Thanks to advances on mobile connectivity, we are now able to connect to most devices through our mobile phones. Moving forwards, the opportunities to expand beyond simple connections to mobile phones will be what drives connectivity. With Internet of Things (IoT) technology and the inevitable introduction of 5G, the pace Read more…
The capabilities of modern technology have made our world more connected, personalized and efficient than ever. With this unprecedented power and access comes the ability to operate in a more transparent, ethical manner—and consumers expect businesses to do so. Fortunately, both businesses and consumers have a lot of systems available—and Read more…
Thinking her ex-boyfriend was several thousand kilometres away, Alex was caught off guard when she saw him kissing someone else. What the 26-year-old Sydneysider actually saw was a photo of her recent ex with someone new, posted by a friend on social media. No, it wasn’t in person, but that Read more…
How many times have you sat in a restaurant awaiting your meal and noticed all the people busying themselves on their cell phones? Even with their families and friends at the table, they are in their own little worlds — just them and their electronic devices. And this is not Read more…
Internet technology giant Google has officially opened its Artificial Intelligence (AI) Research Centre in Ghana with high hopes of finding solutions to Africa’s problems. Artificial intelligence is an area of computer science that emphasizes the creation of intelligent machines that work and react like humans. It helps find solutions to Read more…
What with Facetime,Skype, Whatsapp and Snapchat, for many people, face-to-face conversation is used less and less often. These apps allow us to converse with each other quickly and easily – overcoming distances, time zones and countries. We can even talk to virtual assistants such as Alexa, Cortana or Siri – Read more…
Mark Zuckerberg says regulators and governments should play a more active role in controlling internet content. In an op-ed published in the Washington Post, Facebook’s chief says the responsibility for monitoring harmful content is too great for firms alone. He calls for new laws in four areas: “Harmful content, election integrity, Read more…
At least 110,000 Ghanaian investors have lost their investment totaling GHC135 million ($25.71m) to crypto investment scams and hacks in 2018, a report on the Global Coin Community Scam said. Members of Parliament are alarmed over the report and want regulators to police the sector to save Ghanaians from falling Read more…
YouTube says it will switch off comments on almost all videos featuring under-18s, in an attempt to “better protect children and families”. Several brands stopped advertising on YouTube after discovering that paedophiles were leaving predatory comments on videos of children. YouTube had originally disabled comments on videos that were attracting Read more…
Ghana’s mobile market grew by 1.19 percent in December 2018 to a total of 40.934 million voice subscriptions, according to the latest report from the National Communications Authority. That is equal to a market penetration of 138.88 percent. MTN remained market leader with a share of 49.08 percent, after growing Read more…
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