Posted by Tech Mtaa on September 7th, 2010
Local Blogger, Afrinnovator, has teamed up with Africa Unsigned to launch a competition promoting the Unsigned artists through free T-shirts. The compeition will see 5 individuals can win a one of a kind, original t-shirt of their choice by Africa Unsigned.
How to win a T-shirt
Go to www.africaunsigned.com, fill out the sign up form and make sure you enter ‘AFRINNOVATOR’ as your referral code in the Referrer’s username / Promotion code field. Discover the artists on Africa Unsigned and support your favorite with a minimum of $10.
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Posted by Tech Mtaa on September 7th, 2010
Kenya’sKenya reviews
prominent entertainment TV station, KISS TV, seems not to be very good in paying debts. The station website is currently on “SuspendedSuspended reviews” mode probably for non-payment of hosting fees. The website is hosted by Glowhost, an AtlantaAtlanta reviews based data hosting company.
It would be interesting to see how KissTV responds to this. We have reached to KissTv management and are awaiting response.
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Posted by Tech Mtaa on September 7th, 2010
KenyaKenya reviews’s leading telecoms solutions provider, Safaricom has apologized to its customers for hitches experienced by customers on its network in the last few days and reassured them on ongoing efforts to improve services. The problem is said to have been occasioned by a switch to a new data billing platform, carried out over the weekend.
Most affected were data customers, who had challenges purchasing data bundles and experienced intermittent access to internet. As a result, some customers were unable to make calls despite the fact that they still had sufficient balance on their accounts.
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Posted by Tech Mtaa on September 7th, 2010
AccessKenya Group has today announced that it is breaking ground to dig and lay its own Metro Fibre Optic Network infrastructure in Mombasa in its ongoing plans to build what will be the largest IP based fibre network in KenyaKenya reviews.
The network which will be initially laid around parts of Mombasa island will use full ring topology for uptime which will allow AccessKenya to deliver outstandingly high broadband speeds and 100 per cent redundancy to itsr corporate and residential customers. Group MD, Mr Jonathan Somen, says the work on the infrastracture has commenced.
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Posted by Tech Mtaa on September 6th, 2010
If you haven’t noticed, Zain seems to be fighting now for the ultimate conquer of the market. There has been fight in the market mainly between Zain and Safaricom with Yu and orange joining in. But this afternoon, I have noticed that google is running some big banners through GoogleGoogle
advertising arm, Adwords / Adsense.
What do you think of the Zain’s new onslaught? You think it is going to make a difference in the market?
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Posted by Tech Mtaa on September 2nd, 2010
Safaricom’s M-Pesa innovation is spreading in uptake. We know that the stories in Afghanistan, KenyaKenya reviews and Tanzania have been unique but South Africa’s Vodacom has just dipped its hands into the pudding jar and hope to come out with something worthwhile. M-Pesa was launched in South Africa on 1st SeptemberSeptember reviews
as promised.
Vodacom launched the innovative money transfer solution in SA together with Nedbank. We will see how that works but I don’t think that much headway will be achieved when the service is launched anywhere with partnerships from banks. Banks are rigid and bereaucratic. They are also a competition and whether you work with them or not, they will always look at you with some envious eye.
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Posted by Tech Mtaa on September 1st, 2010
KenyaKenya reviews’s telecoms operator Safaricom has moved to reassure its subscribers in the wake of widespread rumours asking them not to receive calls from certain numbers which subscribers have come to call “The Death Number” or REDCALL by tweeps.
The specific information, being relayed through text messages and e-mail, asks subscribers not to pick calls from the following numbers: 7888308001, 9316048121, 9876266211, 9888854137, 9876715587. It says the numbers “come in red and if received, one would get brain haemorrhage due to high frequency.” The messages also claim 27 people had died from receiving the calls. It urges recipients to inform friends and relatives and confirm the information by watching DD News.
Said Safaricom CEO Michael Joseph: “This is a hoax and not technically possible. It is a popular urban myth that has been perpetuated, especially in some Asian markets. We wish to reassure our customers and all users of mobile phones in the Kenyan market to ignore these rumours and continue enjoying our services. It is unfortunate that some people are perpetuating this rumour, causing fear and stopping many from the convenience of enjoying our services.”
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Posted by Tech Mtaa on September 1st, 2010
Following three days of interactive workshops, teacher exhibitions and judging by a renowned panel of African education experts, Microsoft PartnersPartners reviews in Learning announced the regional winners of the 2010 Innovative Teacher Awards at the Pan-African Innovative Education Forum. Hosted at the Aga Khan Academy, Mombasa, Microsoft recognised and rewarded teachers that demonstrated exemplary uses of technology in the classroom to improve student learning. The 18 winning teachers were chosen from among the 54 representing more than 15 countries at the ForumForum and will go on to represent AfricaAfrica reviews at the sixth annual Worldwide Innovative Education Forum being held in South Africa later this year.
“Gathered here in Mombasa are the pioneers of African education,” said Zeid Shubailat, Education Director, Microsoft Middle East and Africa. “We are here to celebrate the impressive work that these teachers and school leaders are doing to help every student in African realize their full potential.”
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Posted by Tech Mtaa on August 31st, 2010
Mobile Phone operators have been ordered by PS Bitange Ndemo to disconnect numbers that are not registered in their database by SeptemberSeptember reviews 16. This move follows the expiry of the SIMSim reviews card registration exercise, whose deadline expired on TuesdayTuesday reviews 31st AugustAugust reviews.
InformationInformation reviews and Communication Permanent Secretary Dr Bitange Ndemo said that operators had been given the next 15 days to compile their databases. But the move is likely to be met with opposition with consumer rights organisations asking which laws are being used to buldoze Kenyans into accepting every roadside declaration?
The PS says he based the decision on section 23 of the Kenya Communications Act 2009 which in part reads: ‘the Communications Commission of KenyaKenya reviews (CCK) shall so far as is reasonably practicable ensure there are provided through out Kenya such telecommunication services and in particular emergency, public payphone and directory information services as are reasonably necessary to satisfy public demand thereof.’
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