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Kidnapped MTN Nigeria employee 'released'

The 44-year-old man was reportedly abducted on his way to work in Lagos last week.

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Econet Zimbabwe turns mobile phones into debit cards

Innovation allowing users to 'swipe' handsets through payment terminals has been unveiled.

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Samsung's Galaxy S4 launched

The new S4 sports an array of features including gesture controls.

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April or May launch cited for BlackBerry Q10

Canadian smartphone maker’s QWERTY keypad device expected to hit stores soon.

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Samsung ramps up low-cost smartphone wars

Electronics giant has debuted three dual-SIM Galaxy handsets geared for Africa.

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Bid to stop spam text messages in Zambia

Consumer body wants local mobile operators to get permission from subscribers first.

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New app allows Zimbabweans access to draft constitution

Mobile users on the go will be able to read a rough draft of the proposed new constitution.

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Kenyan chief’s tweet saves trapped mother and child

Pair were stuck in a ‘100-foot’ hole for 18 hours in a Rift Valley village.

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Nigerian job seekers website switches on BlackBerry app

Jobberman.com claims to be Africa’s ‘fastest growing job portal’ with ‘350,000 monthly visitors’

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Nimbuzz notches up ‘16 million users’ in Africa

Netherlands headquartered mobile messaging service experiences uptake in Africa.

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Nokia CEO's pay package halved in 2012

Stephen Elop took a 45% cut in his pay package and earned $5.63 million last year.