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RIM acquires Scoreloop
Research In Motion (RIM), the makers of Blackberry handsets and devices, recently announced that they have acquired Munich-based Scoreloop. With the acquisition, RIM hopes to bolster their mobile social gaming, as Scoreloop has been a pioneer in the field. Part…
MTN RICAs about 80% mobile subscribers
ONE of South Africa’s leading cellular mobile operators – MTN says more than 80% of its subscriber base has complied with the Regulation of Interception of Communication Act (RICA) by completing the sim card registration process before the 30 June…
Bharti, Huawei sign network expansion deal
INDIAN telecoms giant, Bharti Airtel, has contracted Huawei, a telecoms network solutions provider, to modernise and expand its 2G and 3G network infrastructure in Africa. Huawei will, under the terms of the agreement, design, plan, modernise and expand Bharti Airtel’s…
2011 AU Summit website goes Live!
The Republic of Equatorial Guinea has officially launched the 17th African Union Summit website to assist potential delegates find relevant information and familiarise themselves with the summit programme line-up. The website is available on The 17th AU Summit will…
Microsoft wows at E3
With this year’s E3 (Electronic Entertainment Expo) in full swing in Los Angeles, a large number of gaming developers have announced their latest games to hit the market later this year, while a small number of titles have been announced…
HP Technology helps high-kick “Kung Fu Panda 2” onto the big screen
HP and DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. have united once again to create the studio’s action-packed 3-D film “Kung Fu Panda 2,” which premieres this Sunday 5 June 2011 in South Africa at select theatres across the country. For ultimate performance,…
Satellite continues to play a major role in broadband access
Despite the advent of more than 20 optic fibre cable networks now reaching African shores, satellite services will continue to fulfil an important role in providing the telecommunications infrastructure for urban centres as well as inland and remote areas, particularly…
IBM sets up shop in Tanzania
IBM has announced the opening of a new branch office in Dar es Salaam, as part of the company’s continued geographic expansion initiative to increase its presence in key growth markets and support its global growth strategy. The new subsidiary…
Groupon partners with Integr8 to bolster local operation
US-based collective buying enterprise, Groupon, has deepened its interest in the South African market and invested in ICT managed services from its service partner the Integr8 Group. According to marketing executives at the company the global enterprise has generated a…
East Africa gets fiber optic system investment
East African nations are combining efforts in order to bolster the fiber optic infrastructure across the region. It is part of East Africa’s move to increase Internet use and connectivity in the area. According to ComputerWorld, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda…
African SME’s should embrace the Cloud
MTN Business announced, in a press release, that cloud computing solutions offer an important growth opportunity to Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) on the African continent. MTN has urged these businesses not to overlook this opportunity. Cloud computing offers a…
Satellites uncover lost Egyptian pyramids
Archaeologists at the University of Alabama at Birmingham have unearthed 17 lost pyramids and thousands of ancient tombs. They didn’t go the old-fashioned dig in the desert fashion, instead using infrared satellite imagery of Egypt. Led by Egyptologist Sarah Parcak…
Mobile money users to skyrocket
The number of subscribers using mobile money services in developing markets is expected to reach 709 million by 2015. This is according to a new research report by Berg Insight. In 2010, there were 133 million mobile money users, and…
Tablets to drive mobile data growth
South Africa’s largest independent telecommunications solutions provider, Nashua Mobile believes that the rapidly growing tablet computer market could spark new demand for mobile data that will handsomely benefit South African cellular operators and service providers, a senior official has said.…
Egypt’s Google activist wins JFK award
Egypt’s Wael Ghonim, who has become the posterchild for Egypt’s protest movement, that took down President Hosni Mubarak after over 30 years in power, accepted the John F. Kennedy Library’s “Profiles in Courage” award on Monday. In accepting the award…
Angola cracks down on social media activists
Social media experts and activists in Angola are worried over the government’s approval of a new computer crime law. The law comes after Africa has seen a rise in cyber crime targeting the financial sector, but a number of activists…
