By Amrote Abdella, Regional Director of Microsoft 4Afrika Mobile and cloud may be global technologies, but African start-ups have explored their functionalities, shaped their applications and used them to build differentiated business models suited to…
The Lenovo Phab 2 Pro, the world’s first Tango-enabled smartphone, is now available on shelves and online, and studios around the world are using the Phab 2 Pro as a working model to develop innovative…
Gaming consoles always seem to be the center of attention, but there are many hardcore gamers who stand by the PC as the best option for gaming. There are some good reasons for this, including…
With school holidays in full swing, you’re probably scratching your head thinking of ways to keep your children entertained. In our digital world, the easy answer is technology. Gaming on a console or PC is…
By Kunle Awosika, Country Manager Microsoft A considerable 92% of government decision-makers in the field of education throughout Africa believe that e-learning is extremely important in improving education on the continent, and 57% believe their…
Different sectors have experienced the reign of technological innovations in different ways, but perhaps it’s the travel sector that has gained more than any other. From search, to bookings, transport, payment, in-room entertainment and even…
Unless you just rocketed in from space, you must have come across one or two places that have so far prohibited the use of selfie sticks. Invented as a darling, hassle-free hi-tech assist, the lot…
By Lutz Ziob, Dean of 4Afrika Academy at Microsoft Entrepreneurship in Africa is certainly attractive, and those who make it are celebrated and often appear to become celebrities overnight. But not everyone is an entrepreneur….
Big Data has become a major buzzword in the past five years with corporations, businesses and governments in developed and developing countries investing, or at least discussing investment in Big Data analytics. As competition shifts…