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Africa’s diverse music landscape with its distinctive genres continues to give rise to musical collaborations both on the continent and abroad. Burna Boy has used his particular sound to drive successful collabs including ‘Loved By You (feat. Burna Boy)’ with Justin Bieber and ‘Location (feat. Burna Boy)’ with British rapper Dave. Over the past 90 days (March – May 2021), ‘Loved By You (feat. Burna Boy)’ has amassed over 31 million streams, globally....

StarTimes has secured UEFA Nations League broadcasting rights as part of the company’s National Team Football agreement with UEFA over the period 2019-2022. The company has secured transmission rights for exploitation across all media platforms including its self-produced sports channels as well as on StarTimes ON streaming platform in all countries across sub-Saharan Africa, excluding South Africa. While acknowledging the increased sports properties on the digital television platform, StarTimes Regional Marketing Director Mr Aldrine Nsubuga said, “With the Euro 2020 having been postponed, we are very excited to air the UEFA Nations League this being the only national team event this year....

Urbvan provides tech-enabled transportation services that aim to improve both quality of life and safety standards of bus travel across vast geographical distances. Integrating mobility patterns with a shared vehicle aggregator platform, Swvl’s acquisition of Urbvan provides an excellent opportunity to accelerate Swvl’s mission to provide safer, faster, smarter, and more affordable mass transport for everyone no matter where they live. Mostafa Kandil, Swvl Founder and CEO, said, “Urbvan was founded on the same principals as Swvl: to address the inefficiencies found in traditional mass transit in many parts of the world....

On this ‘African Start-up’, CNN International invites viewers to venture to the heart of Tanzania’s largest city, Dar es Salaam, to see how Kemi Kalikawe, the owner of Naledi Lifestyle, has taken her passion for design and turned it into a boutique. Kalikawe grew up in Botswana and named her business Naledi, which means “star” in Botswanan. She chose the name to reflect the unique approach she has taken with her store, which opened six years ago....

TCL is set to unveil an all-new series of Tv’s featuring improved versions of the Mini-Led backlight technology ahead of CES 2020. The Mini-LED backlight technology enables LED/LCD televisions to boast better black levels, higher contrast and tackle OLED panels in terms of picture quality head-on. The company adds that the new models will come with Quantum Contrast tech. This results in a display that delivers unrivalled contrast and brilliant clarity....

For example in healthcare, more than 120 health technology innovations were adopted in Africa in 2020 to offer solutions to the ravaging covid-19 effects in the continent. Some of the innovations target areas included, surveillance, contact tracing, community engagement, treatment, laboratory system and infection, prevention and control. Research by WHO says, 57.8 per cent of the innovations were ICT driven whereas 25 per cent were based on 3D printing and 10....

The firm will use the funds to help more entrepreneurs succeed through seed-stage accelerators, global startup ecosystem activations, corporate innovation, and entrepreneur-focused events. In addition to the financing, John China, President of SVB Capital, has joined Techstars’ Board of Directors. “The Techstars team is well-positioned to keep developing its platform and enable and support founders, investors and startup ecosystems around the globe,” said China. “SVB has a long history working with Techstars and its portfolio companies and we’re enthusiastic about the opportunity to further our relationship and make a bigger positive impact on the innovation economy....

A US teenager has pleaded guilty to hacking several high-profile Twitter accounts in a large-scale Bitcoin scam. Graham Ivan Clark was 17 when he co-ordinated the scam – which hijacked the profiles of celebrities, including Kim Kardashian West, Kanye West, Elon Musk, Bill Gates and Barack Obama. He would spend three years in prison as part of his plea deal, a Florida court filing said. But Clark has already served 229 days of this three-year sentence....

They also offer inventive conjectures about what might await us in the future and what amazing and interesting things we may experience in the rest of the universe. Science fiction movies are not what we know today, but a great source of what can be seen tomorrow. More significantly, these movies can inspire individuals to engage in unrealistic, long-term thinking, and creativity. Aside from providing great artistic values, the best science fiction movies have many useful benefits on society, and some of them are listed below here....

Samsung must have known what they were doing before availing a walkie talkie for the Galaxy Watch 4 It is Possible to hold Group Chats from your Wrist. In September 2018, this kind of technology was seen on the Apple Watch. Therefore it is not a new Software to us. This application makes it possible to start a live conversation with the receiving party, also using the Apple watch by leaving his finger pressed on the screen to speak....

