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Is video calling as an AR emoji the next step for Samsung?
From presenting information to sharing stories online, multimedia has become the dominant tool of communication on smartphones over the past years. According to a report, and patent, it looks as though Samsung may be working on a way to bring…
Mobile Subscribers in Israel on the rise
Increasing number of mobile operators in Israeli will drive mobile subscribers to 11.3 million by 2022, says GlobalData. Israel has a relatively small population of almost 9 million people and a saturated telecom market with over five mobile operators and…
Atlantic AI Labs Opens Artificial Intelligence Research Center in Africa
Founded in March 2018 with headquarters in Cotonou, Benin, Atlantic AI Labs aims to unleash the potential of AI for sustainable development in Africa with applications in domains such as: healthcare, precision agriculture, education, unmanned aerial vehicles, environmental protection, and…
What Q1 tells us about South Africa’s growth trajectory
After a prolonged period of relative calmness, the first quarter of 2018 has been characterised by the return of volatility in both international and in local markets. Starting with the broader picture, global markets started the year enthused by continued…
Airbnb travel data shows growth across Africa
Data released by the hospitality community, Airbnb, reveals that guests are travelling off the beaten track, to towns and cities others often overlook. According to the data, Bloemfontein, South Africa’s judicial capital, has tripled the number of guest arrivals in…
Synthesis gives unemployed youth a helping hand
Synthesis Software Technologies, a South African home-grown specialised financial technology company, together with Afrika Tikkun and training provider Unlock’D, awarded certificates to 16 unemployed youth at a graduation ceremony held at Waverley Sports Club. The learners, who reside in disadvantaged…
Snapchat reveals new Spectacles that can take photos
Snap Inc. is determined to make its camera-equipped sunglasses a hit. Snapchat has begun selling a new version of its eyewear with built-in cameras after the first version failed to catch on with users of the youth-oriented social network. The…
South Africa: Green Smart Centre turns sun energy into education solutions
Education is key to economic growth and a country’s economic performance is directly linked to the skills of its workforce and the quality of its education system. Skills shortages and challenges in delivering quality education in rural areas in South…
Top four factors shaping the cloud computing landscape
The past few years have seen many businesses migrating to the cloud because of the virtual platform’s exceptional benefits. From shrinking IT budgets to improved data security, it’s no exaggeration to say that the cloud serves as a foundation for…
Cloud is the new black
It was said that “cloud is the new black” during a training session inside a Google’s office. You could think that this means that cloud is basic. But why did they say it? Google didn’t forged this beautiful sentence. Gartner…
Role of Cloud Service Providers In Cloud Migration
Migration of data to the cloud is the process of moving business processes, business elements, data and applications, from an on-site, premises to a cloud environment. Similar to any migration process, transitioning an IT environment from onsite environment to the…
Data: The business risk of the future
The data-driven environment of today will lead to the biggest business risk of the future – security around personal information. While [data] maturity levels across industries might vary, the regulatory environment focusing on information practices should give an indication as…
SES increases reach in Nigeria to over 11 million TV homes
SES has announced that it has increased its technical reach in Nigeria to over 11 million TV homes in 2017, up from 3 million in 2015, according to Satellite Monitor, a market study commissioned by SES that provides insights on…
Orange Digital Ventures invests in African telecoms
Orange Digital Ventures Africa, the Orange investment fund’s new initiative for Africa launched last June, is proud to announce its first investment, helping Africa’s Talking to raise $8.6 million alongside the IFC World Bank and Social Capital. Based in Nairobi,…
More than 20k malicious apps use Facebook APIs
Facebook’s quest to stop risky apps from using its services may take longer than expected, according to a recent report from cybersecurity company Trustlook. Trustlook has identified 25,936 malicious apps that are currently using one of the social media giant’s…
5 ways to enable the smart city thanks to the cloud
While smart cities have held a great deal of promise for many years, they are only beginning to come to fruition now. This is due to the fact that we now have the network connectivity and the backend storage and…
