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Apple AirTags Launch in South Africa

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/* custom css */ .tdi_3_0bb.td-a-rec-img{ text-align: left; }.tdi_3_0bb.td-a-rec-img img{ margin: 0 auto 0 0; } Apple’s newest gadget – the AirTag – is now officially available in South Africa. The device allows users to locate a lost item, all while keeping location data private and anonymous with end-to-end encryption. Kaiann Drance, VP of Worldwide iPhone Product Marketing at Apple, says “we’re excited to bring this incredible new capability to iPhone users with the introduction of AirTag, leveraging the vast Find My network, to help them keep track of and find the important items in their lives.” “With its design, unparalleled finding experience, and built-in privacy and security features, AirTag will provide customers with another way to leverage the power of the Apple ecosystem ...

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Starlink Partners with Google to Deliver Data and Cloud Services

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SpaceX’s broadband internet company, Starlink is partnering with Google to deliver data, cloud services, and applications to customers at the network edge by leveraging Starlink’s ability to provide high-speed broadband internet around the world and Google Cloud’s infrastructure. In a statement, the companies revealed that SpaceX will begin to “locate Starlink ground stations within Google data centre properties, enabling the secure, low-latency, and reliable delivery of data from more than 1,500 Starlink satellites launched to orbit to date to locations at the network edge via Google Cloud”. Google Cloud’s high-capacity private network will support the delivery of Starlink’s global satellite internet service, bringing businesses and consumers seamless connectivity to the cloud and Interne...

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11 Digital Trends Transforming the Insurance Industry

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The COVID-19 pandemic has ushered in ample opportunities by accelerating the digital transition of tasks that were once considered mundane. In recognition of the importance of this, almost all players in the insurance sector are digitising – some more seamlessly than others. Here are eleven of the digital trends we have seen and expect to continue seeing: Self-service claims processThe biggest digital transaction in this space is people tracking the progress of their claim. They want to be able to do so on a self-service basis. Clients are seeking smooth administration processes. Quoting new business onlineBeing able to quote for new business online has become the norm. There’s tremendous pressure to keep pace with customer expectations or lose prospective clients. Farewell to legacy syste...

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TikTok Introduces Green Screen Duet Feature

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Sourced from Cosmico /* custom css */ .tdi_3_bbd.td-a-rec-img{ text-align: left; }.tdi_3_bbd.td-a-rec-img img{ margin: 0 auto 0 0; } TikTok has introduced a feature – the Green Screen Duet – that allows creators to use another video from TikTok as the background of their new video. “With Green Screen Duet, users will be able to use another video from TikTok as the background in a new video. As with all Duets, the creator of the Duetted video is credited in the new video’s caption with a link that directs to the original,” reads a blog post from the social platform. To use the feature, users Duet the video they’d like to use as their Green Screen background and select Green Screen from the Duet layout options. The Duetted video will play in the background of the new video as they record. Ne...

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Ethiopia Turns Down $500 Million as part of Telco License Deal

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The Ethiopian Telecommunication Authority (ECA) has turned down roughly $500 million after the government decided to exclude mobile money from the terms of two new telecommunications licences. “This decision has cost us a high price,” says Abiy Ahmed, Prime Minister of Ethiopia. “When it was decided to open up the telecoms market about two years ago, one of the key areas of contention was the issue of mobile money. This decision is expected to give the country time to develop its own mobile-money platform. Bloomberg Intelligence analyst, John Davies says “Though Ethiopian mobile penetration lags behind peers, investment and lowered prices should lead to strong growth in take-up of mobile services. The value to international investors depends on agreements with the government and how i...

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4 Trends Shaping Digital Payments in 2021

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/* custom css */ .tdi_3_d65.td-a-rec-img{ text-align: left; }.tdi_3_d65.td-a-rec-img img{ margin: 0 auto 0 0; } As the world went into pandemic lockdown in 2020, consumers shifted their spending habits to embrace contactless tap-and-go payments and online shopping. As stores closed and social distancing took hold, retailers worldwide moved their businesses online, embraced eCommerce and explored the potential of new ways to pay. More than a year later, research from Mastercard shows that the adoption of new payment technologies is rising, and consumer appetite for new, fast and flexible digital experiences continues to grow. Looking to the future, digital currencies, mobile wallets, wearables, biometrics, contactless and QR codes are trending as emerging payments technologies as people’s c...

