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Mon, October 7th, 12:20 · Paul Adepoju
SA more advanced, Nigeria more aggressive – Eskimi
Vytas Paukštys, chief executive officer (CEO) of Eskimi, Nigeria’s largest mobile social network, has described the South African market as more advanced while Nigeria’s is more aggressive. → Read more
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Mon, October 7th, 09:30 · Nanine Steenkamp
Praekelt to release free Wikipedia access interface
Mobile technology incubator Praekelt Foundation has partnered with Wikimedia Foundation to offer a free Wikipedia access interface, to be released in Kenya next week. → Read more
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Mon, October 7th, 08:30 · Nanine Steenkamp
GoMetro app to expand features
Cape Town’s GoMetro app is planning to expand with educational and location-based offerings and make the solutions available across other South African commuter systems. → Read more
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Mon, October 7th, 08:00 · Selipha Kihagi
Gates, Ballmer aiming to stay on Microsoft board
Bill Gates, chairman of Microsoft, and retiring chief executive officer (CEO) Steve Ballmer are standing for re-election to Microsoft’s board of directors despite recent efforts by some investors to reduce their influence. → Read more
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Mon, October 7th, 05:00 · Kamau Mbote
NETCB to showcase mobility products
NETCB, the South African local network collaboration and compliance management specialist, has announced it will be be showcasing its mobile solutions across the country at the beginning of November. → Read more
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Sat, October 5th, 12:00 · Brandon Gregory
Absa banking app records 200k downloads in 6 months
The Absa banking application has recorded more than 200,000 downloads in six months, while it has added a new feature which enables users to assign profile pictures for beneficiaries. → Read more
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Fri, October 4th, 19:00 · Richard Cutcher
Pepsi and CAF launch prediction app
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has partnered with Pepsi to launch a live game prediction app for the Orange CAF Champions League semi-finals, in collaboration with SPORTFIVE Africa. → Read more
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Fri, October 4th, 18:30 · Nanine Steenkamp
ICASA releases termination rates
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) has announced its call termination rates for both mobile and fixed rates available, valid until 2016. → Read more
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Fri, October 4th, 16:00 · Nanine Steenkamp
SA minister “blown away” by tech education innovation
Western Cape minister of education Donald Grant said he is impressed by local startup solutions, emphasising the need for innovation in education. → Read more
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Fri, October 4th, 14:20 · Kamau Mbote
Mdundo launches “SoundCloud for Africa”
Kenyan mobile music platform Mdundo has launched a self signup service, allowing artists from aross Africa to load music for their fans to listen to over the internet. → Read more
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Fri, October 4th, 13:00 · Kamau Mbote
Google acquires gestures startup Flutter
Google has bought San Francisco-based startup Flutter, which uses webcams to detect hand signals and uses gestures to control various apps including iTunes and Netflix. → Read more
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Fri, October 4th, 09:00 · Nanine Steenkamp
Q&A: Ibrahim Hamdy, CEO of Arabhardware
Ibrahim Hamdy, chief executive officer (CEO) at Egypt’s biggest IT supplier and first IT Arabic product review lab Arabhardware, spoke to HumanIPO on the Egyptian tech startup scene and other related issues. → Read more
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Fri, October 4th, 07:00 · Selipha Kihagi
Dell unveils new family of XPS laptops
Dell has unveiled three new XPS laptops, the two-in-one XPS 11, an all new XPS 13 and XPS 15, which will feature upgraded screens and Intel Haswell processors of up to core i7. → Read more
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Thu, October 3rd, 19:30 · Richard Cutcher
OPINION: African MVNO reality check is needed
Cape Town hosted the second Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) Industry Summit Africa conference this week, with the full extent of challenges and obstacles facing prospective MVNOs on the continent made clear. → Read more
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Thu, October 3rd, 15:40 · Nanine Steenkamp
Econet accused of SMS sabotage
Econet Wireless subscribers have lodged complaints of sabotage following disruptions in bulk SMS services on the Zimbabwean network. → Read more
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Thu, October 3rd, 11:40 · Nick Sato
Airtel Kenya hands in Westgate attack contributions to Kenya Red Cross
Airtel Kenya has handed in contributions made through its mobile money platform to the Kenya Red Cross following the closure of a paybill number created to assist victims in the wake of the Westgate Mall attack, which left 67 people dead and hundreds injured. → Read more
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Thu, October 3rd, 10:40 · Paul Adepoju
iQ and MaxTel made in Nigeria phones set for November launch
A joint venture embarked upon by around 20 Nigerian investors will launch two brands of phones that were made in Nigeria. → Read more
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Thu, October 3rd, 08:30 · Kamau Mbote
Tigo returns to DRC, launches toll-free emergency lines
Tigo has announced its return to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), saying it has acquired more than 250,000 new customers in less than three months in the troubled eastern provinces. → Read more
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Thu, October 3rd, 08:00 · Nanine Steenkamp
GustPay releases festival guide
Mobile payment app GustPay has released a mobile festival guide for Rocking the Daisies, leveraging location-based apps. → Read more
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Thu, October 3rd, 07:00 · Winfred Kuria
Jumia Egypt signs deal with Mobinil
Egypt’s number one online retailer Jumia has announced a partnership with mobile provider Mobinil to sell its products in Mobinil’s retail stores and offer the operator’s services to its customers. → Read more
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