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Wed, August 1st, 13:29 · Tefo Mohapi

Dell launches centre focused on reining in on advanced cyber threats

With consumers and organisations relying more and more on the Net, the security risks continue to rise in Africa and beyond. Dell SecureWorks, Dell’s information security services division, has launched a new Advanced Threat Resource Center to help organizations detect, resist and respond to advanced cyber threats. → Read more
Wed, August 1st, 12:13 · Dan Sudi

Dublin City University and Global e-school partner for ICT programme

African leaders will benefit from information communication and technology (ICT) post graduate programme set to be introduced following a partnership between Dublin City University, DCU, and Global e-School of Communities and Initiative, GeSCI. → Read more
Wed, August 1st, 11:38 · Tefo Mohapi

Wildfire bought by Google Inc

Google on Tuesday announced it has bought Wildfire, a social-media management platform company. → Read more
Wed, August 1st, 10:13 · Elly Okutoyi

Presidential candidate in Kenya turns to Twitter and MPesa to raise funds

Thanks to the penetration of technology in Kenya, presidential candidates are now turning to social media and mobile money transfers to source for funds ahead of the country’s general elections set for March 2013. → Read more
Wed, August 1st, 09:41 · HumanIPO

TV viewers in South Africa to benefit from triple play platform

As the deadline for International Telecommunications Union (ITU) to migrate to the Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) approaches, SkyeVine, a data broadband services operator for sub-Saharan broadcasters, and Intelsat, a satellite services provider, are ensuring that TV viewers in Africa are not left behind. → Read more
Wed, August 1st, 09:17 · Vincent Matinde

Orange Kenya to launch 42 Mbps modem

Kenya’s mobile network operators are embroiled in data war. Months after Safaricom announced its 42Mbps modem to operate in Nairobi, Orange Kenya is set to debut its own high speed modem. → Read more
Wed, August 1st, 09:00 · Tefo Mohapi

Google’s “Woza Online” reaches 250,000 milestone

Google South Africa’s Woza Online initiative has assisted over 250,000 South African small businesses set up websites for free since its launch in January, 2012. → Read more
Wed, August 1st, 08:33 · Tefo Mohapi

Virgin Mobile South Africa to close 30 stores

Virgin Mobile South Africa is following through with its plans to revise its distribution strategy by closing 30 of its 38 stores in South Africa. → Read more
Wed, August 1st, 07:51 · Tefo Mohapi

Ross Levinsohn renounces key position at Yahoo!

Ross Levinsohn has resigned from Yahoo! following the appointment of Marrisa Mayer as CEO. → Read more
Wed, August 1st, 07:27 · Tefo Mohapi

Acting country manager appointed by EMC Southern Africa

Following the passing away of EMC’s Southern Africa country manager, Inana Nkanza, EMC has appointed Servaas Venter in his place in an acting capacity. → Read more
Wed, August 1st, 07:21 · Vincent Matinde

Libercell in Liberia close down

Trouble has brewed over at Libercell’s, one of Liberia’s telecom companies. The company was shut down due to tax arrears. → Read more
Wed, August 1st, 07:10 · HumanIPO

Kenya’s mobile users consistently seeking better network services

Global Independent mobile advertising network leader InMobi today released its findings on the trends of Kenya’s mobile phone use. → Read more
Wed, August 1st, 07:04 · Tefo Mohapi

SNIPS: Facebook’s new photo viewing experience

Facebook has enhanced and improved the photo section of its website. It includes the ability to show off photos that you like. → Read more
Wed, August 1st, 06:00 · HumanIPO

SA’s Vodacom and blackberry-maker RIM in a row over billing

A debate has emerged over who is to blame for the high rates charged by Vodacom for data usage. Research carried out pointed out that a majority blame Vodacom for Blackberry’s over billing problems, Vodacom in return said it was not a billing issue, but simply the way BIS (BlackBerry internet Service) works in South Africa. → Read more
Wed, August 1st, 04:00 · Dan Sudi

Telkom SA’s latest IP-based solution, SpaceStream Home, launched

Telkom South Africa has launched its “latest” Internet Protocol (IP) device brand named SpaceStream Home. → Read more
Tue, July 31st, 14:19 · Tefo Mohapi

SNIPS: Apple’s Mountain Lion OS exceeds 3 Million downloads in four days

Apple made an announcement today that downloads of its newly launched operating system, OS X Mountain Lion, have exceeded three million in four days. This makes it the most successful OS X release in Apple’s history. → Read more
Tue, July 31st, 13:51 · Tefo Mohapi

Oracle acquires Xsigo, network virtualization company

Oracle yesterday announced it has entered into an agreement to buy Xsigo Systems, a network virtualization technology provider. The acquisition is expected to extend Oracle’s virtualization capabilities by providing it with software-defined networking technology for cloud environments. → Read more
Tue, July 31st, 13:30 · Tefo Mohapi

Bandwidth prices drop by 67% in Lesotho

The West Indian Ocean Cable Company (WIOCC) has stated that Internet bandwidth prices in Lesotho have fallen by approximately 67 percent as a result of the region's connection to terrestrial and submarine fibre-optic cable networks. → Read more
Tue, July 31st, 13:17 · HumanIPO

East Africa’s data experts unveil recovery response for phone data loss

Mobile users within East Africa can now retrieve any lost data from the mobile devices thanks to new software capable of retrieving information lost for as far back as five years, from “all types” of handsets. → Read more
Tue, July 31st, 12:14 · Dan Sudi

Zambia’s countryside entrepreneurs to benefit from VSAT technology

Zambian Internet service provider Realtime has partnered with data broadband supplier SkyeVine to offer very small aperture terminal (VSAT) technology to entrepreneurs in rural areas. → Read more