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Technology in Business

February 6, 2023February 28, 2023 Editor

Technology has changed the way businesses operate and interact with customers. The fast-paced development of technology has impacted various aspects of business, from operations and marketing to customer service. Businesses are now relying more and more on technology to enhance their competitiveness, increase efficiency, and reach out to new customers. In the past, businesses relied on traditional methods such as print advertisements, billboards, and door-to-door sales. Today, businesses can reach a vast audience through the Internet and social media. Companies can target specific demographics, launch innovative marketing campaigns, and reach…

Google Photos Free Uploads Ending On 1st June 2021.

November 13, 2020April 19, 2023 Editor

Google Photos Free Uploads Ending On 1st June 2021. Google Photos has been among the must-have apps for every smartphone user for the last five years. The app gave its users a free cloud storage platform for their images. Users would just allow it to back up images from the device camera roll or any other folder automatically. Unfortunately, this is coming to an end. As of 1st June 2021, Google will start charging users for additional storage once the 15 GB storage has been exhausted. The development is based…

Future Jobs to look out for in the coming years.

October 26, 2020May 15, 2023 Editor

Future Jobs to look out for in the coming years. Technology is day by day becoming the way of life for each and every one of us. This is going to affect jobs in the near future. We cannot simply dare to escape its existence, growth, and interruption in our lives are bound to increase. This applies to our sources of income, and our daily jobs which have been fully revolutionized by technology. Most jobs that were manually done by hand have been replaced by machines reducing the manpower required.…

Safaricom’s Zuri Migrates from Facebook to WhatsApp

February 25, 2020 Dianne Jacobs

Zuri, has migrated from Facebook messenger to Whatsapp. Facebook, still a top tier app in Kenya in terms of popularity, is not Kenya’s most popular conversation and chatting app. In that regard, Whatsapp is. Hence the reason why Safaricom have moved Zuri to Whatsapp. Allowing more Kenyans to access it, and use the chatbot to its full capabilities. Through the creation of Safaricom’s chatbot, the precedence of AI in Kenya has taken a new turn. With Safaricom being the trail blazer in a constantly changing Kenyan tech space, AI has…

Compulynx retail software to cut costs for its clients

January 28, 2020 Dianne Jacobs

Software developer, Compulynx has completed installation of its latest cloud-based ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) retail solution for its Dubai-based customer, One Vasco in 120 locations in 30 countries. Compulynx’s Next Generation Retail Suite(NEXX) will see One Vasco’s clients enjoy access to a cloud-based managed and maintained IT platform, thereby helping them defray costs usually spent on data security as well as maintenance of own servers. The new deployment marks a shift in Compulynx’s operations where it is replacing the CORE Retail Solution that ran on the older client server technology…

Uganda new Electric Buses to run on electric batteries

January 10, 2020 Dianne Jacobs

Uganda has moved closer to domestic vehicle manufacturing with the shipping in of a fully built unit and the assembling of a 90-seater bus by Kiira Motors Corporation in Nakasongola, 150 kilometres north of Kampala. According to officials at Kiira, technicians started building the Kayoola Electric Buses, which came as a semi-knocked down unit, on October 30, and hope to be done by end of December 2019. The bus’s components were supplied by Kiira Motor’s technology transfer partner, CHTC Motors of China. It is one of two market validation vehicles,…

Voice App makes life easy for throat cancer patients

January 8, 2020 Dianne Jacobs

Vlastimil Gular’s life took an unwelcome turn a year ago: minor surgery on his vocal cords revealed throat cancer, which led to the loss of his larynx and with it, his voice. But the 51-year-old father of four is still chatting away using his own voice rather than the tinny timbre of a robot, thanks to an innovative app developed by two Czech universities. “I find this very useful,” Gular told AFP, using the app to type in what he wanted to say, in his own voice, via a mobile phone.…

IoMT Market is expected to grow worldwide

January 7, 2020 Dianne Jacobs

Global Internet-of-Medical-Things (IoMT) market is expected to register a CAGR of 38.67% in the forecast period of 2019-2026. The report contains data from the base year of 2018 and the historic year of 2017. This rise in market value can be attributed to the efficiency of resources and available infrastructure due to the usage of IoMT. Few of the major competitors currently working in the global Internet-of-Medical-Things (IoMT) market are LifeFuels Inc.; GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY; CARRÉ TECHNOLOGIES INC.; Breathometer Inc.; Medtronic; Meru Health, Inc.; Boston Scientific Corporation; Atlas Wearables, Inc.; Proteus Digital Health;…

Technology has evolved the Recruitment Industry

January 6, 2020 Dianne Jacobs

The recruitment industry or the human resources sector, has completely evolved over the past 20 years. New technology have transformed the way employers recruit and manage talent. From paper CVs to job boards, applicant tracking systems and online assessments, a lot has chatnged over the years. While advancements in technology have offered some solutions to challenges that employers faced a decade ago, the industry is ever-evolving and recruiters today are dealing with new challenges when hiring the best talent. It cannot be gainsaid that all top companies struggle to get…

African Book Publishers encouraged to use technology

December 19, 2019 Dianne Jacobs

Kenyan and African book publishers have been challenged to embrace technology to appeal to younger audiences and also reduce their reliance on paper. This, together with the use of recycled paper, would save the environment in the wake of depleted forest cover and also reduce the impact of climate change. “Africa has the youngest population,” said Jubilee Insurance Company of Kenya Chief Executive Julius Kipngetich, emphasizing that the geographical size and the demographic distribution of the continent’s population have set the stage for it to become a global leader considering…