Mobile, Page 74
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Thu, August 29th, 10:00 · Richard Cutcher
OPINION: Intriguing battle of the taxi apps in South Africa
Two months ago South Africa’s cab drivers, control centres and customers were blissfully unaware of the number of marketing gizmos headed their way, but the competition is now fierce with three companies going head to head for clients and rides. → Read more
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Thu, August 29th, 07:00 · Richard Cutcher
Blackberry SA launch 9720
BlackBerry has launched its 9720 device in South Africa, claiming it has taken its existing smartphones to the “next level”. → Read more
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Wed, August 28th, 18:00 · Nick Sato
Kenya Airways launches mobile ticket payment service with MTN Uganda
Kenya Airways has partnered with MTN Uganda to allow customers to pay for their airline tickets using mobile money. → Read more
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Wed, August 28th, 17:00 · Jack Barton
SnapScan named best app at MTN Business Awards
MTN Business held its second annual app of the year awards in Cape Town last night (August 27), awarding SnapScan in the competitive Best HTML 5 App category. → Read more
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Wed, August 28th, 12:20 · Nanine Steenkamp
Ghanaian telecoms fined for poor service
Ghanaian operators have been fined for lack of sufficient service performance following warnings from the National Communications Authority (NCA). → Read more
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Wed, August 28th, 08:30 · Jack Barton
Imperial Holdings acquires ForeFront Africa to deliver digital services
Imperial Holdings, a multinational Johannesburg company, has acquired mobile and digital marketing strategies firm ForeFront Africa to provide services to the group and its clients. → Read more
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Wed, August 28th, 06:00 · Brandon Gregory
Mob attacks mobile phone thieves in Cape Town
Bricks were thrown and sticks used by an angry mob of approximately 50 people to beat three suspects accused of stealing mobile phones in Cape Town over the weekend. → Read more
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Tue, August 27th, 19:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Zambian mobile tariffs too high – ZACA
The Zambia Consumer Association (ZACA) has slammed the high cost of mobile tariffs in the country, proposing a reduction to boost access to mobile facilities. → Read more
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Tue, August 27th, 18:00 · Paul Adepoju
Jumia launches app for four African nations
African e-commerce giant Jumia has launched its mobile app for Nigeria, Morocco, Ivory Coast and Kenya, giving users access to its more than 50,000 products. → Read more
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Tue, August 27th, 17:30 · Kamau Mbote
Safaricom extends emergency credit repayment period
Kenyan network operator Safaricom has extended the repayment period for emergency credit by 24 hours, meaning prepaid customers can now repay after four days. → Read more
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Tue, August 27th, 16:00 · Nick Sato
Kenyan water providers pilot mobile app to send data online for billing
Computing Development Strategies has unveiled a mobile phone application that will enable water service providers in Kenya to send data from a water meter directly for billing using a smartphone. → Read more
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Tue, August 27th, 15:30 · Nanine Steenkamp
Durbanite claims robbery through SIM scam
A Durban-based businessman has demanded an explanation from South African operator Vodacom following the loss more than ZAR100,000 (US$9,628) from an alleged “SIM swap” which took money from his bank account. → Read more
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Tue, August 27th, 14:30 · Kamau Mbote
Mdundo receives $125k second round funding
Kenyan mobile music startup Mdundo has received an additional US$125,000 in funding to help scale its model across the East African region as well as selected African markets. → Read more
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Tue, August 27th, 11:30 · Paul Adepoju
Gionee Communications debuts in Nigeria with Elife E6
China-based mobile manufacturers Gionee Communications has become the latest entrant into Nigeria’s ICT sector with its 1.5GHz Mediatek quad-core processor-powered Elife E6 smartphone. → Read more
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Tue, August 27th, 11:00 · Kamau Mbote
Kenyans transferred US$18.1 billion using mobile money in 2012
Mobile money transfer services continue to grow in Kenya, with transactions growing by 32.8 per cent to KSh1.538 trillion (US$18.1 billion) from KSh1.169 trillion (US$13.75 billion) in 2011. → Read more
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Tue, August 27th, 08:00 · Tom Jackson
iPhone 5S rumoured to be a third faster than current model
Apple’s iPhone 5S will run on an A7 processor “about 31 per cent faster” than the iPhone 5’s A6 chip. → Read more
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Mon, August 26th, 19:00 · Brandon Gregory
Cell C eating into MTN’s prepaid market share
South African mobile operator Cell C has reportedly begun eating into the prepaid airtime market share of Africa’s largest mobile operator MTN’s, according to Blue Label Telecoms’ prepaid airtime per growth network annual results. → Read more
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Mon, August 26th, 16:30 · Kamau Mbote
KRA denies tax on phones will affect handset penetration
Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) director general John Njiraini has disputed a tax on mobile phones and other ICT products will adversely affect the industry’s rapid growth over the past four years. → Read more
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Mon, August 26th, 16:00 · Richard Cutcher
Number of LTE-enabled devices rising
The number of LTE device manufacturers has increased by 66 per cent since July 2012, with 1,064 different devices now available on the market. → Read more
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Mon, August 26th, 10:40 · Kamau Mbote
Q&A: Making mobile money free – Nnamdi Oranye
As mobile money becomes increasingly popular, governments, banks and businesses are increasingly looking for ways to take their cut of transactions and payments made through the service. → Read more
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