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Thu, June 21st, 07:19 · Vincent Matinde

Refugees to reconnect with families through technology

With a new social site and mobile capabilities, refugees in Kenya can be reunited with their loved ones. → Read more
Thu, June 21st, 04:00 · Tefo Mohapi

Blackberry updates Facebook app with two new features

The Facebook for Blackberry Smartphones App has been updated with two new features, the main one being the addition of “Facebook Groups.” → Read more
Wed, June 20th, 15:01 · HumanIPO

Google introduces live traffic data feeds in SA

Google Maps has introduced live traffic data feeds in South Africa and six other countries across the world including Belarus, Estonia, Latvia, Mexico, Peru and Romania. It will also update already existing live traffic data feeds in 19 other countries. → Read more
Wed, June 20th, 14:06 · Tefo Mohapi

Jo’burgers love Monte Casino, according to Facebook data

South Africa’s Johannesburg was among the 25 cities around the world that Facebook used to find the most popular social landmarks -- using the social network’s check-in data. According to the data, Monte Casino, a mall and casino in the northern parts of the city, is the most visited place. → Read more
Wed, June 20th, 12:40 · Robin Okuthe

Facebook dedicates a portal to Olympic fans

Social network giant Facebook has devoted a portal dubbed Explore London 2012 to allow fans to "connect with their favourite" athletes at the Olympic Games. → Read more
Wed, June 20th, 11:24 · Vincent Matinde

Carrier Wi-Fi Market to grow, new research indicates

A new study by ABI Research indicates that Carrier Wi-Fi equipment market will grow to a tune of US$2.2 billion by 2017. → Read more
Wed, June 20th, 09:15 · Vincent Matinde

Africa’s first twitter vending machine launched in SA

A South African tea-manufacturing firm BOS Ice Tea has launched a new vending machine that uses tweets. → Read more
Wed, June 20th, 08:11 · Vincent Matinde

LG’s Quick Voice to compete with Siri and S-Voice

LG, one of the top electronic manufacturing leaders in the world, has announced its voice assistant app, Quick Voice. → Read more
Wed, June 20th, 05:00 · Vincent Matinde

Favourite media player VideoLan Client (VLC) coming to Android platform

A multimedia firm behind VideoLan Client (VLC) has announced through its Twitter account its headed to the Android platform. → Read more
Wed, June 20th, 04:00 · HumanIPO

Sponsors allege misappropriation of Cape Town’s ICT Indaba funds

The South African Department of Communications is investigating into misappropriation of the funds contributed by telecoms to sponsor the inaugural ICT Indaba in Cape Town earlier this month. → Read more
Tue, June 19th, 12:32 · Tefo Mohapi

Blackberry-maker Celestica to stop manufacturing for RIM in six months

Canada-based electronics manufacturing company Celestica has announced it will be winding down its manufacturing services for Research In motion (RIM), the company behind the Blackberry smartphone, in the next three to six months. → Read more
Tue, June 19th, 11:48 · Elly Okutoyi

8ta to offer cheap BlackBerry services in SA

Telkom’s mobile arm 8ta has introduced cheaper Blackberry Internet Service (BIS) to its South African subscribers. → Read more
Tue, June 19th, 10:34 · HumanIPO

Phone calls to cost more in Tanzania

Tanzania’s international and local phone calls will from July 1 cost more after the government hiked up excise duty on the calls from 10 to 12 per cent last week Wednesday. → Read more
Tue, June 19th, 09:48 · Vincent Matinde

Top sites use Facebook widgets

A report by Pingdom recently revealed a larger number of the top 10,000 websites worldwide are now using official Facebook widgets on their pages. → Read more
Tue, June 19th, 09:11 · Igor Hobotov

Intel Capital to boost venture capital efforts in Africa

Intel Capital is now shifting its investment focus to startups and early-stage companies in the Sub-Saharan Africa. → Read more
Tue, June 19th, 07:30 · Tefo Mohapi

Microsoft unveils its new tablet branded Microsoft Surface

After almost a week’s speculation on what major announcement the software giant would be making, Microsoft has revealed its own-brand family of tablets named the Microsoft Surface. → Read more
Tue, June 19th, 07:08 · Tefo Mohapi

Expanded Tweets to make Twitter more interactive with content previews

With an aim of making the leading microblogging site more interactive, Twitter has partnered with a number of online media companies to enable users to have access to a range of multimedia content when expanding a tweet. → Read more
Tue, June 19th, 05:00 · HumanIPO

Airtel partners with Ecobank to unveil first ever mobile money service in Chad

Chad’s Airtel customers can now facilitate financial transactions as well as make utility payments on their mobile phones. → Read more
Tue, June 19th, 04:00 · HumanIPO

Air Nigeria includes iPad 3 among its in-flight entertainment

An in-flight entertainment firm the IFE Services will be offering entertainments on iPad 3 to passengers aboard Air Nigeria making the air carrier the first to offer the solution in Africa. → Read more
Mon, June 18th, 14:25 · HumanIPO

With regulations, mobile money in East Africa could grow, says report

Mobile money in East Africa could become more popular if the regional rules are coordinated and harmonized, reveals a report. → Read more