Well, If you are an iPhone user you can prepare yourself for the inevitable and choose a person who will be handed over your important data. Apple announced the iOS 15 at the WWDC 2021, which took place virtually on Monday. The iOS 15 comes with a slew of important features and one of them is a digital legacy feature, that would allow users to add legacy contacts. Death is inevitable but what you want to decide with your data on iPhone should only be your choice....

Prior to his appointment, Mr Gudka has been the Vice-Chairman for the past two years, having served in the KAM Board as a director for seven years. He is an internationally trained Economist and Certified accountant, Sachen brings to the organization extensive financial and investment management proficiency, as well as a deep knowledge on cutting edge manufacturing trends from his current position as CEO of both Skanem Interlabels and Rodwell Press Limited....

With the $5,000 grant, Uganda’s KampaBits, will improve youth’s access to productive employment and in increasing girl’s participation in STEM. According to Ms Mbawomye Justine, Project Manager, KampaBits Uganda, “We are extremely honored to emerge as winners of the prestigious Miss Africa Digital Seed fund grant 2019. Winning this grant is one big step that has opened doors for us to be part of something great as well as positively impact the girl child in the technology field....

The company is currently in stealth mode and will use the new capital to build out its mobile product offer, scale its engineering team and expand its user base across 12 sub-Saharan African countries with high mobile money penetration. According to Bastian Gotter, Founder & CEO, Bamba, “We truly believe entrepreneurship is essential to prosperity, so we make running a small business easier by building mobile-first small business software for Africa....

SokoWatch had the same week announced it had raised $2 million from 4DX Ventures with participation from Village Global, Lynett Capital, Golden Palm Investments, and Outlierz Ventures. 4DX Ventures has also invested into Africa’s Andela, Flutterwave, and mPharma. The Catalyst Fund’s 5 “inclusive fintech” early-stage funding is targeted at startups in its early 2018 cohort and its main purpose is to de-risk them. and get them investment-ready. “The 12 companies that sought follow-on funding after completing the program secured an average of $1....

Speaking at a press conference The Kenya Association of Hotel Keepers and Kenya Union of Domestic, Hotels, Education Institutions, Hospitals and Allied Workers (KUDHEIHA) said that the issuing of travel advisories by key tourist markets has dealt a big blow to the industry. “We are going through a hard time. The figure of Sh40 billion is a conservative estimation, the damage is definitely bigger than that if you include all affected income generating ventures,” said Kenya Association of Hotelkeepers and Caterers national chairman Jaideep Vohra, who is also the managing director of Sarova Hotels....

Some of the artists in the Sell to Bless Campaign are Citizen TV’s Willis Raburu, Abel Mutua of Hapa Kule, Njugush of real househelps of kawangware, Dk Kwenye beat, Size 8, Willy Paul, Bahati, Djs Mo, Johnie Celeb, Sanch, Krowbar, Touch, Soxxy, Gee gee, Njugush, Kambua and many others Jackson Kamau aka DJ Soxxy who heads the campaign says, “It is more rewarding to bless a child with what they need than what they don’t need....

Emeka Nwachinemere, who founded and heads and AgriTech company, Kitovu was our guest on chat some days back. Kitovu is a mobile based inputs/produce supply system that uses soil and geolocation data to match soils to the right soil and crop specific fertilizers and improved seedlings, while connecting farm produce to offtakers, to increase crop yields while reducing post harvest losses. Emeka does not think we are just facing an unprecedented increase in AgroTech start-ups in Africa....

Lendable’s mission is to increase fair access to financial products and services, with a focus on fintech solutions. Starting in 2015, it began lending to fintech companies to help them scale and it has now reached over one million end-borrowers. In a statement, Daniel Goldfarb, Co-Founder and CEO, Lendable,said, “The expanding range of services from our fintech investees is helping build wealth and productivity in different ways. Since early 2020 we started looking at how we could do better around both gender equity at Lendable and in our portfolio....

According to cashakaro, one of the prolific leakers reveals that the phone looks the same way s the Samsung Galaxy S10. LG G9 Features As revealed in the renders, the device will feature a near-zero measurement bezel. The display will measure between 6.7inch and 6.9-inch along with an in-display fingerprint sensor. Additionally. the device has a speaker, USB-type C port, and a 3.5mm headphone jack, which makes LG one of the last major manufacturers to provide a 3....

