Kenyan students selected as Microsoft Imagine Cup World Finalists
March 23, 2021
Microsoft’s annual global student technology competition, Imagine Cup has revealed the entries selected to be a part of the World semi-finals round taking place on 24 and 25 March 2021. The competition, which encourages students…
Microsoft Starts Uninstalling Flash Automatically from Windows
February 18, 2021
Adobe Flash player was declared dead by its maker, Adobe, on Dec. 31, 2020. Adobe even went a mile further by adding “a time bomb” code inside Flash so it would stop playing supported content…
Microsoft Unveils New Employee Experience Platform to Help People Thrive at Work
February 10, 2021
Microsoft has announced an employee experience platform that enables employee engagement, learning, wellbeing and knowledge discovery, directly into the flow of people’s work. Dubbed Microsoft Viva, the new platform is designed to help employees learn,…
A digital foundation can help Africa’s supply chain prepare for challenges of tomorrow
February 8, 2021
By Kendi Nderitu While it’s likely few people outside the supply chain industry would have given much thought to the sector before 2020, it didn’t take long for COVID-19 to change all that. Across Africa,…
Microsoft Reverts Xbox Live Gold Price Hike After Outcry
January 25, 2021
Microsoft had announced that it would hike Xbox Live Gold subscription price last week. But thanks to gamer outcry, the company is backtracking on its decision. Xbox Live Gold subscription is essential to Xbox console…
Redefining the role of the CFO beyond the ties of COVID-19
January 13, 2021
The setbacks experienced as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic have been unlike any seen before. The impact seen on the financials of industries and organisations across the globe has been unprecedented – with many…
Over 100 Million People Still Using Outdated Windows 7
January 7, 2021
Microsoft officially ended support for the old Windows 7 Operating System at the beginning of 2020. Fast forward to 2021, almost a year later, since the end of support, millions of PC users still run…
Microsoft Adds Support for iCloud Accounts in new Outlook for Mac
December 16, 2020
Yesterday Microsoft announced that it is adding support for iCloud accounts in the new Outlook for Mac. The new Outlook will be landing in the coming weeks enabling Mac users to organize work and personal…
The workforce is changing, and HR practitioners must change with it
December 10, 2020
The way we work has been irrevocably changed by the challenges we have been faced with in this difficult and uncertain year. Today, more people are working from their homes than in offices as organisations…