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It will therefore be possible to wait to decide to make the update without compromising the security of his iPhone. Security updates for iOS 14, but for how long? At the announcement of iOS 15, some slightly older iPhone owners may have been anxious. And for a good reason, not all Apple devices seem equal in the face of new versions of the firm’s operating system, and concerns are regularly reported on the oldest models....

What about crypto investment? In 2021, does it make sense to buy Bitcoin or altcoins like Ethereum? We will be answering this question in the post. Did You Lost Your Chance or Is 2021 Still the Right Time? If you are getting into crypto with Bitcoin at over $40,000 and Ethereum hitting over $3,000, you might be wondering whether it makes sense to allocate new tokens. In short, investing in crypto is still sensible....

This year itel received a number global recognitions from industrial media and organizations. First is, among this year’s Top 100 Most Admired Brands in Africa that was announced by African Business magazine, Also itel was recognized by the Titans of Tech Awards as 2022 Best Tech Company of the Decade for our continuous contribution over the decades in bringing tech innovation and products to the African market. As a warmhearted brand advocating love and corporate social responsibility, itel gained the Most Committed Brand to Humanitarian Service Award by African Brand Congress 2022....

This move is expected to help Jumia reach to more buyers countrywide and take on growing competition from Copia, a rural-focused etailer growing by leaps and bounds by the day. Dubbed as the City Partner Program, the program is also expected to benefit customers with reduced delivery fee in their respective areas. The new Program is also aimed at empowering local businesses by boosting their revenue and providing better services to the consumers....

Statistics by Kenya’s communication regulator Communication Authority of Kenya (CAK) indicate is fast becoming an African digital technology giant. Third quarter industry results recently indicate there are now 21.6 million internet users in the country. This increase in internet penetration, which now stands at 53.3 percent, creates a big opportunity for brands and businesses to move online. Indeed, the number of domain names in Kenya has increased by 9.1% in the last quarter, a testament to the number of businesses and individuals going online....

The launch was officiated by Ministry of ICT’s Cabinet Secretary Joseph Mucheru, the University of Nairobi Vice-Chancellor Prof. Stephen Kiama, Huawei Deputy CEO Public Affairs Ms. Fiona Pan, Ministry of Education Assistant Director for Technical Education Mr. Ephraim Munene, and UNESCO’s Senior Program Specialist Dr. Partey Samuel. With a World Bank report predicting that 55% of jobs in Kenya by 2030 will require digital skills, talent cultivation is a fundamental element to reaping the benefits of the digital economy....

Today, the firm announced a partnership with Safaricom to connect more Kenyans to broadband Internet via Kenya’s Power’s electricity distribution network. The deal will see Safaricom lease additional broadband infrastructure built and owned by Kenya Power in order to roll out a “last mile” network, with the aim of connecting more homes to its broadband internet services. Kenya Power Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Ben Chumo, “The agreement will promote development and improvement of additional telecommunications infrastructure for effective and efficient provision of telecommunications services to both public and private institutions through provision of adequate, reliable and competitively-priced fibre networks,” Dr....

The startup raised $1 million in pre-seed funding from a wide range of investors, including two-time unicorn founder, Fredrik Jung Abbou (co-founder of Kry and Lendo), Norrsken Impact Accelerator and other prominent founders from across Europe. It also raised $1 million in a debt round that included Bpifrance and GreenTec Capital Partners. The pre-seed funding will support team growth and expansion while debt funding will enable Asilimia to extend credit to MSMEs, providing much-needed financing to help them scale their businesses....

Sokowatch works by taking goods from various multinational companies and supplying them to thousands of shops upon request which is usually sent via SMS. These orders are then processed through Sokowatch’s system to notify nearby delivery agents, who then deliver the requested orders to shops within 24 hours. “Sokowatch has huge potential for scale and is a great strategic fit for Chandaria Industries,” said Chandaria Group CEO Darshan Chandaria Sokowatch recently expanded its operation to Tanzania, and now plans to speed up that expansion with this investment....

