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Sony Announces New Addition to Alpha 7S Series
Sony has introduced the long-awaited addition to its acclaimed Alpha 7S full-frame mirrorless camera series — the Alpha 7S III. “The Alpha 7S III is the ultimate representation of Sony’s passion to solve the pain points of customers in the Middle Eastern region,” said Murat Gebeceli, Head of Digital Imaging at Sony MEA. “We are always listening to our customers’ feedback, pushing hard to deliver innovation that goes far beyond their expectations. There is no better example than this new camera. Combining classic S series sensitivity with a feature set, performance level and user experience that is simply unmatched in the market today — at any price level — the Alpha 7S III opens up a new world of possibilities for today’s creators.” Sony Alpha 7S III key specifications: /* custom css */ ....
Safaricom Appoints New Board Chairman
Sourced from CGTN. Safaricom has appointed Michael Joseph (the telco’s former CEO) as new board chairman, he succeeds Nicholas Ng’ang’a who has retired. Joseph will take up this position effective 1 August 2020. “Mr Ng’ang’a took up the leadership reins at a time when the government was starting the process of offering 25 per cent of its shares to the public through the Nairobi Securities Exchange in 2008. He has managed to grow shareholder value by 607 per cent since listing,” says Safaricom CEO, Peter Ndegwa. “At the time of his appointment as chairman, Safaricom had slightly over six million customers, 1,000 employees and only eight Safaricom shops across the country. Mr Ng’ang’a retires from the telco that now serves over 35.6 million customers, across 50 shops and hundreds of service ...
Twitter Blames Major Hack on Human Vulnerabilities
Sourced from Wired. Twitter has confirmed that on 15 July 2020 the company fell victim to a phone spear-phishing attack which saw hackers use employee credentials to gain access to 130 Twitter accounts, ultimately Tweeting from 45, accessing the DM inbox of 36 and downloading the Twitter Data of 7. The attack is ‘one of the most widespread and confounding hacks the platform has ever seen’, reports The Verge. The social media company says that the successful attack required the hackers to obtain access to both its internal network as well as specific employee credentials that granted them access to its internal support tools. “Not all of the employees that were initially targeted had permissions to use account management tools, but the attackers used their credentials to access our int...
Microsoft Edge is Crashing: Here’s Why
Sourced from Wikimedia Microsoft’s Edge browser s reportedly crashing when users type into the address bar. According to The Verge, “the issues appear to have affected Edge users who have selected Google as the default search engine.” Are you seeing Edge crash when trying to type into the address bar? The team is looking into it! In the meantime, as a workaround, please turn off Search Suggestions here: edge://settings/search. We’ll follow up once we have more! — Microsoft Edge Dev (@MSEdgeDev) July 30, 2020 The Verge tested this and it solves the problem if Google is set as the default search engine. Deleted an Important Document by Mistake? Microsoft’s New File Recovery Tool Might Help Microsoft has quietly launched a new utility service – Windows File Recovery for Windows 10....
Apple’s 2020 iPhones will be Delayed
Apple CFO, Luca Maestri has confirmed that the company plans on launching its 2020 iPhone a little later than expected. In an earnings call, Maestri said: “last year we started selling new iPhones in late September, this year we expect supply to be available a few weeks later”. This news comes after popular Apple news-breaker said that Apple aficionados could gear up for an 8 September launch. /* custom css */ .tdi_3_b7b.td-a-rec-img{ text-align: left; }.tdi_3_b7b.td-a-rec-img img{ margin: 0 auto 0 0; } The new devices are expected to be unveiled in September however Maestri made no mention of why the tech giant has decided to delay the launch, or exactly when to expect the device to hit shelves. Reports claim that 5.4-inch and 6.1-inch iPhone 12 models will be available with 128...
Nutanix Files Achieves 2,500 Customers Milestone
Nutanix has announced that its scale-out file storage solution, Nutanix Files, recently reached the significant milestone of 2,500 customers, including nearly 180 Global 2,000 companies. The solution provides simple, flexible and intelligent enterprise file storage for the cloud era – allowing customers to scale and adapt to changing file storage needs across multiple locations and centrally managed from anywhere, something especially important in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Files also offer a native analytics engine that allows customers to gain deep insights into their data. It shows how the data is being used, provides use and access audit over time, and allows for anomaly detection to prevent misuse and threats from malicious actors and malware. “The storage market is very fra...
