A complete list of Worldremit pickup locations in Kenya With a diaspora of half a million living in the US, UK and France, remittances are playing an increasingly important role in Kenya’s economy. The World Bank estimates that in 2017 alone Kenya received over $1.8 billion in remittances. The partnership builds on WorldRemit’s rapid expansion in Kenya since launching its money transfer service to the country in 2011. WorldRemit customers currently make over a million money transfers to Kenya each year....

Most African software developers today chose to be self-taught with the help of online classes and practice. Majorly because traditional learning methods are a little behind on new programming languages and processes. This is why some startups have focused on standardizing both the learning and recruitment process. Since Africa’s booming internet economy isn’t showing a sign of decline anytime soon, it’s best to start developing your skills. In this post, we’ll be looking at a few options to help you launch your software development career in Africa....

The OnePlus 7T is expected to be the company’s first 5G smartphone that will be globally available and speculation season is ripe for the upcoming. And, just as with a lot of other phones at this stage, photorealistic renders and 3D models have been commissioned from Steve Hemmerstoffer of @OnLeaks by Indian publication Pricebaba. @OnLeaks has come to be known for his reproductions that are usually made using sourced schematics, dimensions and the like — and we don’t have much reason here to doubt the pictures we see here....

Phantom X The Phantom X smartphone was launched in Nigeria as the successor to the Phantom 9 launched in 2019. The most notable upgrade is the new 3D-borderless design with 70-degree curves around the edges of the device. – similar to what you get on Samsung’s Edge smartphone. The selfie and rear camera on this device features a 50MP Ultra night camera with ‘super night mode’. Tecno Phantom X Specifications:...

Create a New Microsoft Edge Profile Open your Edge browserTap the Profile icon at the top-right corner. Next, select Add to create a new profile. and then, tap continue without singing in. A second, blank user profile named Profile 2 will be created immediately. And a new Edge browser window will open automatically using the new profile. To personalize the profile you created, you will need to sign in to a Microsoft account....

The new app named E-pass (Electronic pass) is intended to help the Ministry of Health truck and geo-fence the movement of COVID 19 patients under home based care thus reducing the number of non-critical patients that get admitted in hospitals. At the height of the pandemic, many people would be rushed to health centers, even those that were not in critical conditions, a situation that overwhelmed health centers and also stretched the limited resources in hospitals....

Fast-forward to 2022, and MTN Uganda has rebranded Gaga Wednesday to Gaga Weekend to directly take the war to Airtel’s turf and take a bit of the customer looking for a juicy weekend bundle to binge-watch Netflix and chill. Here below are the salient features of Gaga Weekend; Key differences compared to the mid-week Gaga Wednesday and steps on how you can buy the weekend promotional bundle? What’s New With Gaaga Weekend?...

MTN Mobile Money customers can now generate a four digit TIN by dialling *165# from their mobile phone which can then be used at any Interswitch ATM across Uganda on a 24/7 basis to access their money. Speaking at the launch at Serena Hotel, MTN Uganda’s Chief Marketing Officer, Ernst Fonternel, underscored MTN’s mission of making the lives of its customers a whole lot brighter through convenient and cost effective solutions such as access to MTN Mobile Money through ATM platforms....

21 Days of Y’ello Care is an annual 21 day long MTN staff volunteerism initiative in which employees across MTN’s international footprint take time off to physically get involved in activities that uplift communities around them through financial, physical and emotional contributions. This year’s focus is ‘Investing in Education for All’ with a special focus on ICT in Education. In 2012, MTN Uganda partnered with Gayaza High School, the Microsoft Pathfinder School of East and Central Africa to roll out an e-Learning platform to 50 schools around the country....

LTE is a 4G wireless communications standard developed by the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) that’s designed to provide up to 10x the speeds of 3G networks for mobile devices such as smartphones, tablets, netbooks, notebooks and wireless hot-spots. 4G technologies are designed to provide IP-based voice, data and multimedia streaming at speeds of at least 100 Mega bits per second and up to as fast as 1 Giga Bits per second....

