By Kandarp Bhatt Over the past decade, the number of mobile users has far surpassed desktop users, and the majority of the searches and purchase transactions are now happening on mobile devices. Consequently, it is [c]
As the world moved indoors two years ago, the online payment space flourished. These are the biggest developments in 2021, and a brief look ahead. This year, South Africans embraced e-commerce, mobile commerce and digital [c]
African mobile games development studio, Usiku Games has unveiled the first of its kind amateur football mobile game to promote outdoor physical activities and encourage sportsmanship among youths in East Africa. The mobile football game, [c]
Kaspersky researchers have disclosed the results of the global analysis of stalkerware programs – commercially available spyware often used for domestic abuse. According to their calculations, 507 users have found out they have stalkerware programs [c]
Out of the more than 206,000 mobile malware attacks blocked by Kaspersky solutions for the Middle East, Turkey and Africa (META) region in just 6-months measured, between January to June 2021, over 30,000 of these [c]
AppsFlyer, the marketing measurement and experience platform, has released the 2021 edition of its State of eCommerce App Marketing report, outlining key global trends to guide marketers in building a mobile-first experience that will drive [c]
A revolution in the world of virtual fitting rooms awaits us: a new version of the Goodstyle 2.0 application for Android and iOS users is coming to the international market. The problem of choosing clothes [c]
Cisco has unveiled its first Hybrid Work Index (HWI) based on millions of aggregated and anonymous customer datapoints. The Index, which will be updated quarterly, examines how people’s habits and technology interactions have permanently reshaped [c]
C-level executives, industry experts, policymakers and government officials at Huawei’s 2021 East Africa BFSI Summit to discuss the current challenges, business opportunities and identify solutions aimed at shaping the future of fintech. In attendance were [c]
Web designers play around with new design ideas and alternative approaches all the time. Sometimes these become popular, with many others taking the initial concept and developing it further. Other times, trends are gimmicky and [c]
Mobile games development company Usiku Games has developed a new game to help school-going children learn sign language and help them to communicate and connect with friends with hearing impairment. Dubbed Tizi Sign language, the [c]
Online sports betting has undergone a great rise over recent years. The majority of people, mainly youngsters, are gripped into sports and sports betting, now more than ever. All sports betting is rising but football [c]
TecXposition has launched the second edition of its annual Africa’s premier tech event. Taking place from November 11 – 12, 2021, the virtual event offers the opportunity to experience technology through a global lens, with local [c]
Opera has become the world’s first alternative browser optimized for Chromebooks. The Opera Browser brings many unique features previously unavailable on the Chrome OS platform, including a free, unlimited, no-log browser VPN, built-in messengers, ad [c]
A free training course, based on the Skill Cup mobile app and developed with the Kaspersky Security Awareness platform team, has been launched today to help parents and their kids better navigate cybersecurity and digital [c]
The mobile phone has evolved considerably into something more than a device for making phone calls and sending text messages. However, the sheer number of applications – Apple’s App Store and Google’s Play Store both [c]
From April 19, 2021, Showmax mobile subscribers in Kenya will pay Kshs 300 a month for access to the full Showmax catalogue on a single mobile device. This is a 20% reduction on the previous price point of Kshs 380. Speaking about the price [c]
Undoubtedly, Android is the most demanding operating system. It absorbs almost 85% of the market share, including 3.04 mobile apps in Google Play Store, including all daily use apps like calendars, browsers, notes apps, social [c]
The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has announced the resumption of charges for transactions above Kshs 100 effected through bank specific (in-house) mobile money wallets that are closely linked to the Savings and Credit Societies [c]
The African Telecommunications Union (ATU) in partnership with Ericsson has finalized the development of Spectrum recommendations for African countries paving way for the prospect of enhanced usage of mobile services, wireless connectivity and the effective [c]
Stalkerware – secret surveillance software used in the field of domestic violence – remains a significant problem according to a new Kaspersky report which found that a total of 53,870 mobile users were affected globally [c]
Since February of 2020, a lot of businesses and organizations have pivoted to remote working and management due to the lockdowns initiated as a result of the vicious spread of the COVID19. The market was [c]
Throughout 2020, TikTok continued to be a place for people from all walks of life to be entertained and inspired. While the platform’s global community of creators expressed themselves through dance, music and comedy, many [c]
TikTok has announced its refreshed Community Guidelines with additional details about what’s allowed on the platform. The Community Guidelines support the authentic and entertaining TikTok experience that people know and enjoy. They define a common [c]
Short-form mobile video destination, TikTok, is excited to unveil some of the platform’s best creators and moments in its second annual year-end rewind for Kenya. Among these videos are some of the most incredible challenges, [c]
By Jørgen Arnesen The African region is the fastest growing continent in terms of internet penetration. Recent reports from GSMA show that only 300 million out of the total population of 1.1 billion people are connected [c]
By Murray Gardiner The statistics that hover uncertainty around Africa are not ones that should make the continent proud. The World Bank has estimated that Africa could potentially hold 90% of the global poor population by [c]
Laughter is said to be the best medicine and Kenyans love to take their dose every day which is why short-form mobile video platform, TikTok, has continued to grow in popularity amongst locals. Instead of [c]
Nokia has announced the successful completion of a trial with Algerian mobile operator Djezzy, using microwave carrier aggregation technology to support increased demand for capacity. The trial utilized Nokia’s Wavence microwave transport solution with an [c]
Following analysis of attacks on mobile devices, Kaspersky has uncovered that 14.8% of its users who were targeted by malware or adware in 2019 suffered a system partition infection, making the malicious files undeletable. Moreover, [c]
Showmax is launching a new service, Showmax Pro, which bundles the existing Showmax entertainment service with music channels, news, and live sport streaming from SuperSport. Showmax Pro features all Premier League, Serie A, La Liga, [c]
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