Available online through it’s PIVOT East Startups Community Network.The competition officially opens its application portal for entries on March 30th 2015 and will continue to accept applications until midnight EAT on April 31st 2015. PIVOT East is organised by m:lab East Africa and aims to facilitate discovery of the next wave of high potential mobile startups in the region. Start-ups across the region that meet the requirement can start applying for the competition....

Growth of casino gaming technology Casino gaming technology has evolved for years since the introduction of technology and the internet back in the late nineties. According to reports, the industry recently beat out the US movie industry for overall income and is expected to break $103bn by 2025. However, choice of a perfect casino website is not an easy one as there are so many casino websites online nowadays. An internet connection A number of them include casino websites where individuals play casinos on the web with either a mobile phone, gaming console or a PC and an Internet connection....

Donald Trump became one of the main topics for the majority of spam emails related to politics. In these emails spammers told their targets about Mr. Trump’s unique methods of making money and invited them to copy Mr. Trump with their own business. To learn more, users were invited to click on the link in the email. The link led to a fake news portal with an article about how Mr....

VPNs Virtual Private Networks are becoming more and more popular as individuals and organizations look to hide their sensitive information from increasingly complex hacking operations and surveillance methods. Virtual Private Networks obscure the IP address of a user connected to the internet by encrypting their information and rerouting it through a remote server. Encryption, when conducted correctly, can mean that third parties cannot read information intercepted in transit. Businesses typically operate Virtual Private Networks in order to protect sensitive information from hackers....

One of the biggest sources of problems is a simple lack of maintenance. A car that sits for six months or more without being serviced is a safety hazard. A car that needs to be fixed right away because of a major problem can end up costing thousands of dollars. If you know you are going to have to spend money to fix a major problem in your car, it is important to keep track of how much money you have to spend on vehicle repairs before you buy it....

Medical Joyworks’ Prognosis: Your Diagnosis app is billed as a clinical case simulation game for physicians, medical students, nurses, and paramedics and is available for the iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch. F95zone Prognosis surged to the top 10 most downloaded list of free medical apps in the app store just ten days after its debut on November 15. Medical Joyworks was founded in 2010 and is based in Sri Lanka. Its mission is to “make medicine entertaining....

Africa’s commitment to quality and exceptional service delivery unites these key focus areas and remains the foundation of the strategy going forward. At the heart of this strategy is quality and continuing to invest in further enhancing quality and expanding our capabilities. PwC Africa’s six key focus areas for The New Equation strategy are trust, growth, and value creation, ESG, digitisation, international development, and workforce. Audit and assurance remain a critical aspect of PwC Africa’s business and as such, the firm will continue investing significantly in this area of our business, including investment in technology, and upskilling of our people to be more digitally enabled....

There are several things that a policyholder must check in an adjuster before hiring him. Choosing the right adjuster can make your insurance claim process so much more fluent and easier that you must spend some time picking the best-suited one for you. Here are a few broad guidelines to choose from. His record Make it a point to go through his past cases and check how successful he has handled the claims....

The firm announced this after integrating with Bitnet’s platform whicj allows marketplaces to enable customers to choose bitcoin as a payment option. According to Yaz Iida, President of Rakuten USA, “Rakuten’s mission is to empower the world through the Internet,” commented. “Not only can bitcoin support this vision by helping our merchants better compete globally, but it also has the potential to benefit society by enhancing the security, privacy, and convenience of financial transactions....

realme C-series houses some of the best entry-level smartphones and the realme C30s is the latest effort into creating a product that is the perfect amalgamation of design and technology. Realme C 30s features a 6.5-inch display, an 8.5mm slim design, an octa-core processor, a massive 500mAh battery and a fingerprint scanner on the side. The realme C30s is the only smartphone in this segment to come with a side-fingerprint sensor....

realme Kenya’s PR and Marketing manager said Kenyans should expect more affordable smartphone ranges with premium features, after a successful run since the launch of realme C25Y into the market in December 2021- and growing demand for cloud computing, gaming, streaming and other connected services. “For close to a decade, there has been significant development geared at boosting 3G and 4G coverage, however only half of the population connected to the internet has been able to leverage 4G, as cost of 4G enabled smartphones remaining out of reach for many Kenyans, especially the youth,” said Mildred Agoya PR and Marketing Manager realme Kenya....

