Google Kenya office has joined the rest of the world in marking Halloween being celebrated today, October 31. On its homepage, there’s an animated Doodle to commemorate the day. According to Wikipedia, Halloween or Hallowe’en, [c]
For those with relatives in either UK, United Arab Emirates (UAE) or Germany who would want to send them funds, here’s some timely and vital info: your friends and relatives can now send you funds [c]
Airtel has launched Airtel Games Club, a flat-fee mobile gaming subscription service offering unlimited premium mobile games at competitive prices through a partnership with Nazara Technologies. The initiative taps into Nazara’s portfolio and enables Airtel’s [c]
After unveiling a similar deal in mid 2012 with Orange affiliates, Wikipedia has now partnered with Airtel to provide subscribers with access to the knowledge and information available on the online encyclopedia through their mobile [c]
Vodacom Tanzania MD Rene Meza has warned that the increased tax burden on the country’s telecommunications sector will negatively impact the adoption of technology because it will make mobile communication services, which have over the [c]
The 2013 edition of AITEC’s East Africa Summit – under the theme: “Harnessing the Power of ICT to Deliver Citizen Services & Improve the Quality of Life in East Africa” – will be held on [c]
The third edition of the Oracle Kenya Open Day – during which participants learn how they can leverage disruptive technologies such as cloud, mobile, social, analytics and big data and the internet of things – [c]
Samsung maybe the leading smartphone brand in Africa- with 30 per cent of personal smartphone owners having one – but when the purchase decision is left to the company or employers to make, they chose [c]
UNESCO, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) and the Internet Society (ISOC) are finalizing a framework to establish an Arabic glossary of Internet governance terms to support engagement in multi-stakeholder Internet [c]
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) – the US-based body which is in charge of global internet – has given the green light for delegation or approval of the first 4 new [c]
Nairobi residents who have not yet acquired Set Top boxes have exactly 48 days – from today October 27 to December 13, 2013 – to buy them if they would wish to continue watching their [c]
Source: Social Work Degree Center (SWDC)
The intrigues surrounding the yet-to-be delegated “.africa” internet domain are yet to subside, as DCA Trust recently wrote to the new AU leadership raising ethical and accountability issues on how the endorsement process was handled [c]
EatOut, Kenya’s major online restaurant guide and reservations engine, has partnered with Hellofood to offer online food ordering to EatOut users for the first time. Through the partnership, EatOut users can now order food [c]
Intel has announced local availability of devices fitted with its 4th generation Intel Core processors that enable PC to perform with tablet-like quality and precision. The PCs come with built-in with the new Intel processors [c]
WIOCC’s CEO Chris Wood has been shortlisted for the 2013 AfricaCom awards in the ‘Industry Personality of the Year’category based on his achievements in the past years. Chris has led WIOCC since inception, building it [c]
Gordon Osborne, UK’s Chancellor of the Exchequer, led 20 representatives of UK-based tech frims to pay a visit to Huawei’s head offices in Shenzen, China and addressed the UK’s tech delegation and Huawei staff. The [c]
Sabre Travel Network has launched its Sabre Red Workspace Sabre Red Workspace – a configurable platform for travel agencies to shop, book and manage travel – in Kenya. Through Sabre Red Workspace, travel agents will [c]
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) is set to host the world Geospatial Data Infrastructure Conference and AfricaGIS conference in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from November 4 – 8, 2013. UNECA is jointly hosting [c]
Esther Wambui Githinji’s winning design has today graced Google’s Kenya homepage to commemorate the country’s 50 year anniversary and Mashujaa Day. Esther – who beat over 4,000 entrants to emerge the winner – received a [c]
Most of Kenya’s pre-paid subscribers have at one time or another used this services. It may be that you’re in an emergency, need to call or text and is without airtime or just because you’re [c]
Uganda’s Francis Tusubira is set to leave his current post as CEO of UbuntuNet Alliance in July 2014 according to an announcement from the organization. According to information posted on Uganda’s national IT authority website, [c]
Two projects that create change for African women and girls received the Women for Change Award, set up this year for the 9th Women’s Forum Global Meeting by Orange Foundation and the Women’s Forum, in [c]
Huawei was the awards sponsor at the Makerere University’s Science and Technology Innovations Challenges 2013 as part of the MoU signed between the two institutions last year. The Innovation Challenge is under the iLabs@MAK Project [c]
NIC Bank has introduced a new mobile application that will enable its customers to transact via their handheld devices. Dubbed NIC NOW, the mobile app offers a convergence of solutions delivering both banking services and [c]
Tens of Kenya’s secondary school teachers have been taken through basic programming skills thanks to a partnership between Oracle and the ministry of education. As part of the deal, Oracle Academy launched its Introduction to [c]
Ericsson has announced the launch of its 2014 App Awards with key targets on students and small- and medium-sized enterprises. The prize is worth US $ 34,000 (EUR 25,000) and gives app developers the opportunity [c]
Mahindra Comviva has announced that it has been shortlisted in the AfricaCom Awards’ “Best digital music initiative” category for its Digital Music Library services and “Best mobile money service” for EcoCash, a mobile payment service offered by Econet [c]
Mobile phone users from across the world will soon have the choice to buy new devices without a charger. This follows the decision by Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) to mandate the use of [c]
Tanzania’s Vodacom has entered into a network upgrade deal with Nokia Solutions and Networks (NSN) to enhance its voice and data quality. Using Nokia Solutions and Networks’ Single RAN (radio access network), Vodacom has upgraded [c]
Huawei is set to share its insights with other industry players at the Innovation Africa 2013 being held in Gaborone from October 15 to 17. During the Summit, Huawei will share industry insights on National [c]
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