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This piece therefore aims to pit three widely used cab hiring platforms (Uber, Taxify, and Lyft) against each other and see how Taxify is winning the war. Mind you, this is more like a personal review and comparison of their respective apps and not their taxi or can services. REGISTRATION Upon installation of the three Cab lifting applications onto my device, I proceeded to registration. First off, the three apps required me to confirm my phone number and imputing a confirmation code sent via a text into the provided box....

According to TechCrunch, Uber spokesperson has confirmed that is part of a pilot (beta version) of the service that it plans to roll out more widely, pending the outcome of the smaller test. The new service which is being introduced for the first time in Africa, is similar to UberPool launched in the San Francisco Bay Area in 2014 and later introduced in multiple cities across the world. The low-cost popular service was suspended in many regions including the U....

First launched in Kenya in 2007, m-pesa is now used by more than 18 million people across 13 countries to perform banking and money transfer services via mobile phone. Vodacom introduced m-pesa to South Africa in 2010 and while the initial take up was strong with more than one million people signing up, it hasn’t so far enjoyed the overwhelming uptake seen in markets like Kenya and Tanzania. Over the past two years Vodacom has assembled a new m-pesa team, bringing in external expertise in banking and mobile payments, and also studied the factors which have held the service back in South Africa and those that made it a success elsewhere....

Vodacom has introduced the pan-industry Eco Rating for mobile phones across multiple brands with distinct labelling at point of sale where these devices are available. “At Vodacom, we have always believed that business success should not come at a cost to the planet, and we have made a commitment to halve our environmental impact by 2025. To this end, we are investing in technology initiatives that can assist in creating a sustainable future while raising awareness of how consumers can join us in working together to preserve our natural resource base....

Launched in 2020 by Reece Jacobsen and Clinton Holroyd, the startup has thus far been funded by seed capital from the founding team but will look to additional funding rounds as the platform scales. The SA gambling startup is currently estimated at R30-billion and Wayja fully intends to infiltrate the market. Wayja CEO Reece Jacobsen explains that the idea for the platform grew out of a simple human insight. Globally, peer to peer betting is fast overtaking more traditional forms of gambling....

We don’t have a strong automobile industry anywhere in Africa, while Uber is doing a fantastic job, we could do much more. That’s why software Engineer and serial entrepreneur, Celestine Ezeokoye, created WeMove. WeMove.co aims to formalize, organize and create order to the informal process as well as disrupt the market of vehicle hires. The company also wants to build a vehicle service marketplace that will eventually morph into a transportation service platform....

Cryptocurrency has been the talk for a long time. The crypto market has witnessed many fluctuations recently, and like other currencies, investing in cryptocurrency also has its own benefits and shortcomings. Cryptocurrency is a digital asset that is encrypted with a technology to allow the transfer of funds independently between two parties without the involvement of a third party like a bank. Bitcoin is the oldest and most famous form of cryptocurrency....

CBD gummies are just one of the many edible CBD options that have contributed towards CBD being seen as something that is accessible and can be used by everyone. The rise in the popularity of products like CBD gummies has led to a wide range of different options. Finding CBD gummies for sale is even more convenient than it was just a few years ago. CBD supplements and, in particular, CBD gummies are generally considered to be safe to use even for are regular cannabis users....

Banner Notifications WhatsApp will now let users in a group call know when someone has joined the group call mid-way. This will be done via a banner notification that will pop up on the screen of the existing participants saying “XYZ has joined the call.” As just a few people will be seen on the screen at once, this is a useful function, especially when you’re on a group call with several people....

The messaging app was previously found working on iMessage-like emoji replies, but WhatsApp has now made the functionality official. Along with emoji replies, WhatsApp users may only share files up to 2GB in size. Users will also be able to add up to 512 members to a WhatsApp group. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg originally revealed the availability of emoji comments on WhatsApp on his Facebook page. Emoji replies were previously accessible on WhatsApp competitors Signal, Telecom, and iMessage....

