For many handset vendors, the world has turned upside down. Nokia’s $40 feature phones are vastly more profitable than Sony Ericsson’s $200 Android models. Read the rest of this entry »
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The “Mobile Web” as text and voice
Revolution
The mobile web revolution has already spread around the world. The phase of it that we live in is where we see the internet hitting critical mass based on the availability of web connectivity on mobile devices. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: ForgetMeNot Africa, SMS internet
Nigeria’s unemployment rate at 23.9% in 2011
23.9 percent
Nigeria’s unemployment rate increased to 23.9 percent in 2011 compared with 21.1 percent in 2010 and 19.7 percent in 2009, reveals the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The NBS report shows that the rate is higher in the rural areas (25.6 percent) than in the urban areas (17.1 percent). Read the rest of this entry »
ForgetMeNot Africa Apps Challenge Kenya coming very soon
ForgetMeNot Africa Apps Challenge is aiming to create sustainable employment through technology in Kenya.
Stay tuned to this developers news section in the coming weeks or follow us on Twitter or Facebook for more details.
Tags: Apps, Challenge, Developers
Microsoft to bridge digital divide through African school partnership
Microsoft announced on Tuesday that it was partnering with the British Council in Africa to deliver their Africa Digital Schools Project aimed at assisting in “bridging the digital divide”, in six African countries.
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Kenya’s Safaricom Extends Gains as Mobile-Phone Users Rise
Safaricom LTD (Kenya’s biggest mobile-phone operator) gained for a second day after the industry regulator announced it added more customers than competitors did. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Kenya
Nigeria climbs up in Facebook ranking
The number of Nigerians that have signed up to Facebook,as a means of communication, has increased from 400,000 in the last four years crossing 4.3 million mark at the end of December, 2011.
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Tags: Nigeria
“ForgetMeNot Africa tech startup worth watching”
ForgetMeNot Africa was shortlisted as an African tech start ups to watch in 2012 by Memeburn.com. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Africa, ForgetMeNot Africa, Start ups
Almost 50% of Nigerians don’t have access to a telephone
Approximately 46.7% of Nigerians don’t have access to any telephone services, even after the nation saw an increase in the number of mobile phone subscribers across various telecommunications networks in the last ten years. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: communication, mobile, Nigeria, telecoms
Orange Money attracts 3-million customers
Orange Money, the mobile payment service from telecommunications company Orange, has reached the threshold of 3-million customers in the eight countries where it is now offered, thus becoming one of the most powerful electronic money services in Africa. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Africa, Mobile Money, Orange Money
