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Tue, January 28th, 11:02 · Tom Jackson
Airtel Kenya to launch M-Shwari competitor
Airtel Kenya is set to launch a mobile loans service to challenge Safaricom’s M-Shwari, more than a year after a partner sued Safaricom for allegedly stealing the idea. → Read more
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Tue, January 28th, 09:40 · Chris Udemans
53% of African companies have adopted new technologies
Only 53 per cent of African companies are pushing forward with the adoption of new technologies like analytics, cloud, mobile and social media, according to a study by IBM. → Read more
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Tue, January 28th, 06:00 · Paul Adepoju
Airtel launches multibillion naira promo in partnership with Pepsi
Telecoms company Airtel Nigeria has partnered with Pepsi for a promotion in which airtime worth several billion naira will be won by subscribers. → Read more
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Tue, January 28th, 05:00 · Chris Udemans
Qualcomm buys HP patents
Chipmaker Qualcomm has acquired over 1,000 patents from technology solutions firm Hewlett-Packard (HP), hoping it “enhances the strength and diversity” of the company. → Read more
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Mon, January 27th, 17:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Ethiopians developing app aimed at athletes
Ethiopian mobile app startup AhadooTec is developing an app aimed at top athletes, with a view to helping local talent step up to the international arena. → Read more
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Mon, January 27th, 15:40 · Chris Udemans
Kirsten joins Mxit team for India launch
Former South African cricketer Gary Kirsten is part of Mxit’s marketing campaign for its launch in India tomorrow. → Read more
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Mon, January 27th, 14:20 · Tom Jackson
CBA refers 140,000 M-Shwari defaulters to credit reference bureaus
Commercial Bank of Africa (CBA), which jointly developed mobile banking service M-Shwari with leading Kenyan operator Safaricom, has passed the details of more than 140,000 defaulters on loans to credit reference bureaus. → Read more
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Mon, January 27th, 09:00 · Chris Udemans
Nokia sales down ahead of Microsoft takeover
Nokia has reported its sales for the fourth quarter are down 18 per cent compared to the same time in 2012, highlighting its financial position just months before the handover of its mobile division to Microsoft. → Read more
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Mon, January 27th, 07:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Telkom Business Mobile launches new bundle plan
South Africa’s Telkom Business Mobile has launched a new bundle plan allowing pre-pay customers to top up to benefit from flat rate tariffs. → Read more
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Fri, January 24th, 19:00 · Tom Jackson
Microsoft announces $6.56bn profits, boosted by Xbox, Surface
Microsoft has announced profits of US$6.56 billion for the quarter ended December 31, boosted by the sale of 7.4 million Xbox consoles and the doubling in revenues from its Surface tablets. → Read more
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Fri, January 24th, 18:20 · Chris Udemans
Orin music streaming app looks to take African music global
Nigerian firm 234 Digital has launched free music streaming app Orin, which seeks to make African music more accessible and introduce the continent’s musical styles to the world. → Read more
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Fri, January 24th, 16:20 · Paul Adepoju
Etisalat Nigeria celebrates 17 million subscribers with new bundles
Etisalat Nigeria has celebrated reaching 17 million subscribers by announcing the introduction of three new bundles as part of its commitment to value delivery to its subscribers. → Read more
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Fri, January 24th, 14:20 · Paul Adepoju
Strong prospects for next generation fixed service in Nigeria’s telecoms sector – BMI
Nigeria’s telecoms sector has strong growth prospects for next generation fixed network services despite the dominance of mobile-based voice and data services, Business Monitor International (BMI) has said. → Read more
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Fri, January 24th, 13:00 · Tom Jackson
Kenya, South Africa, Nigeria lead in mobile banking
Kenya, South Africa and Nigeria, and the African continent as a whole, lead the world in the uptake of mobile banking, according to a new report by mobile trade association MEF. → Read more
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Fri, January 24th, 10:20 · Tom Jackson
Nokia EA sales fall 20% after VAT increase
Nokia East Africa has said its sales fell 20 per cent in the three months to December last year following the government decision to implement value added tax (VAT) on handsets, which had previously enjoyed zero levies. → Read more
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Fri, January 24th, 06:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
TwinPine brings mobile ads to MTN Play
Nigerian mobile advertising startup TwinPine has partnered with MTN Nigeria to bring mobile advertising to the operator’s MTN Play service. → Read more
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Thu, January 23rd, 19:00 · Chris Udemans
Facebook demise reports over-exaggerated – research
Reports of Facebook’s demise have been grossly over-exaggerated, with its total active usage base dropping by only three per cent in the last quarter of 2013, according to a study by market research firm GlobalWebIndex. → Read more
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Thu, January 23rd, 18:20 · Tom Jackson
Airtel Kenya gives customers 25% bonus airtime
Airtel Kenya has launched a promotion offering new prepaid customers up to 25 per cent bonus airtime for use within its network as it looks to close the gap on market leader Safaricom. → Read more
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Thu, January 23rd, 16:20 · Gabriella Mulligan
Ethiopian educational mobile app set for launch
Ethiopian startup AhadooTec is set to launch an educational mobile app to make study materials more accessible and to serve as a personalised learning platform, in efforts to boost secondary education in the country. → Read more
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Thu, January 23rd, 12:20 · Tom Jackson
Safaricom launches mobile micro-insurance service
Kenyan operator Safaricom, Britam and Changamka Health have launched a micro-insurance health cover service which enables Kenyans to make contributions via M-Pesa, looking to increase the level of medical insurance cover in the country. → Read more
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