Vodacom Just4You Platform Doubles Consumer Data
Vodacom has announced that it will give customers who buy selected bundles using the Just4You platform, a 100% bonus on daily, weekly and monthly bundles. This comes at a time when South Africans are under increased economic pressure. “As a brand that connects people for a better tomorrow by creating an inclusive digital society, this promotion allows us to give back to our customers by doubling their data allocation so that they can stay close to the things and people they love and need during these trying times,” says Jorge Mendes, Chief Officer of Vodacom Consumer Business Unit. “Just4You is a platform that presents personalised, discounted offers based on the individual usage pattern. This time around, we are offering our customers more value by doubling their data because we beli...
Lenovo Unveils a New Gaming Smartphone – the Legion Phone Duel
Lenovo has launched a powerful, immersive and fast-charging smartphone – the Lenovo Legion Phone Duel which has been designed from the ground up for gamers. Lenovo is amongst the first to feature the next-level, flagship Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus 5G Mobile Platform that delivers revved-up performance across the board for incredibly-fast Qualcomm Snapdragon Elite Gaming, plus global 5G support. For enhanced power efficiency, 90W Turbo Power Charging takes both charging cords (from centre and side ports) to power up both batteries for a combined total of 5000mAh. Go from zero to up to 50 per cent power in only 10 minutes, and a full charge only takes 30 minutes. With six specially customized layout themes to choose from, each with distinctive design details, colours, and icons that resona...
Somalia Has the Lowest Mobile Data Costs in Africa, According to Research
One of Somalia’s largest telecommunications providers, Hormuud Telecoms has announced that it’s aiming to reach 100% of the Somali population with mobile money financial services. Telecommunications have grown substantially in Somalia over the past 10 years. With over 11 different providers now present in the market, the average costs of 1GB bundles have fallen to the lowest levels compared with any other nation in Africa or the Middle East. For a country long affected by civil war and unrest, the news offers a rare insight into the changing shape of the business community within Somalia. In Somali urban centres, mobile money penetration now stands at over 80%. Even in rural Somalia the mobile money penetration rate of 55%. A World Bank report published i...
Airtel Africa and Mukuru Partner to Facilitate Money Transfers within Africa
Airtel Africa and Mukuru have partnered to enable Mukuru customers to instantly send cross-border transfers directly to Airtel Money customer wallets in 12 African countries. This partnership will be particularly beneficial for customers making intra-Africa payments from Southern Africa where Mukuru has a leading presence. Customers also benefit from no longer having to physically go to an Agent to receive cross-border payments. Once Airtel Money customers receive the funds, they can be used to pay utility bills, goods and services, transferred to family or can be cashed out at any of Airtel Africa’s exclusive branches, kiosks and agents. “This partnership empowers those without a bank account to be included in the formal financial ecosystem and to move money conveniently, seamlessly and s...
Tarsus On Demand Achieves VMware Cloud Verified Status
Tarsus On Demand has announced that it has achieved VMware Cloud Verified status. The Cloud Verified badge signals to customers that Tarsus On Demand offers a service running on top of the complete VMware Cloud infrastructure. The company has a history with VMware that spans 8 years and currently hosts and provides the full remit of VMware Cloud Infrastructure and VMware Cloud Services within its environment to its resellers, cloud service providers and partners. “We are delighted to be one of four partners in Southern Africa to be VMware Cloud Verified. This badge not only speaks to the fact that VMware trusts us to deliver on its cloud services but also offers our customers the peace of mind they require when ensuring cloud portability between their environment and a trusted VMware infra...
Westcon-Comstor Appoints New Commercial Director
Global technology distributor, Westcon-Comstor Sub-Saharan Africa has appointed Dorio Bowes to the position of Commercial Director for Westcon Southern Africa. In his role, Bowes will be responsible for oversight of the Westcon business unit portfolios, including Collaboration and Networking, Cybersecurity and Microsoft solutions, and identifying collaborative opportunities across vendor technologies. This includes driving unique solution and value-led services and product offerings that will provide the Westcon channel with a strategic advantage in addressing opportunities for the South Africa and SADC territories. “Solution selling and value-added services are quintessential to the success of the modern distributor, and I am delighted to welcome Dorio as an executive member to the W...
