as mobile chat apps and blogs even though user numbers have steadily increased over the past few years, a report shows. → Read more
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Thu, April 24th, 08:00 · Paul Adepoju
hellofood app to be preinstalled on Samsung Galaxy S5 in Nigeria
Online food ordering service hellofood has announced its app has been selected as one of six apps that will be preinstalled on all Samsung Galaxy S5 devices in Nigeria as part of the Galaxy Gift Package. → Read more
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Thu, April 24th, 07:00 · Paul Adepoju
Konga partners Lenovo for launch of Android devices in Nigeria
Nigerian e-commerce platform Konga.com has announced a partnership with computer manufacturer Lenovo for the launch of a new range of Android smartphones and tablets. → Read more
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Thu, April 24th, 06:00 · Susan Mwenesi
SAP launches mobile birth registration app in Kenya
SAP Africa has announced the launch of a mobile application prototype to simplify the birth registration process in Kenya, saving costs and time and easing access to education, healthcare and productive employment. → Read more
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Wed, April 23rd, 17:40 · Paul Adepoju
MTN Mobile Money now accepted for payment on Jumia in Ivory Coast
Africa Internet Holding (AIH) has announced a partnership with operator MTN to offer new comprehensive services both online and on mobile to Jumia customers in Ivory Coast. → Read more
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Wed, April 23rd, 17:00 · Chris Udemans
ICASA end-user regulations fall short – ISPA
South Africa’s Internet Service Providers’ Association (ISPA) has said while it welcomes the review of End-User and Subscriber Service Charter Regulations, the laws that protect end users through quality of service, the proposals fall short. → Read more
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Wed, April 23rd, 06:00 · Agatha Nduku
Airtel Uganda “adopts” 3rd school
Airtel Uganda has announced the adoption of its third school, the Nafungaki Primary School in Jinja, under the “Adopt a School” initiative. → Read more
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Tue, April 22nd, 13:40 · Agatha Nduku
Huawei begins Zambian base station project
Huawei has launched the first of a series of 169 base stations that will connect rural communities in Zambia to the mobile phone network. → Read more
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Mon, April 21st, 12:00 · Chris Udemans
67% of phones sold smartphones – Safaricom
Smartphones made up 67 per cent of devices sold by leading Kenyan operator Safaricom in 2013, with 100,000 new devices being purchased every month. → Read more
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