Month: March 2015
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News
Google to discontinue Bebapay Kenya website on Wednesday
Google has announced that it will discontinue the Bebapay Kenya – www.bebapay.co.ke – website from Wednesday April 1 , two…
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Liquid Telecom to invest $400,000 in Internet infrastructure in Kilifi County
By Nixon Kanali, TechTrendsKE Liquid Telecom is set to invest $400,000 in Internet infrastructure that will see Kilifi County in…
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Kenya Private School Association takes lead in supporting private schools to roll out e-classroom solutions
Kenya Private School Association (KPSA) in collaboration with Intel Corporation today unveiled an e-learning classroom solution for private schools at…
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Startups
Startups: M-Translate, the New Alternative to Google Translate
A new startup wants to revolutionize how you translate information online into different languages. Through their Mobile Translate service ,…
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OneDrive ditches app status in Windows 10, will be fully integrated
Thanks to Microsoft’s big tablet push in the last few years, more and more of its traditional operating system features…
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BUSINESS
Halifax Limited launches first ever SMS- based Lottery in Kenya
Lottery operator Halifax Ltd. has today launched a one-of-its kind SMS-based lottery that will allow Kenyan mobile phone users to…
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Reviews
Hands On with the Infinix Hot; The Unboxing and Review
This is the Infinix Hot as you’ve never seen it or even held it, the Unboxing and First Impressions from…
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Apps
Easy Taxi Launches a cashless payment option for its customers
Easy Taxi ,Kenya’s fastest growing taxi hailing mobile phone application will today launch, Easy Taxi Pay (ET Pay) an in-app…
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BUSINESS
Jumia announces Easter egg hunt; Also to offer discounts of up to 85% on fashion
This Easter, Jumia is expected to host what it says is the biggest virtual egg hunt in Kenya’s history. The online…
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COLUMNS
How to renew your Kenyan driving license online
I never knew how serious the Government was in getting all its operations online to promote efficiency and transparency until…
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BUSINESS
Akon to grace the Airtel trace music star finals in Kenya
Celebrated pop star AKON will be in the country on 27th March 2015 for the Airtel Trace Music Star Pan-African…
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News
Free Windows 10 upgrades for pirates will be ‘non-genuine’, unsupported: Microsoft
After announcing its plans to offer free Windows 10 upgrades to even users of pirated Windows, Microsoft further clears the…
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Samsung Electronics Africa launches the ‘What If I Can’ campaign
Samsung Electronics Africa has launched a new brand campaign called ‘What If I Can’. The initiative according to Samsung is…
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Gadgets
Microsoft Launches the Lumia 430 Dual SIM, its most affordable smartphone
Microsoft has unveiled latest addition to its Lumia range of smartphones, the Dual Lumia 430, its most affordable smartphone expected…
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Zuku Launches Consumer Education Campaign
Wananchi Group’s home entertainment and communication services brand Zuku, has today launched an internet service consumer education and awareness campaign…
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Startimes unveils new advanced decoders for the Kenyan market
Digital Television Company StarTimes Media has today unveiled two sets of pay TV decoders to the local market in a…
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News
@iLabAfrica to hold a 9-day Holiday Boot Camp for Primary and High School Students
Are you a parent and you don’t have a plan for your kids during the April Holidays? Don’t worry, @iLabAfrica,…
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MEDIA TO TRADE PENS FOR GOLF CLUBS AT THE AIRTEL MEDIA GOLF CHALLENGE IN NAIROBI
Over forty journalists are expected to grace the third leg Airtel Kenya media golf challenge 2015 set for Golf Park Golf…
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Samsung Electronics introduces innovative solutions for its display screens business
As competition in the country’s retail and hospitality market heats up from the growing number of operators, the use of…
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Startups
Start-ups Application for DEMO Africa 2015 Opens
The application window for DEMO Africa 2015 is now open and entrepreneurs can apply from today. The application process will…
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News
Hellofood Now Offering Healthy Meal Options
The first thing that comes to mind when thinking about food delivery is fast food – pizzas, burgers, fries, chicken…
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News
Kiambu to benefit from Fibre optic expansion programme
Kiambu County will be among beneficiaries of the expansion of the National Optic Fibre Backbone Project (NOFBI II) to be…
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United Arab Emirates Federal Authority for Government Human Resources Goes Mobile with IBM
The United Arab Emirates Federal Authority for Government Human Resources (FAHR) announced today it is transforming its eGovernment services by…
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News
Google rolls out content rating system for apps on Google Play
Google has today announced that it is introducing a new age-based rating system for apps and games on Google Play.…
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Gadgets
Wiko Mobile launches the ‘Wiko Getaway’ device into the Kenyan Market
By Nixon Kanali, TechTrendsKE French mobile smartphone manufacturer, Wiko has launched new model ‘Wiko Getaway’ into the Kenyan market, a…
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Startups
