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Alcatel announces new cost effective smartphone
Alcatel, a mobile device brand of TCL Communication, today announced the launch of SHINE LITE, a stylish new smartphone that delivers an innovative, feature-rich experience to discerning and tech-savvy...
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Africa is becoming a distracted continent
More than 33% of Africans check their phones every 5 minutes and more than half of smartphone users regularly use their devices on public transport, at work and while shopping. This is opening the door...
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Nokia: Mobile device infections surge in 2016
Nokia today issued the Nokia Threat Intelligence Report – H1 2016, revealing a sharp rise in the occurrence of smartphone malware infections in the first half of the year. Issued twice per year, the...
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Tigo Ghana customers to receive payments of over USD250000
Telecom brand of the year, Tigo Ghana, will pay over GHS1 million (USD250000) in quarterly interest earned by over three million customers on its award-winning mobile money solution, Tigo Cash. The...
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Gilat Satcom Expands Fiber Operations in Ghana
Gilat Satcom, a leading provider of satellite and fiber-based connectivity services in Africa, Asia and the Middle East, announced today that it is expanding its operations in Ghana to meet the growing...
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SEACOM Launches Direct-to-Corporate Services in Kenya
Byron Clatterbuck, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), SEACOM. (Image Source: SEACOM). Pan-African telecoms enabler SEACOM extends its corporate market offering, under its SEACOM Business initiative, to...
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South African startup secures £1.165m in seed funding
WhereIsMyTransport, a transport technology company born in South Africa, has announced an investment of £1.165 million from Goodwell Investments; together with the Omidyar Network, a philanthropic...
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WorldRemit welcomes restoration of money transfers to Nigeria
WorldRemit, a digital remittance service, has commended the restoration of money transfers to Nigeria, following the decision of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to approve WorldRemit and other...
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Web4Africa announces West Africa’s First Mirror Project
Lagos, Nigeria. Mobile operators are said to be under pressure from NATCOMS to compensate subscribers because of alleged poor quality of service. (Image source: Shutterstock.com) Web4Africa, a...
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Great cybersecurity technologies need great people
Michael Xie, founder, president and CTO of Fortinet As chief technology officer, my primary mandate is to develop technologies to help our enterprise customers improve their security postures. As we...
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ASUS announces new detachable laptop
ASUS has announced Transformer Book T101, the latest addition to its series of 2-in-1 detachable laptops. The 10.1-inch Transformer Book T101 has a metallic design and is light and compact, weighing...
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Etisalat, partners to launch special midwife service
Telecommunications company Etisalat Nigeria, in partnership with GSM Association (GSMA); value added services company, Vas2Nets, and Audrey Pack today unveiled a mobile-based health service called...
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Huawei P9 now in new colours
Huawei Consumer Business Group has announced that its flagship smartphone, the Huawei P9, is now available in two new colours: Red and Blue. Inspired by the dramatic and colourful world of the Pop Art...
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Genesys to acquire Interactive Intelligence
Donald Brown, Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer for Interactive Intelligence Group (image: Interactive Intelligence) Genesys, a market leader in omnichannel customer...
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Ericsson, Galaxy Backbone partner to transform public services in Nigeria
Ericsson and Galaxy Backbone, the Government ICT shared services provider in Nigeria, has today announced a partnership to design and deploy ICT based solutions and services supporting the delivery...
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Is blockchain really a silver bullet?
Mary Ann Francis, Executive Business Advisor and Practice Partner at Wipro Limited Blockchain is being spoken of reverently – and irreverently – by business pundits, and backed by media and industry...
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Eight technologies executives should absolutely consider
PwC believes the list of eight comprises technologies with the most cross-industry and global impact over the coming years. (Image credit: accountancyage.com) PwC has identified the Internet of Things...
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How to get HoloLens in South Africa
The age of virtual reality is officially here and it is a race towards perfection. Consumers are now engaging with gameplay and simulations in ways once only thought possible in science fiction....
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Trojan outsmarts Android security
Misleading sites can often infect your mobile device or PC. (Image Source: Kaspersky Lab) Kaspersky Lab experts have discovered a modification of the Gugi banking trojan that can bypass new Android 6...
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South Africa: New startup plugs into e-commerce boom
According to uAfrica.com, online shopping is still relatively small compared to the UK and the US, with annual sales values of between R6-7 billion, however it is growing at a rate of between 25 and...
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