Microsoft has launched Microsoft Edge for iOS and Android, designed to make it easy to move what you’re working on between your phone and PC. Remember Microsoft Edge replaced Internet Explorer. Microsoft Edge for iOS is available starting today in preview, with Microsoft Edge for Android available soon in preview. “One…
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Entersekt, a fintech solutions company, has raised a new round of funding with assistance from co-investment vehicle Endeavor Catalyst. The investment marks Endeavor Catalyst’s first ever in South Africa. “We believe in the growth potential of Entersekt and in the idea that you can potentially build scale-up companies in every market across…
Kirusa’s Instavoice service has reached the remarkable landmark of 100 billion calls handled via its call completion service platform. According to Kirusa, a global leader in communication solutions over data networks for consumers and enterprises, the 100 Billion mark was captured on Kirusa’s internal analytics platform, a tracking system that traces the total…
The President of the Federal republic of Nigeria has presented Mrs Aishah Ahmad to the Senate for confirmation as Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The announcement was made via a state house press release made by Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser to the President (Media and Publicity) yesterday.…
The promoters of Appsafrica.com have announced the shortlisted finalists for the Appsafrica.com Innovation Awards 2017 Now in its third year, this year’s edition attracted over 300 submissions from across 31 countries which were judged by an independent panel of leading industry experts from across the ecosystem. “The AppsAfrica Awards were originally set up three years ago…
Netflix is raising its subscription prices in November, According to a Mashable report, the streaming video service will be raising prices on its middle and top tier plans in the U.S. Subscribers who currently pay for the standard $9.99 service will be charged $10.99. The standard allows subscribers to watch on two…
Amazon is said to be testing a new delivery service intended to make more products available for free two-day delivery and relieve overcrowding in its warehouses. This will certainly push the online retailer deeper into functions handled by longtime partners United Parcel Service Inc. and FedEx Corp. According to Bloomberg, the delivery service…
Google Clips is a new smart, hands-free, camera from tech giant, Google. Google Clips captures motion photos that last several seconds (without audio). Hold it, clip it, or set it down to get memorable clips from unique perspectives. Google Clips is smart enough to recognize great expressions, lighting and framing. So the…
Google launched a new laptop at its October 4 event called the Google Pixelbook. The new performance Chromebook unibody is 10.3mm thin and can be folded into a tablet. It is super light (1.1kg), boots in seconds, and comes with a long-lasting battery. According to Matt Vokoun, Product Management, Hardware, Google,…
This must be the best wireless headphones for me to date. Imagine having headphones that can help you answer (almost!) any question just by asking, or even help you understand someone speaking a different language. 40 different languages. I am talking about the new Google Pixel buds. It was unveiled at…
Goggle unveiled a number of gadgets at the Google event today in San Francisco. They are: Google Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL Google Home Mini and Google Home Max Google Pixelbook Google Clips Daydream View Google Pixel buds Here is a video clip showing all the gadgets: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=4&v=7cjVj1ZyzyE
Google unveiled the Google Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL at a Google event held in San Francisco today Google says the Google Pixel 2 is “the world’s best smartphone camera and the first phone with the Google Assistant.” How is it the world’s best smartphone camera? Google says “The Pixel…
At the Google Event today, Google introduced the Google Home Mini and Google Max to the Google Home family. Google says they’re both radically helpful, and packed with the power of the Google Assistant, including some brand new features. Google Home Mini It’s sleek and smooth, with no corners or…
OLX reveals value of the secondhand items posted on the site in 2016 The total value of second items posted was N12.1 trillion last year 1,122,001 items were posted for sale, which equates to one item posted every thirty seconds OLX, the leading online classifieds site in Nigeria, has released…
Distributed Cryptocurrency is on a wave around the world. Since the invention of Bitcoin, there have been over 900 new digital currencies all facilitating electronic exchange of currency without clearing houses, central banks and governing control. Bitcoin is the most popular of these electronic currencies with its trading volume at…
Zimbabwean bitcoin company, BitFinance has changed its name to Golix. According to a blog post by the CEO, Tawanda Kembo, the company is changing from ‘just a bitcoin company’ to being ‘a digital currency company’. Here is Tawanda’s post: We’re excited to let you know that we’ve just changed the name of…
Lampe Omoyele has been appointed the Managing Director/CEO of 141 Worldwide Limited, a marketing communication outfit based in Lagos owned by the Prima Garnet Africa group. He replaces Mrs Olubunmi Oke who recently announced her decision to resign from the position she occupied for over 10 years. Before taking up the…
The Seedstars regional summit is berthing in Harare, Zimbabwe on the 27th of October and one startup will have the chance to represent the country and win $1million. The 10 best startups from Harare will be invited to pitch in front of an investment panel and compete to be crowned…
In a meeting with its investors in New York yesterday, Jim Hackett Ford’s CEO, says the company needed to make some changes in line with the motor industry trends, car-sharing to self-driving vehicles, shift to electric cars. Outlining his plans, he said that he aims to make the company lean…
Oradian, the fintech company from Croatia, claimed its position as a leading technology provider with both a first-place finish in the European FinTech Awards competition and a nomination as a Top 100 African FinTech company. The win at the European Fintech Awards recognises Oradian as the European leader in Innovative Banking Software…