APP DEVELOPMENT
Rwanda hosts OLPC Scratch Day
As a part of Scratch Day celebrations around the world, One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) in partnership with the One Laptop Per Child Association, has hosted a Scratch Day event in Rwanda. Read More
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BlackBerry Jam a hit in Botswana
Over 180 developers took part in the BlackBerry Jam developers’ session in Gaborone recently.
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IBM Innovation Centre Opens in Kenya
As part of its ongoing expansion in Africa, IBM has opened its first IBM Innovation Centre ...
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NBIC launches mobile lab
The Namibia Business Innovation Centre (NBIC) has launched a Mobile Lab with the aim of giving ...
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Thursday 2 May
Ericsson fetes “Apps for African City Life” Kenya winners
KENYA
Ericsson has handed prizes to two Kenyan teams who won its 'Apps for African City Life' contest. »Tuesday 30 Apr
App development: native, Web-based or hybrid?
When considering mobile application development, there are three options to explore: native, Web-based and hybrid applications, says BBD’s Aavishkar Jugwanth.»Monday 29 Apr
SA’s Waytag shortlisted for BlackBerry Achievement Award
SOUTH AFRICA
The Waytag location app for BlackBerry 10, available in SA and Nigeria, has been shortlisted for a BlackBerry Achievement Award.»Tuesday 23 Apr
Malaria app wins Makerere team place in Imagine Cup finals
UGANDA
Uganda will be represented in the worldwide Microsoft Imagine Cup competitions finals by a team of three students from Makerere University who developed a mobile application that can diagnose malaria.»Tuesday 16 Apr
More than 50% of apps will be hybrid by 2016
Gartner reports that hybrid apps, which offer a balance between HTML5-based web apps and native apps, will be used in more than 50% of mobile apps by 2016.»Friday 5 Apr
ITU Young Innovators’ competition calls for entries
Winning entries will receive up to USD 10,000 in funding in this year’s Young Innovators’ competition.»Thursday 4 Apr
BlackBerry Jam heads to Botswana
BOTSWANA
The BlackBerry Jam Tour Africa is heading to Botswana, and willl take place on 25 April in Gaborone.»Wednesday 3 Apr
Foreign apps ‘killing local content’
GHANA
Dependence on imported apps is hampering the ability of local software developers to thrive, says the CEO of Ghana’s Kofi Annan – India ICT Center for Excellence.»Tuesday 26 Mar
Nokia, Microsoft developer challenge enters home stretch
The final submissions for Nokia and Microsoft’s mobile app development competition close this Thursday.»Thursday 21 Mar
Ugandan entrepreneur maximizes app revenues
UGANDA
Daniel Okalang, the brain behind Matatu mobile game, is maximizing revenue from his app.»Wednesday 13 Mar
Africa’s future is mobile
Africa is an increasingly mobile continent, making smart mobile application development one of the continent’s next big industries, says LGR Telecommunications. »Tuesday 12 Mar
Zim draft constitution goes mobile
ZIMBABWE
With days to go before Zimbabweans vote for a new constitution, an NGO has launched an app that allows the draft to be viewed on mobile phones.»Friday 8 Mar
BlackBerry mulls Apps Lab in Lagos
NIGERIA
The Lagos State Government and Blackberry have sealed a deal that will lead to the siting of a BlackBerry Apps Laboratory in Lagos.»Wednesday 6 Mar
Sub-Saharan tourism app challenge launched
SOUTH AFRICA
Entries are now open for a Visa and South African Tourism challenge to developers across Sub-Saharan Africa to build the continent’s best travel app.»Thursday 28 Feb
Intel, iHub Tech Hubs to support African mobile app development
KENYA
Intel has entered into an agreement with business incubator iHub to foster and grow the developer community in Africa.»Sunday 24 Feb
Mozilla announces global expansion for Firefox OS
Mozilla is enabling operators, phone manufacturers and developers to manage, customize and own relationships with their customers directly through its mobile products: Firefox OS, Firefox Marketplace and Firefox for Android»
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