Mobile, Page 49
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Tue, December 3rd, 14:00 · Selipha Kihagi
Malawi launches TV White Spaces pilot project
The Malawi TV White Spaces (TVWS) pilot project for rural broadband connectivity was unveiled on Monday at a local secondary school in the city of Zomba, in Southern Malawi. → Read more
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Tue, December 3rd, 12:30 · Tom Jackson
Nigerian platform tackles food waste, targets SA rollout
A Nigerian startup has launched SalvageHub, a web and mobile platform seeking to reduce food waste at individual and retail levels, and is targeting rollout in South Africa as well as its home country. → Read more
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Tue, December 3rd, 11:00 · Tom Jackson
Microsoft purchase of Nokia’s mobile division approved in US
The United States Federal Trade Commission has approved Microsoft’s purchase of Nokia’s mobile business, with the deal now headed to Europe for approval. → Read more
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Tue, December 3rd, 08:30 · Richard Cutcher
Silicon Valley hails SnappCab after innovation prize
South African taxi app SnappCab has won the Innovation Hub’s Maxum Business Incubator, beating off the challenge of 20 entrepreneurs to secure a ZAR50,000 (US$4,900) trip to Silicon Valley, New York and Miami. → Read more
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Tue, December 3rd, 08:00 · Selipha Kihagi
Samsung pulls the plug on Zimbabwe manufacturing plant
Samsung Electronics will delay its plans to establish the planned manufacturing plant in Zimbabwe because of the limited variety of products and solutions currently offered in the country, with plans to establish a technical workshop instead. → Read more
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Tue, December 3rd, 05:00 · Richard Cutcher
Zantel praised for m-farming solution
Zantel Tanzania has been praised for its six-month-old m-service for farmers, Z-Kilimo, which allows them to receive up to date information on crops, weather and farming methods. → Read more
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Mon, December 2nd, 14:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
JoziHub, Intel to host female Android developer workshop
South African co-working space JoziHub is partnering with Intel Corporation to stage a two-day Android app development workshop for women aged over 18, in a bid to change “the current face of tech”. → Read more
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Mon, December 2nd, 14:00 · Nick Sato
Yu Mobile denies Kenyan exit plans
India’s Essar Group, parent company to Yu Mobile and wireless provider Essar Telecom Kenya, has denied reports it is looking to exit the Kenyan mobile sector. → Read more
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Mon, December 2nd, 13:30 · Richard Cutcher
Egyptian startup destroys crowdfunding target
An Egyptian startup has smashed its crowdfunding target on Kickstarter by almost 600 per cent, meaning its shield for objects built with the Arduino electronics prototyping platform can begin production. → Read more
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Mon, December 2nd, 12:30 · Richard Cutcher
Naspers exploring mobile content partnerships
Koos Bekker, chief executive officer (CEO) of South African multimedia company Naspers, has said they are open to partnerships with mobile operators to deliver broadcasting content through their networks. → Read more
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Mon, December 2nd, 11:30 · Winfred Kuria
Airtel Rwanda to give out free mobile phones
Airtel Rwanda plans to award 10 free mobile phones every week in a bid to support increasing mobile penetration in the East African country. → Read more
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Mon, December 2nd, 09:30 · Nick Sato
CCK seeks to have 90% of Kenyans on mobile within 5 years
The Communication Commission of Kenya (CCK) has unveiled an ambitious five-year strategic plan that seeks to increase the contribution of the ICT sector to GDP by 100 per cent. → Read more
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Sat, November 30th, 12:00 · Richard Cutcher
Juwah fires warning at Nigerian networks over MNP compliance
Eugene Juwah, executive vice chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has slammed the country’s mobile operators for “frustrating” subscribers by their inaction since the launch of mobile number portability (MNP) earlier this year. → Read more
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Sat, November 30th, 08:00 · Selipha Kihagi
Tanzanians to pay for fuel services via M-Pesa
Vodacom Tanzania has entered into a partnership with Oilcom, a Tanzania-based oil company, allowing motorists in the country to pay for fueling services through mobile money platform M-Pesa. → Read more
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Fri, November 29th, 15:00 · Selipha Kihagi
Rwanda to report corruption cases electronically
Transparency International Rwanda is set to launch a web-based platform and SMS facility that will allow citizens in the country to report cases of corruption in service delivery. → Read more
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Fri, November 29th, 14:30 · Richard Cutcher
New FIFA app to live stream World Cup 2014 draw
FIFA, international football’s governing body, will live stream the World Cup 2014 draw next Friday on its new app for Android, iPad and iPhone. → Read more
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Fri, November 29th, 11:00 · Selipha Kihagi
Intel Explore & Learn Marketplace now in Nigeria
Intel has launched its education app, the Intel Explore and Learn Marketplace, in Nigeria, designed to give free and low cost educational content access to people of all ages. → Read more
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Fri, November 29th, 09:30 · Richard Cutcher
MTN Uganda adds mobile money ATM service with Interswitch
MTN Uganda has partnered with Interswitch to launch another mobile money ATM cash out service in the East African country. → Read more
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Thu, November 28th, 16:00 · Tom Jackson
MTambula uses mobile to ease healthcare access in Uganda
Ugandan mobile platform MTambula is using technologies such as interactive voice response (IVR) and geo-location to allow Ugandans to access information on health services through their phones, looking to counteract the poor access to public services in the country and the lack of internet connections. → Read more
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Thu, November 28th, 10:30 · Richard Cutcher
Nokia-inspired Jolla smartphones hit Finnish market
The first 450 Jolla smartphones, founded by ex-Nokia employees and running on the Sailfish operating system, were released last night (Wednesday) in Helsinki, Finland. → Read more
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