The gaming industry has gained a lot of traction globally with countries like South Korea once considered by many to be the cradle of e-sports now Africa takes centre stage. In this regard, Liquid Telecom Kenya, a pan-African telecoms group Liquid Telecom, is delivering free ‘gamer-quality’ internet connection for the Pro Series Gaming tournament in […]
Last year was different for many obvious reasons. But one habit which hasn’t changed is our need and use of everything digital. The pandemic has accelerated our use of digital channels, both as individuals and as businesses. We’re using more streaming services, increasing our time on social media, conversing over Zoom and Teams, and using […]
What’s the point of a cookie if you can’t eat it? Make sure you keep reading below to learn more about computer cookies and their purpose. Cookies tend to make everyone happy, but digital cookies operate a little differently. Instead of tasty snacks that send off an enticing aroma, internet cookies are bite-sized pieces of […]
Hewlett Packard Enterprise, HPE, has joined the Smart Africa Alliance to further its commitment to closing the digital divide and promoting digital inclusivity throughout the world. HPE is engaging in several initiatives related to the development and deployment of national public clouds built-in each participating country’s data centres to support the Smart Africa Alliance in […]
Telegram has increased its subscriber network just days after WhatsApp’s decision to share users’ private data with Facebook App. In a tweet, Telegram messenger reported that it has surpassed 500 million active users with 25 million new users joining in the last 72 hours. Telegram surpassed 500 million active users. 25 million new users joined […]
Privacy in the social media age has become important. Facebook, in particular, has allowed individuals to post everything about their lives. This exposes many emerging privacy and data security scandals and is leading people to delete their Facebook accounts. When you permanently delete your Facebook account you will lose your profile, photos, posts, videos, and […]
Data-driven organisations are in a better position to make better strategic decisions to increase operational efficiencies, improve customer satisfaction and ultimately higher revenues. They are far more likely to acquire and retain customers. Data and analytics are disrupting traditional business models and ecosystems, helping modern organisations remain competitive. It provides business leaders with the insights […]
Digital health data platform, AfyaRekod is set to host the very first virtual concert, that is aimed to kick off a mental health and awareness campaign in Kenya. The concert, dubbed “Battle Za Mtaa” will be held on 10th October aligns with World Mental Health Day, with the overall objective of raising awareness on mental […]
TikTok released a blog post today explaining how recommendations are delivered to the For You feed, which is central to the TikTok experience and where most users spend their time. Part of the magic of TikTok is that there’s no one For You feed – while different people may come upon some of the same […]
With a proliferation of data emerging from the Covid-19 pandemic, data visualisation offers a fantastic opportunity to present all this information in an easy-to-digest format, and its applications are broad. In essence, data visualisation is a marriage between science and art. It’s the process of taking science, statistics and analytics and placing it in a […]