HomeFixer, a free mobile App that puts users in touch with tradesmen, service providers and companies involved in the home improvement industry has been launched. assists users in finding rated service providers using its location functionality, while also providing the capability to obtain quotes from multiple companies. HomeFixer can be...
In an era of technological advancement, our homes are becoming smarter and more connected than ever before. The concept of a smart home, once a futuristic idea, is now a reality that is rapidly gaining popularity. African cities are quickly adapting to the notion of Smart homes, and quickly adapting...
Nigerian digital content distribution platform, Publiseer, founded by computer programmers and Internet entrepreneurs, Chidi Nwaogu and Chika Nwaogu, has been selected as a finalist for the Halcyon Incubator's Fall 2019 Fellowship. Out of 423 applications, the for-profit social venture has emerged one of the top 16 finalists competing for 8...
Research shows that the Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) trend is not only here to stay, but will, in fact, grow in significance in next few years. Human Capital Management and HR experts at CRS Technologies believe that businesses ought to conduct a thorough cost and needs analysis before...
Former Aga Khan Academy, Mombasa, student Salima Visram has become a social entrepreneur even as she studies as an undergraduate in Canada, with the launch of a crowd-funded Kenyan business producing school students’ backpacks that create solar lighting for pupils to do their homework. The business, last month, delivered its...
Nedbank officially launched the very first Interactive Teller and Banker ATM on the African continent, and in so doing, becoming the second bank to do so in the world. The device effectively transforms a conventional ATM into an interactive on-screen banking session with teller anytime of the day or night....
Tech megacorp Google has suspended an engineer after he published conversations with an AI chatbot on a project he was working on, in which he claimed that the AI chatbot had become sentient. Blake Lemoine said the AI system had developed consciousness and had feelings, just like a human child,...
Telecommunications and network solutions provider, Saicom Voice Services has partnered with Thinkst Canary to offer honeypot managed service. The service, which complements the company’s existing network security solution, benefits businesses that want to consolidate their security services due to the growing complexity of securing the trusted and untrusted network. “Our honeypot managed...
Egyptian mobile carrier Mobinil has leveled a series of accusations against the Egyptian Regulatory Authority, the Egyptian Arabic language daily al-Youm al-Saba’a reported. The newspaper reported that Mobinil accused the National Telecom Regulatory Authority of “complicating its stance in the market.” Mobinil accused the authority of failing to protect its investments...
THE United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and African Union Commission said the new Internet-based Monitoring Platform they launched in Addis Ababa on Thursday last week will enhance investment inflows to Africa and offer more information for analysis and decision making. The initiative was launched after a two-day event that...
Twitter said Tuesday that it added a label to the United States (US) President Donald Trump's tweets for containing "potentially misleading information about voting processes," a rare move that shows the social media company is taking a tougher stance against misinformation. Twitter reserves these labels for tweets that contain...
Media rights group Reporters Without Borders has issued a statement urging member states of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) to protect freedom of information as they begin a plenipotentiary conference in Geneva today. Reporters Without Borders has called upon the agency to sanction any countries that use censorship or violate...
Microsoft has announced the commercial launch of Microsoft Office365 - the company’s next-generation cloud productivity service for businesses of all sizes - in South Africa and in key regions throughout Africa including Algeria, Egypt, Kenya and Nigeria. The software has been available on a trial basis locally and has already been...
MTN Nigeria will boost its ability to serve subscribers and their growing data needs with the deployment of Ericsson’s latest wireless packet core network technology.  The Smart Services Router (SSR) 8020 platform allows operators to introduce newer, smarter functions and capabilities to enhance the mobile broadband experience for end users. With...
Workgroup has announced the local availability of WinZip 11.1 stressing the importance of user licensing of the update. WinZip 11.1 is an updated version of WinZip 11.0. It has been Vista certified, incorporating a Vista-style toolbar and program icons, Vista Explorer style user interface and support for 64-bit Windows Vista and...
Another week has gone by where technology news has been dominating the headlines both across Africa and around the world. This week it was revealed that millions of South Africans have had their personal information leaked online with what has been described as the biggest data leak in South Africa...
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