The company just announced new gadgets in their Cord Zero series they include the Canister, Handstick and the Hom-bot. These three vacuums will enable consumers to enjoy cleaning virtually anywhere in their house without the usual hustle of ordinary cleaners. LG is pioneering the cordless technology in this gadgets which will translate to conveniences such as not having to plug into the wall or the power cord getting caught up in furniture, pets or people moving around the house....

This new feature seeks to ease the queues experienced at doctor’s clinics when patients visit for their appointment. The Little “Book-A-Doctor” feature not only offers customers an array of specialists to choose from, but also an option of pre-booking their rides to their appointments. The feature, which is currently in the pilot phase, hopes to see 500 more specialists coming on board by end of 2021.Plans are already underway to include home-based COVID-19 care services and at- home lab tests....

Apple has been targeting elite mobile phone users and by the look of it it seems they are doing well in the Kenyan market. This was made possible by their partnership with Elite Digital Solutions who are known as the authorized dealer for Apple devices. The iPhone 12 is now retailing at KES 115,970 ($1,040) while the high-end iPhone 12 Pro sells at KES 165,034 ($1,480). iPhone 12 comes with a new design featuring the flat edges that give it a boxy look that we have not seen for a while....

Founded in 2017, MAGIC Fund is a fund of micro-funds run by repeat founders who possess strong expertise in specific industries and geographies, with a keen focus on fintech, healthcare, and emerging markets (Africa, LATAM, SE Asia). Some of the Fund II GPs and LPs Y Combinator’s Michael Seibel, Tim Draper, Ace & Company, Rappi’s Andres Bilbao, Octopus Ventures’ Kirsten Connell, Paystack’s Shola Akinlade, Flutterwave’s Gbenga Agboola, and Katie Lewis, among others....

Bits and Bytes Limited, which was established in 2008, offers business community and the government sustainable ICT solutions. It also makes sure that citizen in Malawi access ICT services at all levels. According to Ahmed Osman, the executive director for Bits and Bytes Limited, the award will “surely” motivate the firm to offer better services to clients. “Cyberoam is among the largest ICT companies in the world and giving us this award will help people recognize Malawi as a great player within the IT industry....

Mr.Ndlovu is a seasoned business leader with close to three decades of solid experience in the Fintech, banking and payments industry. Victor holds a Bachelor Degree of Commerce in Economics and Business management from the University of South Africa. He previously worked at Ukheshe a digital banking platform based in South Africa where as a Vice President. While at Ukheshe he was in charge of Spearheading Fintechs presence in Africa where he was able to sign partnerships with KCB and Ecobank Pan Africa....

On the occasion of its introduction, MediaTek demonstrated how its Wi-Fi 7 Filogic technology could fully use the IEEE 802.11be standard’s full capability, including multi-link operating technology. In comparison to Wi-Fi 6, particularly the current, already extreme standard, Wi-Fi 6E, the Wi-Fi 7 promises faster speeds and reduced latencies. The multi-link operating technology has a significant advantage in that it combines many channels on various frequency bands (2.4 GHz, 5 GHz, and 6 GHz) at the same time, allowing network traffic to flow more smoothly....

Starting this week, a select group of creators in the US will be able to post NFTs at no cost by linking their third party digital wallets to their profiles. Users in the test group will be able to post NFTs on their profiles cost-free by linking their third-party digital wallets in-app, according to the company. The NFTs will get a special “shimmer” around the photo with attribution to both the creator and the owner....

The 2022 season is organized as a 5-week hackathon around a theme, with teams led by Microsoft Learn Student Ambassadors tackling a current issue. The objective this year is to propose a solution that reduces or reverses gas emissions and footprints, based on the important theme of Climate Change & Sustainability. Before the hackathon, the teams receive instruction on the technologies they will use to answer the challenge. The participants’ journeys, as well as the process of putting the season together, are documented, and weekly episodes of the GOL Show are released online....

Ballmer said that since he quit the top job he had become “too busy” and it would therefore be “impractical to continue” working with the firm. Ballmer’s decision to leave the software giant comes after his latest purchase of the Los Angeles Clippers basketball team. From his statement, it is evident that the Clippers team, teaching, studying and civic contribution take most of his time. “My departure would be immediate because of a hectic autumn, which includes teaching a new class as well as the beginning of the NBA basketball season,” Ballmer said....