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IT News Africa: Top Stories of the week
Another eventful week in world of tech has gone by. From new innovations and digital transformation, growing economies to emerging startups, here is a round up of some of the popular stories for the week. Here is a round up…
Chinese start-up unveil foldable smartphone
Smartphone gaints, including Huawei, Motorola and Samsung have all hinted the release of new foldable smartphones, but undoubtedly achieving this is Royole, a little-known mobile company with offices in Fremont, California, Hong Kong, and China’s hardware hub, Shenzhen. Royole recently…
Mastercard announces new fund to Seed young African leaders
The Mastercard Foundation today announced a new fund that will enable young changemakers to seed and kick-start promising social ventures and community projects, creating economic opportunities for themselves and others. Over the next two years, the Foundation will dedicate US$2M for…
Nutanix extends beam to the enterprise private cloud
Nutanix, Inc. enterprise cloud computing recently announced new updates to Beam which extend its cost visibility and optimization capabilities into on-prem deployments. With these new updates, Nutanix customers can get full visibility and insight into the entirety of their infrastructure…
Kenyan app billed as ‘Uber for upcountry travel’
NipeLift is an app that connects drivers who have empty seats with passengers looking for better, cheaper & safer rides. Unlike Uber, drivers make no profit as the law prohibits non-psv from carrying passengers for ‘profit, gain or reward’. Drivers…
Facebook faces challenges in stock market after announcing changes
This week, Facebook announced plans to adapt to users sharing more privately as the leading social network pours money into an ongoing battle with “bad actors” out to misuse its service. According to reports, the Facebook reported that its quarterly…
Airtel Kenya targets more towns with 4G expansion
Airtel Kenya plans to expand the coverage of its high-speed 4G network to three more towns over the next four months, reports Business Daily. Airtel Kenya MD Prasanta Das Sarma said the company will bring 4G to Kisumu, Eldoret and…
The Mini Mac finally gets an upgrade, after three years
After a long awaited three years, Apple has announced an all-new space gray Mac mini, complete with 6-core processors, five times the performance, and a memory capacity which it dubs greater than ever. At a special event held at the…
Rwanda and Alibaba Group merge to promote Rwanda’s economic development
Rwandan President Paul Kagame and Alibaba Group Executive Chairman Jack Ma witnessed the signing of three Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) between the Rwandan Government and Alibaba establishing an eWTP (electronic world trade platform) hub in Rwanda. The agreements are intended to strengthen cooperation in support…
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Opanga Networks recently announced it is extending partnerships with major mobile network providers worldwide to enable 5G services as bandwidth demand continues to double year-over-year. While 5G will empower OTT companies to deploy augmented/virtual reality, infotainment, connected cars, these applications…
The imperative for strong data science governance in data-driven environment
There have been few days this year in which some aspect of client data protection has not featured in international news. The size and potentially devastating effects of data breaches are constantly increasing, and regulatory bodies are continually evolving to…
Cyber attacks on educational institutions on the rise
Cyber threats are no longer a rarity, they are expected. With recent ransomware attacks such as WannaCry and NotPetya, the potential theft or leakage of data, particularly confidential information in an educational setting, should be top of the list in…
Retailers investing in digital capabilities to meet customer expectations – Gartner
Global retail sector technology spending will grow 3.6 per cent to reach almost $203.6 billion in 2019, with similar growth rates for the next two years, according to the latest forecast from Gartner, Inc. Customer expectations and competition are forcing…
Securing the smart energy revolution in Africa
The potential of the Internet of Things (IOT) to make consumers’ lives more convenient is well-documented. One area in which it can deliver immediate benefits and significantly change how a household or company in Africa manages and keeps track of…
Huawei teases new AI speaker
Google, Samsung and Apple all have smart speakers. Not to be left behind, Huawei has now released their budget contender. The company teased the new gadget the Chinese name of which translates as “Huawei AI Speaker” at its Mate 20…
Introducing advanced technologies in-house can fast-track business growth
The success of South African business depends largely on its ability to capitalise on the demands of the 21st century and using advanced technology effectively to accelerate business growth is one of them. After all, the Fourth Industrial Revolution –…
