LONDON & JOHANNESBURG, May 03, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) Livewire Mobile has been appointed by leading South African Mobile Network Operator Vodacom to host a new Games Store to deliver the latest games and innovation around gaming to its growing customer base. The browser-based portal store will bring the newest and most popular games from all

By Okuttah Mark, Business Daily Africa Buni, a multimedia firm and producers of The XYZ Show, is set to launch a pan-African independent digital video distribution platform next Wednesday targeting Internet and mobile phone users. The company says the move will enable it to reduce reliance on third parties to distribute its products and increase reach.

By Rebecca Hawkes, Rapid TV News Sub Saharan pay-TV operator DStv is introducing a 3.5-inch DVB-H handheld device to view its mobile TV service in Nigeria. The ‘Walka’ device, already available in South Africa, now enables subscribers to the DStv Mobile service in ten Nigerian cities – Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt, Kaduna, Ibadan, Enugu, Benin,

By Reshaad Sha, BizCommunity It’s no secret that the mobile phone environment has shown incredible growth globally. The technology has evolved into an indispensable tool that is swiftly changing the way we do business and relate to one another. In Africa, mobile networks have proven the most financially viable answer to the logistically difficult and

From WorldStage Newsonline From the current three million applications download on the Nokia Store in Nigeria market monthly, the company is aiming to soon hit a million mark per week. According to the company, over one million applications are download on the Nokia store per day globally. The Service Manager, Nokia West Africa, Olumide Balogun

From Media Update The growing penetration of smartphones into the South African market is sparking dramatic changes in the way that local users are using the internet. One massive shift is that social media is becoming the killer application for the web, a trend that will accelerate as smartphones and mobile data become more affordable,

By  Kathleen Roney, Africa Health IT News Mobile technology is popular. That in itself is not shocking. The adoption rate of mobile technology has been rapid. You can take one look around and see most people are using smart phones, iPads and tablets. Mobile technology is not new to healthcare either. Although it may not be

By PAMELA LEWIS DOLAN, amednews Cardiologist Eric J. Topol, MD, was on a cross-country flight when an attendant made an announcement asking if there was a doctor on board.Dr. Topol, chief academic officer for Scripps Health, responded and was brought to a man who was in obvious trouble. Only a year or two ago, Dr. Topol would

By Henry Neondo, Africa Science News The US Agency for International Development (USAID) office in Kenya plans to introduce new technologies in the country’s war against tuberculosis, said Erna Kerst, Mission Director. Last year, the country, placed 15th among 22 most TB burdened countries in the world, reported 106, 083 new cases due to the

LAGOS, Nigeria, May 11, 2012/ – Leading Telecommunications Services Provider, Airtel Nigeria (http://www.airtel.com) has been ranked the best operator for

By Gareth Vorster, Businesstech Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services says that mobile operator, Vodacom should retain a clear leading position

DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania, April 10, 2012/ – Vodacom Tanzania customers can expect huge roaming savings when travelling to 9

Investors, mobile network operators and ICT service providers agree that the West African Cable System (WACS), launched in Cape Town

From Joy Online MTN, the US$32.92 billion African telecom giant, is reportedly in danger of being whacked with sanctions by

By Okuttah Mark, Business Daily Africa The telecommunications regulator is set to clash with Safaricom after announcing that it will