Amitruck, a mobile platform which connects pick-ups, truckers and shippers, has been launched in Kenya. The mobile phone application is seen as a key catalyst in transforming the transportation of goods in the country. The […]
IRONSCALES, the automated phishing prevention, detection and response platform, has announced that its AI-powered anti phishing threat protection solution is now available on mobile devices through Android and iOS apps. The IRONSCALES mobile apps will […]
As the online and mobile payments markets continue to rise globally, Nigerian companies are eager to tap into the industry’s potential. Taking the lead from digital payments hub Kenya, Nigeria is looking to embrace more […]
By Guido Verweij The whole notion of what today’s hyperconnected travellers want, and what they value, has changed. While cost, choice and convenience are still significant, booking decisions are now based on the experience. Right from […]
Opera and Worldreader, the global nonprofit that believes everyone can be a reader, have announced ahead of the International Literacy Day that African mobile users have spent more than 4 millions hours of reading books […]
mSurvey, the mobile-first consumer feedback platform for businesses and consumers in Africa, has announced the appointment of Richard Owen, CEO of OWEN CX Group and former CEO of Satmetrix to its board. Owen is also […]
Visa has announced a strategic partnership with Maxcom Africa – a merchant aggregator also known as Maxmalipo – that will enable more than 30,000 retailers in Tanzania to accept Visa on mobile payments, as well […]
Sophos, a global vendor of network and endpoint security solutions, has announced that Gartner, Inc., has positioned the firm as a ‘Visionary’ in its inaugural 2018 Magic Quadrant for Unified Endpoint Management Tools. The new […]
Samsung Electronics East Africa (SEEA) has appointed Redington Gulf as one of its key distributors for its smartphone and tablet devices in Kenya. Charles Kimari, Head of Mobile Division SEEA said the partnership is set to […]
Selina Wamicii, a mobile platform that shortens the agricultural supply chain in Kenya, thereby reducing food wastage and boosting farmers’ incomes, is to receive a Kshs 10 million (US $100,000) grant from global social impact […]
By Dustin Homer “Bob is gone.” At the end of November 2017, under intense pressure, Robert Mugabe stepped down as president of Zimbabwe – a position the controversial leader had held for 30 years. Global […]
Relying more on electronic payments, such as cards and mobile payments, could yield a net benefit of up to US $470 billion per year across 100 cities around the world – roughly the equivalent to […]
By Graham Cluley Need a New Year’s resolution? How about this one? Start taking password security more seriously. New research released by SplashData reveals that many people are still making woefully poor decisions when it comes […]
Over the course of a year, the data collected in various African nations – particularly in Kenya, where Opera Mini serves 86% of the mobile market, and Nigeria, where our browser is preferred by 71% […]
Less than a year since they signed the Huawei Mobile Devices from rival Tell-Em PR, Redhouse Group’s subsidiary Mediaedge has lost the account. Up until October last year, the Huawei mobile devices account was handled […]
A new report from Juniper Research has found that advertisers will lose an estimated US $19 billion to fraudulent activities next year, equivalent to US $51 million per day. This figure, representing advertising on online and mobile […]
Nokia and Xiaomi have signed a business collaboration agreement and a multi-year patent agreement, including a cross license to each company’s cellular standard essential patents. As part of the deal, Xiaomi also acquired patent assets from […]
The number of post-paid mobile subscriptions in Kenya declined from 1.4 million posted in the preceding quarter to 1.1 million subscriptions recorded during the quarter under review according to the latest industry stats from the […]
Safaricom has launched Connected Farmer, a mobile and web based service aimed to help agro-processing businesses in production planning by opening a communication line with farmers. Connected Farmer enables the organizations transact with farmers by […]
Sophos has unveiled the Sophos Mobile 7, the latest version of its Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) solution. This new version extends containerization support for Android Enterprise (formerly “Android for Work,”)enables IT administrators to manage IoT […]
By Amrote Abdella Mobile and cloud may be global technologies, but African start-ups have explored their functionalities, shaped their applications and used them to build differentiated business models suited to their markets. They have created […]
Postal Corporation of Kenya (PCK), popularly known as Posta, has unveiled a new convenient service meant to enable clients access postal mail services more conveniently. The service, called MPost (or Posta Mkononi), has been developed […]
Hellofood Kenya has announced that orders placed via mobile applications have surpassed desktop to stand at 65 percent from the 2015-2016 shopping trends analysis while desktop now takes about 25 per cent, according to figures […]
Mobile phone users have been urged to maximize the use of their gadgets by employing various applications to manage information and small and medium scale enterprises. Mobile device manufacturer Tecno’s head of marketing, Gloria Anampiu, says the […]
UAP Insurance has started the process of moving its product range into the digital realm by developing a mobile application for individual insurance customers, beginning with AfyaImara, the medical cover designed for individuals. AfyaImara is […]
Nokia yesterday announced that it had completed the acquisition of Siemens stake in the the former Nokia Siemens Network (NSN), a development that has led to a change of name. The company will now be […]
UK-based All Amber has announced partnerships with two organisations – iHub and m:lab East Africa – for its upcoming Mobile Web East Africa 2012, set for February 22 to 23 in Nairbi. As part of […]
The UK-based Institute of Development Studies (IDS) has invited applications developers and organizations to apply for series of technical grants meant for developers in developing countries willing to use ICTs to “repurpose and contextualise research […]
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