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East Africa to integrate ICT sector to attract foreign investment
Officials from Communication Authority of Kenya (CA) has plans to harmonize the information communication technology (ICT) sector in order to attract more foreign direct investments (FDI) into the region. Francis Wangusi, director general of Communication Authority of Kenya (CA) told…
IT News Africa: Top Stories of the Week
This week was yet again filled with tech news stories that grabbed the headlines both across Africa and around the world. This week was dominated by Black Friday. The sales frenzy, which kicked off on Friday 23 November 2017, grabbed…
Google’s Duplex AI starts rolling out to Pixel phones
In May 2018, at the Google I/O developer conference Google announced the Google Duplex – a new technology feature behind, Google’s assistant. Ever since, users have been anticipating the roll out of the Google Duplex-powered calls. As Google already outlined…
Huawei Honor 8x finally arrives in South Africa
Earlier this year, Honor, the smartphone e-brand of the Huawei Group, has made its debut in the South African market with the launch of two new smartphones. This week, the company unveiled it’s 8x flagship and announced its intention to…
Amazon confirms exposing customer email addresses
On Wednesday, 21 November, online retailer Amazon announced that a website glitch accidentally exposed names and email addresses of some of the e-commerce giant’s customers. According to the company, there was no breach of Amazon systems or its website, and…
“We need economic growth to stimulate retail sales in Africa” – Grant Morgan
Black Friday has quickly become a major retail campaign in South Africa, particularly for online stores. Last year, overall sales spiked by almost 2600% on the day. But online retailers in particular encountered major issues with website uptime or payment…
The future of wearable technology? You’re already wearing it
A new method of improving battery life in wearable technology has been developed and the key might be in the clothes that we wear every day. The technology enables the use of smaller battery cells, allowing for larger capacities. A…
Samsung to roll out Galaxy flagships in 2019
To celebrate the 10th anniversary of its premium smartphone line-up, Samsung is expected to roll out the Galaxy 10 flagships in 2019. According to reports by the Wall Street Journal, Samsung will launch a total of four smartphones. Three of…
Gemalto expands data centre footprint in Europe
Gemalto has announced that it is expanding its delivery footprint for Access Management as a service solutions across the European Union with additional data centers in the region. These newly added facilities will help the company respond to rising demand for its…
Beware cyber scammers as you prepare to shop before and after Black Friday
With ‘Black Friday’ just around the corner, this year on 23 November, South Africans are preparing once again to embrace and make this popular American shopping day their own, where retailers offer massive discounts for both online as well as…
FreshPhone launches app aimed at replacing traditional home phone
South Africa’s FreshPHONE has introduced a free mobile application it says could replace the traditional home phone. The app enables customers to manage all their home phone calls seamlessly on their mobile phones, paying only for calls made. Customers benefit…
The time is now for mixed reality in the modern workplace
Modern technologies like cloud, Artificial Intelligence (AI), machine learning and mixed reality are impacting every industry and every company in South Africa and across the globe. Companies need to innovate to stay ahead of emerging trends, take advantage of new…
Skype calling now available on Alexa
If you’ve got an Amazon Echo device, you’d soon be able to call your friends and family on Skype via Alexa – no matter what device they are using. Microsoft, announced this week that Amazon’s Echo lineup will support basic…
IoT arena has seen growth in the Q1 and Q2 of 2018
According to IoT Analytics, a provider of market insights for the Internet of Things (IoT), the IoT arena has seen growth in the first and second quarters of 2018, raising the total number of global IoT devices in use today…
LG debuts smart speaker with screen
One of the fastest growing tech in the world are smart speakers. LG has become the latest brand joining the smart speaker ranks with one that has a touch display, stereo sound, and the Google Assistant. LG recently announced week…
Kenya: Cellulant and Facebook launch Africa’s first AR on Messenger
As part of the roll-out programme, Kenyan brand Huddah Cosmetics, has been selected as the first social commerce merchant on Mula to launch the platform; leveraging on Facebook to provide a unique product discovery shopping experience for their customers. Cellulant…
