Kenyan IT firm among winners in Microsoft’s global partners awards
August 6, 2020
Kenyan IT company, Cloud Productivity Solutions (CPS), is among the few African companies that were recognised during the 2020 Microsoft Inspire awards that recognize partners demonstrating excellence in innovation and implementation of customer solutions based…
Mobile-Based Medical App, RemD, Emerges Top in the Microsoft Game of Learners Hackathon
July 27, 2020
The Microsoft Game of Learners (GOL) hackathon has finally come to an end. This was a 5 week-long virtual initiative made up of a gamified learning program developed by the Africa Development Center (ADC). The…
Microsoft Ditches Production of Xbox One X and Xbox One S Digital Edition to Focus on Xbox Series X
July 20, 2020
Microsoft has announced its discontinuing production of the Xbox One X and Xbox One S Digital Edition. “As we ramp into the future with Xbox Series X, we’re taking the natural step of stopping production…
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…
Microsoft to help 25 million people worldwide acquire new digital skills needed for the COVID-19 economy
July 2, 2020
Microsoft has announced a new global skills initiative aimed at bringing more digital skills to 25 million people worldwide by the end of the year. The announcement comes in response to the global economic crisis…
Microsoft Partners with Facebook Gaming, Kills its Livestreaming Service Mixer
June 24, 2020
Microsoft is giving up on its livestreaming service Mixer. Recently, the company announced that it’s killing the Twitch competitor and instead is partnering with Facebook on its gaming service, Facebook Gaming. Mixer, which debuted in…
Microsoft ADC Launches Hackathon To Promote Innovation Among University Students In Kenya
June 16, 2020
Microsoft has announced the launch of the Game of Learners (GOL) programme in the form of a hackathon aimed to spur innovation among university students across Kenya. The initiative, developed by Microsoft’s Africa Development Centre…
Microsoft Starts Rolling Out Chromium-based Edge to All Windows 10 Users
June 4, 2020
Microsoft has started rolling out the stable Chromium-based Edge to all Windows 10 users via Windows update. The company began rolling out Chromium-based Edge in January, but Windows 10 users had to manually download it…