9.6 C
Johannesburg
Monday, August 10, 2020

Mobile and Apps

Mobile and Apps

Airtel Kenya launches TV streaming App

Bryant Matimba - 0
In a first for Kenya, Airtel has announced the launch of its Airtel TV app that will allow the telecom operator’s customers...
Read more
Mobile and Apps

South Africa’s Discovery Bank launches app on Huawei AppGallery

Bryant Matimba - 0
Huawei South Africa has announced the launch of the Discovery Bank app on its AppGallery platform, ensuring that the bank’s users now...
Read more

Samsung Galaxy Unpacked brings 5 new models

Mobile and Apps TechMetro Africa - 0
Samsung proved the rumour-mongers correct, unveiling a range of five new Galaxy devices headlined by two new Note smartphones and its latest foldable.

Malawi launches first low cost 4G KaiOS-enabled phone

Mobile and Apps Bryant Matimba - 0
Telekom Networks Malawi (TNM) a mobile network and ICT services provider has partnered with KaiOS Technologies to launch a low cost 4G KaiOS-enabled smart...

Motorola unveils new mobile device for SMEs in Sub-Saharan Africa

Mobile and Apps Bryant Matimba - 0
Telecommunications equipment provider Motorola Solutions has launched Mototrbo DP540 a new two-way radio device specially designed for small and medium businesses looking to transition to...

Microsoft confirms interest in buying Tik Tok

Mobile and Apps Bryant Matimba - 0
Technology giant Microsoft, has confirmed that it is interested in acquiring popular mobile video-sharing social networking platform Tik Tok. This after rumours...

Cloud Computing

TELECOMS

Telecoms

TelOne deploys new fibre link in northern Zimbabwe

Bryant Matimba - 0
Zimbabwe’s state-owned fixed line telecom operator, TelOne has commissioned a new fibre-optic link between Makuti and Chirundu in the north of the...
Read more
Telecoms

Telkom Kenya pulls plug on Airtel Networks deal

Bryant Matimba - 0
Telecom operator Telkom Kenya has called off a planned merger with rival Airtel Networks Kenya after having made an announcement in February...
Read more
Telecoms

MTN reports positive half year results

Bryant Matimba - 0
MTN Group has reported revenue growth of 9,4% to $4.6 billion (R80 billion) and Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA)...
Read more

Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence

Why AI is the next best thing for customer experience management

Staff Writer - 0
While an omnichannel approach has become the norm across most industries, forward-looking businesses are considering the next level to gain competitive advantage....
Read more
Artificial Intelligence

5 ways voice assistants will get better over the next 5 years

Bryant Matimba - 0
More than 500 million people use the Google voice assistant found on Android phones and other Google devices like smart speakers monthly. This is...
Read more

Augmented Analytics: Why the fuss?

Artificial Intelligence TechMetro Africa - 0
When analytics is infused with artificial intelligence (AI), businesses can start to truly enhance productivity amongst the human workforce. This is according...

White Paper: SaaS under Attack: Protecting your dynamic workforce

Artificial Intelligence Darktrace - 0
Today’s dynamic workforce is dispersed, agile, and unpredictable. From a security perspective, user behaviours are more disjointed than ever – cutting across a...

AI will separate banking winners from losers

Artificial Intelligence Bryant Matimba - 0
Artificial Intelligence (AI) will separate winning banks from losers. This was said by 77% of banking executives surveyed during COVID-19.

IT departments, the main beneficiaries of AI success

Artificial Intelligence Staff Writer - 0
Artificial intelligence, is seen as the cure-all for a plethora of enterprise shortfalls, from chatbots to better understanding customers to automating the flow of supply...

IT Security

IT Security

Growing cybersecurity threats

Bryant Matimba - 0
Cybercriminals have certainly been using the pandemic in their relentless cybersecurity threats through phishing and ransomware attacks. They even disguise themselves as...
Read more

Hackers held Garmin for $10 million ransom

IT Security TechMetro Africa - 0

How PCI DSS can become your PoPI Act security blueprint

IT Security Staff Writer - 0

Kaspersky tool connects new attacks to APT groups in seconds

IT Security Staff Writer - 0

Push notifications plague detected in 100,000 devices monthly in Africa

IT Security Staff Writer - 0

Digital Transformation

Digital Transformation

From risk reduction to unleashing new possibilities

Staff Writer - 0
The year 2020 will surely be looked back on as a watershed moment for the role technology plays in our lives as...
Read more
Digital Transformation

