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Fri, November 16th, 14:55 · Nanine Steenkamp

Kindle Fire goes bigger, better?

Amazon have begun shipping enlarged Kindle Fire tablets with the aim of being one step ahead of Apple’s iPad. → Read more
Fri, November 16th, 14:30 · Gabriella Mulligan

Oppenheimers invest in VC tech company

The Oppenheimer family has invested an unknown amount in South African venture capital company 4Di Capital to support the local tech scene. → Read more
Fri, November 16th, 13:54 · Nanine Steenkamp

Twitter offers new email sharing

Twitter has enabled users to email tweets directly from their personal mailboxes, increasing accessibility and connecting those not yet part of the network. → Read more
Fri, November 16th, 12:48 · Vincent Matinde

SA’s Capitec Bank to deploy cash recycling and biometric enabled ATMs

South African bank Capitec is set to introduce Diebold cash recycle ATM to its customers, enabling them to perform advanced transactions using notes, coins and checks as well as execute all standard ATM functions using a single machine. → Read more
Fri, November 16th, 12:31 · Tefo Mohapi

HP unveils world’s first purpose-built for Big Data server for businesses

Technology giant HP recently unveiled ICT industry’s first ever server designed to help clients operationalise Big Data, drive new business opportunities and save up to US$1 million over three years in associated costs. → Read more
Fri, November 16th, 12:07 · Elly Okutoyi

Sharetori wants to pay you for each story shared online

A Nigerian startup called Sharetori could be out to revolutionize online marketing with its new strategy of paying social media users on a pay-per-share model, it expects will see digital content publishers increase online presence and revenue. → Read more
Fri, November 16th, 11:58 · Tefo Mohapi

Samsung sees great potential for tablets in Africa

Africa is the fastest growing market in the world as far as mobile phones go. Added to the findings that the continent is witnessing steady and fast adoption of mobile technologies, it is just a short time before the uptake of tablets assumes a similar trend. → Read more
Fri, November 16th, 11:47 · Kamau Mbote

OPINION: Are DVDs and flash disks on the way to obsoleteness?

Looking back down memory lane, you cannot fail to see how all ‘animals’ in the ICT world turn out to be grazers in the food chain, and how come no specific species is immune to extinction. Unlike other sectors where innovation is driven by demand, the ICT world seems to be driven more by supply. → Read more
Fri, November 16th, 11:30 · Richard Cutcher

Google waiting for operators to be “bold” in improving Internet access in Africa

Google continues to work on advancing technology to make the Internet more accessible, but the web giant told HumanIPO “everybody will win” once operators come up with an affordable price plan. → Read more
Fri, November 16th, 10:28 · Richard Cutcher

Music streaming service signs up hundreds of African artists

A growing music streaming service, active in 13 African countries, has signed up more than 600 artists to its networks. → Read more
Fri, November 16th, 10:25 · Nanine Steenkamp

African Apps held back by gap between local and global

The development of applications for the African market is largely held back by the insufficient local adaptability of available platforms, according to Snapplify. → Read more
Fri, November 16th, 10:24 · Tefo Mohapi

Interactive map announced by mapIT for Johannesburg’s 94.7 cycle challenge

Digital mapmaker mapIT yesterday, along with media firm Primedia and Altech Netstar, vehicle tracking and recovery specialist, announced the launch of the online Interactive Map, Route Maps, Race Profiles and Mobi Site for The 2012 Momentum 94.7 Cycle Challenge slated for later this month in Johannesburg, South Africa. → Read more
Fri, November 16th, 09:46 · Paul Adepoju

Floods, vandalism to blame for dismal telecoms’ performance, not promos and lotteries

Refuting assertions that promotions and lotteries are responsible for the dismal quality of services offered by Nigerian telecoms companies, Association of Licensed Telecoms Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), the umbrella body of the nation’s telecoms operators, has said the two cannot be blamed exclusively as floods and attacks are also to be faulted. → Read more
Fri, November 16th, 09:33 · Tom Jackson

Innovation competition to tackle atrocities

Humanity United, an American human rights foundation, has launched a tech challenge to encourage the innovation of technologies that can draw attention to or prevent atrocities. → Read more
Fri, November 16th, 09:28 · Paul Adepoju

Power and modular centre firm Flexenclosure opens west African office in Lagos

The West African office of Flexenclosure, a specialist developer of intelligent power management systems and modular data centres for the telecoms industry, has been opened in Lagos, expected to establish the company’s presence in the region’s rapidly growing IT solutions market. → Read more
Fri, November 16th, 09:23 · Kamau Mbote

MultiChoice announces discounts for loyal customers

Africa’s leading pay television provider MultiChoice Kenya has unveiled a special package for its customer who pay on time. Starting next month, subscribers who pay the annual subscription early and in full will enjoy a 12 percent discount, while monthly payers will enjoy a 10 percent discount. → Read more
Fri, November 16th, 09:10 · Vincent Matinde

UAfrica announces top ecommerce websites in South Africa

After long and vigorous elimination process, UAfrica has finally listed the top ecommerce websites in South Africa. → Read more
Fri, November 16th, 08:48 · Elly Okutoyi

SME help site launched in Kenya

A new online business news service for small and medium enterprises (SME’s) dubbed Bizable has been launched in Kenya to enable businesses to be sustainable, profitable as well as to overcome the various challenges. → Read more
Fri, November 16th, 08:38 · Tom Jackson

Automation of Botswana Stock Exchange doubles deals

The number and value of deals on the Botswana Stock Exchange (BSE) has doubled since a state-of-the-art Automated Trading System (ATS) was introduced in August, with the end of the manual system of trade boosting liquidity. → Read more
Fri, November 16th, 08:27 · Gabriella Mulligan

Siyavula revolutionises SA education through tech

Innovative social enterprise Siyavula has taken the struggling education sector in South Africa into its own hands, using technology and open licences to ensure much-needed quality educational materials are widely available. → Read more