Month: May 2014
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WhatsApp back for Windows Phones
WhatsApp is back now back in the Windows Phone Store The app the had been temporarily pulled from the Windows Phone Store,…
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Google could be launching its Android TV in June
Google could be launching its Android TV in June if the report by GigaOm is anything to go by. A…
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Acer Unveils Octa-Core LTE Liquid X1 Smartphone
Acer has unveiled its latest smartphones the Acer Liquid X1 The 5.7-inch smartphone that brings together Octa-core processing power, LTE connectivity,…
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MobiKash launches mobile merchant payment services
Kenya continues to witness a revolution in mobile telephony, with many firms taking advantage of the evolving technology to develop…
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Samsung Galaxy S5 users to get free repairs on accidental damage
#TechTrendsKE Samsung Electronics has urged all users of their new Galaxy S5 to register their phones on ADH Premium within…
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Cyberoam Announces Special Discount Policy Exclusively for the Education Vertical in Kenya
Cyberoam, a leading global network security appliances company, today announced Education Discount Policy for Universities, Academies, and similar institutes, wherein…
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The Department of Science & Technology and IBM Collaborate to Build an Intelligent Operations Center for the Philippines
Manila, Philippines. The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) and IBM (NYSE: IBM) today unveiled a new intelligent operations center to provide…
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Google’s search to revolutionise car industry with the launch of driverless car
GOOGLE are set to revolutionise the motor industry with the launch of a driverless car that has no steering wheel,…
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Google reportedly considering to acquire Dropcam
Google is reportedly considering acquiring connected camera-maker Dropcam . According to The Information, Google been considering a purchase the worldwide leader in cloud-powered remote monitoring…
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Samsung Galaxy Note 4 rumored to be released Sept. 3
September 3rd, that the the rumored date for the release of Samsung Galaxy Note 4 according to Enthusiast site Android Geeks. The…
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Pan-African ICT group XON and ADVA deploy Africa’s first 100Gbps enterprise fibre network
Pan-African ICT group XON and ADVA Optical Networking have implemented Africa’s first 100Gbps link between three data centres at a…
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China bans use of Microsoft’s Windows 8 on government computers
China has banned the use of Microsoft Corp’s latest operating system Windows 8 on government computers. The country announced that it…
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Orange launches its third incubator partnership on the continent
Orange has announced the opening of the first start-up incubator in Niger. The new start-up incubator comes after the…
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Over 70 Kenyan app developers to take part in the Intel Code for Good initiative
Over 70 developers, 20 of whom are ladies drawn from Akirachix, have come together to provide IT solutions to some…
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Apple wants retrial in Samsung patent case
Apple is requesting a retrial after a Californian jury ordered Samsung to pay the US company $119m (£71m) in damages…
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Microsoft Announces Windows 8.1 With Bing for Low-Cost PC OEMs
Microsoft has confirmed it will be making Windows 8.1 with Bing available for OEMs for low-cost devices as a SKU…
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Kenya’s BitPesa launches beta test of remittance service
Kenya’s BitPesa has launched in beta test to allow Kenyans living in abroad to send money back home with…
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Google working on a 3D tablet
SAN FRANCISCO – Google next month will start cranking out prototypes of a 3-D tablet designed to give users immersive experiences…
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You Tube Unveils a New App For Content Creators
According to a recent report by CNET, Google owned video hosting site you-tube is introducing a new app which will…
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Orange launches the 4th edition of the Orange African Social Venture Prize
Orange is launching the 2014 edition of the Orange African Social Venture Prize. A new category has been introduced…
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Zambian Government patners with IBM to Provide Improved Access to Life Saving Drugs
IBM has today announced a collaboration with the Zambian Health ministry to provide Zambian citizens with improved access to 200 life…
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Facebook’s s iOS app can now listens for identifiable TV & music when posting status updates
Facebook yesterday launched a new, optional feature that allows its iPhone application to use the device’s microphone to listen for…
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HP launches the 7 Plus 7-inch Android tablet for only $99.99.
