Mobile, Page 6
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Wed, September 17th, 11:00 · Paul Adepoju
World Telecom Labs celebrates 1bn minutes for Nigeria’s interconnect exchange carriers
World Telecom Labs (WTL) has announced that more than 1 billion minutes have passed through its second generation VoIP switches deployed by five of Nigeria’s interconnect exchange carriers. → Read more
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Wed, September 17th, 09:00 · Paul Adepoju
SimpleGiving allowing Nigerian Christians to give offering via mobile
SimplePay, Nigeria's mobile and web-based wallet has announced the launch of SimpleGiving, a service that allows churchgoers in Nigeria to give offerings via mobile. → Read more
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Mon, September 15th, 15:00 · Susan Mwenesi
New Text messaging service to provide Tanzanian mothers with health Information
Vodacom Tanzania has launched a free Healthy Pregnancy, Healthy Baby Text Messaging Service (HPHB) that will provide mothers with information during pregnancy as well as during early child care. → Read more
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Mon, September 15th, 14:00 · Paul Adepoju
Nigeria’s Easy Taxi launches referral programme in Lagos and Abuja
Taxi requesting service in Nigeria Easy Taxi today announced the commencement of its referral programme for users in Lagos and Abuja. The company said the aim of the programme is to reward customers' loyalty and expand their reach. → Read more
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Mon, September 15th, 11:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Airtel unveils Airtel Money Premier VISA card for mobile money, banking services
Bharti Airtel has unveiled an Airtel Money Premier VISA card that will enhance Premier customers experience and convenience on the company’s mobile money and banking services and ensure that they get added value. → Read more
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Wed, September 10th, 15:00 · Paul Adepoju
Oju Afro Emoticons launched on Mxit
Oju Afro Emoticons has launched on Mxit targeting the platform's over 5 million active users with new ways of expression. → Read more
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Wed, September 10th, 13:00 · Paul Adepoju
New Tigo Mobile Money service offers users in Tanzania automatic returns
Tigo Tanzania has launched a mobile money service through which users could earn automatic return on their balance direct to their wallet without requiring a separate registration. → Read more
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Tue, September 9th, 17:00 · Paul Adepoju
Facebook monthly users in Africa hit 100 million
Facebook has announced the number of its monthly users in Africa is about 100 million out of the continent's 200 million active internet users. Nicola Mendelsohn, Facebook vice president for Europe, Middle East and Africa, said more than 80% of Facebook users in Africa access the social media platform via mobile devices. → Read more
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Tue, September 9th, 14:33 · Paul Adepoju
MTN, Skrill partner for global payments via mobile money
Mobile network operator MTN has announced a partnership with online payments company Skrill to enable MTN subscribers to be able to make purchases from global internet brands that are integrated into Skrill’s network using funds in their mobile wallets. The partnership is being piloted in Ivory Coast and Rwanda. → Read more
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Fri, September 5th, 09:00 · Paul Adepoju
Twitpic shutting down this month
Photo and video sharing platform Twitpic has announced it will be shutting down on September 25. → Read more
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Thu, September 4th, 13:00 · Paul Adepoju
Diaspora funding supported with SimplePay, Consumer Bureau de Change partnership
Nigeria's web and mobile financial services startup SimplePay has announced a partnership with Consumer Bureau de Change to allow for incoming and outgoing remittances through the SimplePay platform. With this partnership, the company said Nigerians in the diaspora can fund the SimplePay accounts of their friends and families from anywhere in the world. → Read more
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Wed, September 3rd, 17:00 · Susan Mwenesi
mWater and Water.org collaborate on free mobile survey platform
Non-profit tech startup mWater in collaboration with Water.org have designed a platform that will make mobile monitoring and evaluation of water available to anyone in the world at no cost. → Read more
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Wed, September 3rd, 15:00 · Susan Mwenesi
New mobile app to revolutionise the face of recruitment in South Africa
Cape Town-based company Byte Orbit, has launched a mobile application that will have an employer know about their potential employee before they get their resume and thus evaluate if they are suitable for a position and if they can fit in with the company’s culture before setting up the interviews. → Read more
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Tue, September 2nd, 10:00 · Paul Adepoju
eTranzact drives mobile money adoption in Nigeria with new project
Mobile banking and payment service company eTranzact International Plc has said it is driving mobile money adoption in Nigeria with its PocketMoni 500 project. The company said it is investing US$350,000 in the mobile money activation project which is in partnership with a financial sector development organization EFInA. → Read more
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Tue, September 2nd, 08:51 · Paul Adepoju
Bank of Khartoum, Zain launch first mobile money service in Sudan
Bank of Khartoum and telecoms company Zain have launched Sudan's first mobile money service called Hassa. The bank said the service is available to all registered Hassa mobile account customers in Sudan. → Read more
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Mon, September 1st, 14:00 · Paul Adepoju
Samsung unveils Gear S in South Africa
Samsung has launched Gear S, its smart wearable device that expands the smartphone experience to the wrist in South Africa. The device offers users 3G connectivity and wearable optimized features. → Read more
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Fri, August 29th, 12:00 · Susan Mwenesi
TA Telecom launches personality mapping project in Egypt, Kenya, Uganda and SA
Beta trials for the Nafsi big data project spearheaded by TA Telecom have launched in Egypt, Kenya, Uganda and South Africa, with the project aiming to use mobile technology to collect data mapping the personalities of people across Africa. → Read more
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Fri, August 29th, 11:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Mobile 360 Series Africa speakers announced
The GSM Association (GSMA) has announced the first keynote speakers for the upcoming Mobile 360 Series Africa conference to be in November, with the organisers saying the event will address the “roadblocks” to mobile connectivity across Africa. → Read more
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Thu, August 28th, 11:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Nokia X2 on sale in Kenya
The Nokia X2 smartphone is now available for sale in Kenya, with Microsoft saying the device was designed to connect the next billion people to mobile internet. → Read more
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Thu, August 28th, 10:30 · Paul Adepoju
MTN Nigeria celebrates 13th anniversary with free data
Nigerian mobile operator MTN is celebrating 13 years of operations in Nigeria, offering users of its data services 100 per cent extra data. → Read more
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