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Minimal functionality to save more lives Many of us imagined a smartphone that could access internet connections outside the jurisdiction of Mobile Operators when Ming-Chi Kuo commented on the arrival of satellite communication. However, according to our sources(Bloomberg), the Cupertino firm is working on this technology, but it will be minimized. Apple wants many iPhone users to send emergency calls and messages via satellite in areas without network coverage. A feature that is necessarily important and life-saving....

Virtual Private Networks, also known as VPNs, are the first services you basically go to for help in steering clear your private info on your private computer from traffickers, hackers, and even other network administrators. This can be achieved by changing your main IP address, controlling your present location, having access to private content, and also downloading freely without any trace. Is it genuinely possible to stay untraceable, though? More importantly, is it legal?...

20 lucky winners will be chosen and a total of $200 in BNB is available to be won! Please note this promotion will be run for a limited time – 10:00AM 07/8/2020 to 10:00AM 11/8/2020 . Join the Binance Kenya Telegram group here t.me/binancekenya How to participate? There will be a transparent draw to select winners for the rewards. How to win? Reward One: Join the Binance Kenya Telegram Community, set up an account on Binance....

Kenya today launched an Integrated Population Registration System (IPRS), a central database with the true identity of everyone in Kenya-Kenyan citizens and all foreign nationals resident in the country to make e-gov a reality. The first phase of the project will establish a National Population Register (NPR) with data on all Kenyan citizens and foreign residents while the second will be a unique identifier (PIN) assigned to every person’s record at birth, which then acts as a reference in all transactions regarding that person....

According to Joseck Olala, the ICT officer at Kenya National Library Services, the platform provides instant access to a broad variety of educational resources including websites, books, audio, video and journals. “The information contained within the e-granary can be shared between readers. A single e-granary joined to a wireless or wired LAN (local area network) can serve very many users.” The e-granary server comes with an inbuilt proxy and search engine that imitates the internet experience....

Under the theme “Nurturing Creative Talent for Prosperity”, the 10-dayfestival will be held at Mombasa’s Agha Khan Primary School and will bring together more than 150,000 participants and trainers drawn from Kindergarten, primary and secondary schools, teachers’ colleges, universities and other learning institutions under the Ministry of Education. Unilever CEO Marc Engel said Unilever had partnered with the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology in this event as title sponsors for the second year running....

In Q4, 2021, realme joined Samsung, Apple, Xiaomi, OPPO, and Vivo as the top six shippers, according to the latest study from global research company Counterpoint. Apple overtook Samsung as the leading smartphone provider during the time period under consideration, delivering 81.5 million handsets. Realme reached the elite league in the fourth quarter of 2021, with a 165 percent year-on-year increase in unit shipments across 20 worldwide countries, including Africa....

The platform which currently serves more than 15,000 sellers will use the fund to expand their operations to cities in East Africa and scale this to the rest of the Sub- Saharan region, Sky.Garden CEO Martin Majlund said, “Sky.Garden’s sole focus is to provide African sellers with best-in-class technology to sell their products online. This investment round will allow us to accelerate doing what we do best. I’m looking forward to an exciting new chapter with these great partners pioneering e-commerce with the African entrepreneur in mind....

ColdHubs, represented by Nnaemeka Ikegwuonu, founder and CEO, is a Nigerian business that provides solar-powered, walk-in coolers for smallholder vegetable farmers while Hello Tractor, represented by Jehiel Oliver, founder and CEO, is a Kenyan and Nigerian company that has become known across Africa as the “Uber of tractors.” According to Adesuwa Ifedi, senior vice president of Africa Programs at Heifer International, “Across Africa today, young, creative professionals are deploying tech innovations that are reimagining farming and food production....

Lami aims to continue its mission of democratizing insurance products and services for low-income Africans by offering them with accessible and affordable plans that cover those at the bottom of the pyramid with this purchase. Bluewave was founded in 2016 by Adelaide Odhiambo with the purpose of making affordable insurance products more accessible to all Africans. Adelaide, the CEO of Bluewave, will join the Lami team as Director of Commercial Partnerships as a result of this acquisition....

