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- 9 Mar 2017
25% of Consumers Favor Smartphone Banking - study
Nearly one third (30 percent) of U.S. adults would feel comfortable using a voice-activated conversational interface (e.g., Siri from Apple or Alexa from Amazon) to pay a bill or transact other…
- 7 Jan 2026
Wema Bank Launches SAW AI Voice Assistant for Seamless Banking on ALAT 2.0
Wema Bank has introduced SAW, a new AI voice assistant integrated into the ALAT 2.0 app, allowing customers to manage finances through natural voice commands similar to Siri, Bixby, or Alexa. Wema…
- 11 Mar 2016
Tips to Protect your iPhone
The iPhone is arguably the most sophisticated phone in the world. It is stylish, innovative and avant-garde. The more iPhone’s are widely used, the more hackers manipulate ways to attack this…
- 23 Mar 2016
Exciting iPhone Tricks To Try
iPhone is one of the most sophisticated phones in the world at the moment. This is because they keep innovating. Which is why whenever they launch a new version of the iPhone, customers around…
- 2 Jan 2017
Virtual PAs To Account for 20% Smartphones’ User Interactions by 2019- Gartner
Advances in various technologies will drive users to interact with their smartphones in more intuitive ways, said Gartner, Inc. Gartner predicts that, by 2019, 20% of all user interactions with the…
- 19 May 2017
Digital Assistants Will Outnumber Us All by 2021- Report
The number of devices with digital assistants built-in will grow to over 7.5 billion in 2021, according to new forecasts by the research and consulting firm Ovum. That just surpasses the current…
- 31 Dec 2016
Microsoft Foresees AR Tracking Your Keys, Entire Life
A patent filing by Microsoft hints at tech that would automatically keep tabs on everyday objects so you don't have to. The technology described in the patent filing, would bring sophisticated,…
- 16 Jan 2017
5 Interesting Facts About Artificial Intelligence
The next big thing in the technology world is artificial intelligence (AI). Big tech organisations like Apple and Google are aggressively investing in AI. Google has been partnering Oxford University…
- 10 Feb 2017
Assessing The Impact Of Chatbot Technology
Technology has consistently thrown up a lot of new lexicons and terminologies given to new tech innovations and solutions. One that is currently trending is the Chatbot. Recently, I had a chat with…
- 24 Sept 2014
BlackBerry Unveils Passport Smartphone
BlackBerry on Wednesday officially launched its Passport smartphone as it looks to mount yet another attempt at a comeback. The Passport is available today through its website, ShopBlackBerry.com and…
- 7 Jun 2017
6 Things You Didn’t Know Your Smartphone Could Do
Smartphones are amazingly useful machines. Indeed, they are not just called smart for nothing. That device in your hands could do so much more than you know it is capable of, yet most of us miss out…
- 28 Jun 2017
5 Technologies Will Define Our Lives In The Future
There is no gainsaying that technology is now a major part of our life. Some of these techs are playing significant roles in our lives now- a good example of this is social media; others are for the…
- 31 Aug 2017
Xiaomi, Apple, Fitbit Lead as Smartwatches Accelerate in 2Q17- Report
The worldwide wearables market was once again graced with positive growth as shipments grew 10.3% year over year, reaching 26.3 million during the second quarter of 2017 (2Q17), according to the…
- 10 Oct 2017
Platform Economy Of The Future, Pathway To Drive Growth, Jobs Across Africa
By William Mzimba Many companies, whether they realize it or not, have already taken steps to embed themselves into the digital ecosystems that will drive their growth in future. However, the pace of…
- 29 Mar 2018
Smart Home Devices Set to Hit 939.7m shipment by 2022
International Data Corporation (IDC) forecast results has shown that Smart Home Devices will grow on market size and forecasting of IP-connected devices used in the home, which include smart…
- 13 Apr 2021
Microsoft in Talks to Buy AI Firm
Microsoft Corp is in advanced talks to buy artificial intelligence and speech technology company, Nuance Communications Inc., at about $16 billion, according to a source familiar with the matter.…
- 6 Aug 2021
Apple Update to Check iPhones for Images of Child Sexual Abuse
New technology will allow iPhones’ operating systems to match abusive photos against a database of known child sexual abuse images. Apple said iPhones and iPads will soon start detecting images…
- 27 Sept 2023
Microsoft's AI Assistant Set to Debut in Windows 11
Microsoft has announced that it will be releasing its own artificial intelligence assistant for its Windows 11 platform, as well as announcing further AI integrations into other applications. In a…
- 17 Nov 2023
How Business and Government Can Put Trust at the Centre of Our AI Future
Zuko Mdwaba, Salesforce Area VP / Africa Executive Generative AI is revolutionising the way we live and work. Across industries, leaders and users alike are experimenting and tapping into the power…
- 1 Dec 2023
Unveil Your Audio Odyssey With Spotify’s Wrapped Personalized User Experience
It’s that time of the year again when music enthusiasts get to lean on Spotify to dive in and get a revelation of their top listening moments of the year. Spotify Wrapped 2023 is upon us and…
- 17 May 2017
Nokia Bolsters Software Offering with Increased Intelligence for Digital Customer Care
Nokia on Tuesday unveiled new machine learning capabilities and expertise to help service providers strengthen the digital customer experience. Designed to help service providers improve business…
- 23 Dec 2015
Microsoft Drops 'Hey Cortana' Voice Launch in Android app
The version for mobile devices running the Android operating system no longer allows people in the US to open the virtual assistant by uttering "Hey Cortana." The tweak came in a Sunday update to the…
- 9 Jan 2016
Facebook app Hits 800m Users
Just how big can Facebook's Messenger app get? Try 800 million monthly active users and counting. The social-networking giant said its mobile messaging app crossed that mark near year's end. That…
- 6 Apr 2016
Facebook Targets Over 200m Visual Impaired with Automatic Alternative Text
The Facebook Accessibility Team on Tuesday announced Automatic Alternative text – a new development that generates a description of a photo using advancements in object recognition technology. Every…
- 6 Oct 2016
GSMA Global Mobile Trends Report Highlights Rise of the Mobile Internet
The GSMA has launched its inaugural ‘Global Mobile Trends’ report, offering a vast wealth of data and insight on the state of the mobile ecosystem today and mapping out its future development. This…
- 23 Dec 2016
5 Android Apps for Converting Voice To Text
Android smartphones are very popular nowadays and they have so many various amazing functions. Smartphone users are looking for smart applications which can help them complete their day-to-day tasks…