News
Fina Bank joins the PesaPoint ATM network
Fina Bank Kenya has joined the PesaPoint ATM network, thereby opening up the Bank’s ATMs for use by card holders of more than 30 banks who are PesaPoint partners in Kenya. Fina Bank becomes [c]
Month: July 2013
Analysis & Features
What does Equity’s deal with Bharti’s Airtel Money mean for Orange Money and Safaricom’s M-Kesho?
Equity Bank and Airtel Kenya has today entered into a partnership to offer comprehensive mobile commerce solutions to Airtel’s customers in Kenya, through Airtel Money. The service, available to all Equity Bank customers with [c]
Analysis & Features
Safaricom responds to Orange’s Hola Tariff with launch of “Chattitude” bundle
Safaricom has today Kshs 10 per day bundled offering in a move being seen as a reaction to Orange’s Hola Tariff which was launched in early 2012. With Safaricom’s bundle tariff called Chattitude – which, [c]
Analysis & Features
Enhance Your Experience with the Latest Technology
When you are out shopping, your smartphone can be a very handy device to have. Not just because you can stay in touch with all of your contacts, but because when equipped with the right [c]
Reviews
And here’s “Doodly Doo” App for Android users to draw emotions instead of texting
For those who are tired and bored of the routine brought about by just sending texts, here is a new and exciting way to convey not just messages but emotions as well via Android phones [c]
News
DotConnectAfrica Trust seeks clarity on its “.africa” bid at ICANN-47 meeting in Durban
The DotConnectAfrica (DCA) Trust team was among the delegates who attended and actively participated in the recently concluded ICANN 47 international meeting that was held in Durban, Republic of South Africa. During the Public Forum [c]
Events Noticeboard
It’s “Deal Supuu” for Samsung clients and DStv Kenya subscribers
Samsung consumers can now get either a High Definition (HD) decoder or DSTV decoder for every purchase of a television set as part of the “Deal Supuu” promo launched today. The deal is similar [c]
News
Kenya’s 4 mobile operators to meet stringent CCK terms before renewal of licenses
The country’s four mobile network operators – Safaricom; Airtel Kenya; Orange and Essar’s yuMobile – are going to be subjected to very stringent terms and conditions by the industry regulator CCK before their operating licenses [c]
News
Orange Money to be offered at TOTAL outlets in 12 African countries – including Kenya and Uganda
Orange and Total have signed a partnership giving Orange customers’ access to Orange Money services at all TOTAL service stations in African and Middle-Eastern countries where the two groups are present and Orange Money is available, [c]
Analysis & Features
Opera Mini users migrate to Android in Indonesia
In recent years, Indonesia has experienced a significant increase in smartphone owners using Opera Mini, with stats indicating that the number of Indonesian Opera Mini users on smartphones increased more than 180% year over year [c]
CSR
ITU Telecom’s World 2013 Young Innovators’ Competition judging panel named
A panel of “Challenge Partners” from industry, international organizations, NGOs and academia, including major names such as Carrefour Enterprise Foundation, Ooredoo, Dupont Sustainable Solutions, the International Labour Organization, World Health Organization and the Food and [c]
News
Australia’s Prime Media Group selects Ericsson’s first-ever professional video chip
Prime media has selected Ericsson’s latest video processing platform to deliver new channels and improved efficiency. The platform’s encoding capabilities will enable Prime to optimize its workflow and minimize operational costs while delivering a high [c]
News
Orange partners with ASUS to enhance data usage
ASUS VivoBooks laptops have a one-year international warranty and retail for between KSh 42,999 and KSh 56,999 Installed with the latest Windows Operating System, Windows 8 Devices will be sold as standalone units, or [c]
Analysis & Features
Hits & Misses: A look at Nokia’s Interim Report for Q2 2013 and January-June 2013
On Thursday July 18, 2013, Nokia released its second quarter 2013 and January – June 2013 interim report, which is available here. After a brief analysis of the report, here is our take on the [c]
News
DStv’s subscribers to get free access to premium content over the July 19 – 22 “Open Weekend”
DStv’s Access, Family, Compact and Compact Plus subscribers have since yesterday July 19 at 3pm been able to access and view view selected DStv Premium channels, at no extra cost as part of the payTV [c]
Events Noticeboard
SOMA Awards finalists announced, awards gala set for Friday August 9, 2013
