According to the Finnovating for Africa: Exploring the African Fintech Ecosystem Report 2017 released by Disrupt Africa today, 301 African fintech startups are currently active; following a boom in fintech startups launching over the last two years in particular. Since this boom began in 2015, the continent’s fintech startups have secured US$92,679,000 in investment. The data shows fintech startups are spread across the African continent, with the Southern, West and East African regions equally active, while North Africa lags behind....

Today, Flatscreen TV are so popular that most TV vendors have already discontinued manufacturing your old-school CRT TV. Whenever a new technology comes along, it definitively comes with lots of advantages over the previous, but that doesn’t necessarily mean we should do away with the old. Flatscreen TVs offer better picture quality since they are digital-ready, consume less power and have lots of functionality. So why would you still want to go for CRT TVs or keep your existing one?...

Learn: Corning Gorilla Glass: Everything you need to Know Now, instead of glass, foldable smartphones like the Samsung Galaxy Fold and Huawei Mate X uses a plastic-based polymer. Unlike glass, one of the properties is that they can recover after undergoing stress and are not as tough. The latter makes it less efficient than glass, in the sense that, it is more prone to scratches and dents over time. As a solution to this, Corning is experimenting with a thin glass that can be folded over 200, 000 times....

This, a new product on the market from Posta Uganda, is a Postal Address without the Post box. How it works When you roll on for the service, you are issued with a Postal Address but without a physical post box. All mails and parcels sent to you are received at the post office counter by providing the Postal Officer with your Virtual Postal Box details. Related Article: Posta Kenya’s MPost service converts mobile phones into Virtual Post Office Addresses...

The allure of Google Duo is in its simplicity and size. The app comes in at 5MBs but as they say, size doesn’t matter and in this case it doesn’t. The engineering team at Google put in some overtime to make Duo the superfast, lightweight little monster that it is. Duo, which will available for iOS and Android is said to adjust audio and video quality to accommodate whatever internet connection you’re currently connected to and the call will go through on a not-so-good internet connection....

Aside from reducing data consumption, it is also designed to take up minimal space on smartphones, while downloading and installing it will only take up 5 MB of your storage space. The new app allows previous searches to be accessed offline, and Google is adapting the voice function to work better on slow connections with partnerships involving wireless carriers such as the MTN Group and Vodacom Group to make it work on even basic 2G connections....

For beginners, I/O stands for “Input/Output” but it also has a “Innovation in the Open” slang translation. The 2019 Edition of the Google I/O conference will, like previous editions, hold at the Shoreline Amphitheatre, an outdoor amphitheater located in Mountain View, California with a total capacity of 22,500 — 6,500 reserved seats and 16,000 general admission. When is the Google I/O 2019? The event will run from May 7 to May 9, 2019....

On paper, the 2nd gen Google Nest Mini is the successor to the much older 1st gen Google Home Mini despite the unrelated naming convention. But in looks and functionality, there’s very little that’s changed that from this point on, and it’s us basically nitpicking to arrive at a likely winner. Name change Perhaps the most obvious difference between the two compact speakers is their naming convention. This name change from Google Home to Google Nest signifies Google’s desire to finally bring all their products under one umbrella....

According to the official Google Africa blog: Every day, the web is changing lives in Africa. In the next five years, 7 out of the world’s 10 fastest growing economies will be from Africa. The web is playing an important part in this development. Today we’re launching a new initiative called ‘Africa Connected; success stories powered by the web and they need your participation. Africa Connected is a dynamic platform hosting a collection of inspirational stories of achievement and impact that demonstrate how the web and Google have enabled people in Sub-Saharan Africa to attain success and change their world....

Google Ideas, recently renamed Jigsaw, is opening Project Shield to applications from any “independent” news site—in other words, one that’s not owned by a government or political party. Large corporate sites qualify although the focus is on small news websites. In 2011, a whistle blowing website in Uganda radiokatwe.com was blocked after a stern government bombardment castigating it for publishing politically sensitive content. News sites and blogs with such politically charged content can have such a predicament when government agencies decimate access under the infamous line – orders from above....

