Microsoft and Ministry of Agriculture sign MOU to help farmers in Kenya solve key challenges
March 17, 2020
As part of its ongoing investment into agriculture for social good and AI, Microsoft announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Cooperatives (MALFC) to collaborate in…
Windows 10 OS now Powers 1 Billion Devices Globally
March 17, 2020
After releasing the first stable version of Windows 10 to the public in 2015, Microsoft has finally hit its 1 billion active devices goal. Announcing the news recently, Microsoft says its latest Operating system now…
Microsoft Seeks to Empower Social Entrepreneurs to Achieve More
February 28, 2020
Microsoft, through its Microsoft for Start-ups initiative, today announced the launch of its Global Social Entrepreneurship programme at a plenary session of the Sankalp Africa Summit 2020. The Global Social Entrepreneurship programme has benefits aimed…
Microsoft’s Antivirus Software is Coming to Android and iOS
February 27, 2020
Microsoft’s antivirus software, Windows Defender, is quite powerful on PC these days. It started as Windows-only antivirus software, but the company has expanded support to include MacOS last year, as a result renaming it to…
How Powerful is the new Xbox Series X Console? Microsoft Shares the Details
February 25, 2020
2020 not only marks a new decade for gamers, but it is that time when they have to upgrade their gaming consoles – and they’re coming. Microsoft specifically hasn’t been silent about the XBOX Series…
Microsoft Starts Rolling out its new Modernized App icons on Windows 10
February 21, 2020
Microsoft is finally replacing its old app icons with the new ‘Fluent Design’ that the company adopted in 2018. Back in December, Microsoft released new app icons across 100 of its products, including Windows. The…
Microsoft Launches a Unified app Combining Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
February 18, 2020
Microsoft’s Office apps have operated separately on Android since the beginning. You had to install the three separate apps on your device to get the cross-functionality needed for opening and editing any document – which…
[Opinion] There’s not enough women-led tech start-ups – and it’s costing us all
January 29, 2020
By Muhammad Nabil, Partners and Start-ups Strategy Lead at Microsoft 4Afrika Africa’s technology start-up scene is vibrant – and growing fast. There are currently over 640 active technology hubs across the continent, and according to…
The New Microsoft Edge Browser Based on Chromium is Now Available to Download
January 16, 2020
The new Microsoft Edge web browser is finally available to download for Windows and Mac users. Microsoft has finally released this new browser that is based on the Chromium open source project. This browser was…