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Microsoft reveals the newest Xbox
Attention all gamers! Microsoft has officially unveiled the newest addition to the Xbox family – the Xbox Series X. In an official statement released on Thursday, 12 December 2019, the company says, “Xbox Series X will be our fastest, most…
YouTube updates its policy on harassment
YouTube announced this week that it would be implementing a series of policy changes that improve the way the platform tackles harassment. “We systematically review all our policies to make sure the line between what we remove and what we…
Cybersecurity Trends 2020: Technology is getting smarter – are we?
A tumultuous 2019 is steadily but surely wrapping up. Before we all step into the New Year full of hopes and expectations, we take a step back to look at what the year ahead may have in store. The past…
Saharan Africa in 2019: A Facebook Review
Facebook released its ‘2019 Year in Review’ results on Thursday, 12 December 2019, showcasing just some of its investments across Sub-Saharan in 2019. Committed to giving people the power to build community and bring the world closer together, throughout the…
Nokia 2.3 launches in Kenya
HMD Global has announced that the Nokia 2.3 is now available in Kenya – making it the first market that the phone is on sale after its global launch in Cairo on 5 December 2019. “Consumers in Kenya have really…
7 Tactics QSRs can use to improve their Digital Signage Technologies
Fast food restaurants, also known as Quick-Service Restaurants (QSRs), have been at the forefront of adopting new digital technologies to interact with their customers, improve their service offering and leverage the customer’s dining experience. New technologies are enabling customers to…
Google’s Year in Search: Kenya
Earlier this week, Google released the results of its 2019 ‘Year in Search’, providing a unique insight into the year’s biggest moments and top trends based on searches conducted in Kenya. Search trends information is gleaned from data collated by…
INTERVIEW: Africa Data Centres take on sustainable solutions
Mitigating the effects of climate change is every person and company’s responsibility – especially in Africa where experts believe it will be harder hit than most other parts of the world, says Katie Hill, Director of Business Operations for Africa…
FNB expands Smart ID and Passports service across South Africa
South African financial services provider, FNB announced on Wednesday, 11 December 2019, that it is now expanding the Smart IDs and Passports service to its customers in Limpopo. FNB customers in the province can now apply via the online system…
Google’s Year in Search: Nigeria
On Wednesday, 11 December 2019, Google released the results of its 2019 ‘Year in Search’, providing a unique insight into the year’s major moments and top trends based on searches conducted in Nigeria. Search trends information is gleaned from data…
Loon Signs Overflight Agreement with Uganda
Internet connectivity company, Loon and the government of Uganda announced the launch of balloon-powered internet connectivity in Kenya – allowing Loon to operate in the stratosphere above the country. Loon is a subsidiary of Alphabet, the parent company of Google.…
2019’s trending Google Searches in South Africa
On Wednesday, 11 December 2019, Google released the results of its 2019 ‘Year in Search’, providing a unique insight into the year’s major moments and top trends based on searches conducted in South Africa. Search trends information is gleaned from…
Cryptocurrencies: 2019 in review
The world of crypto in 2019 has brought more price fluctuation, many announcements that indicate cryptocurrency is becoming increasingly mainstream and tighter regulatory scrutiny. As the globe moves towards a new financial system, cryptocurrency ownership has grown this year along…
South Africa’s most popular hashtags for the end of 2019
If you don’t know by now, a ‘hashtag’ is any word or phrase that follows the ‘#’. Hashtags are used as a way to find content about a specific topic or to make a user’s content more discoverable. Social media…
7 Retail Tech Strategies to Unlock Growth
As the year comes to an end, it is clear that the role and function of brick and mortar stores have fundamentally changed. Increasingly, physical stores have to become a seamless extension of an overall customer experience that blends the…
PAYFORT and DHL Express expand payment solutions in North Africa
Amazon company, PAYFORT announced a new partnership with DHL Express in North Africa on Tuesday, 10 December 2019. The partnership will see DHL express customers across the region complete shipment payments online in their local currencies via debit and credit…