The Galaxy Note series seems to have no direct competitor, there is no smartphone in the market that has mastered note taking to that extent. That aside, Samsung has gone ahead and branded the Note line as the ‘ultimate power user gadget’, it’s a turbo-charged version of the Galaxy S flagship, more power, more battery, more screen real-estate, more technologies embedded such as the dual camera and so forth. However, with the rise of the LG V series, the title of ‘ultimate power user gadget’ seems to be changing hands....

So what should Kenyan consumers expect? First, the OPPO A57 is clad in a metal unibody design and its home button also doubles as a fingerprint sensor. Available in two color options of gold and rose gold, the phone features a sleek back finish with curved edges. The OPPO A57 Review,camera,specs. The Oppo A57 is powered by 1.4GHz octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 435 processor and it comes with 3GB of RAM....

As mentioned, the primary camera will now get a new sensor with a resolution of 50 megapixels, unlike the previous generations. However, all other segments in the camera department remain the same at 2 MP sensors. On the display level, there will still be 6.5 inches LCD with a resolution of only 1,600 x 720 pixels. Changes in this department include a 90Hz display, unlike the 60 Hz refresh rate in the Ao3s series....

In January, startup Réseau launched an office in East Africa under its new Africa-focused brand Hindsight Ventures. Since its inception in February with the Wazo Challenge Tanzania, Startup Réseau has completed three venture bootcamps in the region, building a portfolio of 44 tech startups. The Wazo Challenge East Africa is open to startups that are leveraging technology and building innovative and scalable solutions across financial services, healthcare, agriculture, energy, and education, and is aimed at 18-to-30-year-old entrepreneurs from 19 countries across the UN-designated Eastern Africa region....

The World Economic Forum has named the 100 most promising Technology Pioneers of 2022, companies that are tackling concerns such as sustainability and climate change, as well as healthcare and other topics. These are early-stage to growth-stage businesses from around the world that are using new technology and innovation to make a substantial effect on business and society. “We’re excited to welcome Sendy to our 2022 cohort of Technology Pioneers,” says Saemoon Yoon, Community Lead, Technology Pioneers, World Economic Forum....

The Xiaomi A2 TV line features excellent visuals thanks to its thin edges and design. However, since the Chinese company has opted to deliver exceptionally reliable performance for reasonable prices, not everything takes place just outside the chassis. Under the hood, we have Dolby Vision, HDR10, Dolby Audio, DTS-HD, and a 4K screen. In addition, The A2 line depends on connectivity with the inclusion of Android TV 10 and the Google Assistant in addition to the claimed audiovisual quality....

Some of the major internet last mile connectivity in Kenya include the traditional LAN, analog modems, ISDN, DSL, fiber optics, Wireless networks, light waves, radio waves, and satellite communication. Kenya’s Mawingu Networks, a last-mile wireless internet service provider, has closed a financing round with Energy Access Ventures (EAV) and The Dutch Entrepreneurial Development Bank (FMO). While currently 60% of the Kenyan population live within 25km of a fiber optic cable, less than 1% of households are connected to broadband as these connections are costly....

Throughout the pandemic, dating apps have been encouraging people to stay at home by rolling out features to make socially distant dating easier, including free virtual experiences, profile add-ons and digital date ideas. But in a first since last March, some users are signaling that it may be time to get back out there and date in person. This week, Tinder announced that users will be able to order a car for their dates seamlessly through the app....

Car accidents can happen to anybody when you expect them the least. They can have serious financial, health, and emotional consequences for the people involved. If you were involved in a car accident and have no idea what to do next, follow these tips on what to do next at the scene and afterward to be safe and make the claims process easier. Determine whether you or anybody else is hurt After a car crash, your first priority must be safety, yours and everybody else’s....

1. Sugar Daddy Meet This is the first choice because of features like top security and verification. It aims to attract quality users, both male and female. According to the site, male users are exclusively from the 20 richest countries in the world. Men’s wealth is verified before they’re allowed to access the platform and start searching. Sugar Daddy Meet is a platform with a tradition, launched as far back as 2007....