TECHNOLOGY

‘Apor’ website launched for students

Seekapor.com, an EduTech solution is promoting access to relevant educational content for Ghanaian students online. The content is developed to bridge the information gap and to facilitate learning between students, teachers and parents. The EduTech solution is ultimately aimed at improving online learning or e-learning among Ghanaians by inputting technology and multimedia into Ghanaian education. The platform has been built ...

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Digital footprint could ruin your career – IBM Ghana boss to youth

Country Manager for International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) Ghana, Angela Kyerematen-Jimoh, has underscored the need for the youth to use the internet wisely. Angela Kyerematen-Jimoh said a bad digital footprint could ruin the career of anyone hoping to get a job in any corporate or multinational company. She was delivering a lecture organised by the GIMPA School of Technology on ...

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12 Ways You Can Absolutely Make Money Online

For many people, making money online would be an absolute dream come true. If they could find a way to make money with a website or some other online venture, they could quit their job to focus on entrepreneurship, spend more time with their family, and finally take back control of their time and their lives. The crazy thing is, ...

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Mali: MyAgro’s mobile payment platform to go fully digital

On Sci tech this week, Ignatius Annor introduces you to MyAgro, an organization operating in Mali and Senegal with the vision to get rural farmers out of poverty. MyAgro’s unique mobile layaway platform is allowing farmers to save money for seeds and fertilizers using their own mobile phones. ‘MyAgro’ uses scratch cards, just similar to mobile phone credit cards. So, ...

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Robotics and coding ignite South African township

Its a Wednesday 2pm class in the densely populated township of Ivory Park, on the outskirts of the South African city of Midrand, it’s time for some eleven-year-olds to compete in their local computer coding club. Armed with basic coding blocks, kits for inventors, laptops and boundless imagination, six teams of elementary students compete. Children use electronic boards to make ...

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Zuckerberg orders staff to use Android phones

Tech CEOs, beware: If you piss off Mark Zuckerberg, he might order his employees to stop using your company’s products. The Facebook founder was reportedly so enraged by criticism from Apple CEO Tim Cook that he personally instructed executives to stop using iPhones in favour of Android devices. That’s one revelation from a new bombshell report from the New York ...

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AirtelTigo celebrates first anniversary with an eye on growth

This month, AirtelTigo, the country’s second-largest telecommunications operator is marking its historic one-year anniversary with a long-term strategy to pursue growth, innovation and transforming lives in communities. In a message to employees, the Chief Executive Officer for AirtelTigo, Mrs Mitwa Ng’ambi, commended the staff for their professionalism, expertise and determination during the integration period. “I commend you all for your ...

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Google staff walk out over women’s treatment

Staff at Google offices around the world are set to stage an unprecedented series of walkouts in protest at the company’s treatment of women. The employees will demand several key changes in how sexual misconduct allegations are dealt with at the firm, including a call to end forced arbitration – a move which would make it possible for victims to ...

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Huawei’s P20 redefines Smartphone Photography

If you’re just getting familiar with the idea of phones with dual rear cameras you might not be ready for what the new Huawei P20 Pro has to offer. With the first triple camera array in a smartphone, the P20 Pro’s photographic capabilities are supercharged to outperform its hottest competition in a myriad of ways. The Huawei P20 Pro brings ...

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