Gearing up for transformation

Staff Writer - 0
South Africa remains in nascent stages of digital transformation. This is according to Ryan Barlow, the newly appointed Chief Digital Officer (CDO) for...
Read more
Digital Transformation

5G and enterprise, a match made for growth

TechMetro Africa - 0
Digital technologies are transforming industries worldwide. With 5G being deployed across the region, service providers increasingly recognise the new business opportunities that digital transformation...
Read more

Stay Connected

- Advertisement -

Newsletter

LATEST STORIES

Top News

South Africa to conduct trial for first ever digital census

Bryant Matimba - 0
Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) is set to conduct a trial for the first ever digital census to be conducted in the...
Read more
East Africa

M-Pesa tops Africa with $14.7 billion mobile money transactions monthly

Bryant Matimba - 0
Safaricom’s Mobile money transfer service M-Pesa is now processing transactions of $14,7 billion (KSh1.6 trillion) per month in Kenya and other African...
Read more
Opinion & Analysis

Why technology needs to drive prudent services in smarter cities

TechMetro Africa - 0
There is a danger when people start talking about smart cities that too much attention is focused on the technology. While there...
Read more
Gadgets and Hardware

Toshiba officially quits the PC business

Staff Writer - 0
Japanese multinational technology firm Toshiba Corporation has quietly exited the personal computer (PC) business. The company made the first...
Read more
Software

South Africa seeks recovery of $23 million from SAP over dubious contracts

Staff Writer - 0
South African investigators are seeking to recover more than $23 million (R400 million) from German software firm SAP for two government contracts...
Read more
Cloud Computing

Tech and the cloud will drive the post-pandemic revival

TechMetro Africa - 0
The COVID-19 pandemic has had such a fundamentally destabilising impact on the planet that it transcends public health concerns. It has triggered...
Read more

Opinion & Analysis

Why technology needs to drive prudent services in smarter cities

Opinion & Analysis TechMetro Africa - 0
There is a danger when people start talking about smart cities that too much attention is focused on the technology. While there...
Read more

Tech and the cloud will drive the post-pandemic revival

Cloud Computing TechMetro Africa - 0
The COVID-19 pandemic has had such a fundamentally destabilising impact on the planet that it transcends public health concerns. It has triggered...
Read more

Why fibre should be your first choice for internet connectivity

Broadband TechMetro Africa - 0
While ADSL has long been a staple for South Africans wanting to connect to the internet - especially the early adopters, they...
Read more

Finance industry in turmoil. How do cloud strategies adapt?

Cloud Computing TechMetro Africa - 0
At the start of the year there was a lot of talk about organisations increasing their IT spend, particularly in the financial...
Read more

From risk reduction to unleashing new possibilities

Digital Transformation Staff Writer - 0
The year 2020 will surely be looked back on as a watershed moment for the role technology plays in our lives as...
Read more

Most Read Stories

Internet of Things

IoT poised for growth in 2020

Staff Writer - 0
SqwidNet ended 2019 on a high note after seeing an increase in network coverage and uptake during the year. According to Andrew Heuvel, Chief Technology...
Read more
Artificial Intelligence

AVEVA and Axonify Jointly deliver first AI-enabled Microlearning Solution

Staff Writer - 0
AVEVA, a global leader in engineering and industrial software has strategically partnered with Axonify, a SaaS company, to offer adaptive AI- microlearning powered by...
Read more
Social

WHO Health Alert brings COVID-19 facts to billions via WhatsApp

Staff Writer - 0
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has launched a dedicated messaging service in Arabic, English, French and Spanish with partners WhatsApp and Facebook to keep...
Read more
Software

Citrix names Datacentrix as SD-WAN partner of the year

Staff Writer - 0
Datacentrix, has secured the title of ‘SD-WAN Partner of the Year’ from unified workspace, networking, and analytics solutions provider, Citrix. The award was received...
Read more
Cloud Computing

Data has gravity

TechMetro Africa - 0
Security, risk, data loss, and legislation. These are the primary concerns listed by organisations and government institutions when asked why they are...
Read more
Cloud Computing

Cloud migration success, Challenges and Advantages

Staff Writer - 0
Migrating to the cloud offers corporate organisations greater agility, enabling companies to create new services, update and roll out applications faster, and introduce alternative...
Read more

Gadgets and Hardware

Gadgets and Hardware

Toshiba officially quits the PC business

Staff Writer - 0
Japanese multinational technology firm Toshiba Corporation has quietly exited the personal computer (PC) business. The company made the first...
Read more

Huawei unveils Ultralight MateBook D Series laptops in South Africa

Gadgets and Hardware Bryant Matimba - 0
Huawei South Africa has announced the launch of its new high tech laptops, the MateBook D 14 and D 15. The two...

