Microsoft, in a post published on October 12 and expressly headlined ” A new PC is a great way to switch to Windows 11,” offers several selection criteria as well as a long number of references to help those who are considering this New OS. Surprisingly, the firm isn’t particularly inclusive and isn’t afraid to discriminate a little. If you have a choice, it’s best to go with an Intel PC precisely with an Intel Evo logo, says Microsoft....

The Oppo Reno9 will have a camera system comprising a main camera of 64MP on the rear. The front will have a selfie camera of 32MP with a Sony IMX709 sensor borrowed from the Reno8 series, according to Leakster Digital Chat Station. The leak also revealed there will be an Omnivision OV64B sensor on the back, used in the Oppo Reno7 5G model. The Reno9 will be powered by a Snapdragon 778G chipset with 12GB RAM....

Dr. Mutua’s appointment follows rigorous competitive interviews in which he emerged top among the candidates who were interviewed for the position. Dr. Mutua brings to MCSK great wealth of experience in leadership, media and communications, having served in various top leadership positions, both in the public and private sectors. Dr. Mutua is a consummate media professional with immense passion for leadership, communication and opinion driving, in the both private and public sectors....

Coined from My and Dawa which is Swahili for Medicine to mean My Medicine, MYDawa features a unique track and trace mechanism that consumers can use to verify authenticity of products from source, while offering convenience and privacy to the consumer. It’s actually not the very first as 88mph-backed Drugs.co.ke tried and failed. We think the biggest problem was regulation as its illegal to sell prescription drugs online in Kenya and we don’t know how MyDawa will pull this off....

According to CEO Mr. Tony Karanja, the firm’s new plan is to roll out a full service fiber offering residents in Nairobi in 2017. “We are working with a HD TV content provider to deliver the best content and fast reliable internet to homes within Nairobi area and thereafter move to other counties in the country”. “Our research shows that consumers have a need to watch HD TV and play online games that need a service that can deliver quality consistently”, the CEO expounded....

Releaf was founded in 2017 and participated in the Y Combinator accelerator program in Silicon Valley the same year, but it didn’t begin operating in the oil palm industry until 2019 and just deployed its proprietary technology in January of this year. “Our hardware increases the availability and quality of raw materials for food factories and our sourcing software connects us directly to over 2,000 smallholder farmers,” said Ikenna Nzewi, who co-founded Releaf alongside Uzo Ayogu and Isaiah Udotong....

The funding was led by Flexport and backed by Y Combinator- Soma Capital, Starling Ventures, Olive Tree Capital, Capital X and True Capital. The individual investors in the round include Immad Akhund, Mercury CEO, and Arash Ferdowsi, co-founder of Dropbox. “I think what YC does more than anything is just push you to dive as deep as possible in understanding your users,” said the CEO about Topship’s revenue growth after YC....

Viewmax, founded by Abdulmalik Badamasi and Ayuba Abdullahi Mako in September 2020, aims to improve movie distribution on the African continent. “It began from a discussion on how we were going to see a movie that just premiered in Nigeria, which was not available in our city. Interestingly, we live in a city with five million inhabitants, without a single way to see the movie,” Badamasi said. “So, we brainstormed for weeks on how we could solve the problem in a way that would be replicable and actually work across the continent....

Chaka is a technology solutions company on a mission to enable every business and person in Africa to access borderless digital investment and wealth management opportunities. Chaka is a platform that provides tech services, marketing, customer service and operations to brokers on behalf of their customers. It provides unrestricted access to more than 4,000 stocks trading on capital markets, and is fully licensed by the SEC. Chaka’s team has worked in prestigious companies in Africa and beyond for over 25 years in banking, wealth management, payments, e-commerce, and marketplaces....

TD Mobile, scion of top ICT distributor in sub-Saharan Africa Technology Distributions (TD), has unveiled Nokia Lumia 2520 in Nigeria, making it the first time the device will retail in the continent. This gadget is the first ever Windows RT tablet developed by Nokia. Leo Stan Ekeh, chairman, Zinox Group, the holding company of TD, said that the device is designed for upwardly mobile professionals, business executives and the stylish mobile citizens....

