Mobile, Page 66
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Mon, September 30th, 20:00 · Paul Adepoju
GTBank and Clickatell offer bank customers virtual airtime
Nigeria’s Guaranty Trust Bank Plc (GTBank) has partnered with Clickatell to allow customers to access virtual airtime top-up (VTU). → Read more
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Mon, September 30th, 18:30 · Richard Cutcher
Zambians to pay water bills with mobile money
MTN Zambia has partnered with Lusaka Water and Sewerage Company (LWSC) to enable customers to pay water bills using mobile money. → Read more
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Mon, September 30th, 16:30 · Kamau Mbote
Egyptian developer creates blood donation app
Egyptian Samir Ali has built a mobile app that will help connect hospitals with blood banks, enabling them to receive different blood types on demand. → Read more
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Mon, September 30th, 13:40 · Nanine Steenkamp
Qurio to launch new features
Digital assessment tool Qurio will be releasing upgrades next month, featuring device adaptability and simplified use. → Read more
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Mon, September 30th, 13:00 · Kamau Mbote
Tanzanian networks go to court over SIM duty
Tanzania’s mobile networks have sought an injunction barring the Tanzania Revenue Authority (TRA) from implementing a SIM card duty that would require phone users to pay TZS1,000 (US$0.62) every month. → Read more
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Mon, September 30th, 12:20 · Nanine Steenkamp
Zimbabwean banks not embracing mobile money
Mobile payments are seeing slow uptake among Zimbabwean banks, indicating a need for higher levels of integration. → Read more
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Mon, September 30th, 12:00 · Kamau Mbote
Nokia to launch 6 new devices in October
Nokia is set to launch six new devices in October at an event to be held in Abu Dhabi, with the company’s first phablet amongst them. → Read more
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Mon, September 30th, 10:20 · Nanine Steenkamp
Jordaan joins Mxit board
Michael Jordaan, former First National Bank (FNB) chief executive officer (CEO), has joined South African chat app Mxit as chairman. → Read more
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Mon, September 30th, 09:00 · Nanine Steenkamp
M&G launches Android app
The Mail & Guardian (M&G) has released an Android app, aimed at making news more widely available to tablet users. → Read more
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Mon, September 30th, 08:00 · Selipha Kihagi
Users report severe motion sickness using iOS 7
iOS 7, Apple’s new operating system for its iPhones and iPads, has triggered complaints from users who have reported cases of motion sickness resulting from the zooming and parallax animations. → Read more
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Sat, September 28th, 12:00 · Nanine Steenkamp
Internet spending to increase in Africa -PwC
Consumer spending on the internet will increase in African countries due to the building of network capacity, according to a PwC report. → Read more
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Fri, September 27th, 19:00 · Nick Sato
Kenyans to pay “matatu” fare with Lipa Na M-Pesa
Safaricom is working on introducing a lipa na M-Pesa service for Kenya’s popular Matatu public transport industry, where commuters will pay fares using mobile money. → Read more
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Fri, September 27th, 18:00 · Tom Jackson
BlackBerry reports $965m Q2 losses
BlackBerry has reported a second quarter (Q2) net loss of US$965 million following falls in sales, days after it emerged the firm was set for a US$4.7 billion buyout. → Read more
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Fri, September 27th, 17:30 · Paul Adepoju
Samsung Galaxy Note 3 to debut in Nigeria exclusively on Jumia
The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 will debut in Nigeria exclusively on e-commerce site Jumia, on Independence Day (October 1). → Read more
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Fri, September 27th, 13:00 · Nanine Steenkamp
NetOne disconnects unregistered subscribers
State-owned Zimbabwean mobile operator NetOne has disconnected more than 100,000 unregistered subscribers, complying with Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ) regulations. → Read more
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Fri, September 27th, 12:20 · Richard Cutcher
Apple releases iOS 7 security update
Apple has acted quickly to fix a security flaw in its lockscreen by releasing iOS 7.0.2, just two weeks after launching its new operating system. → Read more
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Fri, September 27th, 11:00 · Nanine Steenkamp
Samsung latest arrives in SA
Samsung South Africa has released the Galaxy Gear smartwatch and Samsung Note 3, making them available for purchase locally. → Read more
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Fri, September 27th, 09:30 · Paul Adepoju
Ghanaian mobile manufacturers to open Nigerian plant next month
Roland Agambire, chairman of Rlg Communications, has revealed the company’s US$10 million phone manufacturing plant in Osun State, Nigeria, will begin initial phone manufacturing next month, while full manufacturing would get underway in November. → Read more
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Fri, September 27th, 08:00 · Nanine Steenkamp
Econet to launch EcoFarmer
Zimbabwean operator Econet Wireless will be releasing a prepaid insurance offering for farmers to aid with weather damage to crops. → Read more
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Thu, September 26th, 19:00 · Selipha Kihagi
Twitter introduces an alert system for emergencies
Twitter has introduced an alert system to notify its users on emergencies and disasters that arise in their countries. → Read more
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