Mobile, Page 76
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Thu, August 22nd, 08:30 · Brandon Gregory
Voice is evolving despite its decline – Reed
The handling and nature of voice calls are changing despite the communications technique remaining a critical part of a contact centre, believes Karl Reed, chief marketing and solutions officer at South African company Elingo. → Read more
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Wed, August 21st, 19:30 · Kamau Mbote
Kenyans to pay rent through M-Pesa
Safaricom is to begin facilitating the collection of rent in Kenya, following the launch of a payment service dubbed Lipa Kodi na M-Pesa. → Read more
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Wed, August 21st, 18:30 · Nanine Steenkamp
Econet rolls out LTE for Victoria Falls
Zimbabwe-based Econet Wireless has launched LTE for the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO), enabling fast connection for attendees. → Read more
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Wed, August 21st, 15:30 · Jack Barton
Vodacom introduces ‘My5’ most-used contacts deal
Prepaid Vodacom customers have been given five contacts to choose from in a bid from the South African operator to create a more efficient payment plan. → Read more
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Wed, August 21st, 13:00 · Nanine Steenkamp
Econet forced to reduce voice tariffs
The Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Portraz) has instructed local operator Econet Wireless to cut rates, threatening a penalty. → Read more
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Wed, August 21st, 07:00 · Nanine Steenkamp
Google Maps launches Waze reports
Google Maps and Waze have started cross-featuring individual features, with Waze incident reports having now been added to the Maps service. → Read more
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Tue, August 20th, 19:00 · Nick Sato
Equatorial Commercial Bank partners Airtel to offer m-solutions to customers
Airtel Kenya, in partnership with Equatorial Commercial Bank (ECB), will offer m-commerce services for Airtel Money subscribers as it looks to increase user numbers. → Read more
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Tue, August 20th, 18:30 · Richard Cutcher
Perk seals $80,000 investment
Perk, the South African in-shop mobile app, has received a ZAR800,000 (US$79,000) investment from private investment firm Clifftop Colony. → Read more
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Tue, August 20th, 15:40 · Paul Adepoju
Nigerian phone dealers and Tecno clash in Lagos
Tecno Mobile and phone dealers in Lagos are accusing each other of foul play, threatening the tranquility in West Africa’s largest concentration of phone and computer dealers at the popular Computer Village. → Read more
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Tue, August 20th, 15:00 · Nanine Steenkamp
AfriHost to provide SA mobile internet
Broadband provider AfriHost is to launch mobile internet in South Africa, aiming to increase access and affordability countrywide. → Read more
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Tue, August 20th, 14:40 · Jack Barton
Telecel sponsors illumination of Victoria Falls Bridge
Zimbabwean mobile network operator Telecel will pay US$100,000 for the Victoria Falls Bridge to be lit up for the next fifteen years. → Read more
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Tue, August 20th, 14:20 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenya the first African stop for groundbreaking smartphone eye app
A smartphone-based eye application that transforms a low-cost Android smartphone into an eye examination and diagnostic kit will be tested in Kenya, the first African destination in which the app will debut. → Read more
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Tue, August 20th, 10:40 · Paul Adepoju
Outrage trails MTN BIS outage in Nigeria
MTN Nigeria Blackberry Internet Service (BIS) subscribers experienced a service outage over the weekend lasting more than 12 hours. → Read more
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Tue, August 20th, 08:30 · Paul Adepoju
Airtel offers Nokia Asha users in Nigeria free internet for six months
Airtel Nigeria is offering its Nokia 501 and 210 users free access to Facebook and WhatsApp for six months. → Read more
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Tue, August 20th, 05:00 · Kamau Mbote
Nokia rumoured to be planning tablet & phablet releases
Nokia is rumoured to be on the verge of releasing a 10.1-inch Nokia tablet running on the Windows RT operating system as well as a phablet also likely to run on the Windows Phone 8 GDR3 OS. → Read more
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Mon, August 19th, 16:30 · Jack Barton
Facebook to test PayPal competitor – report
Facebook is to test a smartphone payments system, putting it in competition with eBay’s PayPal and alternative programmes run by Amazon and Google. → Read more
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Mon, August 19th, 15:30 · Tom Jackson
SA police finalise phone tapping investigation – report
The South African police has finalised its investigation into officers over the alleged bugging of phones belonging to former police chief Bheki Cele and two Sunday Times journalists. → Read more
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Mon, August 19th, 14:00 · Kamau Mbote
Huawei launches Ascend P6 in South Africa
Huawei has unveiled the Ascend P6 smartphone in South Africa at an event held in Greenpark, Sandton. → Read more
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Mon, August 19th, 13:30 · Jack Barton
ZTE completes Ethiopian government’s $1.5 billion broadband deal
Chinese telecommunications company ZTE has completed the second half of a US$1.5 billion deal with the Ethiopian government to expand mobile internet infrastructure. → Read more
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Mon, August 19th, 09:30 · Kamau Mbote
Samsung Android wristwatch on the way – report
Samsung is rumoured to be readying an Android watch for launch in September, according to Bloomberg. → Read more
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