Speaking when he visited the Huawei stand at the Kenya Innovation Week, President William Ruto noted that innovative applications of technology in medicine present the country with an opportunity to do things differently, particularly recognizing Kenya’ pole position as a leader in technology adoption. “We are committed to developing relevant policies that will nurture and stimulate innovation since we appreciate the power of technology to accelerate productivity, generate gainful employment and create wealth for millions of ordinary people,” he said while following a telemedicine demonstration on Huawei’s IdeaHub smart board in which a doctor also used Huawei’s Cloud Meeting to communicate with him from a hospital....

With 19 flagship projects, the Masterplan will guide the government’s response to gaps such as closing the digital divide, unstructured deployment of ICTs across the Public Service and the need to enforce standards and addressing the current skills shortage within the region. The master plan has incorporated the use of emerging technologies such as block chain, internet of things, artificial intelligence, big data and quantum computing. “The Master Plan will define our efforts, in the next ten years, to create business opportunities, wealth creation, employment and the contribution of ICT to the growth of the economy through our medium to long- term road map as we strive towards the realisation of our goal in transforming lives, better for the citizens....

Yusudi is an amalgamation of two words: “Y” stands for Youth, and “Kusudi” stands for Purpose (from Swahili). Yusudi is a social entreprise that focuses on developing skills in students and recent graduates. Yusudi strives to tackle the issue of unemployment by eliciting a growth mindset in youth, and developing job seekers and job creators that take responsibility and ownership over their personal and professional future. Their main vision is to give young people the ability to have a fulfilling job that will support economic and social growth, a goal they can be attained through closing the gap between university education and skills required to be successful in the workplace....

Launched in 2016 Pawame enables customers access solar home systems via a pay as you go (PAYG) subscription model. The startup also helps consumers obtain micro-loans via their mobile phones making it affordable to access clean and reliable energy. Founded by Alexandre Allegue, Majd Chaaya and Nick Sparks, Pawame offers a portfolio of innovative, high-quality solar home systems in remote areas of Kenya on a micro-financed basis, using mobile money repayment....

Credrails, which launched in 2020, is building Africa’s open finance rails by linking bank, mobile money, and offline data into a single API, which it then exposes to other businesses to build a variety of use cases like lending analytics, KYC, and KYB. This API links every African country, making it simple and quick for developers to build for Africa. The company already has a physical presence in Nigeria and access to 250 million accounts across 33 countries....

While speaking at the commissioning of the Kenyans Diaspora Expo to be held in New York, Mr. Zachary Muburi the director, diaspora and consular affairs directorate said that it will also be easy to access documents by the end of this year. The Daily Nation reports that the platform is expected be a one-stop point for all government services, much like the Huduma Centre. “There are a number of things that the diaspora wants the government to do for them — things like access to passports, national IDs, KRA PIN numbers and certificates and certificates of good conduct, among other vital documents....

While inspecting the technology hubs he revealed that his government will support tech hubs in the Yaba area of the State with grants. The hubs, Co-Creation Hub and Idea Hub, alongside Andela and some techpreneurs will receive grants through the State’s Employment Trust Fund. Launched last year, the Lagos State Employment Trust Fund‘s aim is to provide financial support to residents of Lagos State, for job, wealth creation and to tackle unemployment....

The partner Hub launched on July 27th in select geographical regions reaffirms Lonovo’s commitment to fostering greater collaboration between business channel partners and Lenovo sales teams across business groups including Lonovo intelligent Device Group’s PCs and Smart Devices (PCSD) and the Data Center Group (DCG) The integrated portal will serve as a one-stop-shop designed to better enable channel partners to grow their business at significantly greater speed and consistency. The Lenovo Partner Hub will provide a single access point to tools, resources and intelligent, personalized information that is most relevant to the partner’s needs, geographic markets and past history....

ThinkSmart Core + Controller: This equipment is designed for workspaces already equipped with audio and visual devices with Teams certification.ThinkSmart Core Full Room Hardware: The ThinkSmart Core computer device and controller are paired with the ThinkSmart Cam and ThinkSmart Bar so that they can offer high-quality video and impressive sound, as well as more innovative features to improve collaboration. In addition to supporting conference rooms, conference rooms, and home offices, this kit can still be endowed with an additional desktop microphone....

The latest numbers on the coronavirus, which began in Wuhan, include 400 people killed and more than 20,000 sick. As well as substantial restrictions on travel to and from mainland China and business operations within the country. Due to the growing escalation of the virus. The two company’s site will risky to expose their employees to the virus prone areas where people will be attending from across the world including China....