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How to use shortcut keys on your windows computer

The keyboard is one of the most important components of any system, however few are yet to embrace its full functionality on how to use shortcut keys. For those who aren’t Keyboard Ninjas, here are the shortcuts you can find. List of basic computer shortcut keys: Alt + F–File menu options in the current program. […]

TikTok commits USD $10 Mn across Africa in response to Covid-19

Leading short-form video platform, TikTok, announced today that it will be donating US$10 million to Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, which will go towards supporting efforts for both routine vaccinations against existing infectious diseases in Africa, as well as future deployment of COVID-19 vaccines. The contribution will be matched by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation through its […]

21/03/2020
By Editorial Desk
Business, How To, Social Media, Tech Debates, Technology

What is Zoom? Video conferencing platform you can use in Kenya

With the global Coronavirus pandemic, more people are working from home at the moment, following the governments advisory. This calls for a system that will allow people to work remotely in a bid to connect with colleagues, zoom comes into place; a video conference and meeting platform. Zoom is a web-based video conferencing tool with […]

Kenya joins the world in celebrating international open data day 2020

Government and other stakeholders in the ICT the sector today converged at Strathmore University to join the world in celebrating the International Open Data Day. The event running under the theme; ‘Towards sustainable open data access in Kenya’ seeks to address some of the challenges facing Kenya in terms of access to credible and reliable data for […]

Andela, Australian Government hosts Women in Tech Event

Andela, the technology company that builds distributed engineering teams with Africa’s top software engineers recently hosted a Women in Tech event in Nairobi. The event was hosted in partnership with the Australian Government. The event was graced by Her Excellency Alison Chartres – the Australian High Commissioner to Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Rwanda; Ambassador to Burundi; designate to Somalia, as well […]

Worldwide spending on augmented and virtual reality to reach $18.8 billion in 2020, IDC

09/12/2019
By Editorial Desk
Artificial Intelligence, Tech Debates, Technology

IDC predicts Worldwide spending on AR & VR to reach $18.8 billion in 2020

Worldwide spending on augmented reality and virtual reality (AR/VR) is forecast to be $18.8 billion in 2020, an increase of 78.5% over the $10.5 billion International Data Corporation (IDC) expects will be spent in 2019. The latest update to IDC’s Worldwide Augmented and Virtual Reality Spending Guide also shows that worldwide spending on AR/VR products […]

23/11/2019
By Editorial Desk
Corporate, Financial & Tech, Social Media, Tech Debates, Tech Startups, Technology

Facebook hosts Facebook iD8 in Nairobi to celebrate tech ecosystem

Facebook (www.facebook.com) on Friday brought together over 400 developers, startups and businesses from across Sub-Saharan Africa in a first of its kind conference dubbed “Facebook iD8 Nairobi”. The event is part of Facebook’s effort to create opportunities for innovation, community building and education throughout the continent. “Facebook iD8 Nairobi” created a space for developers and […]

Digify Africa graduates first Cohort of digital marketing bootcamp

Digify Africa in partnership with Facebook celebrated the first Cohort graduates from the award-winning digital marketing bootcamp, Digify Pro in Nairobi, Kenya. The students who were on an 8 week training were equipped with skills needed in the digital space i.e Digital Marketing Analytics and Measurement, Content Marketing, Email Marketing and Digital Strategy Development among […]

04/11/2019
By Editorial Desk
Corporate, Financial & Tech, Tech Debates, Tech Startups

These Are The 12 Most Funded Startups in Kenya

By Digest Africa As if to balance out the major directions on a compass in representation, Kenya, Nigeria, Egypt and South Africa have the most funded startups on the African continent. Kenya is set apart, however, by a number of attributes. Be it the post-election violence or the era of mobile phones and the internet […]

24/10/2019
By Editorial Desk
Artificial Intelligence, Big data, Tech Debates, Technology

IDTechEx Report: Radars 2020-2030: Technologies, Future Trends, Forecasts

Cambridge, UK Radars evolve towards 4D imaging with improved resolution and object detection AIs, surpassing $15Bn as forecast by IDTechEx Research in their latest report on the topic, covering ADAS and autonomous driving, 4D imaging radars, semiconductor technology, low insertion loss materials, advanced packaging, deep learning, object detection/classification/tracking. The latest report from IDTechEx research “Radars 2020-2030: […]