Top 10 Google Drive Tips Get the Best Experience From Google Drive Overall, Google Drive is a powerful tool that can help you store, share, and collaborate on a variety of digital content. By using these tips, you can get the most out of your Google Drive experience and make the most of this powerful tool title: “Here Are The Top 10 Google Drive Tips” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-24” author: “David Nesbit” Top 10 Google Drive Tips Get the Best Experience From Google Drive Overall, Google Drive is a powerful tool that can help you store, share, and collaborate on a variety of digital content....

But Google seems to be get smarter every day. For some results, instead of showing you a link, they have hidden tools within the Google search home page that gets to accomplish whatever you want to do without leaving the home page. For users, it saves a lot of time and data. From meaning of words, to reminders, flight checkers, internet speed tests, live sports scores and more, you can get that right from Google’s home page....

Here is yet another level of convenience. Various players in different sectors are looking for ways to integrate M-PESA into their services. Latest on the list is Telkom Kenya. You can now easily purchase Telkom airtime using MPESA. Here is how to buy Telkom airtime using Safaricom M-PESA On your Safaricom phone, go to Sim Toolkit Select ‘M-PESA’ Select ‘Lipa na M-PESA’ Select ‘Pay Bill’ Enter business no. 777711 Under Account no....

What is a Hi-Res Audio? Hi-Res audio refers to music files that have a higher sampling frequency and/or bit depth than CD — which is specified at 16bit/44.1kHz. There is no single universal standard for Hi-Res audio. The Recording Academy, together with record labels, define high-resolution audio as “Lossless audio that is capable of reproducing the full range of sound from recordings that have been mastered from better than CD quality music sources....

… here’s why. A couple of months ago, a security expert from BitDefender Marius Tivadar made public, findings of a research that proved that there are vulnerabilities in Windows’ AutoPlay and Autorun features that can allow hackers authorized access to your device and ultimately, damage your (Windows 7 or) Windows 10 laptop. Doesn’t matter if your laptop is locked or unlocked; you are exposed to being hacked. … but how?...

My Gmail/Google drive was already 90% used up. Since I bought a $299 Samsung Galaxy Chromebook Go, I was pleasantly surprised to learn that I can get some extra 100GB for free for at least one year. To activate the offer, visit https://www.google.com/chromebook/perks/ and under Google one, click on the Get perk button. Google says the offer must be redeemed by January 31, 2023. You need a Google Payments account which you can get by simply adding your Visa Debit/Credit card here....

Have you tried to stream a movie from Netflix using a slow Internet connection? Has it taken you an hour or so to download a game file? You could tell us of the frustration. This can even be worse if your internet connection is the sole option you have, with no refuge to turn to. So, what should you do? How do you beat the deceleration? Primary checks Do some troubleshooting...

Turns out the MTN Uganda Mobile money app whose review you can read here already has that information listed inside the App. It’s a bit hidden that’s why most people miss. The app has sending and withdrawing rates with in MTN Uganda registered users and to other networks. It also lists sending rates to supported traditional banks. All you have to do is login to your account » Menu » Info » Mobile Money Rates....

Luckily, there is a national health insurance scheme that’s been around for a while. The National Hospital Insurance Fund, NHIF, caters for medical expenses for not just civil servants but also people in the private sector with provision for persons in the informal sector to also get covered through the voluntary contribution programs. It is important to be up-to-date with your membership to this insurance scheme and as such, NHIF has various ways to check whether you’re covered or not....

Google and other app makers know that we are always glued to our devices, even in the wee hours of the night. Adjusting the brightness to the lowest values creates some ease while reading from the phone in dark environments. However, eye strain cannot be completely nullified even with brightness reduced to the lowest. Some Android apps have had dark mode interface either fully or in certain areas of the app....