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By Kunle Awosika Imagine a world where you could predict when your customers will have their first thought about retirement planning and be ready to help them create that plan in minutes. Imagine you could do the same for a young family applying for their mortgage or a fledgling company deciding where to bank for the first time. Now imagine you can address all these customers’ needs simultaneously wherever they are, anytime, on any device – and without any rising costs. For many financial institutions, this world might seem far away, but it isn’t. As William Gibson famously said, “The…

OnePlus has just released Hydrogen OS 3.0 to the OnePlus 3 and 3T. Hydrogen OS 3.0 is based on Android 7.0 Nougat and brings with it the much needed features of the latest Android iteration. The update has just started rolling out and some users are already reporting that they have noticed a slightly better battery life on their devices. They are reporting that the battery life is even better than what users get with the Nougat OxygenOS update that was rolled out a couple of years back. Before you get confused, both Hydrogen OS and OxygenOS are custom ROMs…

Canon reiterated its commitment to the African market by announcing the launch of its hero product EOS 5D Mark IV camera. Canon showcased their input to output professional consumer products covering both cameras and printers which are now available in the African region. Canon also announced the start of an Africa wide photo competition involving consumers under the theme ‘Celebrate Africa’. The camera range unveiled includes models such as the EOS 80D, EOS760D, EOS 1300D, Powershot G7X MKII, PowerhShot SX720 HS, Ixus 285HS and Pixma printers G4400, TS 5040 & the powerful and refined TS 9040 – is a fully…

Earlier this year, HMD Global launched the first true Android smartphone with the Nokia branding, the Nokia 6. This was to be one of the many Nokia smartphones we expect to see on the market as the company re-enters the smartphone market. The Nokia 6 was made specifically for the Chinese market but the company will be back later this month with new devices targeting international markets. We have heard that the Nokia 3310 will make a comeback later this month in addition to the entry level Nokia 3 and 5 Android phones. With that said, specs of the Nokia…

Huawei is set to unveil its 2017 flagship smartphone, the P10 later this month at Mobile World Congress. We know very little about the Huawei P10 and we have already told you that the phone will launch a green and purple version of the phone. This is sort of everything we knew about the phone until now. The first photos of the phone have just been leaked by the Federal Communications Commission. The leaked images show that Huawei did not change much from the design point of view and that the P10 looks a lot like the Huawei P9 that…

Ransomware maintained its attractiveness amongst cybercriminals in 2016. Of note is the steady growth on multiple platforms including mobile which essentially means every mobile device user is vulnerable as we enter 2017. According to research by Internet Security firm ESET, Android mobile device users have been targeted by various types of ransomware. Most frequently the police themed ransomware which tried to scare victims into paying up after (falsely) accusing them of harvesting illegal content on their devices. Many ransomware campaigns use phishing emails as an entry point and may arrive as part of another malware’s payload. Similarly an attack may…

BlackBerry has had it rough the last couple of years, the company has seen its market share drop to levels not seen before. Q4 of 2016 was the worst quarter the company has had so far as BlackBerry OS’ market dropped to 0.0% from a market share of 1.1% it recorded during the same period in 2015. This is quite interesting but sort of expected since we did not see any new smartphones powered by BlackBerry OS during that quarter. The company focused on releasing a couple of Android powered smartphones instead. During this quarter, Android was king as its…

In a move set to expand its global footprint and build on its successes to date, Naspers’ internet TV service ShowMax is launching in Poland. The service will be branded ShowMax and utilise the current ShowMax platform and Polish language apps. The content on the service has been tailored specifically for Poland with a strong focus on local TV shows and movies. Poland has a vibrant TV and film production industry, and for launch ShowMax has acquired exclusive rights to a range of popular local shows including political satire Ucho Prezesa (Ear of the Chairman) as well as a catalogue…

Late last year, Google released its Pixel and Pixel XL smartphones that saw the release of the AI powered, Google Assistant app. Unfortunately, this Assistant is only available to the two smartphones only so those of us using Android on different devices cannot get it. We have heard that Google Assistant will be on the soon to be announced LG G6 as well as the Nexus 5X and 6P. Google hasn’t officially confirmed anything but there is a new alpha release of the Google app for Android that confirms the availability of Google Assistant on older Android phones. According to…

With a rapidly transforming world where personal communication apps are being used for work, and where increasing number of point solution apps are causing app fatigue, Microsoft has released the early adopter’s version of the Kaizala app in Kenya – a simple and secure mobile chat platform aimed at driving productivity in the work place. The app, supports large groups of millions of users, is capable of broadcasting to and gathering information from millions of users instantly via polls or surveys. Kaizala enables streamlining organizational communication among employees, vendors, and partners within and outside of the organisation but mostly, offers…