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Elon Musk Suspends Tesla’s Plan to Accept Bitcoin as Payment

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Image sourced from CNBC /* custom css */ .tdi_3_960.td-a-rec-img{ text-align: left; }.tdi_3_960.td-a-rec-img img{ margin: 0 auto 0 0; } Elon Musk has revealed that Tesla will no longer accept Bitcoin as a form of payment for vehicles – news that has caused the price of the cryptocurrency to crash as much as 15%. “Tesla has suspended vehicle purchases using Bitcoin,” writes Musk, “We are concerned about rapidly increasing use of fossil fuels for Bitcoin mining and transactions, especially coal, which has the worst emission of any fuel.” “Cryptocurrency is a good idea on many levels and we believe it has a promising future, but this cannot come at great cost to the environment.” Tesla & Bitcoin pic.twitter.com/YSswJmVZhP — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 12, 2021 Musk goes on to say that “Tesl...

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Why People Should Invest in a Culture of Zero Trust Security

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Sourced from International IDEA During a preview of this year’s RSA conference, a team from Orange Cyberdefense demonstrated a range of pretty scary scenarios of what can happen when malicious actors take control over a user’s home router. These range from duping users into downloading payloads dressed up as fake VPN software updates, capturing user’s credentials or redirecting traffic that should be going over the VPN to the threat actor. Typically, home routers are outside of the enterprise security control and often not very well protected. The majority of people trust their ISP to set up their home access points for them, frequently resulting in default settings such as admin/admin credentials. Home routers are frequently attacked by criminal and state actors alike. Despite the easing ...

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Veeam Appoints New Country Manager of Africa

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/* custom css */ .tdi_3_6a7.td-a-rec-img{ text-align: left; }.tdi_3_6a7.td-a-rec-img img{ margin: 0 auto 0 0; } Veeam has appointed Chris Norton as its new Country Manager of Africa. In his new role, Norton is expected to support Veeam’s continued investment and strong presence in Africa and accelerate the region’s growth with a specific focus on Enterprise. Norton will report directly to Patrick Rohrbasser, Regional VP of SEMEA and Africa. With over 25 years of experience in the IT sector, Norton has a wealth of experience working in digitally-driven businesses. Norton joins Veeam from Dell Technologies where he was Regional Sales Director for the last four years. He also held various senior leadership roles at ServiceNow, VMware, Citrix and Workgroup Distribution. “Chris is a fantastic a...

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5 Ways to Improve 5G

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5G is already having a huge impact on smartphone users worldwide and what they expect the technology to deliver in the future, according to the Five Ways to a Better 5G report from Ericsson. Research shows that increased awareness of service and value benefits could have resulted in 22% more smartphone users with 5G-ready handsets upgrading to 5G subscriptions while one-in-five 5G users are already reducing Wi-Fi use on their phones indoors because of the benefits of 5G mobile connectivity. 5G is also beginning to trigger new user behaviours. In addition to reducing Wi-Fi use, early adopter 5G users also spend an average of two hours more on cloud gaming and one hour more on augmented reality (AR) apps per week compared to 4G users. However, while 5G users are satisfied with the ...

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AWS to Launch re/Start Programme in Kenya

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Image sourced from Blog dbi services Amazon Web Services (AWS) has announced that it would launch its re/Start programme in Kenya alongside three in South Africa, totalling 12 cohorts launched across Africa since October 2020. AWS re/Start cloud skills training programme will be launching four cohorts in Africa this month — including launching for the first time in Kenya — as part of the program’s rapid expansion plans this year. The cloud company is collaborating with getINNOtized, a tech company with roots in Germany that’s driven by creating social impact in Africa, and with Ajira Digital, a Kenyan government initiative driven by the Ministry of ICT, Innovations, and Youth Affairs to empower over one million young people to access digital job opportunities in Kenya. AWS re/Start is a fr...

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Lenovo Introduces New Legion Gaming PC Lineup

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Image sourced from Wccftech /* custom css */ .tdi_3_5dc.td-a-rec-img{ text-align: left; }.tdi_3_5dc.td-a-rec-img img{ margin: 0 auto 0 0; } Lenovo has unveiled its newest lineup of portable gaming PCs featuring Intel’s and NVIDIA’s latest technologies and Windows 10. The series includes the 16-inch flagship Lenovo Legion 7i, the powerful new 16-inch Lenovo Legion 5i Pro, and the new 15-inch and 17-inch, Lenovo Legion 5i, which is easily customizable. Players can complete their setup and optimize esport experiences with the suite of innovative technologies offered on the new Lenovo Legion Y25g-30 IPS gaming monitor with a lightning-fast 360Hz refresh rate for the total package in fast-paced, tear-free gameplay. Designed to raise the bar for full game immersion, the new Lenovo Legion laptops...