The Mastercard innovation study surveyed 23,000 consumers in 23 countries across Europe, Africa and Middle East. You would think that Western Europeans would prefer a mobile payment system more than Africans and Middle East people but instead most Europeans would prefer the traditional payment system. Over 70% of people in Africa and Middle East preferred the mobile payment system. It was also found that many people would still rather use a mobile phone as opposed to the traditional card payment system....

Featuring the all-new Dynamic AMOLED display, next-generation camera, and intelligent performance, the Galaxy S10 line offers consumers more choices and sets a new standard for the smartphone. Galaxy S10’s Dynamic AMOLED display delivers vivid digital content, and with dynamic tone mapping, you’ll see a wider range of color for a brilliant, realistic picture. It’s DisplayMate promises exceptionally accurate colors on your mobile device3– even in harsh sunlight. What’s more, the Dynamic AMOLED display also reduces blue light through its TÜV Rheinland-certified Eye Comfort display4without compromising picture quality or adding a filter....

The new Lumia devices were launched under the banner of a new consumer campaign dubbed #AchieveMore, which seeks to inspire users to increase their productivity by doing more with their Lumia phones, whether at work or at home. The Lumia 640 and 640XL become the latest LTE / 4G smart devices to join the Lumia portfolio in Kenya and will retail at Kshs 19,999 and Kshs 25,750 respectively. Speaking at the launch, Mariam Abdullahi, Microsoft General Manager for East Africa said, “People around the world have responded enthusiastically to our affordable Lumia range....

“Widely circulated but unsubstantiated allegations of voter registration by persons or organizations other than the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) have been published by the media recently. Invariably, it has also been claimed that the Commission had employed NYS personnel to carry out such voter registration.” said the commission in a statement. “There’s no iota of truth in both allegations,” read the statement. “The registration of voters and management of elections in Kenya is the constitutional preserve of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC)....

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Understand your main point How to revise an essay? A question asked several times by college students. Revising an essay is not just about checking for typos and grammatical errors. It also means that you need to check whether the text you have written is valid or not. That is why understanding the main point of your essay is one of the top revising strategies. College students are known for their carelessness when it comes to writing essays....

Built on the Android and iOS platforms, the app allows users to access written and visual content of their liking and even save it for offline browsing at a later date. Speaking during the launch, Pocket Vice President & General Manager Mozilla, Matt Koidin said their mission is to ensure that the Internet becomes a global public resource, open and accessible to all. Articles saved in Pocket are stripped of ads and formatting which limits memory storage needs and users can also control how much memory they allow Pocket to use....

Firefox is leapfrogging other browsers in terms of VPN functionality by adding support for its Multi-Account Containers feature, as announced by Mozilla in a blog post. The ability to quickly switch between VPN servers makes Firefox an excellent browser choice for anyone who frequently connects to a VPN (specifically, Mozilla’s VPN). You can configure each account to connect to a different VPN server. As a result, when you switch between accounts (or containers), the browser can automatically switch VPN servers (along with your accounts and everything else that changes with Multi-Account Containers)....

For starters, Africa Internet Holding which runs Jumia is 1/3 owned by MTN, so the exclusive is not a surprise to many. Now on sale at Jumia Nigeria the MTN [email protected] is powered by Android, and is touted as the cheapest and most affordable smartphone in Nigeria starting from N8,000. The [email protected] range 620 AND 720i smartphones come with pre-loaded Jumia shopping App, BBM which is so popular in Nigeria, Facebook and a Music App....

This investment – the Multichoice Talent Factory (MTF) – is a shared-value initiative that provides a platform for the TV and film industries to develop talent and build partnerships. “In 2018, we committed ourselves to building the skills base in the TV industry through the MultiChoice Talent Factory,” says MTF Director for Africa Nwabisa Matyumza. “Now, after four years of operation, we are seeing our graduates enter the economy – which is having a multiplier effect on the development of our sector across the continent....

