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E3 2015: Ubisoft wrap-up
The 2015 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3 2015) has had a strong start this year. Video game developer, Ubisoft, had a strong showing at the event. The video game giant revealed the next installment in the South Park video game series…
Kenya: Tech to deliver education to visually impaired students
A total of 356 blind and visually impaired students at St. Oda Primary and secondary School for the Blind – Gem District, Siaya County will benefit from assistive learning technologies through an initiative dubbed “Computer Labs for the Blind” courtesy…
SA Reserve Bank clears EcoCash Zimbabwe transfers
The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) has given Econet Wireless the go-ahead to begin cross-border mobile money remittances to Zimbabwe. Under the recent SARB-licenced dispensation, the EcoCash platform will enable Zimbabwean citizens living abroad to send money back home. The…
Ghana: Mobile data users on the rise
According to the National Communications Authority of Ghana, the number of mobile data subscribers in Ghana rose from 15,804,608 subscribers at the end of February 2015 to 16,106,218 at the end of March 2015, giving a penetration rate of 59.78…
IT News Africa: Top Tech Stories of the Week
Making the headlines this week was Airtel CEO, Christian De Faria. According to De Faria, “Over-the-top service (OTT) providers must be regulated.” Also making the headlines this week was Twitter CEO, Dick Costolo. Costolo has revealed that he will no…
Kenya: Google to back USD 700 mln wind farm?
According to a report by CNBC, Google is allegedly in talks to become an investor in a USD 700 million, 40,000 acre Lake Turkana Wind Power Project – which is located in Kenya. The project’s 310 megawatt capacity is expected…
From latency to transparency: Top 5 tips for better storage
Storage of the past was defined by vendor specific terminology for pieces of functionality, which have perpetuated the market/users thinking about storage narrowly in terms of a single vendor or technology provider. But there’s a new paradigm for storage, according…
Top 5 African sectors ripe for transformation by IoT
The spread of technology is an interesting phenomenon. In some instances, it is only available to the wealthiest people or the largest businesses at first, before slowly filtering down to the rest of the populace. In other instances, it seems…
Case Study: Using satellite connectivity to support sustainable farming
Although not yet listed as an endangered species, Roan antelope numbers have drastically reduced across Africa in recent years. Just 60% of these animals are estimated to live in protected areas, and without urgent action the species may face extinction.…
Twitter CEO steps down
According to a report by the BBC, Twitter CEO, Dick Costolo has announced that he will be step down. The 51-year-old stated that he’ll no longer be Twitter’s chief executive as of July 2015. The social media platform has evolved…
Vodafone CEO visits Ghana
Vodafone’s regional Chief Executive Officer for Africa, Middle East and Asia Pacific, Serpil Timuray, is currently visitng Ghana on a two-day working visit to Vodafone Ghana. According to Vodafone, Timuray is engaging key stakeholders in the telecoms industry, government officials,…
Kenya: Safaricom dismisses CA report on quality of service
According to a report by nation.co.ke, Safaricom has dismissed the Quality of Service report by the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA), which rated Safaricom, Airtel, Telkom Kenya and Essar Telecom as non-compliant. According to nation.co.ke, the 2013/2014 report revealed that Safaricom, Airtel…
BlackBerry leaps into Africa
BlackBerry Limited has launched its latest smartphone, the BlackBerry Leap, in Nigeria and South Africa. According to the mobile device manufacturer, the BlackBerry Leap features the BlackBerry 10.3.1 operating system, and a five-inch HD display. Additionally, the company revealed that…
Nigeria: Swift Networks acquires Chromecom
According to a report via techcabal, Nigeria-based broadband and data services provider, Swift Networks Limited has acquired Chromecom – A subsidiary of Monarch Communications Limited. According to the report, the new acquisition is set to improve Swift’s current broadband speed…
Entries open for 2015 MTN App of the Year Awards
The MTN Business ‘App of the Year’ Awards is back with a revamped format and new genre-related categories. The industry is moving towards a focus on content categories rather than OS or platform, and so are we. Forget comparing, ahem,…
Vodacom Business provides Lagos school with internet
Vodacom Business Nigeria has revealed that it has provided The Federal Science and Technical College, Yaba, in Lagos with Wi-Fi services for students and teachers in classrooms, laboratories, workshops and staff offices. According to the company it had also sponsored…
