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France Telecom targets Africa
France Telecom announced today that it’s now focusing on Africa aiming small deals with high-growth, targeting acquisitions in English speaking countries on the continent.
Nokia launches Developer Accelerator program
Nokia launched its new Forum Nokia PRO Accelerator developer support program, providing an expanded set of technical, marketing, business development and channel distribution services.
iPhone and iPod users download 100 million applications
iPhone and iPod Touch users have downloaded more than 100 million applications from the App Store since it was launched two months ago.
Microsoft, RIM to launch live search for BlackBerry
Microsoft and Research In Motion (RIM) today announced they are working together to integrate rich Live Search capabilities into the BlackBerry Browser and BlackBerry Maps.
Egypt’s telecoms authority defer fixed licence auction
The changing international markets have forced Egypt’s Telecom Regulatory Authority Board to defer the auction of the second fixed licence for year. The offer submissions were set to close later this month.
South Africa: Mobile-based comedy platform launched
Following a media launch on Tuesday 12 August 2008, South Africa’ s new mobile phone comedy hub, offering high-quality video and audio content from a variety of local comedians, officially launches to the general public today.
Uganda Telecom Launches Prepaid Roaming Top Up
In a bid to beef up its borderless roaming offer in East Africa, Uganda Telecom is now offering Prepaid Roaming Top Up, a service that allows prepaid subscribers to top up their phones in the neighboring countries of Kenya, Tanzania…
Sony launches Playstation 3 with mega storage memory
Sony PlayStation Middle East has launched its new PLAYSTATION with an extended memory of 80 GB. This new product will become the mainstay of the company’s hardware line-up.
5th mobile operator ready to roll out in Nigeria
Nigeria will soon have a fifth mobile telephone network, this comes after Tuesday’s announcement by Etisalat that it’s ready to roll out.
New KODAK Scan Station 100 Plus makes it easier for businesses
Businesses from large to small can now take advantage of new features in Kodak’s award winning network scanner that make it even easier to send and share information across their networks or across the world.
RIM introduces the first BlackBerry flip phone
Research In Motion (RIM) today unveiled the BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220 smartphone, the first BlackBerry phone to come in the popular flip form factor.
Zain plans more Africa acquisitions, eyes Cape to Cairo coverage
Leading mobile phone Company in Africa and the Middle East, Zain, is finalising several acquisition deals in Africa, its chief executive for the continent said last week. “We are currently actively looking at several acquisitions in the African market block.…
Management shake up at Vodafone
Vodafone Group has today announced a number of changes to its organisational structure and new senior management appointments.
Symbian Foundation draws support from industry leaders
Plans for the Symbian Foundation and the evolution of Symbian OS™ as the leading, open platform for mobile innovation continue to receive strong support from companies throughout the mobile ecosystem.
Win a BlackBerry Curve 8310
Africa’s leading independent media portal fully dedicated to ICT affairs, ITNewsAfrica.com and Blackberry are giving away the BlackBerry Curve 8310 smartphone, the smallest and lightest BlackBerry® smartphone ever to come with a full QWERTY keyboard.
Zain launches special service for Muslims
Mobile phone service providers have launched specialised offers for Muslim faithful in the holy month of Ramadhan. Zain Kenya has announced it will be launching a special service which will allow faithful to receive inspirational quotes from the Koran throughout…