The new features include a new, better way to edit images before sending them to your contacts that brings the Web experience more in line with the mobile version. Speaking of the mobile version, a new update also brings new emojis to the platform. Here are all the new changes in detail. New Image Editor. The new image editing tools on the app are a part of the new ‘Drawing Tools’ bundle that allows users to tweak pictures before sending....

Today, we take a look at what makes Dota 2’s viewership to continue growing, and some of the reasons why will surprise even you! We have prepared a brief list for your convenience, and here it is. #1 Greatly Produced Tournaments and Events Dota 2’s competitive ecosystem is no joke. It’s built to entertain and it has hit its mark time and again, bringing you some quality action that makes it a lot of fun to be part of the competitive scene....

This is what was reported by BuzzFeed News: The interesting thing with this tab is that not many people knew about this. Instagram chief Adam Mosseri says that Instagram was made to be a simple app and to keep the user experience friendly and easy to use. Many people responded to his tweet shared their concerns. While some people thought that this was a good move others were more concerned that they would not be able to see what their friends liked anymore....

Unlike most new companies which only show picture concepts of their upcoming cars, Dues Vayanne was revealed in a real life prototype. The company gains credibility by partnering with well known bodies in the auto industry. The supercar is based on an EV platform that’s co-developed by Williams Advanced Engineering, a company known for their work in Formula 1 cars. In addition, the design is a result of collaborating with Italdesign, a company owned by Lamborghini and has been credited in designing concept and production cars for BMW, Ferrari, Lamborghini and many others....

The first batch of Xiaomi EV’s are to enter mass production by the first half of 2024. Back in March this year, the company had announced its entrance into the EV car sector and said it has earmarked $10 billion to invest into this business over the next 10 years. In line with this development, the smartphone giant revealed last month that they have registered Xiaomi EV, Inc to handle their vehicle ambitions....

Announcing this latest market entry at the GITEX Global technology conference, Xpence is now issuing VISA cards in the UAE and Bahrain. Xpence is launching its services in the UAE in partnership with Visa. Xpence was one of the first fintechs in the region to join the Visa Fintech Fast track Programme in early 2019. Saad Ansari, Xpence co-founder and CEO, commented: “We are delighted to announce the launch of Xpence’s third Visa card product via our market entry into the UAE, where our platform will provide key financial services and support to SMEs as they launch and scale their businesses, but also to larger corporations in need of more sophisticated, digital financial services....

MILLIONS of PC owners could find themselves blocked from Microsoft Word, Outlook, and Powerpoint this morning – unless they follow one simple bit of advice, Microsoft has issued a stark new warning. Microsoft 365 users risk losing access to the subscription service’s hugely popular suite of apps, including Microsoft Word, Outlook, Powerpoint, and more. That’s because Microsoft has ended support for its Internet Explorer 11 and original (non-Chrominium) Microsoft Edge web browser....

The way consumers watch videos should be significantly improved with the launch of a new YouTube appearance, which will be available starting today on all devices, including mobile and the web. A more immersive watching experience for YouTube subscribers is what the majority of the aesthetic changes introduced this week are aimed at providing. The ambient mode, which YouTube has been experimenting with, which uses new hues, is also a part of the design revisions....

The Rise Fund, a global impact investment fund managed by TPG Growth, today announced its investment in Zipline. Zipline is the world’s leading provider of next-generation, precision drone delivery for healthcare services, which is combined with market-leading cold-chain inventory management and software-driven automation of the delivery process. Zipline’s technology creates on-demand healthcare response that saves lives and expands access to healthcare around the globe. Launched in Rwanda in October of 2016, Zipline uses drones to rapidly deliver vital medical supplies....

The company penetrated the market in 2020 when there were over ten online platforms in the market. It has since become the fastest growing e-commerce with over 6 million users and 2 million ads in Kenya. In March 2022, Alexa, a website traffic analytics platform, ranked it as the leading platform among all, having 2.5million unique visitors monthly, compared to 1.5 million in 2021. Maksym Golubev, Jiji Kenya’s Country Manager said “Our rapid growth is the result of building a new trusted e-commerce environment for all buyers and sellers in the market and introducing features that would highly benefit them....