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January 2012
African Report: African startups to keep an eye on in 2012
Our information technology predictions for 2012
10 African tech startups worth watching
December 2011
Zimbabwe - Econet Launches SMS to Email Service
November 2011
Internet-free Facebook comes to Portuguese-speaking Africa
www.appsafrica.com: App Gives Mid Range Handsets Access Internet Free Access to Facebook
Unique Java app enables low-cost smartphone-style Facebook, email and online chat on mid-range handsets in Africa
App gives mid-range African handsets internet-free access to Facebook
Want to become an internet billionaire? Move to Africa
October 2011
ForgetMeNot Africa helping to bridge the digital divide in Africa
ForgetMeNot Africa nominated for AfricaCom Awards 2011
September 2011
TechZim: Africa's Telecoms Titans: Globalcom
TechZim: Econet shows us how a social media campaign is done
August 2011
TechZim: Bridging the digital divide with eTXT
Tranovola: Fundamental mobile phones just got smarter in Africa
21st Century challenges: FMNA
Telecoms.com: Orange and Google underline the importance of SMS as a bearer
July 2011
BizCommunity.com: Comment on Orange/Google partnership
Informa Telecoms & Media: Orange’s partnership with Google underlines the importance of SMS as a bearer for Internet services in emerging markets
Scoop.it: Africa Social Networking/Social Media Pulse Check
Afrinnovator: Africa Social Networking/Social Media Pulse Check
TechZim: Price of an eTXT SMS down to 5 cents
Acumen Republic: Humanised technology
TechZim: The eTXT core system wins awards
Brand Republic: Coca Cola deepens involvement in mobile
Mobile Entertainment: MEF confirms Meffys winners
Know your Mobile: Meffy winners announced
Mobile Marketing: Meffies winners unveiled
Mobi Ad News: Meffy Award Winners announced
BizTech Africa: ForgetMeNot Africa wins Innovation Award
June 2011
Meffys: ForgetMeNot Africa are nominated for two Meffys Awards 2011
May 2011
Daily Nation Kenya: Students to chat for free on new yu service
April 2011
Mobile Marketing: Econet Zimbabwe converts IM to SMS
Matamba Anonaka: Internet messaging access in Zimbabwe more than doubles
160characters: Internet messaging access in Zimbabwe more than doubles
Techzim: Exclusive Interview with ForgetMeNot Africa COO, Jeremy George
ITnewsafrica.com: Internet messaging access in Zimbabwe more than doubles
BBC Focus on Africa: Mobile Frontier
Communications Africa: Internet messaging access in Zimbabwe doubles
March 2011
TechZim: Econet launches eTXT, erases line between SMS and the Internet
TechZim: New Econet service powered by eTXT. SMS to Email, Chat and Facebook
Febuary 2011
160 Characters: Facebook updates and chat by SMS in Africa
Developing Telecoms: Facebook updates and chat enabled on Africans’ basic mobile phones
Biztech Africa: Web chat via SMS
Mobile Marketing: ForgetMeNot Brings Facebook to the Masses in Africa
Communications Africa: Facebook in Africa without internet connection
January 2011
Communications Africa: Republic of the Congo's online chat boom
December 2010
160 Characters: Africa's SMS social networking revolution
Cellular News: Warid Congo has launched an SMS based email service, powered by ForgetMeNot Africa
November 2010
91 Mobiles: ForgetMeNot Africa Powers Congolese Email Service
Telecom Paper: Warid Congo launches messenger service
Mobile Marketing: ForgetMeNot Africa Powers Congolese Email Service
Biztech Africa: Warid turns phones into smartphones
October 2010
Balancing Act: Telecoms Rates, Offers and Coverage
StockMarketReview: LonZim Says FMNA Enters Deals With Nigeria's Glo Mobile, Kenya's Yu
Developing Telecoms: Mobile email and voice chat for SMS-capable handsets launching in Nigeria
The Zimbabwean: ForgetMeNot gains momentum
The Southern Times: Zim firm signs deal with telecom providers
Zimbabwe Independent: FMNA spreads wings
CP-Africa: Glo Mobile gives its approximately 25 million Nigerian customers mobile email
ProActive Investor: LonZim’s African telecoms business signs up two new operators
Telecom Paper: Globacom deploys ForgetMeNot for mobile e-mail
TechWhack.com: Glo Mobile gives 25mn Nigerians mobile email
September 2010
FMNA launches new mobile chat and email service with yu Kenya
Communications Africa: Kenyan mobile phone service offers mobile chat and email service
Tech MTAA: Essar Kenya Launches SMS Chat and Email Through ForgetMeNotAfrica
The Standard: Yu opens new warfront with new Internet service
IT News Africa: Kenya’s yu rolls out new data, mobile services
Telecom Paper: Kenya's Yu launches mobile chat, e-mail service
Telecoms.com: Something old, something new
August 2010
OAfrica: Clever advertisement for eTXT service (email to SMS)
July 2010
Business Daily: Mobile operators, manufacturers cut class chains
June 2010
Developing Telecoms: Safaricom and ForgetMeNot Africa bring mobile email and online chat to one in three Kenyans
L' Atelier: Sur téléphone portable, les mails s'envoient aussi sans Internet
BizTech Africa: Mobile web to 15m more Kenyans
Communication Africa: Mobile e-mail and online chat to one-in-three Kenyans
May 2010
IT News Africa: Safaricom brings Mobile Email and Online Chat to subscribers in Kenya
ICT Works: Forget Facebook Zero - Safaricom brings the killer Internet app to mobile phones: email
160 Characters: Mobile Email: Kenyan’s using SMS to access Email and IM on mobile
Balancing Act: SMS becomes e-mail and chat – Safaricom implements new service and others will follow shortly
October 2009
Developing Telecoms: Econet Telecom and ForgetMeNot Africa bring mobile email to Lesotho
ForgetMeNot Africa nominated for New Entrant of The Year Award at AfricaCom Awards 2009
Mobile Industry Review: Econet Telecom launches ForgetMeNot’s email-by-SMS service for Lesotho
Africa and Middle East Telecom Week: E-mail functionality for Econet users
Communications Africa: Instantly doubling the population's access to e-mail
September 2009
TeleGeography: Econet Telecom Lesotho launches mobile e-mail service
June 2009
Newsblaze: Basic mobile phones just got smarter in Africa
i-Newswire: ForgetMeNot Africa to showcase Message Optimiser at West and Central Africa Com
May 2009
Northern African Wireless: Basic phones can now send and receive emails and IM
April 2009
Developing Telecoms: FMNA removes need for PC and Internet during mobile messaging
March 2009
Tech Watch: ForgetMeNot Africa launches email via SMS service
Basic mobile phones just got smarter in Africa · 24-25 Mar 2009
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