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Have you heard of Google Duplex?
Google is a titan among tech companies, a household name, so it comes as no surprise that they are continually developing technology to help simplify our lives both at home and everywhere else. Last month the company took a leap…
Telkom expands its 4G network in Nairobi
Telkom has on Thursday, 31 May 2018 announced a further expansion of its 4G-network in Nairobi and its environs: Athi River, Syokimau, Kitengela, Thika, Kiambu town, Kikuyu town, Kiserian and Ngong. This expansion is part of Telkom’s long-term network mordernisation…
Will robots enhance or eliminate jobs?
Science fiction is a thing of the past. Augmented reality has outstripped the technological imagination. We have to learn to co-create with our own creations. This is the advance message of the forthcoming Industry 4.0 Workshop at Sustainability Week 2018,…
Shaping the economy with service
The past few years have been categorised by significant changes in the technology landscape across the globe. From emerging technologies to the refinement of entrenched methodologies to the exploration of new technology frontiers – business, country, sector and vertical has…
Telegram: The new channel of choice for conducting cybercrime
The Dark Web is a hive of illicit activity. From illegal guns and drug dealing to the Ransomware-as-a-Service programs, buyers and sellers can use this medium to trade and exchange both knowledge and products. The take-down of such Dark Web…
African banks to become more competitive with SWIFT gpi
5 African banks have signed up to SWIFT’s global payments innovation (gpi) service, the new standard for cross-border payments. Of these, four are already live – Standard Bank of South Africa, FirstRand Bank, ABSA Bank and Nedbank – and many…
Nigeria: Edo State gets innovation hub
Nigeria’s Edo State government, has announced the launch of a state-backed innovation hub. The state partnered with tech companies, Microsoft and Siemens through its skills development arm Edojobs. The partnership will equip youths with skills and expertise to drive inclusive…
Piggybank.ng secures $1.1 million seed funding
Nigeria’s Piggybank.ng, an online and mobile app savings platform targeted at African Millennials, has announced that it has closed on Seed Funding of USD $1.1M, from High Net Worth Individuals, led by Olumide Soyombo, Founder of LeadPath Nigeria, and with…
Unpacking the benefits of wearable technologies
Wearable technologies are the wave of the future, and can have a positive impact on a range of industries – provided there is fast, high-quality connectivity for them to make use of. The idea of wearable technology has been with…
Hybrid Cloud as a platform for business innovation
Cloud computing is one of those innovations that opened a door through which has flooded even more innovation. Originally, infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) offerings built on server and storage virtualization enabled rapid deployment of virtual servers. As IaaS has matured, though, it’s…
Apple working on NFC tech for iPhones that unlocks doors
Apple is taking digital technology to a whole new level. According to the records by The Information, the giant technology company is expected to enable the NFC enabled iPhone to be used for opening hotel rooms, opening cars or for…
The customer engagement metrics that your call centre needs to track
According to Econsultancy’s 2018 Digital Trends Report, businesses are most excited about the opportunities that customer experience has to offer, more than about content marketing, mobile, personalisation and social. Out of the businesses surveyed, 22% were most keen to see…
Tech in the Wild: The gadgets keeping our animals safe
From sharks that send a Tweet to bathers warning them of their presence to cutting-edge data collection on animal populations and habitats, technology is fast becoming the biggest weapon in the conservation efforts to protect some of the most endangered…
Biometric tech being deployed in SA could prove risky
The use of biometrics is set to go mainstream in South Africa, as Home Affairs local banks roll out major identification projects. But not all biometrics technologies are equal, and some may ‘come back to bite’ the enterprises rolling them…
New technologies expanding satellite markets
Satellite has proved its worth as a connectivity medium in areas where there is no fixed line infrastructure. While it has remained a niche solution as a result of the logistics involved in the installation and management of the…
MoneyGram launches services to all bank accounts in Ghana
MoneyGram announced on Tuesday 29 May 2018, the launch of money transfer service directly to any bank account in Ghana. Funds can be sent via MoneyGram online or at any one of MoneyGram’s thousands of locations around the world. The…