Huawei eyes South African PC market

Gadgets and Hardware Bryant Matimba - 0
According to the International Data Corporation (IDC), the surge in remote working, coupled with consumers’ needs for their PCs to meet both...

89% of Nigerian parents use their gadgets to entertain their child – survey

Gadgets and Hardware Bryant Matimba - 0
While many countries slowly ease the lockdown measures that were implemented because of the COVID-19  pandemic, the interest to domestic and international...

Company News

Company News

Luno partners with Genesis to help customers earn interest crypto holdings

Staff Writer - 0
South African cryptocurrency exchange firm Luno, has announced a partnership with Genesis, a digital currency company, to provide customers with simple, accessible...
Read more

T-Systems unveils SD-WAN Lite for home and small office connectivity

Broadband Staff Writer - 0
T-Systems South Africa has launched its new SD-WAN Lite solution, tailored to the changed requirements of business, which increasingly adopt a hybrid...

Forrester names Nutanix leader in Hyperconverged Infrastructure

Cloud Computing Staff Writer - 0
Enterprise cloud computing provider Nutanix, has been named a Leader in The Forrester Wave: Hyperconverged Infrastructure, Q3 2020, published by Forrester Research,...

AWS Cloud elevates eHealth Africa to higher levels

Cloud Computing Bryant Matimba - 0
Healthcare technology provider eHealth Africa has successfully utilised Amazon Web Service’s (AWS) ability to provide scalable, dependable, and highly secure computing power.

Sme and startup

Mobile and Apps

Motorola unveils new mobile device for SMEs in Sub-Saharan Africa

Bryant Matimba - 0
Telecommunications equipment provider Motorola Solutions has launched Mototrbo DP540 a new two-way radio device specially designed for small and medium businesses looking to transition to...
Read more

Facebook selects 12 leaders from Sub-Saharan Africa in Accelerator Program

Mobile and Apps Staff Writer - 0
Facebook has announced the 12 community leaders from three African countries who have been selected to join its Community Accelerator programme which aims to...

CELL C re-launches Innovation Challenge for SMEs

SME and Start-Up TechMetro Africa - 0
South Africa’s third largest mobile operator, Cell C has re-launched its Innovation Challenge, an initiative aimed at providing opportunities for SMEs and entrepreneurs in...

Telkom unveils Yep! app to grow small businesses

SME and Start-Up Staff Writer - 0
Telkom Business has announced the launch Yep!, a digital marketplace where customers can safely and confidently search and purchase from small businesses.

POPULAR POSTS

South Africa to conduct trial for first ever digital census

Top News Bryant Matimba - 0
Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) is set to conduct a trial for the first ever digital census to be conducted in the...
Read more

M-Pesa tops Africa with $14.7 billion mobile money transactions monthly

East Africa Bryant Matimba - 0
Safaricom’s Mobile money transfer service M-Pesa is now processing transactions of $14,7 billion (KSh1.6 trillion) per month in Kenya and other African...
Read more

Why technology needs to drive prudent services in smarter cities

Opinion & Analysis TechMetro Africa - 0
There is a danger when people start talking about smart cities that too much attention is focused on the technology. While there...
Read more

EDITOR PICKS

Ericsson appoints Todd Ashton to head South & East Africa regions

Telecoms Staff Writer - 0
Telecommunications Company Ericsson has announced the appointment of Todd Ashton as the Vice President and Head of Ericsson South & East Africa,...
Read more

SES, Gilat Partner to restore internet connectivity in DRC

Telecoms Staff Writer - 0
High-performance internet connectivity was restored in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) within just four days after the West Africa Cable System (WACS) undersea...
Read more

FISE announces 4G Phone with an Integrated Thermometer

Mobile and Apps Staff Writer - 0
FISE, provider of intelligent hardware core solutions and KaiOS Technologies, maker of the mobile operating system for smart feature phones, announced the world’s...
Read more

Menu

Contact us: news@techmetroafrica.com

Copyright © 2020 - TechMetro Africa All Rights Reserved