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Chipper Cash is a cross-border money transfer startup that facilitates cross-border payment across Africa. It is currently present in about seven African countries: Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda. And it recently launched its service in the United Kindom to help Africans in the diaspora transfer money back home. Chipper Cash recently announced that it had raised a $100 million Series C funding round to help it grow into new markets and add new services to its platform....

Before you crucify me on the cross, you should know that I initially bought into the hype and got a Google Chromecast (3rd Generation). It just didn’t work for me. Smartphones are great devices but can only be the occasional remote control and not a daily driver. So in its place, I got an inexpensive Xiaomi Mi Box S, an actual Android TV box, and I haven’t looked back ever since....

Supported and sponsored by multiple organisations like Google, Drupal Association, Automattic (WordPress), Dev School, Snowdog, Governmental Institutions and other respected companies, CMS Africa will be holding it’s 3rd annual summit. The ICT Association of Uganda (ICTAU) and Dignited have also partnered with CMS Africa for the 2016 summit that will be held on the 1st and 2nd of April 2016 in Uganda at GEMS Cambridge International School, Butabika. Who is Invited/Who is CMS Africa Summit for?...

One of the ways that COVID-19 is transmitted is by handling contaminated surfaces and infecting oneself. People across the globe have been advised to practice social isolation and self-quarantine. Other stake-holders in many economies have gone out of their way to help people have a smooth experience during this period of social isolation. We have seen everything from ISPs doubling bandwidth for its customers to TV providers allowing access to some channels even to users without a subscription....

Devkids by ULesson is a subsidiary of ULesson – an Edtech startup based in Nigeria and led by former Konga Founder/CEO, Sim Shagaya. ULesson – which recently raised $7.5 million in Series A funding – is focused on bridging the educational gap for K-12 (primary and secondary) education in Africa by providing learning resources and delivering affordable, high-quality, and accessible education using technology. Related Post: Will Sim Shagaya’s uLesson crack EdTech in Nigeria?...

The event, which took place on the 29th of March 2018 at the Golden Tulip Hotel, brought together business executives and technology leaders to explore how organisations are transforming to meet the changing demands across industries and their clients. Among the designated speakers of the day was Andrew Ngunjiri, the Practice Manager – Networks in Dimension Data East Africa; Innocent Kemigisha, Practice Manager- Data Centre; Julius Kamau, Joseph Ouko, Customer Experience and Collaboration Manager; and Emmon Lang’at, the Practice Manager – Security....

According to the DISRUPT AFRICA TECH STARTUPS FUNDING REPORT released today, 146 startups from across Africa raised US$129,113,200 in funding over the course of 2016. This displays substantial growth in the number of startups to raise funding as compared to the previous year, although the overall total amount of funding recorded declined. South Africa, Nigeria and Kenya remained the three most popular investment destinations on the continent, accounting for 80....

Fast forward, its 2019 and I use Duta so much for lots of stuff. So what is Duta? How does it work? Is it safe? Let’s look at this in detail. What is Duta? Duta™ is an Indian media company, serving millions of subscribers across the globe. It delivers breaking news, up-to-the-minute sports, entertainment news, engaging interactive services and devotional content via popular mobile messaging apps, including WhatsApp and Telegram....

Facebook Analytics is a free tool that allows users to merge data from a Facebook page to Pixel. The tool, however, isn’t as popular as robust analytics tools like Google Analytics, Mixpanel, Kissmetrics, Hotjar e.t.c. With Facebook Analytics, users can create funnels, cohorts, charts, and other relevant data to monitor customer interactions across Facebook and Instagram platforms. For people who use the tool, and will be affected by its impending death, there are a couple of other alternatives that can serve the same purpose....

Internet.org will be running TNM and Airtel Malawi networks, giving people access to free basic internet services. The platform so far offers access to the internet to 1 billion people. Of those 9 million people got online for the first time and access 100+ free basic services available globally. High-altitude aircrafts currently under construction will beam internet access to communities from the sky. The Aircraft wings that are 42 meters, have a flight altitude of 18-27 kilometers and access coverage 40-80 Sq....

