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According to Bantu Makers co-founder and Deya CEO Vanda de Oliveira, “This pre-seed funding is important because it will allow us to develop new intellectual property for the platform and expand Deya’s offer so that its users (individuals and organizations) can get the most value possible, and thus enable greater growth exponentially the platform.” Since its launch, Deya has facilitated the raising of $22,000 via its platform for social impact projects and is now moving from the donation and reward models to implement an equity-based later this year....

The iPod which was launched in 2001 and could store up to 1,000 songs had captivated users all over the world who loved the ability to take their music with them on the go. Greg Joswiak, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing said, “Music has always been part of our core at Apple, and bringing it to hundreds of millions of users in the way iPod did impacted more than just the music industry — it also redefined how music is discovered, listened to, and shared....

Concerning the above information, Apple has decided to open about it and mentioned an Apple-signed patent for an iPad keyboard. The gadget is a bit more complicated than a standard Magic Keyboard. Above all, it changes the iPad’s user interface to make it more similar to Mac OS X. Nonetheless, the approach described in the patent of the day would undoubtedly appeal to specific consumers. It depicts an iPad attempting to connect to a keyboard with a hinge....

To beat the worldwide supply chain delays caused by the Covid-19 outbreak, Apple, the American electronics behemoth, experienced the fastest rise in global smartphone sales in the first quarter of the year. According to data supplied by Lithuanian e-commerce giant Burga, Apple increased its share of the worldwide smartphone market by 20% in Q1 of this year compared to Q1 of 2021, outpacing South Korean opponent Samsung, which increased its market share by 9%....

TSMC produces chips for Apple, and at the moment, they are on the verge of increasing the cost of production. Thus this means that the Cupertino firm will be impacted in one way or another, and therefore if so, you as the customer will also suffer from the same fate. TSMC demands more money It is not the will for TSMC to impact sudden changes because there is currently a shortage of processors....

Xiaomi is one of the world’s largest smartphone manufacturers, and it leads the smartphone industry in India, owing to its low-cost phones with high specifications. However, hardware is not its only source of revenue; targeted advertising also contributes significantly to its overall revenue. So, here’s how to get rid of ads on any Xiaomi or Redmi device. Back in 2019, the Chinese tech giant said it strongly believes that serving ads is not an unfair practice....

One of the most marginalized people in Kenya is the disabled and particularly the deaf clients who go through a hard time because of communication challenges. Most apps do not consider these groups of people and study has shown that these are the least satisfied because of the communication hitches. As an attempt to help this group of clients, the Kenya Bankers Association (KBA) has partnered with the Financial Sector Deepening Trust (FSD KSD) to create the first of its kind self-training app that will use the Kenya Sign Language (KSL)....

Bboxx Solar which provides pay-as-you-go solar home system services to over 500,000 Kenyans through affordable payment plans, will now offer its customers the option to bundle the brand’s Mdosi TV package that comes with an option for a 24 or 32 inch TV with StarTimes hardware including cam cards, antennas and satellite dish thereby providing Bboxx customers with access to StarTimes local and international television channels. Speaking during the signing ceremony, Bboxx solar Managing Director Mr....

When should I play bingo for the best chance of winning? While there are lots of other factors which contribute to whether you will win bingo, and the game itself is all down to luck and there is no real way of influencing the game as the numbers are drawn at complete random. However, one tip shared by a player who swears by this is that playing at a certain time can increase your chances of hitting the jackpot....

Vanguard has established itself as the premier low-cost index fund company. Of course, it requires a more hands-on approach, but the expense ratios on their funds are some of the best in the industry. Betterment is the original robo-advisor and has been around since 2010. Betterment offers an automated service that builds customized portfolios to match your risk tolerance. In addition, algorithms are used to offer services like tax-loss harvesting and automatic rebalancing on all of their portfolios for free....

