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Luca Rossi resigns from Acer
According to Digitimes, Acer has announced the resignation of EMEA (Europe, the Middle East, Africa) operations president Luca Rossi. According to Acer, Emmanuel Fromont, currently Pan-America Operations president, has been appointed to succeed Rossi. To add to this, Acer revealed…
Firefox OS expands to 28 countries
Mozilla announced that its Firefox OS is now available on 14 smartphones offered by 14 operators in 28 countries. The phones will soon expand to Africa, taking the OS to a total five continents. Mozilla earlier announced agreements with Airtel,…
Kenya begins analogue switch-off
Kenya’s Communications Authority revealed the launch of a consumer awareness campaign ahead of the switch-off of analogue broadcasting in the Nairobi area 31 December. The regulator has urged citizens to obtain digital set-top boxes to avoid a last-minute rush after…
AfriCallShop slashes call rates this festive season
The festive season is upon us; however, there is more to it than purchasing Christmas gifts. Often, loved ones are not based in our hometowns and are often scattered across the continent. While a simple call or SMS may be…
SES’ Astra 2G satellite ready for launch
SES S.A. has revealed that the ASTRA 2G satellite is ready for its scheduled launch on board an ILS Proton booster from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on December 28 at 03:37:49 Baikonur Time (December 27 at 22:37:49 CET and…
Rwanda to introduce mobile number portability
According to an interview, conducted by Business Times, Rwanda is considering introducing mobile number portability. In the interview, Jean Baptiste Mutabazi, the head of communications regulator Rura, stated that they hired a consultant last year to study the feasibility of…
Albrecht appointed as Deezer CEO
Music streaming service Deezer has appointed Hans-Holder Albrecht as CEO. The former Millicom CEO will take on his role effective 1 February 2015. Albrecht comes from Millicom, a telecom and media group that is present in Africa and Latin America,…
Kenya: Airtel to offer mentorship programmes to orphans
Bharti Airtel is set to offer mentorship programmes to the Good Samaritan Orphans and Destitute Centre in Kayole’s Soweto. According to the company, the programme is part of the Airtel spirit where Airtel staff voluntarily give both time and expertise…
Kenya: Nokia staff spared the axe
According to Business Daily, Nokia staff based in Kenya have been spared the axe in Microsoft’s global retrenchment plan. The global retrenchment plan is expected to be concluded in January 2015. Kunle Awosika, the Microsoft Kenya country manager, stated that…
ITU launches Ebola-Info-Sharing mobile app
ITU has launched a free mobile Application to be used in the campaign against the Ebola disease outbreak. The “Ebola-Info-Sharing” mobile App facilitates coordination among organisations responding to the Ebola crisis and offers the general public access to the latest…
2014’s Most Important Africans in Tech
The technology space in Africa is growing at an exponential rate. Naturally, the African continent is booming with potential in this sector. Over the past few months, we have seen a great number of influential technology leaders as well as…
IT News Africa: Top Stories of the Week
Christmas is literally just around the corner now. With the festive season in full swing, it’s time to brave shopping malls as well as endure the wait for packages that should be arriving from online retailers just before Christmas day.…
Nairobi: Traffic jams set to drive consumers online
The fear of getting stuck in traffic jams dotted with thousands of stationary vehicles in a bottleneck entry into Kenya’s capital is what has led to the shift in consumer trends as residents move to shop online, this is according…
Nigeria planning to protect ICT infrastructure
Nigeria’s ICT minister Omobola Johnson, who spoke during an appraisal of her ministry’s 2014 score card in Abuja, has stated that a draft legislation, which will help protect critical national ICT infrastructure from wanton destruction by vandals will soon be presented…
Kenya: Safaricom promotes fuel payments over M-Pesa
Kenyan operator, Safaricom, has revealed an instant rewards system to incentivise customers who pay for fuel using the Lipa Na M-Pesa platform. According to Safaricom, over 134,000 motorists have already received free talk time on the Safaricom network for every…
Kaymu unveils new mobile app for Kenya
Kaymu has further expanded its mobile marketing initiative with the launch of its latest mobile app for Kenya. According to the company its latest mobile application has been designed to make online shopping easier and more convenient. According to the…