Its flagship solar power system, ReadyPay Power, is generating radical access to energy in Uganda where over 80% of people lack access to electricity: roughly 600,000 people in Ugandan households are now benefiting from the 1.2 million watts of solar installed across the country. In addition, Fenix estimates that more than 200,000 dangerous and polluting kerosene lamps have been displaced by their product. With an estimated $23 billion spent per year on kerosene, the company’s battle against ‘dirty light’ will continue to bring safe, affordable power to the millions who live off-grid....

But first, let’s go through through what a virtual dollar card is. What is a Virtual Dollar Card? A Virtual Dollar Card is a non-physical (hence, “virtual”), dollar-denominated debit card. These forms of debit cards are mostly designed for online payments. And not for anything that requires physical handling like withdrawal of cash. The details of the virtual card, which will be required to make online payments, would most likely be found on the platform used to create it....

XENO’s mission is to help the average person plan, save, and invest for their financial goals. Our goal-based investment services have only been accessible online on our website and thousands of people have used them to come up with investment plans and invest for their financial goals. The investment planning tools we built replicate a conversation you would have with a professional investment advisor anywhere in the world. Such a conversation would start with: what is your investment goal, how long are you investing for, what is your financial situation, and then based on the answers; you get a recommended course of action....

Use of renewables therefore reduces greenhouse gases in the atmosphere to slow down global warming. Extreme weather conditions currently experienced around the world is one of the many effects of global warming. This has driven large investment in clean energy and smart energy solutions around the globe. Device makers have also risen to the challenge of going green by designing devices with more efficient power usage and solar powered devices....

Google has been at the forefront of innovation, creating and acquiring hundreds of products over the years. In fact, Google’s Eric Schmidt is quoted to have said “Google is buying one company a week.” Over the years, Google has bought and created a number of promising products which were later cast aside indefinitely. Some got to experience a life after death when their tools were re-purposed to serve newer Google Products but not all were that lucky....

One time before knowing about this app I thought I lost all my photos because the phone got crushed. When I came across it, I realised that all my photos and videos were backed up, I was really impressed with it. The Google Photos 2.13 version update introduces a video stabilization feature following the recent update that aimed at improving image backups on 2G network connections. This means that you will be able to take a prerecorded shaky video and correct or smooth it out for better look than before....

In other words, Google will use Chrome to cut off add revenue from websites that serve low-quality ads. They are calling it an “Ad Filter” according to The Wall Street Journal. Users with third party ad blocker enabled will see a prompt that asks them to either turn off their ad blocker or pay for a pass that removes all ads on that site through the new Google Chrome contributor....

The same was replicated in the company’s numbers as Netflix saw an increase in the number of paying subscribers from 167.09 million at the end of 2019 to 203.66 million by the end of 2020. The awesome content plus the relatively affordable packages also played a major role in the adoption of the video streaming platform. This is, unfortunately, could decline soon as the implementation of the Digital Service Tax continues to take effect....

The Wyze Air purifier offers three customizable filter options; Allergern standard, Formaldehyde premium and Wildfire special use. Each filter comes with true HEPA and granulated carbon. HEPA filter get solid particles in the air while carbon filter gets gaseous pollutants. This purifier has a Clear Air Delivery Rate(CADR) of 350 m³/h. That means it cycles about 12,000 cubic feet of air every hour which according to Wyze is equivalent to dumping two swimming pools full of clean air into your house every hour....

As reported by Techmoran, Kaymu recently scrapped seller commissions on all products sold via its platform in Africa. Note that this only applies to Algeria, Angola, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Morocco, Tunisia, Zambia and Mozambique. Countries like Uganda are not part of this new development. However, the zero commission move is geared at encouraging as many people as possible to sell using the e-commerce portal. Now, one of Kaymu’s arch competitors, OLX could be the reason behind the zero commission move....