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Vodacom launches new colours, slogan
This week has seen the re-branding of Vodacom South Africa from their familiar blue livery to a vivid red. The change of colour will bring the South African mobile giant in line with its UK-based parent company, Vodafone, which is…
Vodafone closes Egypt call center
Vodafone announced over the weekend that it was shutting its Cairo call center and moving to New Zealand. The Cairo call center has managed 25 percent of New Zealand’s total helpline calls since 2007 and employs approximately 100 Egyptians. The…
Egypt arrests blogger critical of military
The Egyptian military has arrested blogger and conscientious objector Maikal Nabil Sanad after he allegedly defamed the armed forces in a blog post. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemned the detention and called for his release and the opening up of…
Nokia E7 Smartphone now in SA
Vodacom has announced that the Nokia E7 Business smartphone is available to it’s customers in South Africa. The Nokia E7 is an all-in-one business smartphone which supports business applications from the world’s leading software manufacturer, Microsoft. Dubbed the “ultimate business…
Innovation in mind: The changing role of the CIO
In any large organisation you are likely to find someone in charge of the Information Technology; this is the Chief Information Officer (CIO). In the past, the CIO’s function was to “keep the lights on”, but the rapid rate of…
Microsoft vs. Google ‘search biasing’ – expert reaction
Microsoft has accused Google of biasing search results on its internet search engine Google.com in the European Union, where Microsoft is struggling to gain market share, despite the incorporation of the tools from the formerly Norwegian headquartered FAST into its…
“All Systems Go” for New Dawn Satellite
Intelsat S.A. today confirmed that the New Dawn satellite remains on schedule for launch aboard an Ariane 5 rocket from the Arianespace Launch Complex in Kourou, French Guiana at approximately 9:45 p.m. GMT (23:45 SA Time) tonight. As Intelsat New…
Microsoft continues “app store” spat
Microsoft has fired another volley in it’s legal spat with Apple. Microsoft filed a legal reply on Tuesday rebutting Apple’s arguments for the validity of its “App Store” trademark, as noted by GeekWire. In this rebuttal, Microsoft cites Amazon’s recently launched Appstore…
Nokia files second ITC complaint against Apple
The United States International Trade Commission (ITC) has received a second complaint from Nokia alleging that Apple infringes additional Nokia patents in almost all of its products. Nokia alleges infringements by Apple in it’s Mobile phones, portable music players and…
MTN Nigeria, Alcatel-Lucent ink DSL deal
MTN Nigeria and Alcatel-Lucent announced on Monday that they were combining forces in an effort to transform the mobile operator’s DSL access and aggregation network. According to the statement issued by the two companies, Alcatel-Lucent will be charged with enabling…
Moroccan website to tackle online dating
For many Moroccans dating is nearly non-existent and arranged marriages have a history of being commonplace in the North African country. However, times appear to be changing for young people in the country in search of their life partners. A…
“Shift 2” set to quicken your pulse
Last week we attended the pre-launch party for EA Games’ Shift 2: Unleashed, to be launched on April 1st . Shift 2 is the 17th installment in the extremely popular Need For Speed franchise and EA has drawn on all…
RIM expands app ecosystem for PlayBook
Developers wanting to bring their new and existing apps to the highly anticipated BlackBerry® PlayBook™ tablet will soon have additional tools and options to enhance and expand their commercial opportunities. Research In Motion (RIM) announced plans to greatly expand the application…
Egypt’s Orascom Telecom continues trading surge
Orascom Telecom, Egypt’s largest mobile operator, continued on Sunday its surge on the country’s Stock Market. It was a major catalyst in forcing the bourse to shut down due to trading volumes being too high. The emergency circuit breaker forced…
IDC reveals positive outlook for African IT market
The International Data Corporation (IDC) expects the Sub-Saharan Africa IT market to continue its post-crisis recovery with impressive year-on-year growth rates in 2011. The IDC, a global market intelligence and advisory firm for the information technology and telecommunications industries, released it’s…
The 2nd IT Leaders Africa Summit lauded
The 2nd edition of the popular IT Leaders Africa Summit was hosted on the 10th and 11th March at the Hilton Hotel in Sandton in front of packed audience comprising CIOs and IT Heads from all major industries across South…
