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AfricaCom 2014 Preview

AfricaCom returns to Cape Town on 11-13 November 2014.This year’s conference programme will cover a host of new topics affecting companies in...

Events

BrowseDotCom conference coming to Lagos

BrowseDotCom, has announced the date for the second edition of their annual conference 2014 which will take place on October 18th, 2014 at...

Apps

Transport startup built around social relationships

There has been a rush to provide technology solutions to Nairobi’s transport sector. Easy Taxi, a company bankrolled by Rocket Internet entered...

Independent VoD providers the future of video in Africa

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Innovation

Independent video on demand providers the future of video in Africa

With video on demand (VoD) services and independent VoD providers on the rise in Africa, many believe VoD is the future of...

Innovation

Airtel Nigeria launches new data campaign

Airtel has unveiled the ‘Always On’ data campaign for Nigerian customers, particularly the youth segment to drive data usage and keep Nigerians...

Apps

Self service apps to drive customer experience for MNO’s

Self Service applications allow customers to manage their mobile account transactions real time from their individual phones. A recent study conducted by...

Apps

Context aware to transform search & discovery of apps

A new report from Juniper Research predicts that increasing contextual awareness in apps, as seen in digital assistants such as Google Now, will transform...

Apps

Ghanaian developers launch event sharing app

Two African developers based in Ghana have launched Suba, an events-based iOS and Android mobile app that allows everyone at fun social gatherings to...

East Africa

Tanzanian edu-tainment cartoon Ubongo targets expansion

Tanzanian social enterprise Ubongo is planning on launching its edu-tainment cartoon Ubongo Kids, which went live on terrestrial television in January, in...

Apps

Mobile pregnancy tool kit to save African lives

Each year over eight million babies die during delivery or in the first week of life in developing countries according to UN....

East Africa

Tigo debuts m-wallet interest payments in Tanzania

Tigo claimed a world first after launching an innovative mobile money service in Tanzania which offers users the opportunity to automatically earn...

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Events

Demo Africa lineup announced

DEMO Africa Lagos is fast approaching and the organisers have shared the latest lineup for the event with Appsafrica. On the list...

Events

Africa Com returns to Cape Town

AfricaCom, Africa’s premier communications congress and exhibition returns to Cape Town on 11-13 November for its biggest and best year yet according...

Innovation

CcHub: How do Nigerians use mobile?

CcHUB’s Mobile Experience Centre released a 2nd edition of the “How I Use my Phone” series, this time targeted at Nigerian working...

Gadgets

Wiko mobile to start selling handsets in West Africa

An obscure smartphone maker based in France has done what some feared was impossible following the sale of Nokia’s handset business: created...

Gadgets

Google launches $105 Android One smartphone

The first Android One-branded budget-priced “high quality” smartphones have been released in India. The handsets provide a minimum set of features determined...