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Citrix Synergy 2015: Top speakers to take the stage
At Citrix Synergy 2015, which is currently being held at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando Florida, top-flight speakers are set to take the stage from 12-14 May 2015. According to the event oragniser, Citrix Synergy 2015 has a…
IT News Africa: Top Tech Stories of the Week
Tension has arisen in the technology industry this week. Apple and Ericsson have locked horns once again. Ericsson has taken its legal battle with Apple to Europe to ramp up pressure on the iPhone-maker to pay royalties, on standard-essential patents, on what…
Kenya telecom sector and watchdogs call for truce
Kenya has been in the midst of a telecommunications companies versus regulators struggle for some time, but that battle appears to be coming to an end after the country’s regulators announced they inked a new memorandum of understanding aimed at…
Morocco has over 10 million internet users
Morocco has passed an Internet milestone, exceeding the 10 million subscriber mark through the end of March, the country’s telecommunications regulator said. According to the National Telecommunications Regulatory Agency, the country saw a 61 percent increase from the previous year, with…
Safaricom Kenya sets triple-play box pricing
Kenyan telecom company Safaricom announced that it is prepared to release its triple-play set-top box by the end of the week. The move has already sparked interest from mobile analysts who believe that the additional options will give Safaricom an…
Is 2015 the year of a data dystopia?
With news of the 2015 Oscar winners still ringing in our ears, there is something about this time of year that makes watching a good film particularly satisfying. However, even amidst so many great new releases, there is nothing like…
Etisalat Nigeria offering new data plan
Etisalat Nigeria is boosting its data options available to customers by announcing a new 2 GB data plan for NGN 2,000. The goal of the new data plan offering is to encourage users to employ their mobile phones as a…
SAP Africa announces Moroccan Skills for Africa Initiative
At the fourth in the series of five SAP Africa Forums that are being held across the continent this year, SAP Africa today shared the details of the latest chapter in the company’s Skills for Africa job creation initiative. Part…
Business Connexion enhances community development in Clarens
Business Connexion in partnership with Clarens Combined Churches in Action (CCIA) have come together to provide community development initiatives for the community of Kgubetswana in Clarens, South Africa by supporting the Bana ba Hlokang (Children in need) Community Centre. Since…
Exclusive: Taking an in-depth look at Intel’s Compute Stick
At the Intel Solutions Summit 2015 (ISS 2015), which was held at the Yas Marina Formula One Circuit in Abu Dhabi, Intel gave IT News Africa an exclusive first look at its latest innovation – the Intel Compute Stick. During the…
Lenovo delivers new smartphone range to Nigeria
Lenovo is set to deliver three new smartphones to the Nigerian market. According to the company, it will launch the P70, S90 and S60 in Nigeria. According to Lenovo, the Lenovo P70 has a 4000mAh battery, which has a batery…
Infographic: Top 50 tracking apps for smartphones
In Africa, smartphone adoption has boomed over the past few years. According to a study conducted by GeoPoll and World Wide Worx, Internet browsing via phones now stands at 40 per cent across key African markets, with 51% of respondents in…
In Pictures: Intel Solutions Summit 2015 – Abu Dhabi
The Intel Solutions Summit 2015 (ISS 2015), which was held at the Yas Marina Formula 1 Circuit in Abu Dhabi, showcased an impressive amount of technology under one roof. Not only was the Oculus Rift on show, but Intel showcased…
Mediatech Africa to unveil ground breaking tech in July
Mediatech Africa, the largest media and entertainment technology trade show for southern Africa, will be staged this year from 15 to 17 July at the TicketPro Dome at Northgate, Johannesburg. Staged biennially, Mediatech Africa presents the latest technologies and trends to southern Africa’s…
Cloud drives growth in EMEA IT infrastructure spending
According to the newly introduced EMEA data portion of the International Data Corporation (IDC) Quarterly Cloud Infrastructure Tracker, IT infrastructure spending (server, disk storage, and ethernet switch) for public and private cloud in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA)…
Facebook unveils free VOiP video calls
Facebook has announced the launch of free video calling via its Messenger VOiP app in the US, Canada, UK, Nigeria and 14 other countries. The new feature allows users to start a video call within an existing Messenger conversation by tapping the…