As we have come to expect all the essential info of the device have been leaked. There will be a OnePlus 7 Pro in several colors, and there’s also the non-Pro version. Previously, we only got a third-party render of this phone, but now the official press renders are out. Images of the yet to be released phone hint towards a design that is awfully similar to what we’ve seen with the OnePlus 6T....

In an age of technological marvels, the Kiira EV may not be a ground breaking product globally, although it is locally. Countless hybrid electric cars have already been made by universities and corporations alike around the world. But not anything like the Tabby! TABBY is the first product of the OSVehicle project, a project founded by Francisco Liu and Ampelio Macchi that aims to bring open source vehicles to production, by working with designers, makers, entrepreneurs, and manufacturers all over the world....

But Paypal isn’t the first to do this in Kenya. Western Union, Moneygram and WorldRemit came first and were operational as far back as 2011. This still makes sense for individuals who are paid via Paypal and have trouble converting that into cash in their countries. Read More: Here are the 5 best ways to send money to Uganda Read More: How to receive money and be paid via PayPal in Uganda Read More: WorldRemit customers can now send money instantly to MTN Mobile Money wallets in Rwanda, Uganda and Zambia Financial Technology (FinTech) is growing at an amazing pace in Africa and world over....

For Google… The search engine giant, for the first time ever, hiked the prices of two editions of its G Suite application. Henceforward, the G Suite Basic Edition will now cost businesses, companies, and offices $6 per user, up from $5. The G Suite Business Edition, on the other hand, was likewise increased by 20%, from $10 per user to $12. Formerly known as Google Apps for Work and Google Apps for Your Domain, G Suite is a collection of cloud computing productivity-focused, communication and collaborative tools (like Gmail, Google Docs, Forms, Sheets, Drive, Google+, Calendar, and more) for businesses and professionals....

Redmi Note 11 Series The new Note 11 series comes with even more. First off, there are four smartphones (The Redmi Note 11, Note 11S, Note 11 Pro, and Note 11 Pro 5G) in this series, and they come in an entirely new design. They have what Xiaomi calls “trendy flat-edge body” – similar to the flat-edge body design of the iPhone 12 or 13. The premium model of this Redmi series is the Redmi Note 11 Pro 5G and it comes with the top features and specifications of this series....

The Lumia Cyan update bundles all of the previously announced Windows Phone 8.1 features, including UI tweaks, the Action Center for organizing notifications, automatic hotspot connections via Wi-Fi Sense, the ability to search the entire device via Bing, an updated Internet Explorer 11 and Cortana, Microsoft’s voice-powered personal assistant software. The Lumia Cyan update, including Windows Phone 8.1, started rolling out on Tuesday (15th July 2014) and will make its way around the globe in the coming weeks....

A first of its kind platform in Kenya, East and Central Africa, BLAZE was founded on what Kenyan youth say is most important to them: freedom, friendship and success. BLAZE has launched a new platform dubbed BLAZE LINK, an aggregator of e-learning resources built to enable young people upgrade their skills through online courses and empower them to pursue success in their professions of interest. BLAZE has brought on board partners like Google, IBM, Wezesha, Cloud Factory and Brighter Monday to offer thousands of free online courses cutting across multiple disciplines including sales and marketing, finance, agriculture, creative arts, programming and development among others....

Just like Clubhouse, Spotify Greenroom is a live audio chat platform that allows users worldwide to join or host live audio chat rooms. We tried Greenroom for Android and here are the highlights of our experience. The Interface I must admit, it has got a really clean user interface. On the home interface, you get to see a list of various rooms (based on your interests) that have been created by other Greenroom users....

In the evening, the itesots gather for a social drink locally called Ajono made from millet and usually discuss community problems in a less serious way. This is where some members also put on their dancing shoes! We also have a unique and cool musical instrument called Akogo which is made from wood and metal strips. You hold it with both hands, the way you do with your iPhone or droid and pluck the metal strips to produce a musical note....

But that was 2015. We are now in 2016 and many are anticipating the Tecno Boom J8. We have been scouring the web for leaks let alone contacting Tecno itself. After all the hard work, we got something and the future seems bright. Read More: “Hi OS” is Tecno’s UI rumoured to be debuted with the anticipated Tecno Boom J8 Tecno HiOS Leaks: Here’s a first look at Tecno’s new custom ROM...