Safaricom has since rubbished the accusations but it looks like the telcom company will be paying heavily for the part it allegedly played in the outcome of the general elections as Nasa, which has since metamorphosed to the National Resistance Movement (NRM) has called on all its supported to boycott Safaricoms products. The boycott has since officially started and the NRM leader Raila Odinga is expected to change his allegiance to Airtel today at 4....

Every month, Kenyan law requires all employers to register and submit their employees’ NSSF contributions. It is a requirement. How to Make NSSF Contributions Using an M-Pesa Pay Bill Because M-Pesa is a popular payment method in Kenya, most people use it to make their monthly NSSF contributions. To pay for NSSF using your NSSF pay bill number, follow these steps: Select Lipa na M-pesa from your M-pesa menu.Choose Pay Bill....

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published the White House’s International Entrepreneur Rule, which offers temporary visas to startup founders from other countries if their companies meet certain requirements, like financing from U.S. investors. Qualification To qualify for “startup visas,” entrepreneurs must own at least 15 percent of a U.S. startup, and demonstrate the company’s growth potential, investments from qualified American investors, and “significant public benefit to the United States.” The published rule allows entrepreneurs that fit the above mentioned requirements to stay in the U....

She takes over from Akin Banuso who is the Enterprise Commercial Lead for Middle East and Africa– Multi market region. In her new role, Ola will lead Microsoft efforts to accelerate Nigeria’s Digital transformation and cloud adoption across all our customer segments. She will work to identify new opportunities and mobilize internal organization resources as well as external stakeholders. Ola joins Microsoft’s Middle East and Africa – Multi market region’s Leadership team reporting directly to Microsoft’s Middle East and Africa – Multi market region’s General Manager, Ibrahim Youssry....

The Apple Watch Series 7 was unveiled without a release date, featuring a new screen, improved resistance, and tweaks. Apple mentioned only “present fall”. Apple officially announced a release date for its linked watch on Monday. It will be available for purchase on Friday, October 15. Pre-orders will open a week earlier, on October 8, as is traditional. Considering the several speculations and expectations, the Apple Watch Series 7 does not proclaim itself as a vast revolution, even if it increases its screen size by 1 mm on each case (41 and 45 mm now)....

As the newest member of the OPPO A series, the A95 features an AMOLED FHD+ display with All-day Eye Care to deliver a better viewing experience and powered by the Qualcomm® SnapdragonTM 662 platform. Powerful hardware for a practical and long-lasting experience The OPPO A95 also comes with an 8GB RAM+128GB ROM configuration, and RAM Expansion technology, allowing it to convert unused ROM storage into RAM when manually enabled. OPPO A95 helps solve users’ anxiety around battery life and capacity with its large 5000mAh battery and 33W Flash Charge, which can reach a full charge in 72 minutes....

Pete Lau, Chief Product Officer of OPPO, said, “New form factors are ushering in an exciting new time in smartphone technology. OPPO has invested a significant amount of time and effort into coming up with a better approach to a foldable smartphone, experimenting with a range of form factors, hinge designs, display materials and aspect ratios, to create a new device that meets the needs of more users. With the OPPO Find N, we aim to change people’s perceptions about what a smartphone can offer and begin making foldable devices more accessible to an even larger audience....

OPPO has launched its OPPO A16K and OPPO A55 in the Kenyan market at Ksh19,999 and Ksh25,999 respectively. The OPPO A16k is powered by ColorOS 11.1 and has 4GB RAM + 64GB ROM. The OPPO A16K comes in two colours; Black and Blue and features a brilliant camera while the OPPO A55’s large battery powers an Octa-core processor and offers a large storage capacity and memory of 4GB RAM + 128GB ROM....

If you like playing the game of challenging your brain, comparing the technical specifications of the OPPO reno 7 4G with the Oppo reno 6 will be a lot of fun. The CPU, which switches from a MediaTek Mediatek to a Snapdragon, and the battery, which decreases its fast charging speed from 65W to 33W while maintaining its capacity at 4,500 mAh, are the two most noticeable differences between these OPPO smartphones....

Simply put, devices that draw power from these sources will not require a battery. Such devices will be low-maintenance and will rarely need to be charged. Oppo Zero-Power Communication: What Is It? Oppo’s Zero-Power Communication concept is primarily applicable to IoT devices such as smartwatches, medical sensors, and other low-power equipment. To accomplish this, the company intends to use RF harvesting, backscattering, and low-power computing, which is not a novel idea....