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Wed, May 15th, 09:05 · Kamau Mbote

BlackBerry to release BBM on Android and iOS

BlackBerry has announced BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) will become available on Android and iOS platforms this summer, opening up the feature to hundreds of millions of smartphone users. → Read more
Wed, May 15th, 08:39 · Tom Jackson

Johannesburg broadband project set for July launch

The City of Joburg Broadband Project is set to go live on July 1, delivering a live network offering services to all connected municipal buildings. → Read more
Wed, May 15th, 08:06 · Nanine Steenkamp

Global mobile sales hit 426 million

Worldwide mobile sales in the first quarter of 2013 added up to 426 million units, with Europe Middle East and Africa (EMEA) decreasing, Gartner has revealed. → Read more
Wed, May 15th, 07:44 · Nanine Steenkamp

IFC promotes mobile finance in Ivory Coast

The International Finance Corporation (IFC), in partnership with the MasterCard Foundation, has assembled financial players to build further momentum for mobile financial services in Ivory Coast. → Read more
Tue, May 14th, 13:37 · Nanine Steenkamp

Lumia update for Windows 8 to release in July

Nokia announced its upgraded Amber launch yesterday (Tuesday), promising an update for its Windows Phone 8 version in July. → Read more
Tue, May 14th, 13:06 · Kamau Mbote

Nokia launches Nokia 925

Nokia has launched a new interpretation of the Lumia 920, the Nokia Lumia 925, which features a metal design and camera features. → Read more
Tue, May 14th, 11:14 · Richard Cutcher

Safaricom posts huge growth in end of year results

Kenya’s biggest network operator Safaricom has posted a pre-tax profit increase to KSh25.5 billion (US$304 million) for 2012/13, an increase of 47 per cent compared to the 2011/12 financial year. → Read more
Tue, May 14th, 09:35 · Kamau Mbote

Airtel introduces new promotion for data and SMS

Airtel Kenya has launched a new Airtel Tosha promotion that enables customers to access SMS and data at lower subscription rates and to fit individuals’ needs. → Read more
Tue, May 14th, 05:49 · Kamau Mbote

Facebook Home reaches one million users

Facebook Home has reached one million downloads according to Google Play with the first 500,000 downloads having occurred in the first month. → Read more
Mon, May 13th, 15:37 · Mercy Makumi

Kenya Red Cross Society appoints Huawei as communications partner

The Kenya Red Cross Society (KRCS) and Huawei, signed a deal today making the Chinese technology leader its strategic communications partner. → Read more
Mon, May 13th, 14:37 · Mercy Makumi

Technology taking on trachoma in Uganda

The Uganda Ministry of Health Trachoma programme is collecting prevalence data for trachoma, which is known to be endemic in 35 districts of Uganda, in a bid to tackle it quicker and more efficiently → Read more
Mon, May 13th, 12:13 · Martin Cheruiyot

Rwanda confident of meeting July SIM registration deadline

The Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Agency (RURA) is confident all mobile users will have registered their SIM cards before the July deadline despite around 40 per cent yet to have done so. → Read more
Mon, May 13th, 10:05 · Richard Cutcher

Mobile shoppers spend more in store

A Google study of “smartphone shoppers” has revealed more people are using their device to improve their shopping experience while in store. → Read more
Mon, May 13th, 09:11 · Richard Cutcher

Nokia unveil Lumia 928, smartphone strategy unveiled tomorrow

Troubled Nokia has unveiled their latest high-end device, the Lumia 928, as they prepare to reveal their smartphone strategy at a press conference in London tomorrow. → Read more
Mon, May 13th, 06:53 · Kamau Mbote

Samsung races Europe in launch of 5G

Samsung will develop technology allowing it to deliver high speed 5G data connections by 2020, the same year the European Union aims to deliver the technology. → Read more
Fri, May 10th, 14:35 · Tom Jackson

Buy local to create growth in Zimbabwe – GTEL

The marketing director of Zimbabwean mobile phone brand GTEL has urged Zimbabweans to buy local products in order to stimulate the country’s economy. → Read more
Fri, May 10th, 14:08 · Nanine Steenkamp

Huggies launches TweetPee

Huggies Brazil has stepped up to the social media scene by creating wet diaper awareness through an automated hashtag tweet to announce moisture. → Read more
Fri, May 10th, 12:04 · Kamau Mbote

Safaricom launches apps developers challenge

The Safaricom Development Challenge has been launched in Kenya aiming to provide skills in entrepreneurship and technology to budding entry level developers. → Read more
Fri, May 10th, 10:22 · Nanine Steenkamp

Amazon to release 3D smartphone screen

Amazon is set to launch a smartphone screen with 3D display which would track the user’s retina according to reports in the United States. → Read more
Thu, May 9th, 14:27 · Mercy Makumi

Nokia introduces the Nokia Asha 501

Nokia has unveiled the first of a new family of Asha smartphones with the introduction of the Nokia Asha 501 in New Delhi, India, and Espoo, Finland, costing US$99 → Read more