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Tue, May 15th, 11:34 · HumanIPO

Kenya’s Asonicslive in a 5-year partnership with Security Group Africa

Kenyan company Asonicslive Interlink, a Kenya-based IT network company, has secured 5-year distributor agreement with security Group Africa (SGA), a private security company. → Read more
Tue, May 15th, 09:19 · HumanIPO

African tech startups stirring global backing

US President Barack Obama touted the federal government's support to the United States' tech industry last week Thursday. Obama cited the government's infrastructural support that helped grow Facebook, Google and Microsoft. → Read more
Tue, May 15th, 08:30 · Elly Okutoyi

Nigerian SME receive ICT boost from MTN

Nigeria’s small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are set to enjoy enhanced business productivity following an initiative by MTN Business dubbed MTN MyOffice that seeks to offer the businesses iPad 3, 3G Wireless Modems and a range of phones. → Read more
Mon, May 14th, 17:31 · Vincent Matinde

Samsung introduces qwerty phone to counter Nokia

Samsung has introduced a Qwerty phone called the Samsung Qool S5270K model meant to diffuse the LetsGetQwerty promotion currently run by Nokia in Kenya. → Read more
Mon, May 14th, 16:52 · HumanIPO

IBM moves in on Nairobi’s notorious traffic jams

Nairobi highways, infamous for heavy traffic jams, are set for a major overhaul thanks to IBM’s Smart Cities programme survey that seeks to address cities’ competitiveness through key sector improvements. → Read more
Mon, May 14th, 16:21 · HumanIPO

Conversion of Ghana’s 360 post offices into ICT centres shows fall of Africa’s postal services

Ghana investment Fund for Electronic communications(GIFEC) has come to an agreement with Ghana Post to convert over 360 dormant post offices into ICT centres in a twist that could indicate an end to the traditional postal services. → Read more
Mon, May 14th, 14:55 · HumanIPO

Kenya to host Inaugural DEMO Africa

DEMO, famous for launching highly innovative companies in cloud computing, enterprise, mobile and social media, has announced the launch of DEMO Africa slated for Nairobi’s Intercontinental Hotel later this year. → Read more
Mon, May 14th, 12:40 · Elly Okutoyi

WACS Cable brings an extra 5.12Tbps to South Africa

West Africa Cable System (WACS) was officially launched in South Africa last week Friday bringing with it an extra 5.12 terabyte per second (Tbps) of capacity to South Africa's shores. → Read more
Mon, May 14th, 11:30 · Vincent Matinde

Entry into EA meant to propel Bloovue’s control of mobile ads in Africa

Bloovue, a mobile ad network in Nigeria, is looking to expand its operations throughout the Eastern Africa region after it establishes a presence in Kenya. → Read more
Mon, May 14th, 11:25 · HumanIPO

A SMS app that vows to ease Africa’s infant mortality rates

With the current statistics showing Kenya’s maternal mortality ratio at 48.8 per 1000 live births, a new expectant mother monitoring system called an antenatal calls and SMS is set to ease the number of deaths during childbirth. → Read more
Mon, May 14th, 09:22 · HumanIPO

Internet users in SA to grow by 20 pc in 2012

South Africa Internet users will grow by 20 percent in 2012, which will take the user base past 10 million mark. Internet penetration would grow by the same margin, predicts a study by World Wide Worx set for release in June. → Read more
Mon, May 14th, 09:05 · HumanIPO

A giant research network set for expansion in Africa

The Global Ring Network for Advanced Applications Development (GLORIAD), a global research network connecting students and researchers, has announced plans to expand its net across African continent after a stint in Egypt. → Read more
Sat, May 12th, 08:51 · HumanIPO

Safaricom results confirm Kenya’s budding and money-spinning data market

Safaricom’s financial result for the year-ended march 2012 released Thursday show that despite a drop in the revenue from voice calls, a big chunk of the telephone network operator’s revenue, attributed to the growth in demand for data, cushioned the company from suffering losses. → Read more
Fri, May 11th, 20:10 · HumanIPO

A mobile app set to link billions to quality health care

In a move expected to promote access to quality medical services in Africa, two Kenyan developers have came up with a new health revolutionary mobile App called MedAfrica that aggregates health information from the Web. → Read more
Fri, May 11th, 17:14 · Elly Okutoyi

Africa set to receive yet another 40Tbit/s super cable

Come early 2014, Africa is set to receive yet another connection to a 40 terabyte per second (Tbit/s) super cable, thanks to Wasace Cable Company. → Read more
Fri, May 11th, 16:44 · Vincent Matinde

Google launches an African digital journalism challenge

Google is looking for new ways to create, discuss and share news through its 1-million dollar competition dubbed African News Innovation Challenge (ANIC). → Read more
Fri, May 11th, 15:40 · Elly Okutoyi

More Ugandans to acquire PCs following Intel and Orange deal

Intel Corporation, a global computer chip maker, and Orange Uganda, a telephone network operator, have partnered to deploy a new sales model that will see them reach more buyers in Africa through high speed broadband and affordable PCs. → Read more
Fri, May 11th, 14:47 · Vincent Matinde

G-Drive is no threat, declares File It Africa

Google drive launched late last month gave cloud storage industry players a scare. File It Africa, an online backup and synchronizing software in Africa, however says its products still maintain a competitive edge over the Google creation. → Read more
Fri, May 11th, 12:55 · Elly Okutoyi

A Kenyan invents shoe technology that charges phones

Anthony Mutua, 24, has developed an ultra-thin chip of crystals essential for charging mobile phones when fitted to shoe soles. The technology can generate electricity when put under pressure. → Read more
Fri, May 11th, 11:55 · HumanIPO

Women in rural Africa heavily relying on phones to foster micro-businesses

Women in two African countries, Nigeria and Egypt, are set to benefit from a pilot project on how to increase use of mobile phones for their businesses as a follow up to research findings released Thursday by ExxonMobil Foundation and Cherie Blair Foundation for Women. → Read more