According to the report, the main catalyst for achieving these heights would be digital startup sector as emphasised by Google Africa Director Nitin Gajria, “Google and IFC have created this report to highlight the role the digital startup sector is playing and other factors driving the continent’s growth in order to showcase and support the opportunities the continent presents,” The report further started that in the last decade, more than 300 million Africans gained access to the internet....

At present, laptops are divided into two categories: light laptops and game laptops. Game laptops are aimed at some special groups. Its configuration performance is good. This is to meet the normal loading and running of some large games. The performance configuration is sufficient to meet the daily needs of ordinary users. This article aims at the current consumer. It is difficult to distinguish and choose the right laptop. So we make the following evaluation on some light and thin laptops....

The firm is also set to do a full scale system upgrade aimed at improving efficiencies and speed over the next week. Hosting M-PESA at home will mean faster transactions, improved stability as well as enable more functionality from the service. “This is a milestone moment for the M-PESA platform as we embark on our final preparations ahead of the full migration process. We anticipate this new platform will unlock a new era of transformational mobile financial services....

Since its inception in 2019, Ndoto Zetu has executed over 600 projects worth KES 90 million, positively impacting close to 2 million Kenyans. “Ndoto Zetu is our initiative to partner with Kenyans keen to make a difference in their communities through social investments. Each dream we bring to life translates to thousands of lives impacted and transformed. This year we hope to impact and transform many more lives as we continue to support the country bounce back from the COVID-19 Pandemic, “said Peter Ndegwa, CEO, Safaricom speaking at Shadrack Kimalel Secondary School in Kibra where he officially opened a KES 5....

Organizations will now have the ability to track the money they have been sending through mobile money solutions to their beneficiaries, thanks to the new product launched by Safaricom dubbed ‘M-PESA SurePay’. SurePay is a closed loop payment system designed for corporate and Public Benefit Organizations (PBO’s) which disburse funds directly to beneficiaries. The solution will allow for the funding organization to place restrictions to be placed on where the money is spent....

Read the press release below… Safaricom Plc (NSE: SCOM) today announces that its CEO Bob Collymore, has started medical leave to receive specialised treatment for a number of months. During this time, Sateesh Kamath, the current Chief Financial Officer for Safaricom who is also Mr. Collymore’s alternate on the Board, will take a primary role. He will be supported by Joseph Ogutu who is the current Director – Strategy and Innovation, Safaricom....

The tournament, organised by U.COM Event, is part of the Ladies European Tour and will take place from 10th to 13th February at the Vipingo Ridge, Baobab Course in Kilifi County- the only (UK) PGA accredited golf course in Africa. The collaboration is a follow up from the first edition in 2019 where the telco was one of the key sponsors of the event which sees amateurs from Kenya get to play with pro golfers....

The transport and logistics sector in Kenya accounts for about 8-9% of GDP and it is likely to remain a major driver of economic growth in the country. To improve this advanced technology and innovation are key to the future of the sector as well as enhance efficiency, profitability and reliability for consumers. According to Stephen Wambua, Business Development Manager, Safetrac Limited the Industry is currently favored by the use of Technology by Transporters and Logistics Companies....

Sage ERP X3 version 7 is now available in Nigeria, says Sage ERP Africa. It is the latest version of Sage ERP’s global business management solution for midsized companies. The solution includes a range of enhancements aimed at addressing business challenges, including winning new customers, reducing operating costs and growing revenue. Sage says that the new features include a restructured Web and mobile experience that will ensure employees have access to the information they need at any particular place....