Mobile, Page 79
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Thu, August 8th, 17:30 · Jack Barton
200 LTE networks launched across 76 countries
Two hundred commercial LTE networks were launched globally by July 31, this year, the Global Mobile Suppliers Association (GSA) has confirmed. → Read more
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Thu, August 8th, 17:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Vodacom Tanzania rewards M-Pesa customers
Vodacom Tanzania has extended another offer to customers using LUKU prepaid electricity that will give them 5 per cent of the money charged when they purchase through M-Pesa. → Read more
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Thu, August 8th, 15:30 · Jack Barton
LG G2 smartphone launched in New York
LG launched the LG G2 smartphone, the first in its new G range of devices, yesterday (Wednesday) in New York. → Read more
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Thu, August 8th, 12:30 · Paul Adepoju
Ghanaian phone dealers close shops in protest against new tax
The Concerned Mobile Phone and Accessories Dealers group have closed their shops and urged the government to rescind its decision to impose a 20 per cent tax on imported mobile phones and accessories. → Read more
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Thu, August 8th, 09:00 · Paul Adepoju
MTN launches Mobile Money Month campaign in Ghana
Ben Asante, chief executive officer (CEO) of MTN Ghana, has launched this year’s edition of the Mobile Money Month campaign in Accra. → Read more
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Wed, August 7th, 17:30 · Paul Adepoju
OPINION: The fate of the Christian faith in the wake of technology
Last night on my way to the prayer meeting at my church, I subconsciously went with my King James version of the Bible, my Samsung Galaxy Tab and Nokia Lumia phone. → Read more
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Wed, August 7th, 17:00 · Nanine Steenkamp
GustPay launches coffee shop finder
South African mobile payment service Gust Pay has released an app for coffee lovers, awarding visitors to affiliated shops with free coffee. → Read more
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Wed, August 7th, 15:30 · Nanine Steenkamp
Rape Crisis to launch on Mxit
South African anti-rape trust Rape Crisis will be releasing its information portal on local chat app Mxit, adding to the existing MySafety app. → Read more
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Wed, August 7th, 15:00 · Richard Cutcher
Apple launches worldwide adaptor replacement programme
Apple will replace all third-party and counterfeit USB power adaptors in circulation, in a bid to prevent more electrocutions. → Read more
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Wed, August 7th, 12:20 · Nanine Steenkamp
Telecel awarded licence renewal
Zimbabwe-based operator Telecel has received a renewed license from the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Portraz), becoming the second mobile company nationally to comply with shareholder requirements. → Read more
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Wed, August 7th, 11:40 · Paul Adepoju
Rlg Communications appoints new country manager for Ghana
African electronics manufacturer Rlg Communications has appointed Tara Squire as its new country manager for Ghana, as the company prepares for an important phase. → Read more
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Wed, August 7th, 11:00 · Nanine Steenkamp
EzeeMoney plans African expansion
Mobile financial service company EzeeMoney will be launching solutions for more African countries, making transactions available to Africans without mobile phones. → Read more
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Wed, August 7th, 10:00 · Richard Cutcher
OPINION: Visa bring worthwhile innovation to mobile money
Visa and MasterCard have been viewed with reasonable suspicion by Africa’s network operators and even banks when it comes to their motives on the mobile money scene, but their latest partnership with Orange Money should ruffle a few feathers. → Read more
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Wed, August 7th, 09:00 · Nick Sato
CIC Insurance Group puts growth down to mobile money innovation
Kenya’s CIC Insurance Group has attributed its ability to harness innovative technology and alternative distribution channels to its success in micro-insurance. → Read more
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Wed, August 7th, 08:00 · Kamau Mbote
Banking and Mobile Banking COMESA Conference to be held in Nairobi
Kenya’s capital Nairobi will host the seventh annual AITEC Banking and Mobile Banking COMESA Conference, discussing ways of making the rapidly growing financial services sector locally and regionally more competitive globally. → Read more
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Wed, August 7th, 05:00 · Nanine Steenkamp
Samsung to release next Note, smartwatch
Samsung will be releasing the next Galaxy Note in September, while the development of a smart accessories is also underway. → Read more
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Tue, August 6th, 17:00 · Richard Cutcher
Visa takes mobile money plastic in Botswana
Orange will roll out its new service with Visa allowing increased access and use of mobile payments in Botswana, with further countries in Africa and the Middle East to follow. → Read more
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Tue, August 6th, 15:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Samsung to offer BBM for its African Galaxy smartphone users
The upcoming BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) app for Android will soon be available for Samsung Galaxy smartphone users across Africa and in the Google Play as well as the Samsung App store. → Read more
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Tue, August 6th, 14:29 · Richard Cutcher
Zain Group choose mobile money partner
Middle East and African network operator Zain has chosen eServGlobal to roll out mobile money services in its markets, which includes South Sudan and the Republic of Sudan. → Read more
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Tue, August 6th, 11:40 · Paul Adepoju
Western Union goes mobile in Nigeria with eTranzact’s PocketMoni
Western Union has partnered with eTranzact International, allowing its Nigerian customers to receive Western Union Money Transfer on their mobile phones. → Read more
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