Mobile, Page 51
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Fri, November 22nd, 19:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Samsung to pay Apple $290m in copyright damages
Samsung has been ordered to pay US$290 million to Apple in damages for copyright infringement, after Apple claimed 26 Samsung devices copy iPhone and iPad technology. → Read more
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Fri, November 22nd, 17:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
“Excessive” African taxes on mobile devices “unhelpful” – GSMA
African governments are “unhelpful” with regard to promoting mobile uptake by implementing “excessive” taxation systems for mobile devices and services and failing to create a stable environment for infrastructure investors, according to the GSM Association (GSMA). → Read more
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Fri, November 22nd, 17:00 · Nick Sato
Sterio.me pilot phase to be launched in Zimbabwe
StartupBus Africa’s Sterio.me has confirmed its partner for its pilot phase, which will be launched after the five days trip set off from Harare, Zimbabwe. → Read more
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Fri, November 22nd, 16:00 · Nick Sato
Safaricom awards $43,000 to mobile startups
Safaricom has awarded six early stage mobile technology startups with a cumulative cash prize of KSh3.7 million (US$43,000) through the Safaricom AppWiz Developers’ Challenge. → Read more
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Fri, November 22nd, 14:30 · Tom Jackson
MTN Rwanda mobile money upgrade hits businesses
MTN Rwanda’s upgrading of its mobile money platform has caused difficulties for its agents and clients, with several businesses unable to deposit, send or receive money for the last three days. → Read more
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Fri, November 22nd, 11:00 · Richard Cutcher
GreenBack set for beta phase on StartupBus trip
StartupBus Africa arrived in Cape Town this morning, with one Zimbabwean-inspired idea looking to connect the developed and developing world through a mutual need to save and use carbon. → Read more
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Fri, November 22nd, 07:00 · Nick Sato
Airtel launches Opera Web Pass in Africa
Opera Software and Airtel have launched Opera Web Pass in Africa, a service allowing subscribers to choose a data package that is time-based, content-based or a combination of the two. → Read more
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Thu, November 21st, 18:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Africa techpreneurs present to ITU Telecom World 2013
Four young African tech entrepreneurs are presenting their ideas to the International Telecommunication Union’s (ITU) Telecom World 2013 with the possibility of winning up to US$10,000, having been selected as businesses most capable of effecting change and achieving success. → Read more
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Thu, November 21st, 17:00 · Richard Cutcher
Nashua profit drop hits Reunert revenues
South African ICT group Reunert is reporting a three per cent decline in revenue for the year ending September 30, putting the drop down in part to a decline in fortunes for its mobile and internet solutions business Nashua Mobile. → Read more
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Thu, November 21st, 15:00 · Richard Cutcher
Instagram launched for Windows Phone 8
Windows Phone users can now download the Instagram app, after it was launched on the platform yesterday (Wednesday). → Read more
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Thu, November 21st, 10:30 · Tom Jackson
Facebook uses big data to make mobile advertising profits
Facebook has increased its profits and begun making money from mobile advertising due to its utilisation of big data, according to Johann Evans, chief financial officer of unified data management specialist Cherry Olive. → Read more
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Thu, November 21st, 08:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Large demand for educational solutions in Africa – Zoop
Education, both childhood and adult, is a big market in Africa, and there is a large unfulfilled demand for affordable technology-based solutions for this market, according to Tanzanian software and mobile technology company Zoop. → Read more
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Wed, November 20th, 20:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Nigerian customs to tackle smuggled electronics
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) is ready to combat the inflow of smuggled electronic goods, highlighting sub-standard phone handsets as a particular problem in the Nigerian market. → Read more
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Wed, November 20th, 18:00 · Selipha Kihagi
Kuluya launches app partnership with Nokia
Kuluya, a Nigerian online gaming platform, has entered into a partnership with Nokia to bring its games to Lumia and Asha devices, with its most successful game ‘Oga @ The Top’ the first to be available on the handsets. → Read more
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Wed, November 20th, 16:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
Internet could contribute $300bn to Africa’s GDP
Internet could contribute up to US$300 billion to African gross domestic product (GDP) by 2025 if internet penetration becomes as widespread as that of mobile phones, according to a new report by McKinsey & Company. → Read more
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Wed, November 20th, 16:00 · Selipha Kihagi
Kenya’s Equatorial bank launches mobile banking platform
Equatorial Commercial Bank (ECB) in Kenya has launched the GoMobile app, a banking solution allowing customers to access banking services using their mobile devices. → Read more
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Wed, November 20th, 12:00 · Tom Jackson
Nokia shareholders approve sale of mobile business to Microsoft
Nokia shareholders at the company’s Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) have approved the sale of its Devices & Services business to Microsoft for US$7.36 billion, with more than 99 per cent of votes cast in favour of the deal. → Read more
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Wed, November 20th, 06:00 · Selipha Kihagi
MTN Uganda offers life insurance cover to customers
MTN Uganda, in partnership with insurance companies AON and Jubilee Insurance, has introduced a new policy to its mobile money customers in a bid to provide affordable cover. → Read more
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Tue, November 19th, 20:00 · Richard Cutcher
Ericsson boosts MTN’s mobile money services
MTN Rwanda has integrated its Mobile Money platform with Ericsson’s Converged Wallet m-commerce solution to ease implementation of new services and offers. → Read more
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Tue, November 19th, 19:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
Nigeria training civil servants in ICT
The Nigerian government has launched an ICT training course for civil servants, calling upon them to develop their ICT skills and utilise technology to enhance the quality and efficiency of their work. → Read more
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