YouTube Shorts is Reason Why Google did not Bid for TikTok
YouTube Shorts, a short video feature from YouTube allows users to share 15-second videos like Instagram’s Reels and TikTok. Google launched its early beta in India on Tuesday. This explains why Google did not join Microsoft and Oracle to bid for TikTok’s US operations. Google…
Apple Announces New Products and Upgrades during “Time Flies” 2020 Virtual Event
Apple announced some new products and upgrades at the “Time Flies” 2020 virtual event held yesterday. Unfortunately, it did not announce the much-anticipated iPhone 12. The major highlights were a range of gadgets, including the Apple Watch SE, Apple Watch 6, iPad Air 4, another…
Between Microsoft and Oracle, Who Gets to Buy TikTok’s US Operations?
The entire global tech space is waiting to see who gets to buy Tiktok’s US operations. Several weeks after President Donald Trump demanded that the video app with about 100 million users in the US to either exit or hand over operations to an indigenous…
ECA Puts a Hold on Ethio Telecom Privatization Plans until February 2021
Ethiopia Communications Authority (ECA) has finally put a hold on Ethio Telecom privatization plans until February 2021. Despite plans to auction 40% stakes to two foreign telecom companies, state-owned Ethio Telecom remains one of the world’s existing monopolies. ECA planned to issue two 15 years of operational licenses to…
MTN Ghana to Fully Digitize its Operations by 2023
MTN Ghana plans to digitize its operations by 2023. It is investing in infrastructure and strategizing to “deliver a bold new digital world to customers.” The decision to digitize was as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. MTN Ghana is transforming its operations and expanding the mobile…
Big 5 Daily: 9th September 2020
Hey Techies, Hope you are up and doing great things today. It’s time for the mid-week edition of the Big 5 Daily. The Zimbabwean government has developed its secure application called the Public Finance Management System (PFMS). This is due to the glitches noticed during…
Zimbabwe Develops Secure Video Conferencing and Messaging Software to Evade Hackers
The government of Zimbabwe has developed a secure video conferencing and messaging software to evade hackers. This development follows the recent glitch during the Meteorological Services Department event on the National Climate Outlook Forum. The government developed its secure application called the Public Finance Management…
OPay, PalmPay, Flutterwave & Yoco Lists on the Fintech 250: Top Fintech Companies of 2020
These African fintech companies, OPay, PalmPay, Flutterwave, and Yoco are listed on the third annual Fintech 250: Top Fintech Companies of 2020. The Fintech 250 is CB Insights’ list of the top 250 private fintech companies that leverage technology to disrupt the financial service sector. It includes startups at different…
The Big 5 Daily: 31st August 2020
Hey Guys, This is the last Big 5 Daily gist for August. Hope you are gearing up for an amazing new month. Enjoy your read. Upstream, an anti-fraud firm has found pre-installed malware on 53,000 Tecno W2 smartphones sold in Africa. Tecno debunked the allegations and referred its customers…
The Big 5 Daily: 27th August 2020
Hey Guys, It’s time for the Big 5 Daily gists. Did you know that global smartphone sales declined year-on-year by 20.4%? Amongst the top five global smartphone vendors, Samsung had a 27.1% decline year-on-year, Xiaomi had 21.5%, OPPO had 15.9%, and Apple had 0.4%. Vodacom Group…
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