Tanzania’s telecommunication company Tigo has invested over US$ 75 million on the network expansion and quality improvement by scaling up its 4G and 3G sites, fiber network as well as increasing the number of customer service outlets in the country. Tigo 4G LTE which became operational since April last year in Dar Es Salaam has […]
Vodacom will discontinue its mobile money service M-Pesa in South Africa after it failed to attract enough support in its slow-growing home market, the telecommunications firm said on Monday. The service, which enables text message transactions on mobile phones, has been hugely popular in Kenya and Tanzania, but Vodacom sees little prospect of achieving a […]
Equity Bank has posted Sh5.1 billion in net profit for the first quarter of 2016, representing a 19.4 percent jump the lender registered during a similar period last year. The bank’s total assets grew to Sh430 billion up from Sh372 billion same period in 2015, while deposits stood at Sh300 billion in the period under […]
Samsung Electronics East Africa has today announced the Galaxy Tab A 7”, which joins the family of A series tablets launched mid last year that includes the Galaxy Tab A 8” and 9.7”. The 4G enabled tablet targets consumers who are looking for their first compact and affordable device for work and play. Samsung Electronics East […]
Vodacom Tanzania has invested in Internet of Things (IoT) service in a bid to keep up with the pace of global technological innovations , alias Machine-to-Machine (M2M) solution and Cloud Computing services. With Cloud Computing, companies can buy data storage and computing power in real time as per their needs through the Internet, hence reducing capital […]
The Guardian Nigeria, a renowned newspaper house in Nigeria, has just announced the launch of its online TV platform, Guardian TV. Guardian TV will be available on virtually any device that has an internet connection, including personal computers, tablets, smartphones, and Smart TVs as it will provide exclusive video interviews, as well as up-to-the-minute videos from across the […]
Phone comes in sleek design to tap into the youth and middle income segments
Viber, one of the world’s leading messaging apps has announced strengthened security in Viber’s voice/video call, message, video and photo, in both group messages and one-to-one communication, a complete end-to-end encryption across all devices including Android and iPhone, iPad, Android tablets, PC’s and Mac desktops. This feature will be available over the coming weeks to […]
A recently released Gartner, Inc. report has awarded Samsung Electronics’ KNOX 2.6, a built-in defense grade security feature, the most “Strong” ratings of any mobile security platform for its Corporate Managed Security. The report, ‘Mobile Device Security: A Comparison of Platforms’, compared the core OS security features built into twelve mobile device platforms as well […]
Google has pledged to train one million young Africans in digital skills in the next coming year as part of its contribution to growing Africa’s digital economy. The Giant search engine company will support its partner Livity Africa to run two free training programs: Digify Bytes to offer digital skills to young people looking to develop a digital career; […]