The 2013 OLX Social Media Awards that seeks to reward organizations and individuals who have showcased strategic and creative use of social media has launched its final list of nominees. The nominees, consisting of organizations [c]
Events Noticeboard
DP William Ruto to unveil Kenya’s National Broadband Strategy on Tuesday July 23
After the launch was postponed from its earlier date of Wednesday July 17, 2013 at Intercontinental Hotel in Nairobi, the CCK has today moved the date for the launch of the country’s National Broadband Strategy [c]
News
Tanzania’s mobile operators against proposal to impose Tshs 1,000 (US $ 1.16) SIM Card tax
The Mobile Operators Association of Tanzania (MOAT) – whose membership includes Vodacom Tanzania; Tigo; Zantel and MTN – has opposed the proposal by the government to introduce a new tax on SIM cards. In a [c]
News
Royal Media Services, Kenya Judiciary and Gertrude’s Childrens Hospital win top 3 “CIO 100” award
Royal Media Services’ Eng Wainaina Mungai was named the “CIO of the Year” in the third edition of the CIO 100 East Africa awards, with the media outlet emerging as the most innovative company [c]
News
AfDB’s Open Data Platform now covers all African countries
The African Development Bank’s Open Data Platform is now operational for the entire African continent. This follows the completion in July 2013 of the last phase of the project for the following 14 African countries: Benin, [c]
News
Kenya set for new “Ideas for Life” with opening of Panasonic showroom in Nairobi
Kenya’s household goods and appliances shoppers are set to enjoy more convenience – and even more personalized service – with the opening of Panasonic’s fully equipped and new comprehensive showroom in Nairobi. The opening of [c]
Analysis & Features
PR firms & ICT clients: Is social media and online presence key?
For quite some time now, the question of whether it is important for PR firms with ICT clients to have and maintain a vibrant online presence via Facebook or Twitter has occupied my mind. So today, [c]
News
Orange unveils mobile-to-mobile money transfers between 3 West African countries – Mali, Senegal and Cote d’Ivoire
Orange has today launched what it describes as a “quick and easy international money transfer service at a competitive price called “Orange Money International Transfer”, according to a press release issued today from the firm’s [c]
News
DCA’s Sophia Bekele named among “50 African Trailblazers” by NewAfrican Magazine
Sophia Bekele, Executive Director of DotConnectAfrica Trust (DCA Trust), has been named as one of the ’50 African Trailblazers under 50 ‘, by the UK-based “New African” magazine, a member of the IC Publications group. [c]
News
Nokia to introduce HERE Drive+ navigation feature in all Windows Phone 8 smartphones
HERE, a Nokia business, has announced the upcoming global release of HERE Drive+ for all Windows Phone 8 smartphones, a move that will extend the benefits of HERE Drive+ beyond Nokia Lumia devices to help [c]
Analysis & Features
And here now is Distimo’s Top Global Apps for June 2013
Here is Distimo’s review of the best performing applications over June 2013 in terms of free downloads, paid downloads and most revenue globally aggregated. In the past months, Distimo focused only on the two major [c]
News
M-Net makes changes on DStv Compact and Premium offerings
From Tuesday 9 July, M-Net changed the way DStv viewers watch the M-Net Series channel on DStv into a trio of amplified series channels. These are M-Net Series Showcase (channel 113), M-Net Series Reality (channel [c]
News
Competition expected as Diebold enters Kenya’s independent ATMs market
Competition in the independent ATMs scene, which has up till now been controlled by Paynet Group’s PesaPoint ATMs, is set to go a notch with the entry of a new player, Diebold, in the market. [c]
Events Noticeboard
CIO100 East Africa Awards set for Kigali on Thursday July 11
The Rwanda ICT and Youth Minister will open this year’s regional ICT awards event, CIO100 East Africa Awards on Thursday July 11 in Kigali. The theme of CIO 100 East Africa is “Innovation for Business [c]
Analysis & Features
Cisco VNI Report: Africa and Middle East to have 413 million internet users by 2017
The Cisco Visual Networking Index (VNI) Forecast (2012-2017), projects that global Internet protocol (IP) traffic will grow three-fold between 2012 and 2017, projecting that Africa and Middle East will have a total of 413 million [c]
Analysis & Features
PR Practitioners & Bloggers: How to Foster The Relationship
Being a journalist now working in the PR industry while publishing this ICT Blog – (which is a member of BAKE), I saw the post reproduced below and feel it speaks to all the three [c]