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By Chrystèle Dumont The COVID-19 pandemic can be said to have played a major role in streamlining the move to a more digitally operated world. More than ever, we have seen fast-tracked change in not only the spheres of education, but also a multitude of industries – where continuous skills development has shifted from a ‘nice to have’ to crucial for survival and relevance. According to a report by Mckinsey Global Institute, its estimated that 800 million individuals will be required to learn new skills to adequately fulfil their jobs by 2030. This, coupled with our recent findings that by…

By Ryno Rijnsburger For Africa to not just survive the current pandemic, but to thrive, investment into digital infrastructure is inevitable. Much-needed digital infrastructure and the resulting digital transformation will be an enabler of rapid development across the continent, positively impacting the most vulnerable communities. While digital transformation is certainly not a new discussion, the Covid-19 pandemic has abruptly accelerated the need for digital adoption. There’s an urgent need to invest in connecting communities and improving service delivery to citizens throughout Africa. However, governments across Africa, and indeed globally, have budgetary restraints that have been exacerbated by the current pandemic.…

The Huawei Y9a has finally been launched in Kenya. The Y9a has been on pre-order in Kenya for about a week. This is the latest from the company and the latest in the company’s Y9 series that has had some good devices over the last couple of years. The Huawei Y9a is available in stores including Jumia for Ksh 30,999. Those who buy it will get a pair of Bluetooth headsets worth Ksh 2,499. Just like all the new Huawei smartphones, the Huawei Y9a does not come with Google services but Huawei has replaced that with its own Huawei Mobile…

The itel S16 and S16 pro are the latest smartphones from the company to launch in Kenya. The phones were launched in the country less than two weeks ago as the company unveiled its new brand direction and a number of other smart devices including wireless earphones and a new TV line. The itel S16 Pro comes with a 6.6-inch display while the itel S16 comes with a 6.5-inch waterdrop design. The two large displays take full advantage of the minimal presence of front cameras to make watching videos and playing games a bigger and more enjoyable endeavour. The itel…

The itel ibuy shopping festival has been announced for the month of October. During the shopping festival, itel will be giving back to its customers who buy its devices throughout the entire month. According to itel, every week, one winner will be awarded with Ksh 100,000. In the end, 4 winners will walk away with the money that will be a way for the company to give back to its customers. The Itel Promotion will run from 1st October 2020 to 31st October 2020 and this promotion is only valid to people who will purchase any of the below mobile…

Tecno Mobile has finally confirmed that it is going to launch the Spark 5 Pro in Kenya in October. The phone is currently available on pre-order in Kenya all the way through to October 6th. Tecno is yet to share the recommended retail price of the Spark 5 Pro in Kenya but we should expect those details to be available as we get close to the first sale date. The Tecno Spark 5 Pro is the upgraded version of the Spark 5 that was launched back in May. The Spark 5 was available in two variants, the standard Spark 5…

Vivo plans to launch yet another smartphone in Kenya. This new smartphone is the vivo Y20 that will be launched in Kenya on October 8. The vivo Y20 is one of the latest in the company’s Y series line. This series is made for the youth and that is evident with some of the key specifications devices in this line-up come with. The Y20 is an entry level or mid-range device, depending on who you ask, and that will be clear once we get to its specifications. The vivo Y20 comes with a 6.51-inch display with a resolution of 720×1600…

Infinix has launched yet two more smartphones into the Kenyan market. The two phones, the Infinix Hot 10 and Infinix Hot 10 Lite, will be available for Ksh 14,000 and Ksh 10,500 respectively. The Infinix Hot 10 series comes to the market not so long after we saw its predecessor, the Infinix Hot 9 series. We saw this series earlier in the year but was not a big hit. You will be able to get the Infinix Hot 10 and Hot 10 Lite through Infinix retail outlets countrywide and online through XPark. The Infinix Hot 10 series is all about…

Huawei has announced that its latest smartphone, the Huawei Y9a, is now available on pre-order in kenya. This is the most recent one from the company and will be available in stores as from the 1st of October. The Huawei Y9a pre-order period will run all the way to 30th September and customers can take part in it through Jumia and Huawei retail outlets countrywide. Pre-orders can be done by paying Ksh 2,000 deposit at a participating outlet. Those who pre-order the Y9a will be getting a free Powerbank from Huawei. Huawei is yet to officially reveal the price of…

A few months ago, Twitter released a new feature for the feed that would allow people to send audio messages as tweets. This may be seen as the perfect way for some people to communicate what they really want in a fast and easier way. Twitter is expanding this and will soon roll out voice messages for DMs. Just like voice tweets, users will be free to send audio messages to their friends through Twitter DMs. This was the natural way for this feature to progress as voice messaging is an option available in most other messaging services. Twitter voice…