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Technology news from Kenya and other African countries.
By Irene Gaitirira Published November 5, 2024 Canon has unveiled its groundbreaking RF-S 7.8mm F4 STM DUAL lens, designed to make realistic, high-quality 3D still and video creation more accessible than ever before. When paired with an APS-C camera body,…
By KnowBe4 Published July 15, 2024 Cases of criminals using fake or stolen photos on social media to flirt with teens and then luring them into sharing intimate photos, by often first sharing a fake nude picture of themselves, are…
By JIN Xin Published September 5, 2023 World University Games, that brought together 6 500 athletes from 113 countries and regions to compete in 269 events across 18 sports, ended at Chengdu Open Air Music Park on August 8, 2023….
By Iminza Keboge Published August 14, 2023 The Disney+ Original anthology series, Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire, is set for broadcasting across Africa at the end of August 2023. Featuring stories from the continent, a double bill of films will be…
By Abdi Ali Published March 4, 2023 Many individual and corporate users across sub-Saharan Africa are being targeted by cybercriminals who have since 2022 turned to phishing, according to online security provider Kaspersky who says the share of users affected…
By Iminza Keboge Published March 2, 2023 Cinekid, one of the world’s largest and most respected film and media festivals for children and youth, invites artists, designers, studios and agencies to submit games and/or apps for the upcoming MediaLab and…
By Iminza Keboge Published July 19, 2022 An overwhelming majority of education technology (EdTech) products endorsed by 49 governments of the world’s most populous countries appear to have surveilled or had the capacity to surveil children. According to Human Rights…
By Iminza Keboge Published March 21, 2022 Winners of the Future Africa Grant for Extended Reality Creators have been announced. The six finalists of the Future Africa: Telling Stories, Building Worlds programme that focuses on harnessing and investing in the…
By Iminza Keboge Published December 27, 2021 Creators of Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Reality content across Africa have till January 7, 2022 to apply for up to US$30 000 grant and mentorship for boosting their work. Applicants, who must be…
By Abdi Ali Published August 26, 2021 Facebook Marketplace, a virtual destination where people can discover, buy and sell items from others in their local communities, has been rolled across 37 sub-Saharan African countries Previously available only in Kenya, Ethiopia,…