Orange Money, the mobile payment service from telecommunications company Orange, has reached the threshold of 3-million customers in the eight countries where it is now offered, thus becoming one of the most powerful electronic money services in Africa. Orange Money has tripled its customer base in the past year and continues to grow with the [...]
Telecom operators in Nigeria have allegedly started to charge subscribers N100 to register their new SIM cards in the open market. This comes after the service was free when it was introduced in late March this year. Newspaper Daily Trust learned that mobile phone operators Airtel, Glo, MTN, Etisalat and Visafone were the main culprits. [...]
Mobile phone users of counterfeit handsets in Kenya were thrown a life-line when it was announced that they will have until April next year to replace them with genuine models – or risk being cut-off from the networks. The Communication Commission of Kenya took a decision to extend the deadline from 31 December this year [...]
Warid Telecom in Uganda has launched its own money transfer service, called WaridPesa, and it will allow users to transfer funds to other users, no matter which network they are on. “The technology revolution is transforming Uganda’s population in a profound way and this is leading to economic development,” said minister for ICT Dr Ruhakana [...]
Safaricom in Kenya has warned users of its mobile phone money transfer service Mpesa that further disruptions to the service will occur as demand grows. “We wish to advise our esteemed customers and agents that they are likely to experience some delays on the M-PESA service. Consequently, they should wait for a confirmation SMS before [...]
OnLive, a pioneer of cloud gaming, has announced that its free OnLive app for Android has been updated to support the slide-out game controls on the Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY smartphone, enabling gameplay of almost all OnLive games, including the latest AAA console-class titles. The Xperia PLAY combines Android smartphone touchscreen control with what every [...]
Stream TV Networks has announced that it will unveil its new Ultra-D technology at CES 2012. Ultra-D is a next generation 3D without glasses display technology that surpasses all 3D viewing experiences offered to date. “We are extremely proud of what we have been able to accomplish with our Ultra-D technology. It is capable of [...]
Feral Interactive has announced that the genetically enhanced role-playing shooter BioShock 2 will be released for the Mac in January 2012. The game provides fans with an unsettling storyline, dazzling visual design and the evolution of BioShock’s genetically enhanced shooter gameplay. Set almost a decade after a cruel civil war consumed the once magnificent city [...]
Vodacom has announced the launch of a service that is going to proactively inform customers via SMS while abroad, about the roaming rates that are applicable in the foreign countries they travel into. The service, known as Roaming Tariff Information (RTI) SMS, is going to help customers avoid roaming bill shock. The RTI SMS service [...]
The Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) announced that it has disconnected over 1,300 illegal television subscribers and five suspects were arrested. The subscribers were disconnected for unauthorized transmission of copyright protected broadcast signals of Multichoice (DSTV), HiTV and MyTV cable television stations, which took place in the Rivers, Akwa Ibom and Bayelsa States. ” In Ikot [...]
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and DC Entertainment have announced two new DLC packs, as well as a free Batman Inc. Batsuit Skin for Batman: Arkham City, which is available now in the Xbox LIVE Marketplace, PlayStation Network and Games for Windows Marketplace. The Arkham Bundle brings together the Nightwing Bundle Pack, Robin Bundle Pack and [...]