Beats by Dr. Dre (Beats), the leading audio brand co-founded by Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine and acquired by Apple Inc. in July 2014, today announced that it will be expanding its offering of exceptional wireless products with the launch of the new Solo2 Wireless on-ear headphones. With a focus…
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The Bookmarks Awards are the local digital industry’s highest-calibre awards The Bookmarks Digital Awards celebrates its 7th year and now forms part of the first annual IAB Digital Summit taking place on the 19th of February at the Turbine Hall in Jozi, promising to be a highlight on the #SADigital…
The Planet Earth Institute (PEI), an international NGO that works for the scientific independence of Africa, will host the first-ever ‘Africa Data Challenge’, as part of their #ScienceAfrica UnConference, held at Impact HUB, Westminster on November 18. The ‘Africa Data Challenge’ is a groundbreaking competition that invites parties to pitch…
DHL Global Connectedness Index 2014 notes the region’s overall improved connectivity between 2011 and 2013 Burundi shows itself to be largest mover up the ranks According to the recently released DHL Global Connectedness Index (GCI), a detailed analysis of the state of globalization around the world by global logistics leader…
It’s a season of awards! On the heels of being nominated for the Africa Awards for Entrepreneurship few weeks ago, Konga.com, Nigeria’s largest online mall, got double honours at the Marketing World Awards 2014. Konga was honoured with the Online Retailer Brand of the Year award, beating other players in…
The world population is growing at a rapid pace, adding about 150,000 people each day. By 2050 there will be a world population of approximately nine billion people. The largest share of the fast-growing world population is coming from emerging markets in: Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East.…
Etisalat Nigeria recently announced the finalists for the 2014 Pan-African Prize for innovation, which will shine the light on creativity in the African Broadband space. Memmcol Interactive media interface design and MAMALET emerged finalists for the Most Innovative Idea category, while Exam Mate and Akpos Jokes emerged finalists of Most…
Today Google has put up a doodle celebrating the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. This doodle is actually an interactive video depicting the pulling down of the Berlin Wall which separated West and East Germany for nearly 30 years. The video shows footage of the night in…
It is not that he cannot afford to wear what he wants but you would hardly see Mark Zuckerberg in anything else but a dark gray T-shirt. He wears the same colour of T-shirt at most public events. Interestingly, during a public Q&A at the Facebook headquarters, he was asked…
Showcase Tuesday provides an interactive platform for members of the CcHUB community with a prototype or product to demo to a like-minded audience from our growing tech community. Showcasing teams will have 15 minutes to highlight: Pain points that their solution addresses Development Tools What the future holds Join us…
Etisalat Nigeria early this week, announced the longlist of the Etisalat Prize for Literature 2014. This Prize launched last year is the first pan-African prize that is open solely to debut fiction writers of African citizenship and poised to become one of Africa’s most prestigious literary prizes for African fiction.…
It is clear that Microsoft is still on its course of world domination. Or else, how can you explain giving Microsoft Office for free? Hitherto, using Word, Excel and Powerpoint on iPhone, iPad and Android devices required a subscription to Office 365, starting at $70 per year. Now according to…
You can now buy the LG G Watch R on Google Play for $299 in the United States. Unveiled in August this year, the LG G Watch R is the world’s first watch-style wearable device to feature a circular Plastic OLED (P-OLED) display. The remarkable 46.4 x 53.6 x 9.7 mm, 62g…
Kaymu, the leading online marketplace for emerging markets, today announces that it will charge sellers zero commission in over 50% of the countries where it is active, namely Algeria, Angola, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Morocco, Tunisia, Zambia and Mozambique. This is part of Kaymu’s ongoing commitment to making selling on the…
Kenya’s leading telecommunications company, Safaricom, has teamed up with one of the largest money transfer companies, MoneyGram, to launch a leading mobile money transfer solution that enables consumers in over 90 countries outside Kenya to send money directly to M-PESA, Kenya’s leading mobile money transfer solution. The new offering makes it…
Today Facebook announced three initiatives in its fight against Ebola. This is following the footsteps of its CEO, Mark Zuckerberg who recently donated $25 million to fight the disease that has brought death to the houses of over 4000 people in West Africa. The three initiatives are as follows: An…
The number of unique mobile subscribers in Sub-Saharan Africa will pass the half billion mark in 2020 as mobile services become increasingly affordable and accessible to millions of currently unconnected citizens across the region. According to ‘Mobile Economy 2014: Sub-Saharan Africa’, the new GSMA report issued today at the Mobile…
The GSMA today launched a Code of Conduct for Mobile Money Providers, outlining a series of common business principles to enable the development of safe and responsible digital financial services. The first mobile network operators (MNOs) to endorse the Code are Airtel, Avea, Axiata, Etisalat, Millicom, MTN, Ooredoo, Orange, Telenor,…
Mahindra Comviva , the global leader in providing mobility solutions, today announced an exclusive partnership with TRACE TV, one of the leading music channels to launch TRACE Music Stars across all Airtel operations in Africa. Contestants will have the chance to compete for a grand prize of 30,000 Euros and…
Mozilla has announced that it is teaming up with GSMA to explore ways to increase the creation of locally relevant content for the next generation. This is based on the recognition of the role that locally relevant content has to play in improving social and economic outcomes around the world.…