Airtel Money Lost 91.9% of its customers in One Year
July 15, 2020
In the Kenyan mobile money market, Safaricom’s M-Pesa is the dominant player controlling a huge stake of the market. Its competitors, Airtel and Telkom have their respective services but none of them has come close…
Google Play Pass Expands to More Markets, Intros Yearly Subscription Option
July 15, 2020
Last year, Google launched Play Pass, a subscription service that gives its users access to premium apps and games on the Play Store without ads and in-app purchases. The service went live in September and…
Oppo Teases its Upcoming 125W Fast-charging Technology(Update: Officially Released)
July 15, 2020
(Article originally published on July 13) Fast charging is one of the new standard features in the smartphone industry. In the recent past, companies have taken bold steps to increase the rate of charging our…
[Update: Now on Android]Google Meet in Gmail now rolling out on iOS
July 14, 2020
[Update: July 22, 2020] Google Meet is now available inside Gmail for Android. It’s available in Gmail’s latest version and will be available for some starting today. Google says it will take up to two…
Snapchat Testing TikTok-like Navigation for Public Content
July 14, 2020
After TikTok, together with other 58 Chinese apps, were banned in India, the US government is also considering to ban the popular short video sharing platform. TikTok’s problems have been eagerly welcome by competitor apps…
Vivo V19 Launched in Kenya: Specifications, Price and Features
July 14, 2020
The Vivo V19 is the latest mid-range smartphone to launch in Kenya. This phone is now available in Kenya for Ksh 41,000. The phone has been available on pre-order in the country for almost 3…
Android 10 Adoption Rate Faster than Previous Android Versions
July 14, 2020
Android 10 is the almost “obsolete” as Google gears to launch its successor: Android 11. In a blog post, Google said, “the adoption of Android 10 has been faster than any previous versions of Android.”…
Organizations need to think critically about digital skills for the new world order
July 13, 2020
By Jack Ngare, Managing director, African Development Centre. More than ever before, the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the place of technology and elevated the need for employees to have digital skills to thrive in this…
Microsoft Teams Ups the Number of Participants in Virtual Meetings to 20,000
July 10, 2020
Microsoft has announced a big update coming to Teams. The newly announced features are aimed to achieve three things; reduce meeting fatigue, make meetings more inclusive and engaging, and, lastly, help in streamlining work. One…