Could this be the most affordable tablet offered by HP? The company has today released a new Android tablet, making it…
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The HelloFood app; get food easier in a delicious way
By Nixon Kanali, TechTrendsKE Staying at the office for lunch? Want your food to be delivered at home or your…
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Epson printers now support Android printing
Epson has announced support for Android Printing, the native printing platform introduced in AndroidKitKat (version 4.4). With Android Printing, mobile…
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Big brother is watching you: NSA recording every phone call being made in Kenya, Bahamas and Mexico
Kenya is among the countries whose phonecalls are being intercepted, recorded and archived by The National Security Agency (NSA). The…
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Samsung Announces First Commercial Adoption of KNOX Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM)
Samsung Electronics Co, Ltd yesterday announced an agreement to provide its comprehensive B2B educational products and solution packages to 20…
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Google finally joins Instagram
Google has finally opened up an Instagram account. Google announced it has joined the photo-sharing app via twitter with its…
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‘World first’ Braille phone goes on sale
UK-based OwnFone, a company that lets users design their own mobile devices, introduced what it’s calling the world’s first Braille…
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Google to remove the Calendar Invitation feature on Gmail in July
Google is planning to remove the Gmail option which allows users to insert calendar invites directly within emails. According to…
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Software Development and Innovation in Africa discussion to be held at iLabAfrica
The IBM Corporate Service Corps team and @iLabAfrica, Strathmore University will hold a Panel Discussion on Software Development and Innovation in…
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Vodacom to acquire Neotel for R7.0bn
By Nixon Kanali Vodacom has reached an agreement with the shareholders of Neotel Proprietary Limited (“Neotel” or the “Company”) to…
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President Paul Kagame wins World Telecommunication and Information Society Award
President Paul Kagame has received the 2014 World Telecommunication Information Society Award. President Paul Kagame received the award alongside President…
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Lexmark launches new printer series for SMBs
Lexmark has launched a new range of printers for small to medium businesses which the company claims bring enterprise-level features to the smaller…
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Fake Anti-Virus invade mobile app stores
Fake antivirus programs are increasingly appearing in mobile app stores. Kaspersky Lab recently found two such programs imitating the company’s…
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Google now Helping You Go Global with More Seamless Google Play Payments
Google yesterday announced that it was ready to support even more payment methods for Google Play purchases, thus encouraging buyers to spend money on…
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Photography lovers, Be excited: the Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-RX100 III is real
There’s a reason we all need the new Sony Cyber-shot RX100 III camera: our bodies have become too precious…
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Microsoft silently Updates Windows Phone 8.1 Developer Preview Based on Feedback
Microsoft has silently slipped out an update for developers and enthusiasts who are using the Windows Phone 8.1 Developer Preview.…
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200 Chinese experts to install M-Pesa server in Nairobi
Safaricom has contracted 200 experts from Chinese technology giant Huawei to install a new M-Pesa server that will be located…
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Kopo Kopo’s new “Grow” helps Kenyan businesses prosper through fully automated merchant cash advance
Kopo Kopo, a leading provider of business management software with over 10,000 clients in Kenya has announced its new merchant…
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IBM Sign $600 Million Technology Partnership with NiSource
IBM yesterday announced that it has reached a seven-year agreement with NiSource Inc. to continue providing a broad range of…
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Let your readers know your whereabouts with the new wordpress geotagging feature.
Are you blogging from your neighborhood cafe or office? Are you writing a travel essay or publishing a photo gallery while…
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Microsoft Announces Release Date for Windows Phone 8.1
Microsoft has finally announced when Windows Phone 8.1 will be available to Windows Phone users. The major operating system update will bring, among other…
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BlackBerry Officially Unveils BlackBerry Z3, Low-Cost Smartphone
Jakarta, Indonesia – BlackBerry has introduced the new BlackBerry® Z3, Jakarta Edition at a launch event in Jakarta. The BlackBerry…
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HP to invest over $1Bn in Open-Source Cloud Computing
Hewlett-Packard plans to invest more than $1 billion over the next two years to develop and offer cloud-computing products and…
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Samsung design boss quits due to ‘bad’ reception of Galaxy S5
Weeks after the release of the Galaxy S5, Samsung’s Head of design Chang Dong-hoon has offered to quit as the…
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The world takes on Social Media to save Nigerian girls kidnapped by Boko Haram
It may have taken a few weeks, but the world’s attention has fixated on terrorist abductions in Nigeria, thanks, to…
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Britain to Deploy Tracking Technologies in Rescue of Abducted Girls
The British Government on yesterday said it would deploy its advanced tracking technologies in support of Nigeria’s security agencies currently…
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Apple set to buy headphone-maker Beats Electronics for $3.2 bn
Apple Inc is close to paying a record $3.2 billion for Beats Electronics, two people with knowledge of the matter…
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Mpesa transactions now to reduce from an average of two hours to less than 30 seconds
M-Pesa customers will now be able to make mobile banking transactions instantly after Safaricom upgraded its system to the Application…
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You can now reverse erroneously purchased airtime on M-PESA
It is now possible for Safaricom Mpesa customers to reverse erroneously purchased airtime on M-PESA. End-of-semester exams start tomorrow…
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List of the PIVOT EAST semifinalists is finally out
PIVOT East has unveiled semifinalist for this year’s competition after a call for applications in February 2014 with startups from…
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Huawei launches new flagship handset, The HUAWEI Ascend P7
Chinese manufacture Huawei has launched a new flagship handste, the HUAWEI Ascend P7 HUAWEI Ascend P7 uses 5 inch screen, HUAWEI…
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Google Doodle for South Africans
Google has today developed a doodle for South Africa as they hold their fifth general elections since their independence in…
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Google introduces new Education App, ‘Classroom’
Google is set to expand technological frontiers in education with the introduction of its new apps for Education suite, called…
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Google reveals faster Intel Chromebook laptops
Google has announced a new range of Chromebook laptops powered by Intel and created in collaboration with seven manufacturers. Together with…
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Nokia launches $100 million Connected Car Fund managed by Nokia Growth Partners (NGP)
Nokia yesterday announced the launch of a USD 100 million Connected Car fund to be managed by Nokia Growth Partners…
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Google will now tell you when a Searched for Item is Sold Nearby
Do you shop online by searching for items using google? Ever thought of searching for that item and google automatically…
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Internet to have 3 billion users by the end of 2014: UN
The United Nations International Telecommunications Union (ITU) has announced that by end 2014, there will be nearly 3 billion Internet…
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Facebook Anonymous Login Feature
Are you uncomfortable with the information Facebook shares about you with third-party apps and websites? Good news: Facebook has a…
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How about Sunglasses that Will Text You When You Leave Them Behind
With iOS 7, Apple introduced iBeacon, a protocol that uses Bluetooth low energy (BLE) to determine your location down to within a couple…
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