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Wed, October 22nd, 14:00 · Paul Adepoju
Tigo, Deezer set to launch music streaming service in Ghana
Telecoms company Tigo has announced a partnership with music streaming service Deezer to launch Tigo Music in Ghana. Similar service will also be launched in Chad, DR Congo, Rwanda and Tanzania in the coming months. → Read more
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Wed, October 22nd, 13:00 · Paul Adepoju
MTN sponsors GSMA Mobile 360-Africa
Telecommunications company MTN today announced it is sponsoring GSMA Mobile 360-Africa. In a statement, the company said it is the Platinum Event Sponsor for the GSMA Mobile 360-Africa. The event will be held in Cape Town South Africa from November 5 - 7 2014. → Read more
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Wed, October 22nd, 11:00 · Paul Adepoju
Android app, social media helped Nigeria to contain Ebola – Johnson
Omobola Johnson, Nigeria's communication technology minister has said technology played crucial roles in the successful containment of Ebola virus disease in Nigeria. She said this at the ongoing International Telecommunications Union ITU 2014 Plenipotentiary Conference (PP-14) in Busan, Republic of Korea. → Read more
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Mon, October 20th, 14:00 · Paul Adepoju
PollAfrique, coalition launch Ebola Ghana Alert
Web and mobile service for market and social research in Africa via SMS, USSD, IVR, and email channels PollAfrique has partnered with stakeholders including VOTO Mobile, iSpace Ghana, thoughtworks and medical experts have launched Ebola Ghana Alert - a mobile service that provides Ghanaian residents with accurate facts about Ebola outbreak. → Read more
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Mon, October 20th, 13:00 · Paul Adepoju
Globacom launches mobile tutor service for Nigerian students
Nigerian telecoms company Globacom has launched Glo Mobile Tutor a service targeted at secondary school students in Nigeria. The company said the service would empower the students and would make education more easily accessible. → Read more
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Mon, October 20th, 12:00 · Paul Adepoju
South Africans are early adopters of latest smartphone trends – BlackBerry
Yudi Moodley, Managing Director for Africa at BlackBerry, has described South Africans as early adopters of the latest trends in smartphones. In line with this he said BlackBerry will be launching its latest smartphone the BlackBerry Passport next month in South Africa. → Read more
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Mon, October 20th, 11:00 · Paul Adepoju
BBC launches Ebola information service on WhatsApp
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has launched an Ebola information service on the popular multimedia instant communication platform WhatsApp. → Read more
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Mon, October 20th, 10:04 · Paul Adepoju
Samsung launches Galaxy Note 4 in South Africa, announces new partnerships
South Africa has become the first African country where Samsung Mobile's latest device the Galaxy Note 4 has been launched. The new device was unveiled at an event held in Cape Town. → Read more
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Fri, October 17th, 13:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Windows Phones users to enjoy Live Caller ID Lookup feature
Window Phone users can now identify unknown numbers during incoming calls, even if the user has not stored that phone number in their phonebook after Truecaller, an app that helps people take the right call, today announced its collaboration with Microsoft to exclusively offer Live Caller ID Lookup feature on Lumia devices. → Read more
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Thu, October 16th, 16:03 · Susan Mwenesi
Tanzania to use mobile technology to increase productivity for farmers
About 30 000 farmers of Olam's coffee, cotton and cocoa in Tanzania stand to benefit from the Connected Farmer Alliance (CFA) agreement that will front the use of mobile technology to increase productivity. → Read more
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Wed, October 15th, 16:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Airtel reduces rates, offers free incoming calls while roaming in Rwanda
Bharti Airtel has announced a reduction of call rates by 60% and free incoming calls for Airtel Kenya’s postpaid and prepaid customers roaming to Rwanda. → Read more
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Mon, October 13th, 16:00 · Paul Adepoju
Orange bags 12 AfricaCom Awards nominations
Organisers of AfricaCom Awards 2014 have announced nominees for the awards event scheduled to hold on November 12 at The Waterfront Lookout, Cape Town, South Africa. → Read more
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Fri, October 10th, 16:00 · Paul Adepoju
MTN to integrate mobile money systems in Rwanda, Uganda
MTN has announced it will be integrating its mobile money systems in Rwanda and Uganda as part of cross-border mobile money initiative. The integration will become effective from next month. → Read more
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Thu, October 9th, 10:00 · Susan Mwenesi
IT-Intensive Future Steers MEA’s Manufacturing Sector along Growth Curve
IT spending by manufacturers in the three core manufacturing countries of the Middle East and Africa (MEA) – Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and South Africa – is set to grow almost 40% over the next five years, according to newly released data from IDC Manufacturing Insights. → Read more
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Wed, October 8th, 10:59 · Paul Adepoju
Submission of events open for SMW Lagos 2015
Submission of events for Social Media Week Lagos (SMW Lagos) has official begun today October 8 according to the producers of SMW Lagos Dragon Africa and AFRIKA21. → Read more
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Tue, October 7th, 12:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Equity Bank issues mobile banking smart SIM for mobile banking and communications services
Equity Bank will be issuing ultra-thin mobile banking smart SIM with patented technology from Taisys Technologies to provide mobile banking and mobile communication services to their customers in Kenya. → Read more
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Tue, October 7th, 11:00 · Paul Adepoju
Q&A: Franco Abbot, CEO, The Pearl Dream
The Pearl Dream is a cross-platform app with illustrated e-books of African stories founded by 2 partners with the aim of bringing African stories to life. Abbot spoke to HumanIPO on the latest developments at the startup, the goal to reach 50 million subscribers and expansion plans for Nigeria and elsewhere. → Read more
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Mon, October 6th, 13:00 · Paul Adepoju
Facebook expanding to healthcare
Social media giant Facebook is expanding to healthcare according to Reuters. The plans still at the developmental stage could see Facebook creating online "support communities" that would connect Facebook users suffering from various ailments. → Read more
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Mon, October 6th, 12:08 · Paul Adepoju
Nigeria’s largest church launches multiple network recharge cards
Nigeria's largest church the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) has partnered with OneCard to launch multiple service recharge cards to offer worshipers access to top-up solution at any of the church's over 332,000 parishes nationwide. → Read more
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Mon, October 6th, 10:00 · Paul Adepoju
The Pearl Dream eyeing Nigerian market with Etisalat partnership
Cross-platform app with illustrated e-books of African stories The Pearl Dream is making moves towards launching in the Nigerian market and is currently in talks with Etisalat according to Frank Abbot, the chief executive officer (CEO) of the startup. → Read more
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