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Transform your Huawei device into a mobile panic button
Huawei has revealed that it has signed an exclusive agreement with Rapid Response, the mobile app that transforms a mobile phone into an emergency panic button. The agreement will see the app embedded within Huawei phones as a native service…
Star Wars Battlefront – Gameplay Launch Trailer
Prepare to be transported to a galaxy far, far away and fight in epic multiplayer battles and intense Missions on Hoth, Endor, Tatooine and the previously unexplored planet, Sullust. Fight as the galaxy’s most memorable heroes and villains, like Darth…
Ratchet & Clank 2015 Trailer Revealed
Play the game, based on the movie, based on the game! Ratchet & Clank (PS4) is a new game based on elements from the original Ratchet & Clank (PS2). Developed alongside the major motion CG-animated picture coming to theatres on…
IT News Africa: Top Tech Stories of the Week
Drawing in a large number of senior executives, the African Innovator Round Table: Financial Innovation Summit addressed the theme – “Advancing Financial Services Through Technology.” Sponsored by Telkom and Hitachi Data Systems, the Financial Innovation Summit was held at the Radisson Blu Gautrain Hotel in…
Nigerian entrepreneurs urged to embrace Innovation
The CEO of Supermart.ng, Raphael Afaedor has urged entrepreneurs in Nigeria to see the many problems in Nigeria as opportunities for them to solve financially rewarding problems. Afaedor who made this statement while speaking during a panel session at the…
Jovago partners with Rwandair in Ghana
Jovago.com has revealed a partnership with the Rwandair, Rwanda Airlines company. According to the company, the collaboration aims to ease the hotel search and booking process in Africa for Rwandair customers. Speaking on the success and importance of the partnership,…
In Pictures: Financial Innovation Summit 2015
Financial executives convened at the Radisson Blu Gautrain Hotel in Sandton, Johannesburg for the Financial Innovation Summit – which was sponsored by Telkom and Hitachi Data Systems. The Summit, which was held on 28 October 2015, addressed the theme – “Advancing Financial Services Through…
Video: Attendees react to Financial Innovation Summit
Drawing in a large number of senior executives, the African Innovator Round Table: Financial Innovation Summit addressed the theme – “Advancing Financial Services Through Technology.” Sponsored by Telkom and Hitachi Data Systems, the Financial Innovation Summit was held at the Radisson Blu Gautrain Hotel in…
Is it time to find a new home for your data?
CIOs can’t stay away from the cloud anymore. The cloud enables businesses to create new business models and accelerate innovation. The cloud also represents a new type of data management, as more and more companies are leveraging the cloud to…
Mkhize investigates the creation of an ICT research council
The creation of an ICT research council in South Africa to drive integrated ICT research and development was put back on the table at the GovTech 2015 conference. At a roundtable attended by students, academics and government ICT officers, hosted…
Interswitch launches new corporate identity in Kenya
Interswitch has launched its brand new corporate identity in Kenya. This marks a new phase in Interswitch’s expansion across Africa and follows the completion of merger with leading East African e-payments provider Paynet Group. Effectively, Paynet Group now becomes Interswitch…
Parents under pressure to protect both young and old online
New research by Kaspersky Lab and B2B International reveals that 28% of parents in South Africa feel they have no control over what their children see or do online, with 41% concerned that their children’s Internet-dependency is becoming an addiction.…
Innovation and disruption are the hallmarks of a lean enterprise
Barry O’Reilly and Joanne Molesky, principals at ThoughtWorks and co-authors of “Lean Enterprise: how high performance organisations innovate at scale”, share their insights into the challenges and opportunities for organisations operation in an age of disruption. In an age of…
Prepaid data roaming heralds shift for African M2M
Kees Snijders, MD of Flickswitch, believes the recent introduction by Vodacom of a prepaid data roaming solution could have a significant impact on the machine-to-machine (M2M) market in Africa. “While Vodacom is not the first operator to go the prepaid…
Student launches solar backpack for Kenyan school children
Former Aga Khan Academy, Mombasa, student Salima Visram has become a social entrepreneur even as she studies as an undergraduate in Canada, with the launch of a crowd-funded Kenyan business producing school students’ backpacks that create solar lighting for pupils…
HTC unveils Desire 626 smartphone in SA
HTC Corporation has unveiled its latest mobile device, the HTC Desire 626. According to HTC the device will feature a 5-inch HD LCD screen as well as HTC Sense, which provides an enhanced, fully customisable Android experience. HTC also revealed…
