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As indicated by insiders, the Mi Notebook Pro 14 model will get a 14-inch display with a goal of 2.5K resolution and a 60 Hz refresh rate. The further developed Mi Notebook Ultra 15 is credited with a 15.6-inch sensor (3.2K, 90Hz), just as a 100-watt charging and a 70-Wh battery. Typically, the two models will get Intel Core i5 processors with incorporated Intel Xe designs, 16 GB of DDR4-3200 RAM, and NVMe drives for 512 GB....

Calling itselt the new era of digital finance, Bitstake wants to simplify the way people receive and send money instantly and with low fees-at just 1% rate. Bitstake allows users to buy Bitcoin from then send to family members and business partners in Nigeria. Users can also apply for loans at Bitstake using its peer to peer lending system. Users can also access their funds and earn interest daily from their mobile phones whether online or offline as the system supports both SMS fund transfer and online transfers....

Among the semi-finalists are Nigeria’s LegitCar, a car theft-deterrent system that helps users find their cars and LawPadi, a legal platform that bridges the access to justice gap. Last month, HiiL announced semi-finalists from Southern Africa, stating that the challenge saw a record of over 600 innovations submitted from 65 different countries. The semi-finalists will now attend and pitch at local Boostcamps in their region, after which the HiiL Justice Accelerator team will select up to 10 innovations to pitch at the final, the Innovating Justice Forum 2017, that will take place on the 7th of December....

Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan is scheduled to launch the National Electronic Identity Card for all the citizens Thursday. The president directed the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) to ensure that the registration is concluded by the end of this year. NIMC also has the mandate to issue a unique National Identification Number (NIN) to all eligible citizens, provide a secure means to access the national identity database in order to authenticate and verify identities, and to issue the e-ID Card to every eligible citizen....

Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) will be creating an industry-driven regulatory framework that will ensure the sanitization the country’s Value Added Service sector (VAS), which could be worth $200 million. VAS is a popular telecommunications industry term for non-core services, or in short, all services beyond standard voice calls and faxes transmissions and is expected to grow to $500 million in just a few years. It can also be used in any service industry at little or no cost to promote their primary business....

The shortage of graphics cards does not appear to be subsiding, and most analysts now expect an improvement in the situation that is not likely to occur until 2022. NVIDIA tries to meet player demand by making its graphics cards less efficient for mining cryptocurrencies. Reduced hash rate The U.S. manufacturer announced GeForce RTX 3080, 3070, and 3060 Ti LHR (for Lite Hash Rate). For gamers, these GPUs are just as satisfying as the original models....

The Tecno Phantom 8 headlining feature is the dual rear camera, and deservedly so, the sensor has a 12MP+ 13MP and tri-flash combination that is capable of a number of amazing things. First, you get 2X Optical Zoom (real zoom), then there is 10X Super Zoom ( digital zoom) and finally we have the trendy portrait mode which Tecno calls Refocus mode, it puts your main subject in sharp focus and the background is out of focus....

Founded by Benerd Momanyi and Levis Njehia, Onesha seeks to help students and universities in Africa organize their past school and personal projects into beautiful digital portfolios. With Machine learning and A.I, they leverage on those projects to connect students to more economic opportunities like jobs, internships and scholarships. They analyze projects data to help universities understand skills distribution of their students and identify skills gap among their learners. Most employers would go ahead and hire you based on past work experience and skills included in CVs’ and nothing else, disadvantaging students trying to find internships and entry level jobs, despite numerous projects the students had undertaken while in school....

The company decided to focus on the series, especially in the Kenya market because it is the sweet spot for people who want near flagship features on a reasonable price. In 2020, the company released two Reno devices (probably more if you consider 5G models), but only the Reno 4 and Reno 3 got here. The Reno 5 succeeds the 4, and among its many features is its ability to juice up pretty fast, and keeping charge for more than a day, even two for frugal users....

Registered in Delaware, with operational offices in Lagos and Johannesburg, Pacer VC is focusing on verticals that are expedient to the African continent, including healthcare, financial inclusion, education and agriculture. “We see a huge opportunity to support early stage founders who are making meaningful contributions to their local economies and communities by leveraging the high mobile penetration on the continent,” said Gbemi Akande, General Partner at Pacer Ventures. The firm has already begun to support early stage founders by participating in seed rounds, including VPD....

