Kaspersky Skill Cup
A free training course, based on the Skill Cup mobile app and developed with the Kaspersky Security Awareness platform team, is available to help parents and their kids better navigate cybersecurity and digital ethics.
The app is designed to cover key issues and challenges that children may face while using their devices and surfing the Internet.
According to a variety of surveys, the majority of children already use some kind of device by the age of 11-12. However, for the digital world to remain a safe space for kids, cybersecurity and digital ethics skills need to be fostered from childhood.
The program is based on the Skill Cup mobile app and consists of a series of interactive lessons organised into several topical units. These are presented in a variety of formats, including articles, videos, quizzes, and infographics.
Platform: Android and iOS
Expect to pay: A free download.
Stockists: Visit the Skill Cup website here for more information on the app and downloading instructions.
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Ukheshe’s expansion into the the Asia-Pacific region
Ukheshe Technologies, a digital banking and payment services company, is expanding its footprint into the Asia-Pacific region with its digital-first payment solutions.
Ukheshe’s offering is supported by Eclipse, which enables a single Application Programming Interface (API) integration to access multiple payment solutions with the inclusion of third-party products. This allows Ukheshe partners access to a variety of payment products. The Eclipse API offers user authentication, virtual and prepaid cards, digital wallets, loan management, messaging, fraud detection, payments, eCommerce and Mastercard issuing, all in one integrated payment solution.
Ukheshe currently provides the platforms and technology that support 9 issuers – made up of 3 telcos and 6 banks and fintechs, used by 334 029 merchants and 2,271,880 app users.
To find out more about Ukheshe’s digital payments, click here.
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Fomo food
The Fomo food app has announced that it has received 50 000 downloads in the last five months. The app uses geolocation to show users the specials that are available at nearby restaurants listed on the app.
Like many other food apps, Fomo provides users with contact details and operating hours for each listing. They can book a table through the app, and then rate the restaurant and the special they tried.
It lets restaurants give customers feedback, offers Google Maps integration, and a link to book an Uber.
Platform: Android and iOS
Expect to pay: A free download for users. Restaurants can be listed on the app for R499 per month and can have any two existing specials listed at a time.
Stockists: Visit the Fomo website here for downloading instructions.
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Ayoba messaging
The new version of the ayoba African messaging app now features voice and video calling. This comes as the app celebrates its second birthday with a user base of 5.5-million.
Ayoba has also launched ‘ayoba lite’, allowing users to message contacts from a web browser, either from their desktop or a compatible smartphone. “Ayoba lite is designed as a space saver for users who are short on memory space on their device and prefer not to download the app,” says Nolan Wolff, head of ayoba.
Ayoba also offers music, games and micro-apps.
It is available in seven languages: Arabic, Dari, Pashto, IsiZulu, English, Kinyarwanda and French.
Platform: Android only
Expect to pay: A free download
Stockists: Visit the ayoba site here to download.
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Dulux Visualizer
Dulux’s newly-renovated Dulux Visualizer app now includes a virtual colour test feature, allowing one to pick one’s colours and visualise them before painting.
It provides a live impression of how a room will look in any colour one chooses before it is applied.
“Through our Visualizer app, it becomes easier to choose a paint colour because it gives an immediate impression of what a room will look like with a few clicks,” says Dulux Colour Expert, Palesa Ramaisa.
Users scroll a virtual catalogue that provides an array of colours. When they selects the Visualizer option, they can take a picture of a room or choose an image from their phone gallery. Next, they pick a colour from a palette and tap on the walls to paint them.
Once a colour is chosen, the full details of the shade, including products and colour scheme suggestions, appear. Users can then go to their Dulux reseller and buy that exact colour.
Platform: Android and iOS
Expect to pay: A free download
Stockists: Visit the Dulux Visualize page here for downloading instructions.