iPad Air with OLED screen Come next year: Apple’s mysterious arrangement Up until now, Apple has introduced OLED screens on the iPhone and the Apple Watch. However, effectively, in 2022, there ought to be the primary iPad with the display innovation to attract your money. This is what the specialists from the Korean ETNews, who were frequently directly in the past with their insider information from Apple, tell us. As per their report, Apple ought to be faithful to the two providers Samsung and LG....

For more than two years, the iPad mini had not received any security updates. Thus apple took advantage of its traditional September keynote to present an upgraded version of its small tablet. A solid iPad Air The 2021 versions of this iPad mini use much smaller dimensions. It improves the flat parts of the last and its Touch ID button that vanishes from the front to drift to the ignition button on the upper part....

Geekbench has revealed that the vivo, model number V2231A, will use the MediaTek Dimensity 9000+, as evidenced by the motherboard, k6983v1_64, and the higher clock speed of 3.20GHz on the prime Cortex-X2 core. It also reveals that the iQOO Neo 7 has 12GB of RAM and runs Android 13. The leaks have revealed in general that the iQOO Neo 7 will have a Dimensity 9000+ chipset with up to 12GB of RAM, a 5,000mAh battery with 120W charging, a 50MP wide camera, expected to be the Sony IMX766V with an optically-stable lens on top....

Looking at cryptocurrencies as a transaction medium is one thing, and accepting them legally is another. It is because whenever the government decides to accept bitcoin as a legal tender, it has to pay attention to several considerations. Anyone cannot simply accept bitcoin as a payment medium for the whole nation because it requires a lot of consideration and proper knowledge about the topic. So, if you have plans to think about using bitcoins properly, perhaps you should pay attention to the most critical areas....

Major African online hotel booking platform Jovago.com says innovation is an essential tool for entrepreneurial success. At the recently held MTN Link Forum in Lagos, the Managing Director of Jovago.com, Marek Zmyslowski made a presentation where he educated budding entrepreneurs on the basic innovative tools that will guarantee success in their businesses. Some of the necessary requirements, according to Zmyslowski, include being persistent, productive and critical. He also encouraged the entrepreneurs at the forum to master the art of delegation and to create project lists that can easily be referred to, as this would help to make them more efficient....

Jumia Head of Financial Services, Nelly Movine, said, “Millions of Kenyans rely on mobile money daily to make fast payments. By expanding our payment options to include Airtel money, it will make it easier for more consumers to incorporate online shopping as part of their daily transactions.” The move is aimed at enhancing jumia’s contactless delivery initiative launched earlier this year to protect buyers and delivery persons from Covid-19. Buyers are urged to avoid cash payments....

In his speech at the Gala held at Sarit Centre, Westlands, Mr Joe Mucheru, Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of ICT, Innovation and Youth Affairs said that his Ministry has undertaken a number of progressive initiatives such as the operationalization of the Film Incentive Package that offers relief to film producers who are keen to shoot in Kenyan locations. This is aimed at increasing foreign revenue in the Kenyan economy. He noted that Kenya Film Commission has successfully launched the Film Empowerment Programme – an initiative that offers funding for Kenyan content with the aim of promoting increase in quantity and quality of Kenyan productions....

NIFC is designed to strengthen the country’s global competitiveness by making it easier and more attractive to invest and conduct financial services, transactions, and related activities. NIFC aims to raise over $2 billion (Ksh 236 trillion) targeted incremental cumulative investments by 2030. Speaking at the launch, President Uhuru Kenyatta said: “The Nairobi International Financial Centre can play a key role in creating the right environment for fintech to thrive; for innovation and new technologies like blockchain and artificial intelligence to be mainstreamed; and for investors to inject new capital into businesses in Kenya and across the region....

BuuPass, formerly MagicBus says the new online service will help travelers in the country to book and purchase bus tickets from five bus operators including Easy Coach, Modern Coast, Greenline, Palmers and East African Shuttles. BuuPass looks to onboard more than 20 additional operators by the end of the year. Customers can also access the service by dialing *877# and at buupass.com with payments accepted through M-PESA. BuuPass is not the first one to do this as BookNow tried it and failed but we hope it succeeds where others failed....

Coding is the newest craze in schools. It is taught at a lower level in other regions of the world, and Kenya appears to be following suit. To that aim, we’ve heard that Kenyan youngsters will soon be able to participate in coding and computer programming classes, as these talents become increasingly valuable in a variety of businesses. This comes after the government, in conjunction with Kodris Africa, an education technology startup, produced coding training resources....

