Mobile, Page 82
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Tue, July 23rd, 09:08 · Brandon Gregory
Nokia South Africa appoints Shaun Durandt as new GM
Shaun Durandt, former employee of both MTN and BlackBerry, has been appointed as Nokia South Africa’s new general manager (GM). → Read more
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Mon, July 22nd, 15:24 · Brandon Gregory
Benefits of reduced MTR realised through lower mobile prices – research report
A research report compiled by Research ICT Africa has revealed reductions to the mobile termination rate (MTR) made by regulators is beginning to positively impact prepaid mobile prices in South Africa. → Read more
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Mon, July 22nd, 13:03 · Nanine Steenkamp
PhraZApp rebrands as Aweza
Primary South African multilingual phrase translation app PhraZApp is to rebrand as Aweza in a bid to improve its user experience (ux). → Read more
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Mon, July 22nd, 11:59 · Nanine Steenkamp
Apple acquires Nigerian HopStop
Nigerian online city transit guide HopStop has been bought by Apple to boost map development. → Read more
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Sun, July 21st, 19:30 · Richard Cutcher
App industry “nearly worth US$1 trillion”
A report has slapped a huge US$1 trillion tag on the global mobile and tablet apps market, although the figure is not based on app revenue. → Read more
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Fri, July 19th, 15:00 · Susan Mwenesi
WeChat available on Nokia Asha smartphones
WeChat, a mobile social communication application, is now available on the Nokia Asha Touch family of smartphones, as it continues its assault on the African market. → Read more
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Fri, July 19th, 14:02 · Richard Cutcher
Africa set to contribute to rapid 2014 LTE growth
Another 18 countries are expected to get LTE networks by the end of 2013, although it is not clear whether any of those will come from Africa. → Read more
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Fri, July 19th, 12:06 · Susan Mwenesi
Monthly SIM card tax introduced in Tanzania
Tanzanians mobile subscribers will have to pay monthly TZN1,000 (US$0.62) excise duty on SIM cards after the proposal was passed through parliament. → Read more
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Fri, July 19th, 08:12 · Nick Sato
Nokia shares tumble, but Lumia sales increase
Nokia’s second quarter results of 2013 showed an operating loss of US$151 million on sales revenue of US$7.48 billion, sending shares tumbling 4 per cent. → Read more
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Thu, July 18th, 15:24 · Brandon Gregory
LG brands premium smartphone under “G” Name
LG Electronics will brand its next flagship smartphone as the “G2", the first device to be released under the “G” brand. → Read more
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Thu, July 18th, 13:57 · Nick Sato
Gi Group chooses Nokia Lumia over BlackBerry
Gi Group, a leading Italian multinational company dedicated to the human resources market, has chosen Nokia Lumia as its business smartphone, replacing BlackBerry. → Read more
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Thu, July 18th, 12:45 · Susan Mwenesi
Samsung Introduces the Galaxy Mega smartphone in Kenya
Samsung Electronics East Africa has unveiled the Samsung Galaxy Mega smartphone in Kenya, a device the company tout as being the combination of a smartphone and a tablet. → Read more
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Thu, July 18th, 12:00 · Brandon Gregory
Beware the new putty BlackBerry scam
A new BlackBerry scam is reportedly plaguing Johannesburg taxi ranks in the form of criminals selling the mobile phones to people at very cheap prices, but opening the device reveals just why the mobile devices are so cheap. → Read more
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Thu, July 18th, 07:52 · Nick Sato
Airtel Kenya launches its own mobile credit service
Airtel Kenya has signed an agreement with consumer finance company AFB to offer its Airtel Money subscribers access to unsecured credit loans and credit products. → Read more
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Thu, July 18th, 06:59 · Paul Adepoju
Mobile big data incoming in emerging markets – Patricia Florissi
Patricia Florissi, vice president and global chief technology officer (CTO) for EMC Sales, has revealed that in the next five years new mobile applications will be incorporating big data. → Read more
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Wed, July 17th, 15:45 · Brandon Gregory
Red Bull Mobile and Cell C offer free monthly data
Red Bull Mobile, powered by South African mobile operator Cell C, has been relaunched in the form of a new data intensive prepaid offering. → Read more
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Wed, July 17th, 12:54 · Brandon Gregory
WhatsApp now free for iPhone users
WhatsApp has launched a new version of the application for iPhone users, which comes with a “few major changes”. → Read more
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Wed, July 17th, 11:17 · Mercy Makumi
Tecno Phantom A launched in Kenya
Tecno Mobile has launched its latest Android smartphone in Kenya, the Phantom A, with a dual SIM and five-inch HD touchscreen → Read more
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Wed, July 17th, 07:39 · Martin Cheruiyot
Prepaid electricity users prefer mobile money services
A survey conducted by Kenya Power has revealed more than 70 per cent of prepaid electricity users prefer to use their mobile phones to buy electricity tokens than any other method. → Read more
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Tue, July 16th, 14:42 · Richard Cutcher
MTN SA alters BlackBerry packages
MTN is phasing out its BlackBerry Absolute Plan in a bid to simplify its data packages and offer more choices to subscribers. → Read more
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