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E-tailer Konga.com, is launching its SMS-based platform called SMS2ORDER, that will allow its customers to initiate item purchases via SMS.
Shoppers can send text messages containing product codes of items they wish to purchase to a number operated by Konga.com. A customer service consultant will then call the customer; setup an account if the customer is new, process the order for the customer and schedule delivery. Payment on delivery is available to customers in Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt.
SMS messages are sent ... 
The Innovation Prize for Africa (IPA) is a big deal. The joint initiative between the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the African Innovation Foundation (AIF), awards a first prize of US$100 000 for the best African innovation with the greatest social impact and clear business potential.
The finalists for 2013 has been announced and looking at this year's crop, one thing is abundantly clear, there is no shortage of innovators in Africa. Entrepreneurs developed ten practical solutions to ... 
Hellocomputer and Draftfcb are all set to host the first of their tri-annual hack-a-thon of 2013 at their Johannesburg office, in May.
The frenetic 48-hour event briefs and pits teams against each other to produce the most innovative and refreshing "invention" from whatever means necessary -- no matter how bizarre or unconventional those means might be.
It's a no holds barred experience, and one many talented tech-savvy (programmers, engineers) and creative (designers) individuals should consider for the opportunities it might well provide.
The ... 
Innovation, mobile, tech and startups. These are Africa's buzzwords. A continent that arrived late to the web revolution, Africa is catching up fast and leading the way in some aspects.
The continent is working overtime to build and create products, services and businesses that can rival that of the developed world. It is no longer the dark continent. According to a Daily Beast report, Africa is being heralded as the "new Asia" and the "home of the next Google".
"Compared ... 
"Creativity is just connecting things," said Steve Jobs in 1996 Wired interview. According to Mark Twain, all ideas are second-hand.
Maria Popova, editor of Brain Pickings, and MIT Futures of Entertainment Fellow, writes that creativity is a "combinatorial force", referring to the belief that ideas are products of collaboration. Her thoughts are echoed in Twain's writings, which dismisses the existence of the solitary creative genius: "the kernel, the soul — let us go further and say the substance, the bulk, the ... 
HealthQ Technologies, a high-tech startup facility based in Stellenbosch, South Africa, claims to have constructed the first open-source metabolic chamber in the world.
The company says that the metabolic chamber will enable South African entrepreneurs and researchers to perform crucial experiments using facilities which were previously inaccessible. It is also intended to be used for developing new technologies and products in the wellness, weight-loss and fitness industries.
WooThemes co-founder Adii Pienaar is one of the investors in HealthQ. "I was first attracted ... 
It seems Nigeria's Silicon Lagoon, based in Lagos is upping its innovation game. The region recently saw the launch of the 'Lagos Angel Network,' reports VC4Africa. The aim of the network is to help foster tech startups in the Lagos area.
The angel investor platform hopes to bring "together individuals and organisations seeking to invest in and mentor Nigerian tech start-ups". The initiative is headed by Tomi Davies, CEO of TVCLabs a Technology Business Incubation Company based in Lagos. The network ... 
Google has just announced the finalists in its African News Challenge, a project aimed at strengthening and transforming African news media.
Forty digital journalism projects have been shortlisted as finalists from a pool of 513 applicants. The applications screened by a technical review panel that evaluated which projects have the best potential for strengthening and transforming African news media.
Short-listed finalists include proposals to improve data-driven investigative journalism and the security of journalists or their sources, as well ... startups | entrepreneurship | startup-news | ecommerce |
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