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The rise of Sub-Saharan Africa as a Fintech hub

By Mike Smits Sub-Saharan Africa is one of the fastest-growing investment zones for financial technology companies according to new research says, Forbes. The GSM Association says in its Mobile Economy, Sub-Saharan Africa 2019 report that the region will remain the fastest-growing worldwide. Predicting a total subscriber base of over 600 million by 2025, which represents […]

Kaspersky gets patent for tech meant to detect malicious functionality in a virtual machine

Kaspersky has received a patent (US10339301) from the US Patent and Trademark Office for a technology designed to simplify the detection of malicious functionality in a virtual machine. By creating the exact conditions that trigger malware execution, this patented know-how allows researchers to analyse a suspicious file in a single attempt instead of trying it […]

09/08/2019
By Admin
Corporate, Gadget Review, Tech Debates, Telco

Huawei Rivals Android With New HarmonyOS

Huawei just announced a new operating system called Harmony OS at its developer conference in China. The company said the HarmonyOS is a microkernel-based distributed OS for all platforms including mobile phones, wearables, laptops, and televisions. This comes after the tech firm was being blacklisted in May by US President Donald Trump, Huawei has been rumoured to be […]

Raspberry Pi 4 available for Pre-order

Latest offerings from the Raspberry Pi Foundation recently received Independent Communications Authority of South Africa’s (ICASA) stamp of approval The Raspberry Pi 4 has been launched globally but South African fanatics will have to pre-order and wait a little longer to get their hands on these revolutionary microcomputers. RS Components South Africa (www.RSOnline.Africa) is excited […]

02/08/2019
By Admin
Blockchain

Africa’s youth see a future for Bitcoin beyond speculation

Paxful is on a mission to increase access to the bitcoin economy for the people of Africa through education Seeing a significant growth in digital currency transactions on the African continent in recent years, driven largely by users under the age of 35, leading global peer-to-peer bitcoin marketplace, Paxful is on a mission to increase […]

30/07/2019
By Admin
Telco

An Introduction to 5G; Possibilities and Challenges

By Colin Asher A small grouping of characters hasn’t been as hyped since maybe Y2K. Well if Y2K was the millennium’s heralded end of all working technology, then the confusion engendered by 5G is quite the opposite: a frenzy over all the unborn hopes of technology to be. Connectivity between self-driving cars? Remote robot surgeries? […]

SophieBot AI wants to replace your doctor

SophieBot is transforming the way patients in healthcare receive information based on algorithms (machine learning) execute their bigger mandate in breaking societal barriers on judgement and stigma. By Brian Yatich Chatbots have the strange ability to imitate people and more recently – customer service assistants, and they do so effectively by connecting clients or actual […]

22/07/2019
By Admin
Cyber security, Financial & Tech, Security

Kenya still struggles with cybercrime

With the region’s first growing tech market Kenya still struggles with cybercrime with limited mechanism to protect itself owing to unlimited skilled personnel to curb the menace. By Brian Yatich Cybercrime still poses a great threat to the Kenyan economy, last year alone, over 10 million hacks were recorded with social media becoming one of […]

HMD introduces A.I powered Nokia 2.2 in Kenya

HMD Global, the home of Nokia phones, has announced the new Nokia 2.2, delivering sophisticated AI-powered low light imaging and Google Assistant at the press of a button. Nokia 2.2 is the first 2 series Nokia smartphone to be part of the Android One programme, delivering the latest full Android experience on a modern 5.7” […]

22/07/2019
By Admin
Financial & Tech

GEOPOLL LAUNCHES SMS API FOR AFRICA, ASIA AND THE MIDDLE EAST

GeoPoll is pleased to announce the launch of our SMS API, which will allow companies to leverage GeoPoll’s wide SMS connectivity throughout emerging markets. Over the past 7 years, GeoPoll has built a network of connectivity across Africa, Asia, and the Middle East, and is directly connected to over 85 mobile network operators across these regions. These […]