Using PiggyBank, a saving platform owned by Sharphire Global Limited, Nigerians can automatically save small amounts of money daily, weekly or monthly depending on the savings target, with the service free to use and minimum effort. You can add funds to your account at any point you like, whether you just got your salary, received extra income or you just want to put money aside randomly. They then allow you to withdraw for free on only set withdrawal dates, which take place only four times a year, thereby practically making saving more possible for you by eliminating the temptation to withdraw....

The partnership will see the companies providing both business-to-business (B2B) and business-to-consumer (B2C) payments services to existing and emergent financial institutions, eCommerce merchants, billers and billing platforms, mobile money providers and eWallets, digital financial service providers, and their customers. Despite the Covid 19 pandemic, remittances into sub-Saharan Africa and intraregional SSA remittances have remained resilient. According to figures from the World Bank there was a modest decline of 1.4% in flows into SSA in 2020 – this figure excludes the exceptional case of Nigeria where economic factors beyond the pandemic affected remittances significantly....

Bitcoin was created as a medium of exchange in 2009, and it soon gained popularity because of its simplicity in transmitting and receiving monetary transactions over the internet. Due to Bitcoin’s skyrocketing value, the cryptocurrency has found its way into many businesses, including the online gambling industry, which has led to the creation of Bitcoin Casinos. As the name implies, Bitcoin casinos are online casinos where Bitcoins and other cryptocurrencies are primarily used for the entire gambling process....

According to Ifezue, PushCV pushes CVs for people in all careers, across all experience ranges, from all walks of life and aim to take the stress off of job-hunting and increase the safety in the process. The firm also aims at placing the users in a prime position to connect with prospective employers, and allow them focus on developing themselves for the labour market. “The job market in Nigeria is a difficult one so we thought to ourselves,”If nothing is changed, we would keep doing the same thing others have done”....

Globally, 77% of retail organizations surveyed were hit—a 75% increase from 2020. This is also 11% more than the cross-sector average attack rate of 66%. “Retailers continue to suffer one of the highest rates of ransomware attacks of any industry. With more than three in four suffering an attack in 2021, it certainly brings a ransomware incident into the category of when, not if. In Sophos’ experience, the organizations that are successfully defending against these attacks are not just using layered defenses, they are augmenting security with humans trained to monitor for breaches and actively hunting down threats that bypass the perimeter before they can detonate into even bigger problems....

Floatpays is a digital platform that offers on-demand access to pay, seamless savings functionality, and financial education to enhance employee financial wellness. It was founded in 2019 and is a participant in the S21 cohort of the Silicon Valley-based Y Combinator incubator. Since participating in Y Combinator, the startup has raised a seed round worth nearly US$4 million from investors including Global Founders Capital, Base Capital, Finca Ventures, Raba Partnership, and 4DX Ventures, as well as angels Alan Rutledge, Shaun Hurwitz, Youcef Oudjidane, and Olugbenga Agboola, the co-founder and CEO of Flutterwave....

According to Safaricom CEO Peter Ndegwa, the government should encourage the restructuring via tax breaks since, under the existing tax code, internal restructuring is seen as an external sale that requires the corporation to pay taxes like VAT or withholding tax. In 2021, politicians pushed for a separation of Safaricom’s M-Pesa business, saying it would provide a clear regulatory route. Additionally, the transaction would be subject to capital gains tax (CGT), and Safaricom might be obliged to pay a 16% VAT on any transferred business services....

According to the Business Daily, Sendy Ride, the on-demand taxi and motorcycle service offered by Safaricom, was shut down last month after just two months in operation. The tech start-up was launched in September 2014 linking parcel senders to a network of transporters using motorcycle, van and pick-up trucks to deliver goods. Sendy, which received Safaricom support in November last year through its Spark Fund, ventured into the taxi business in August while also expanding its logistics business to Kisumu, Mombasa and Thika....

Samsung Galaxy A series phones enjoy great popularity because of their Strong performance. In addition to the cheaper Galaxy A32 & A42 models, the current Galaxy A52 and A72 have made quite successful sales in various markets. With a successor(Galaxy A73) expected in 2022, Samsung is busy working on advanced cameras currently for this model. The mobile phone in the mid-range smartphone segment will be equipped with a 108MP high-resolution primary sensor, according to the South Korean portal TheElec....

A new smartwatch, available in two versions, and a pair of wireless headphones carry active noise reduction technology on the entry-level. Here is what Samsung has concocted for its excellent August unpacking. This is the big surprise from the brand that has captured my heart. I am talking about the Galaxy Watch 4. Samsung draws a definitive line on the Tizen OS, which animated its smartwatches and joins WearOSco-developed with Google....