Facebook’s Internet.org Innovation Challenge Comes to Africa and You Stand a Chance of Winning $US150, 000
December 10, 2015
Facebook has launched the Internet.org Innovation Challenge in Africa as a way of recognizing developers and entrepreneurs who are using the internet to improve the standard of education and economic health in their communities. Developers…
Microsoft’s Cortana can now be downloaded from the Google Play store and Apple’s App store
December 10, 2015
Cortana virtual assistant has been available for Android and iOS platforms for a while. During this period, it was available in beta until yesterday when Microsoft decided to move the app to both Google’s Play…
Google’s Public Wi-Fi Network Goes Live in Kampala, Uganda
December 9, 2015
Some of the top players in the tech scene have an interest in seeing almost everyone in the world connected to the internet. Google and Facebook are two such companies who have individually focused on…
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How to borrow a loan, withdraw it, and use it to pay bills on Equitel
December 9, 2015
In October 2015, Equity Bank revealed that it had processed about 1.2 million loans worth Sh5.4 billion through Equitel in a period of 10 months. This is a huge number compared to 438,000 loans issued…
Mozilla kills off Firefox OS for Smartphones After Two and A Half Years of Existence
December 9, 2015
Two years ago, Mozilla launched Firefox OS as it tried to compete with some established platforms such as Android for the low end market segment. Back then, Firefox OS looked like a very good and…
The HTC One A9 will get Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow update this month
December 9, 2015
Two days ago, Google officially released Android 6.0.1 factory images for its most recent Nexus devices. With this release, you should expect to see manufactures roll out this update to some of their devices in…
Android Distribution: Lollipop Sees Impressive Growth and Is Now Installed On 29.5% Of All Devices
December 9, 2015
Google has released the latest Android distribution number for December that show which Android versions are used by most people and which one is not. These figures are very important for developers who want to…
Huawei partners with Telkom Kenya to reach out to more consumers
December 8, 2015
Huawei Technologies has aggressively embarked on striking retail partnerships as it seeks to expand its smartphone foothold in the country. The latest move has seen the company partner with Telkom Kenya, in a move that…
Demand for skills in the cloud at all-time high in the Middle East and Africa
December 8, 2015
Microsoft is encouraging those in the field of IT to gain skills in cloud and data architecture, as the Middle East and Africa moves into the mobile-first, cloud-first world at an increasingly fast pace. “As…