Mobile, Page 50
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Thu, November 28th, 09:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
MTN launches rural mobile internet cafes
South Africa’s second mobile operator MTN has launched its eStreet mobile internet cafe project, focusing particularly on rural destinations. → Read more
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Thu, November 28th, 07:00 · Selipha Kihagi
mVisa to come to three more banks in Rwanda
Visa is planning to extend its services in Rwanda by introducing its mVisa solution to three more local banks in the country next year. → Read more
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Thu, November 28th, 05:00 · Selipha Kihagi
LG Electronics names new executives
LG Electronics has announced new executive appointments, including three new company presidents, and promotions. → Read more
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Wed, November 27th, 17:30 · HumanIPO
Review: Apple iPhone 5S – should you upgrade?
Apple’s iPhone formula has been going for quite some time now – the first one arrived in 2007, and the 3G model landed in South Africa in 2008. Apple has clearly had an evolutionary design theme with the iPhone, and the latest 5S model continues the tick/tock update methodology. It might look almost identical to the iPhone 5, but on the inside it is a major step forward. → Read more
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Wed, November 27th, 13:00 · Selipha Kihagi
CFC Stanbic to launch Android app
Kenya’s CFC Stanbic Bank will launch its mobile app for Android next year, aiming to reduce paperwork and the amount of time required to sign up customers for products and services. → Read more
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Wed, November 27th, 11:00 · Richard Cutcher
BB Z30 now available on Cell C
Cell C, South Africa’s third largest mobile network, is now providing the BlackBerry Z30 to customers through a range of packages. → Read more
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Wed, November 27th, 10:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
BlackBerry overtakes Samsung in SA mobile market – report
BlackBerry has overtaken Samsung in the South African phone market, a new survey has revealed, though Nokia remains the most popular mobile phone brand in the country. → Read more
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Wed, November 27th, 08:00 · Richard Cutcher
BBM to come pre-installed on African Android devices
The BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) app is set to come pre-installed on a range of Android devices across Africa, Asia and Latin America. → Read more
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Wed, November 27th, 06:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Q&A: Peter Lyons, GSM Association
As mobile uptake rockets across Africa, fuelling connectivity across the continent and boosting the popularity of mobile-based economic activities, HumanIPO speaks to Peter Lyons, director of public policy for the Africa and Middle East region at the GSM Association (GSMA), about how to leverage mobile to spur further growth, and what issues policy makers should be focusing on to facilitate connectivity in Africa. → Read more
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Tue, November 26th, 20:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
WhatsApp use doubles in SA – report
Instant messaging is changing the face of mobile usage in South Africa, with WhatsApp leading the trend with penetration doubling in the country over the past year. → Read more
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Tue, November 26th, 19:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Panasonic, iROKOtv launch Nollywood Smart TV App
Panasonic and iROKOtv today launched the world’s first Nollywood Smart TV App for use on Panasonic’s VIERA smart TV, making over 5,000 Nollywood films available on demand. → Read more
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Tue, November 26th, 17:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
SA voice spending declines, data on rise – report
Spending by South Africa’s mobile users on voice services declined to 65 per cent from 73 per cent over the past 18 months, with demand for data growing, reflecting a transition in mobile usage, according to the Mobility Report 2014. → Read more
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Tue, November 26th, 15:00 · Selipha Kihagi
Liberians to pay cab fares using mobile money
Liberian network operator Lonestar Cell MTN has partnered with 10 taxi drivers in the country to begin piloting paying fares with mobile money. → Read more
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Tue, November 26th, 12:00 · Tom Jackson
BlackBerry announces boardroom shake-up
Canadian smartphone manufacturer BlackBerry has announced a further boardroom shake-up following the departure of chief executive officer (CEO) Thorsten Heins earlier this month. → Read more
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Tue, November 26th, 11:30 · Selipha Kihagi
EcoCash to offer customers new lending service
Econet Wireless, a Zimbabwean network operator, will offer its customers an opportunity to borrow money using their EcoCashSave accounts similar to traditional banks through a new service beginning next year. → Read more
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Tue, November 26th, 07:00 · Richard Cutcher
Mobile growth is the key market for insurers in Africa – SSP
Insurers wanting to operate in Africa need to upgrade their ICT systems and focus on the booming mobile market if they do not want to be left behind, according to Rhys Collins, head of African operations for SSP. → Read more
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Mon, November 25th, 16:30 · Richard Cutcher
Airtel partners Zambian bank to launch free account
Airtel Money has partnered with the Zambia National Commercial Bank (Zanaco) to launch the Cultiv8 account, aimed particularly at people in rural areas such as farmers. → Read more
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Mon, November 25th, 10:30 · Richard Cutcher
Africa can take advantage of LTE leapfrog – Gemalto
Regulators and network operators in Africa should take advantage of the current lack of 3G legacy networks by implementing 4G LTE, effectively leapfrogging the technology, according to Sherry Zameer, Africa and Middle East head of telecommunications solutions at Gemalto. → Read more
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Mon, November 25th, 08:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Africa leads in mobile contribution to GDP – GSMA
The contribution made to gross domestic product (GDP) in Sub-Saharan Africa by the broader mobile ecosystem is “well ahead” of other regions in the world and continues to grow, according to the GSM Association (GSMA). → Read more
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Mon, November 25th, 07:00 · Selipha Kihagi
Samsung partners Zim company to offer business solutions
Samsung Electronics has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Zimbabwean Lines Products and Services (LPS) as part of its efforts to expand business operations in the country. → Read more
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