In the last few weeks, MyDawa and other e-commerce companies and delivery services have witnessed an upsurge in their service consumption. Consumers have turned online for shopping, medicinal supplies and everything that they need creating an upsurge in transactions. MyDawa has also seen an upsurge of transactions funded by insurance companies. About 25 companies have enrolled staff on MyDawa app where drugs are delivered to ailing employees and bills paid by the employer....

Part of the lot is Naijaeasyfix. The platform was launched by Nicholas Dunu in September 2015 to connect users to artisans offering various services, including Plumbers, Electricians, Electrical Engineers, Carpenters, Furniture Makers, Aluminum Carpenters, Tilers, Screeders, Painters, Welders, Metal workers, Cleaners, POP & Ceiling workers, Artisans sign up on the platform, and for users to access them, they register and search for artisans based on their location and service needed....

OLX users in Nigeria and in the four countries will be redirected to Jiji. OLX had closed its African operations and centralised them in South Africa at the Naspers headquarters. Jiji is therefore acquiring users only and probably a very small operation in South Africa. The deal is backed by one of Jiji’s cornerstone investors, Digital Spring Ventures. Genesis runs popular news and gossip sites Legit.ng and Tuko.co.ke in Nigeria and Kenya respectively....

Fisayo Oludare, Founder of Navigidi said, “We are proud to be teaming up with Jovago.com, the leading online hotel booking company in Nigeria, to provide affordable experiences for everybody.” The deal will see Navigidi users find and book any hotel found on Jovago.com, a deal both partners see as strategic and convenient for their users. Jovago has over 200,000 hotels worldwide and 5000 hotels in Nigeria. This will be an added advantage to both local and international tourists coming into Nigeria or leaving Nigeria for other parts of the world....

Netflix has launched a new feature on the android app that will allow users to have specific settings that will allow the app to stop streaming after a certain amount of time. The feature currently includes four timer settings: 15 minutes, 30 minutes, 45 minutes or the end of the episode you’re currently watching. If you watch Netflix on your phone you will be able to conserve your battery and instead of waking up and wondering why did Pablo get killed you’d be able to easily follow your favourite shows....

Sky and Space Global has signed a network contract with BeepTool to bring affordable messaging and payment services to African markets. The contract is binding for 5 years with a minimum approximate value of $30 Million and will see Sky and Space Global launch a constellation of 200 nanosatellites in equatorial Low Earth orbit for narrowband communications and will work with BeepTool is an African-based mobile payment, messaging and voice app with a user base north of 800,000 across Africa and globally....

Fabio is keen to encourage users to see their assets as better purchasing power than money through barter. Czaa allows users to exchange goods and with other nearby users or over social media platforms embedded the app minus the sress of selling for money then buying whatever you desire. There’s literally no financial stress to achieving your goals, he says, Just barter. The app is allowing users to develop a wish list that allows them to connect with people interested in their goods or services....

Aboki Africa, founded by Idorenyin Obong and Femi Aghedo in July of this year after a year of piloting, allows users to build a free virtual global bank account to receive and make foreign payments as well as convert currencies. “We built Aboki Africa out of necessity. I have had personal experiences with the pain points we are trying to alleviate. People who work and do business remotely should not have to jump through hoops to receive payments....

A statement by the company’s Chief Executive Officer, Mrs. Maureen Ani, affirmed that Aceplora will be providing training in high-demand tech skills like Coding, Robotics, 3D Printing and Modelling, AI, and game development, UI/UX design, and several other skills. She explained that their primary aim is to ensure that learning coding and other tech skills become as simple as learning to read and write. “Acquiring tech skills as well as writing computer programs and codes are popularly known to be difficult, especially in this hemisphere of the globe, however, Aceplora’s curriculum and teaching methods have been skilfully developed by professionals in our partner institutions in the US and UK, with the objective of making coding as easy and fun as reading and writing....

In a statement that was delivered during the launch of Etisalat Experience Center in Abuja, Omobola said mobile phones have adverse health effects when used inappropriately. “Phone radiations can lead to problems and this is why we are counseling the public not to use phones in the rain or bring it close to their body,” stated Omobola. The minister also advised telephone operators and companies to conduct sensitization programmes to educate Nigerians on the risks of using mobile phones, as it will help members of the society to live a healthy life....