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The headache of getting a cellphone contract just got a little of bit of remedy with the launch of Mondo -- an online mobi shop in full partnership with cellular network giant Vodacom.
Promising to end the days of waiting in long queues, customers can purchase everything from cellphone to data contracts as well as various mobile devices on generic Vodacom deals or exclusive Mondo deals.
Mondo's real kicker is that it offers SIM-only contracts which has multiple benefits. SIM-only is ... 
Telmap, the Israeli mobile navigation company that was acquired by Intel in 2011, recently announced a partnership with South African mobile rewards company, Mobilitrix.
The deal will allow Telmap users in South Africa to search Mobilitrix's database of vouchers and coupons, as well as navigate to retailers where the mobile rewards can be redeemed.
Telmap runs on iOS, Android and BlackBerry platforms. While its main feature is navigation, Telmap has a legacy of offering users the ability to find things like restaurants, ... 
Nigerian music service iROKING is partnering with South African-born instant messenger and social network 2go to bring free Nigerian music downloads from the likes of Timaya, Flavour and Burna Boy to the more than 9 million active 2go users across Nigeria.
2go, a service who's popularity rivals that of Facebook in Nigeria, becomes the second South African startup iROKING has partnered with in recent times. In late 2012, iROKING joined forces with traveller information company, GoMetro to bring its ... 
Mobile in Africa is a well-documented juggernaut. In late 2012, Africa was well on its way to reach 750 million mobile subscribers and the number is expected to rise to one billion by 2015. Recent forecasts from Cisco revealed that the number of mobile devices will tip seven billion in 2013, outnumbering the human population, thanks to growth in developing areas, such as Asia, the Pacific and Africa. It's a pretty good time to be involved in a mobile startup. ... 
Founded by Joseph Gaol in 2008, VOX, which stands for Virtual Online Exchange, aims to help the rural population in Indonesia set up bank accounts. According to Gaol, Indonesia has over 220-million mobile subscribers but only has 50-million bank users. But, the majority of Indonesians just don’t trust the banks.
As many of us have the perception that banks are all about physical branches, ATMs, and bureaucracy for issuing loans, Gaol argues that the traditional bank model doesn’t work well with ... 
With its growing popularity, the Android mobile platform, much like Windows, is rising to number one on the cybercriminal hit list.
At the end of 2012, Trend Micro reported 350 000 "malicious" and "high-risk" Android apps -- up from a mere 1 000 in 2011. The security firm notes that it took Windows 14 years to reach this threat level, while Android managed it in three.
What types of carnage did mobile malware cause? While 605 new malicious families were detected ... 
Nedbank seems to be on a bit of a mobile and digital banking innovation streak at the moment. Friday 8 February marked the launch of PocketPOS, Africa and the Middle East’s first live EMV--certified mobile point of sale (POS) solution, specifically targeting small to medium-sized businesses.
PocketPOS™ uses ‘CHIP & PIN’ technology to process debit and credit card transactions via a smartphone connected to a secure card reader.
According to Sydney Gericke, Managing Executive of Nedbank Card and Payments people including "plumbers, ... 
The Knight Foundation has announced the latest winners of its news challenge. The media innovation challenge is aimed at getting startups to build applications that can be used in a newsroom. This year's theme was mobile, and the projects were quite focused on the developing world where mobile is king.
Most of the chosen projects focus on using mobile to get news and information in emerging markets. Veteran information dispenser, Wikipedia, will develop new tools to allow people to access articles ... 
Any online retailer will tell you in no uncertain terms that fraud, specifically by using credit cards online, is a huge challenge for them and their competitors. Not only are these retailers often liable for the chargebacks caused by fraud, but it creates a negative impact on the online buying industry as a whole.
Over the festive break, a number of people have sent emails asking about making online transactions via other means -- in other words not using credit cards. ... 
India is taking its place as a growing technology powerhouse, with a number of mobile startups looking to make a name for themselves. During this year's MobiSparks conference, the organizers showcased 14 of the country's hottest examples.
This growing startup space in India is recognised by global Venture Capital firm, Sequoia Capital whose India head noted the 2013 will be critical for India as majority of the mobile startups in the world will come from the country.
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