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RIM enters the social networking space
RIM and MySpace announced a partnership to develop an integrated application for the smartphones. The application has MySpace’s main social networking components and provides instant, push based messaging to BlackBerry and MySpace users.
2nd Cisco training academy opens in Kenya
Cisco Systems has opened a second African training academy at the African Advanced Level Telecommunications Institute in Kenya (AFRALTI).
Virtual Africa: A real possibility
The Sun division at Workgroup, Horizon, has announced the results of a customer event held recently in Uganda, hosted locally by ComputerPoint and partnered by Sun Microsystems and VMware.
RIM accused of poaching staff
BlackBerry manufacturers, Research in Motion are being sued in the US by Motorola a rival handset manufacturer, for allegedly poaching its staff.
Econet enters Kenyan financial services sector
Econet Wireless is set to change the financial services sector. The company has announced that it is ready to rollout an advanced network providing money transfer services, mobile banking and roaming services.
Nokia chooses SA’s Webmail for exclusive mobile partnership
Leading local service provider, Webmail, has announced the success of its new website launch and partnership with Nokia. The Webmail-Nokia partnership sees Webmail becoming the locally hosted mobile email solution exclusively for South Africa.
Kenya to invest millions in online content
The Kenyan government has strongly indicated its support for ICTs by announcing that it will grant $2.5million towards development of local online content, media reports said today.
Network problems costing you more
The average IT user could be wasting at least two hours per month – between two and three days per year – on network induced delays.
Zain leads the telecoms world
Zain has won the Global Telecoms Business Wireless network infrastructure innovation award for ‘One Network’, the world’s first borderless mobile telecoms network service.The announcement was made today at the Global Telecoms Business Awards in London.
Faritec breaches R1-billion mark with strong 2008 results
Building on a positive set of results for the first six months of the financial year, Faritec Holdings Limited has reported a powerful growth in earnings, margin and profit for the year ended June 2008, with total revenue breaking the…
Touch screens in mobile devices to deliver $5 billion next year
Touch screens have been available for some time and are found in a variety of fixed and portable devices, but it was the launch of Apple’s iPhone that refocused the public’s attention on them as never before.
Google’s noble plan for Africa
Google has a noble plan for the developing world, to bring high-speed internet connections to three billion people. According to BBC the 03b Networks system aims to use satellites to provide broadband services at the same speeds as those on…
Obsidian Systems shows INSITE to Open Source for business
Obsidian Systems will be celebrating Software Freedom Day as it hosts the Open Source for Business pavilion at this year’s INSITE 2008 exhibition.
New era of recruitment in Africa
The recruitment industry in Africa is set to enter into a new exciting era. CVTracer software used worldwide is now available on the continent with Kenya being the first country to have it.
Google phone out by Xmas?
The much talked about Google phone, is expected to be on the market in the UK by Christmas time. Mobile UK reported Tuesday that the phone with highly anticipated Android software could be launched in the UK with T-Mobile.
LG to launch first full touchscreen 8mp camera phone
LG has confirmed its first 8 megapixel camera phone will be available in October.
