Mobile is officially here
Google has released new data that shows the mobile use in South Africa has blasted by initial projections. An article released by South African publication, BusinessTech, explains the research released...
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M2M boost for solar kiosk tech in Africa
Kiosks that generate enough energy to operate a cellular router and recharge 220 mobile phones per day are getting a machine to machine (M2M) boost. Digital security firm Gemalto has...
WhatsApp dominating South African mobile chat market
CAPE TOWN – South Africans are hooked on WhatsApp as the instant messaging chat application has taken a dominant market share in the country. According to the South African Mobile...
Nigeria conducts $600m transactions via mobile money in two years
BEWTEEN 2012 and now, about $600 million transactions have been carried out through the mobile money platform in Nigeria. This figure, according to the Minister of Communications Technology,...
South African tech team reinvents the desktop with CloudGate
WHILE many in the mobile industry agonise over whether this country needs a locally built smartphone or tablet, the traditional desktop computer has been reinvented by South Africans. Sandton-based Cloudware,...
AccessKenya launches mobile service app
AccessKenya has unveiled a mobile service solution for smartphones and tablets featuring a self-service module that allows for speedier resolution of customer queries, including live chat support, one touch dialing...
Mobile tech on the Africa health frontier
Billions have been spent to bring AIDS medicines to patients in Africa, but a technology with just as much lifesaving potential can be had for pennies: the text message. As...
Kenya’s Home To 5 Top African Mobile Startups
Though Nigeria is usually touted as the emerging tech hub for Africa, Kenya is also a front-runner. It was the original home of the M-Pesa mobile payment platform and big...