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Your Free Pass to Mobile Web EA: Virtually
Mobile Web EA is finally here. For two days starting February 3rd, mobile experts will discuss mobile business across Africa and the role of the mobile web as well as other mobile aspects. If you will not be able to attend this event we are happy to let you know that we, the good people at Afrinnovator,...Read Full Post
Social Media In Africa: A Surgical Experience
There is no doubt social media is changing lives and the way we interact. It has proven that it overlooks social, economic and political barriers to connect people. Africa, as a continent, has not been left behind and if the number of bloggers, interactions on twitter and the ever popular Facebook is...Read Full Post
Mocality: Africa’s mobile phone business directory
Mocality.Co.Ke aims to become Africa’s largest business directory for the mobile phone. The venture by MIH Internet Africa, follows their other web projects Haiya and the recently launched Kalahari. Mocality has started operating in beta in Nairobi, Kenya earlier this year and will continue to...Read Full Post
Semeni, Safaricom's attempt to help subscribers archive group texts
Semeni is a SMS-based group messaging service that provides users with a fun and economical way to keep in touch with your group of friends, family, workmates, or any other group. All you do is send one message from your mobile phone and your group receive it simultaneously. semeni is built for all types...Read Full Post
Kenya's Equity Bank taps into Mpesa's mobile payment system
A sweetheart deal between Safaricom and Equity Bank will increase the number of cash withdrawal outlets available for M-Pesa users. Under the partnership announced by the two yesterday, registered M-Pesa users can now withdraw cash over 24 hours at Equity Bank’s 550 automated teller machines (ATMs). They...Read Full Post
Mobile Web East Africa
Mobile is growing ever so consistently in Africa and it has attracted several high profile events to the continent. Last year, in Johannesburg, South Africa the Mobile Web Africa conference was held. The event was a huge success. This year, the conference comes to East Africa. Specifically, Kenya, on...Read Full Post
Chembe Ventures mobile application competition still ongoing
Chembe Ventures is an Irish owned company which provides seed capital to mobile application developers, social media start-ups and web ventures in East and Southern Africa. We’re sponsoring this competition to encourage innovative mobile solutions to assist residents in urban communities address a...Read Full Post
Zain Extends Zap to other African countries
Mobile telecommunication company in Africa and Middle East, Zain has announced the expansion of Zap, its mobile commerce service, in Sierra Leone, Niger and Malawi, according to Nigerian publication Vanguard. Already launched in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda in February 2009, Zap has more than 10 million...Read Full Post
Mobile money finally putting africa on the map
Use of mobile payment in the continent is definitely on the rise. Kenya’s main players in mobile payment (Safaricom and Zain) transfered a mind boggling $4.2 billion through their mobile money transfer services in 12 months up to June Last year. MTN’s Mobilemoney transfered $2.6 million...Read Full Post
Vodafone, Our only hope to get access to google's Nexus One
Google’s nexus one has caused a stir in the mobile phone handset market worldover, Africa included. Unfortunately the new gizmo is mainly available in the US and Europe. Google and its development partner, HTC, unveiled the phone on Tuesday, saying it would be distributed by HTC’s partner...Read Full Post
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