According to findings of a report carried out by the British Chamber of Commerce, Business Integrity Market Survey, corruption stands out as a major threat to Kenyan companies. The report indicated that 66 per cent of the respondent companies in Kenya have been negatively impacted by corruption. Of these, 37 per cent of respondent companies report financial impacts through loss of annual earnings or future investment. Annual losses of earnings relating to integrity lapses are valued at 23 per cent, while losses of future investment are valued at 20 per cent....

The Jubilee Laptop Programme or Digital Literacy Programme as it was commonly known promised to distribute laptops to Class One kids in Kenya’s 25,000 public primary schools in the first three years of existence. However, by mid last year only about 19,000 public primary schools had received the tablets causing the Ministry of Education to suspend the project and instead build a computer laboratory per school. “There has been a policy change in programme from one child-one laptop to the construction of computer laboratories for ICT integration,” Principal Secretary Dr....

Seedstars Africa Ventures and Gray Matters Capital have just invested US$1.1 million in the startup, which will be used to support its national expansion and distribution of its digital solution to over 1,000 digitalized stores. Hundreds of thousands of smallholder farmers will be able to raise their income and productivity as a result of increasing access to better quality inputs, education, financial services, and market connections. Shamba Pride is a one-stop online-to-offline platform that uses technology-powered “DigiShops” to connect smallholder farmers to quality inputs, services, and information....

It’s against this backdrop that Kenya’s Ministry of Health and various partners have launched a platform designed to avail information easily and credibly to them. Dubbed Lifeyangu.com, the platform is designed to give youths aged between 18 to 24 years access to sexual and reproductive health services easily by mapping out health facilities near them and providing a safe environment for the youth to share information. So far, 106 public clinics have been earmarked for the first phase of the project....

Sote, a licensed tech-enabled customs clearing and forwarding service, was founded in 2018 and launched in 2020. The platform provides a real-time dashboard that enables visibility into shipping progress for manufacturers, retailers, and distributors, saving time and money. In the previous year, the startup had a 370 percent increase in customer base and a 200 percent increase in income. Sote now hopes to target larger customers in 2022 and exceed growth expectations, having just secured its Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) certification....

The new normal in 2020 was to work from home, due to the COVID-19 pandemic many people had to move their companies online this meant that people had online meetings, needed WiFi and had to import telecommunications equipment. This meant that a lot more people invested in hardware such as laptops, smartphones, computers and networking devices to set up remote work stations. How did Kenyans adjust to the new normal?...

According to the team, “Kwilist is the perfect answer the buyers have been waiting for. It allows one who wants to buy a car to inspect the car right without traveling miles. Its a perfect solution against fraud.” The platform provides users access to a large database of new and used cars from verified sellers, and makes it easy for one to make the best choice by allowing them see a video of what they are buying before contacting a seller directly on the platform....

The startup has handled over 60,000 products and acquired a customer base of over 4,000 registered customers with a month over month increase of 25% since it was created. The growth picked A15’s interest. Founders Ayman Gaballah and Mohab Aloush founded the startup in 2018.The founders have a combined 20 years of experience in software growth, corporate development and digital transformation in both large corporations and small businesses. Laverie is a professional dry clean and laundry service with a pick-up scheduling through the startup’s mobile app....

A failure to do so can have a dramatic impact on an organization’s public image. In March 2020, Marriott hotels announced its second major data breach discovered within two years. Both of these data breaches were enabled by a failure by the company to follow simple data security best practices and serve as an example to other organizations entrusted with their customers’ sensitive and personal data. Inside the Marriott Data Breaches Within the last couple of years, Marriott has made headlines, and not in a good way....

LG Electronics East Africa now says it will refurbish 20 shops and launch additional ones, in Tanzania, Ethiopia, Sudan and Kenya, targeting an increasingly tech-savvy, environmentally-conscious consumer seeking premium products to match their lifestyle. The company is also keen on the growing market for wearables, driven by lifestyle changes due to the Covid-19 pandemic. According to LG Electronics East Africa Managing Director, Sa Nyoung Kim, the planned shops across the region will be high footfall, high-sales stores designed to enhance customer experience for the new technologies and products the company has to offer....