Copia plans to use the funds to expand its successful model across East Africa and into other African countries, reaching millions of underserved people. The company has fulfilled almost 10 million orders to date, and it recently expanded into Uganda. Following its US$50 million Series C round, which was led by Goodwell Investments and included previous investors Lightrock, the German development finance institution DEG, and Perivoli Innovations, as well as new investors Zebu Investment Partners, the US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC), and Koa Labs, the company is now looking to expand further in Africa....

Buying things online can be tricky because it’s a place where people like Victor Maina can easily thrive. Mr Maina has been defrauding Kenyans online as he was posing as an Instagram dealer in high-end mobile phones and associated products. You would think that the conman would stop at one account but Victor owned several accounts which included Bakcell Apple store and Netsol Apple store, he clearly chose to only “sell” Apple products since they are quite expensive but every thief has 40 days and in this case the DCI arrested him....

Formed in September 2020 by Alexis Roman and Delila Kidanu, Koa has created a safe and secure platform thus having a high customer demand. The startup raised a pre-seed funding round late last year and was recently selected for the Catalyst Fund Programme .The focus is on providing better services compared to the other savings and investments institutions in East Africa. In order to start saving on Koa, one is required to download the Koa application....

The government has announced plans to lease Chemelil, Miwani, Muhoroni, Nzoia, and South Nyanza sugar companies. Under the proposed privatization move, the winning bidders will lease the factories for at least 25 years, operate them and produce sugar as private entities while the Government will continue owning the assets. This arrangement will enable the sugar sector to be as competitive as other agricultural sectors, such as tea and coffee that are great contributors to the country’s GDP....

But KiaKia Gas wants to make refilling our cooking gases less of a problem. Launched in August 2015 by Uwandu Ifeanyi, Kiakia Gas is Nigeria’s first online store that engages in the refilling and sales of Liquefied Petroleum Gas {LPG} and its related products for homes and businesses Like all other eCommerce platforms, users simply book for cooking gases by visiting the website and logging in, choosing a cylinder that suits their need, selecting a payment method, and then waiting for their items to be delivered at their doorstep....

Kobo360’s competition in Africa include Trella, Lori Systems, Trukkin, Senga, Sendy, South Africa’s EmptyTrips and Bwala Africa. In this, $20M Series A equity round was led by Goldman Sachs, with participation from Asia Africa Investment and Consulting Pte. and existing investors including TLcom Capital, Y Combinator, the International Finance Corporation while an additional $10M in local currency working capital financing was secured from Nigerian commercial banks. In a statement, Obi Ozor, Co-founder and CEO of Kobo360 said, “Our Series A allows us to invest in growing our talented team that is working hard on the ground to systematically address the inefficiencies within the African logistics sector, and strengthen our already extensive network of clients and truck owners across the continent....

Moreover, you probably do not know what blockchain is and why it is important. That is okay, as it is by no means an easy concept to understand. Still, if you are interested in the subject of cryptocurrencies and would like to expand your knowledge a little bit, we are here to help. In a moment, we will explain what blockchain is and what is its impact on the world....

GM has been selling Bolt’s since 2016 and they were forced to recall each and every one of them. Fixing the vehicles, including completely replacing some batteries entirely, is expected to cost $2 billion, GM stated. That’s up from a previous estimate of $1.8 billion. LG and GM agreeing on the settlement is a major win for the automaker which had been forced to put money aside to handle the fixes....

With this Fusion Centre, Liquid aims to bolster the cyber security industry in the country by managing the growing threat of cyberattacks to governments and enterprises of all sizes. For the first time, African businesses and governments will have access to Liquid’s matrix of Security Fusion Centres across key markets. These centres will provide threat intelligence and bring together the existing Liquid Cloud Operations and Liquid Network Operation Centres, ensuring customers have full support across cyber security, cloud and networks for end-to-end security....

The agreement was reached during a meeting with the Central Bank of Kenya Governor, Dr Patrick Njoroge, he encouraged telcos and all industry players to support the use of mobile money and other forms of cashless payments. The aim herein is to minimize the use of physical cash in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. The virus spreads from person-to-person between people who are in close contact with one another. Respiratory droplets produced when an infected person coughs or sneezes....