Like the California Gold Rush of 1848–1855, our world today is hit with a new craze surrounding digital forms of money; Bitcoin. If you are a little familiar with the internet and social media, you may have come across claims of some individuals being several times richer “overnight” through Bitcoin. Continue Reading
Kwamina E. Arthur
I assembled a team of geniuses to create Afdtechtalk. Based in Ghana, West Africa.
We’re giving away 1,000 GitHub coupons!
Yes, you read that right! From now until May 2018, Afdtechtalk in collaboration with Ingressive and GitHub are giving away coupon codes that provide free private repositories on GitHub worth $7 per month for a year to 1,000 developers! The objective of this giveaway is to empower people to move Continue Reading
Free Waakye or Jollof for all Uber riders in Accra on June 9
Wow, it has already been a year since Uber arrived in Accra! And to mark their first anniversary, or as they put it, Uberversary, Uber will be giving all riders the option of either getting a pack of jollof or waakye delivered to their doorstep for FREE! On Friday, June 9 from 12pm – 3pm, Continue Reading
Meet the Essential phone you never knew you needed
If you are reading this, there is an 80% chance that you are doing so on an Android device, and so you have Andy Rubin to thank for. In case you didn’t know, Andy co-founded Android with Nick Sears and Rich Miner (what a name, right?) before it was acquired Continue Reading
Galaxy S8 Impressions
Somewhere late last month, Samsung released the Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8+. Prior to the Unpacked event in Barcelona, Samsung teased that it had re-imagined the look and feel of modern smartphones as we know. They were not wrong: the Galaxy S8 is the most beautiful phone I’ve ever seen. Continue Reading
Android O-my-God what have you done to the emoji?!
Yesterday, Google held its annual developer conference in San Francisco, California to showcase technical in-depth sessions focused on building web, mobile, and enterprise applications with Google and open sources. Before you wonder why I’ve dedicated an entire article to just talk about emoji, know that out of the four key Continue Reading
iSpace Foundation, 1776 and Revolution announce global startup competition
75 global cities will come together to find the world’s most promising startups tackling complex, regulated challenges iSpace Foundation and 1776 announced the kickoff of its fourth annual Global Challenge Cup competition that seeks to find innovative startups solving the world’s most complex challenges. The Challenge Cup is also presented Continue Reading
10 Justice Innovators will win €20,000 each this year
Last year, JustLand from Ghana received equity free grant from HiiL (The Hague Institute for Innovation of Law) to push their innovation in legal services provision to the next level. This year, 10 similar innovators will win 20,000 EUR each to support their innovation. HiiL is a not-for-profit institution based in Continue Reading
Meet Vodafone One, Ghana’s first converged product
The telecommunications industry continues to play a pivotal role in driving innovation and digital inclusion in our society. As digitization continues to transcend all aspects of our lives, telecom companies are highly depended upon to propel the world into a new information age. One company that continues to score points for Continue Reading
The future of customer contact centers
Companies with large customer bases usually set up contact centers to handle customer complaints and feedback. A contact center is a central place where all customers can contact a business via phone, email, or social media. There, issues are received and managed to ensure good customer experience and after-sale service. The success Continue Reading
How the new Nokia 3310 compares with the old
The Nokia 3310 is back from the dead, 17 years later. The iconic phone that was originally launched in 2000 has now been updated. As Nokia looks to launch a new range of Android smartphones, the only phone that people are talking about is this retro wonder, the Nokia 3310. But Continue Reading
Digital Dialogues, a convocation of stakeholders in digital marketing
Stakeholders, digital marketers and enthusiasts such as social media managers, search engine marketing specialists, content creators, copywriters, developers, designers and strategists will meet up in Accra to engage, network and share ideas at the maiden edition of Digital Dialogues. The programme will feature an open forum and Q&As as Continue Reading