You use a ‘Bitcoin Wallet’ app to send bitcoin, but the amount to be sent in that app, type the recipient’s details and then send the bitcoin after converting the bitcoin to fiat currency. For example, let’s say Mr. A and Mr. B exchange five bitcoins, with A’s balance dropping by five bitcoins while B’s increasing by 5. The transactions are recorded on the bitcoin ledger, which is maintained by the Bitcoin community....

There are plenty of cryptocurrencies in existence nowadays, but the one you must choose is none other than bitcoin. Bitcoin comes along with a lot of benefits, and that is the reason because of which a lot of people choose bitcoins over others. There is no shortage of cryptocurrencies in this world, but bitcoin enjoys a different level of reputation in the market because of which it is the first choice of people....

As of now, camera technology is a lot more advanced than it was in the past. It is easy to notice that if you look at early 16th- and 17th-century films and photographs, they are all in black-and-white. With the latest smartphones, you can quickly take photos in color and effects with the special cameras that are built into the phones. Android phones also let you customize the color of your pictures according to your preferences....

Kenya’s telecom operator giant Safaricom infamously barred bitcoin trading platforms like Kipochi from using their mobile money service M-Pesa. However, the stance is slowly shifting. Starting with Kenya’s infantile Blockchain and AI Taskforce that studies the benefits and challenges associated with blockchain technologies. Blockchain, (also referred to as a distributed ledger), is a mode of structuring data such that it facilitates the identifying and tracking of digital transactions, as well as the sharing of the information across a distributed network of computers, resulting in a seamless distributed trust network; which could be an organization or any other entity....

The investments in safety will include features like facial recognition and artificial intelligence tools. The investment was from D1 Capital Partners with the support of Darsana Capital Partners. “Safety is one of the areas we will continue to grow and innovate for the benefit of our customers. We’re planning to launch a more innovative solution, like driver face verification and automatic trip monitoring, using machine learning to prevent potential incidents and ensure the highest quality service for our customers....

Earlier this year, Tanzania’s Land Transport Regulatory Authority (LATRA) mandated ride-hailing operators to collect a maximum of 15 per cent which the companies say is not sustainable for their operations. The same month the mandate was made, Uber exited the market stating that the regulations are unfavourable and it would only return if the regulatory issues were sorted. Uber was charging its drivers a 25 per cent commission while Bolt a 20 per cent commission....

Founded by a team of software developers, engineers and technologists who were creators of successful initiatives such as Ushahidi, Crowdmap and the iHub, the founders’ expertise runs from cloud software to fingerprint scanners for mobile devices to high-level medical device prototyping and manufacturing. The BRCK designed and prototyped in Nairobi, was built to deal with situations where electricity and internet connection are problematic both in urban and rural areas. The device is physically robust, able to connect to multiple networks, a hub for all local devices, with enough backup power to survive a blackout....

Carma aims to provide lending companies with access to real-time credit data on a peer-to-peer basis through a pay-as-you-go service as a majority of markets in Africa lack advanced credit reporting systems to serve the unbanked population. CARMA has designed a proprietary solution to comply with the demand of unbanked countries in circulating data. CARMA has signed an agreement with NASCU Zambia to provide credit reference services for 1,122 credit unions....

And now business professionals and developers will be able to extract actionable business insights from Twitter data after IBM and Twitter announced the availability of industry-firstcloud data services. With more than 100 early client engagements underway, the IBM and Twitter global partnership is already helping enterprise clients apply social data to business decisions. But for business professionals to do more than social listening – to be able to use Twitter data to inform their organization’s most essential decisions -– they must first isolate the signal from the noise....

The absence of a patent information policy at KIPI is one of the challenges faced in Kenya, hindering effective management of patent information in the country. Patent records at The Kenya Industrial Property Offices (KIPO) are not well managed and organized and access to patent information is problematic. Patent records and related information at KIPO are maintained in two separate areas – the patent registry where restricted patents are stored and in the library where patents available to the public are held....