Mon, September 23rd, 19:00 · Nick Sato
LinkedIn, the world's most popular professional networking website, is being sued by customers who claim the company hacked into their private email accounts for marketing purposes. → Read more
Mon, September 23rd, 17:00 · Richard Cutcher
Twitter is reportedly in discussions with JP Morgan and Morgan Stanley over a potential US$1 billion loan to support its initial public offering (IPO) expected before the Thanksgiving holiday, on November 28. → Read more
Mon, September 23rd, 12:30 · Nick Sato
Al-Shabaab, the Somali-based Al Qaeda affiliated terrorist group, took to Twitter to claim responsibility for Kenya’s Westgate mall attack on Saturday. → Read more
Thu, September 19th, 17:00 · Selipha Kihagi
David Kimaiyo, Kenya’s inspector general of police, has directed all officers to refrain from joining group accounts on social media that produce hate speech. → Read more
Thu, September 19th, 16:30 · Tom Jackson
The current cost of data is 100 times too expensive for it to be economically feasible to provide internet as a basic human right, according to Facebook, though the company is working on measures to bring costs down. → Read more
Thu, September 19th, 13:00 · Paul Adepoju
Social networking site Yookos will be launched on BlackBerry soon, joining its platforms already live on iOS, Android and mobile web, in a bid to attract more developers. → Read more
Thu, September 19th, 11:00 · Nick Sato
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued a stern warning to Kenyan media, bloggers and social media users not to reveal the identity of protected witnesses at the trial of deputy president William Ruto. → Read more
Wed, September 18th, 06:00 · Selipha Kihagi
Finnish smartphone startup Jolla is taking on smartphone giants by introducing an Android compatible layer in its soon-to-be released Sailfish OS smartphone. → Read more
Tue, September 17th, 16:30 · Nick Sato
The Kenya Police Service and its inspector general have joined Twitter in a move to boost transparency, curb incidents and strengthen the interior ministry’s communication department. → Read more
Fri, September 13th, 16:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Twitter has filed for an initial public offering (IPO) with the United States (US) Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), while emphasising no securities are yet for sale. → Read more
Fri, September 13th, 05:00 · Selipha Kihagi
A forum to discuss the operation guidelines and registration of internet cafes in Gambia was convened by the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) on Tuesday. → Read more
Thu, September 12th, 16:30 · Richard Cutcher
Yahoo! and Facebook chiefs have blasted critics who have accused the respective companies of secretly collaborating with the National Security Agency’s surveillance programme. → Read more
Wed, September 11th, 19:00 · Paul Adepoju
Microsoft has launched the Nigerian portal of MSN in Lagos, expanding into the West African country to deliver local news for Nigerians at home and abroad. → Read more
Wed, September 11th, 18:00 · Nanine Steenkamp
Mxit feels there is a lack of cultural diversity and transformation in the development of African mobile products, keeping the mobile commerce industry from excelling. → Read more
Wed, September 11th, 07:00 · Nanine Steenkamp
South African creative awards Loeries has launched on WeChat, enabling delegates to connect more easily. → Read more
Tue, September 10th, 19:30 · Richard Cutcher
Facebook has overtaken Mxit as South Africa’s most popular social network, increasing its user base by 2.6 million in the past 12 months. → Read more
Tue, September 10th, 12:30 · Kamau Mbote
Twitter has bought mobile advertising startup MoPub for US$350 million, beating a number of other competitors including ad network Millenial Media which bought JumpTap last month. → Read more
Mon, September 9th, 09:30 · Paul Adepoju
Deepankar Rustagi, co-founder and of VConnect, has told HumanIPO the local search engine has more companies listed than Facebook. → Read more
Mon, September 9th, 08:30 · Susan Mwenesi
The Twitter account of militant Somali group Al-Shabaab has been suspended for the second time according to a message on their PR account, though no reasons have been given for the suspension. → Read more
Fri, September 6th, 16:30 · Kamau Mbote
Kenyans on Twitter (#KOT) have hit back at Nairobi senator Gideon Mbuvi, alias Sonko, after he threw insults at radio presenter Carol Mutoko live on air. → Read more
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