Video: Is Africa Ready For Bitcoins?- Interview with BitPesa CEO, Elizabeth Rosiello
When BitPesa launched its services in Kenya to provide cheap and fast remittance services to Kenya using Bitcoin, the founders…
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Interviews
Interview: How The Nairobi Dev School is equiping youth in East Africa with computer programming skills
The Nairobi Dev School equips youth in East Africa with computer programming skills and helps them build technology-based solutions to…
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BUSINESS
Orange partners with Airtel to enable international money transfers between Côte d’Ivoire and Burkina Faso
Orange Money in Côte d’Ivoire will now be able to use their mobile phones to send money to customers of…
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Airtel, Safaricom set up #OkoaMzeeOjwang fundraising accounts to raise money for his hospital bill
Safaricom and Airtel have released a new M-Pesa Business number account and Airtel Money accounts to aid one of Kenya’s…
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News
Western Digital releases new line of high capacity, low power hard drives
Western Digital, better known as WD in the market, released a new line of hard drives on March 10, geared…
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Gadgets
Fitkat; A health wearable to help you track your steps, calories and water intake
By Nixon Kanali, Nairobi If you love wearable devices and also keen on watching your fitness then Fitkat is something…
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News
Tech enthusiasts to gather for the 2015 CMS Africa Summit on 13th-14March in Nairobi
From March 13 to 14th, great technology minds will be gathering at the Catholic University of East Africa in Nairobi…
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News
Connected East Africa Forum to Draw Representation from the Larger East African Region
The dates for this year’s Connected East Africa Summit have been announced as 30th March to 2nd April 2015 at…
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Gadgets
Apple Watch to be available in Nine Countries on Friday April 24
Apple Watch™, Apples’ most personal device yet and the newest innovative addition to its ecosystem, will be available on Friday,…
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Interviews
Interview: Data centres consuming up to 3% of all global energy production
Data centres have for years been known to be excessive consumers of power, consuming up to 3% of all global…
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BUSINESS
Safaricom opens new data centre in Kapsoya
Safaricom has opened its first state-of-the-art equipment hub in Eldoret in a move that is aimed at enhancing network quality…
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BUSINESS
Vodafone launches M-Pesa payments between Tanzania and Kenya
Vodafone has launched Mpesa transfer services between Tanzania and Kenya. A service which it says will see M-Pesa customers from…
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News
Microsoft holds Microsoft’s ICT Day for girls on International Women’s Day
As the world Marked this years International Women’s Day, Microsoft Corporation employees decided to do it in a special way.…
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BUSINESS
GOtv unveils ”Dunga Milli” promotion, slices decoder prices by 22percent
GOtv has unveiled ‘Dunga Milli’, a new promotion that will see it give away Sh1millionn weekly and raft of prizes…
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News
Intel Corporation set todonate 30 computers worth KES 1.5 to boost ICT clubs in 9 secondary schools
Intel has already trained and equipped teachers with necessary skills to start and run ICT clubs in 12 schools across…
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BUSINESS
Orange launches most affordable dual SIM handset in the Kenyan market
Integrated telecommunication solutions provider Orange has today launched an entry level dual SIM handset, further lowering the entry barriers for…
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Gadgets
What to expect from today’s Apple Watch event
Apple is holding one of its famous product-announcement events today in San Francisco. Most—if not all—of the event is expected to…
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News
Malawi utilising ICT to promote public health messages in interactive radio drama campaign
Malawi has developed an innovative and highly successful interactive communications campaign in a quest to solve problems surrounding public health…
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News
Apple overtakes Samsung in global smartphone sales: Report
Apple Inc sold the most number of smartphones globally in the fourth quarter, overtaking Samsung Electronics Co Ltd for the…
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BUSINESS
Safaricom gets go-ahead to import digital set-top boxes
Safaricom has applied for a digital broadcasting licence as it aims to take advantage of the convergence coming…
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BUSINESS
Visa, Airtel Extend Mobile Payments to Seven African Countries
Visa and Bharti Airtel, have partnered to bring innovative mobile payment services to seven markets in Africa including Gabon, Ghana,…
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News
KTN, NTV, QTV and Citizen TV to resume broadcasting today at 6.50pm
The four TV stations KTN, NTV, QTV and Citizen TV are set to resume TV broadcasting today at around…
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BUSINESS
HELB, KCB automate payout of Kshs. 8Billion kitty
(Photo source: Helb) High Education Loans Board (HELB) and KCB have launched a Student Smart card aimed at improving efficiency…
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News
ERICSSON, COCA-COLA, SOLARKIOSK AND TIGO TO EMPOWER COMMUNITIES THROUGH EKOCENTER
Ericsson has announced a pilot project to bring mobile connectivity to EKOCENTER, a social enterprise initiative designed to empower…
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Easy Taxi to give great offers for ladies on International Women’s Day
Easy Taxi would like to celebrate and show appreciation for women on International Women’s day by offering every Lady who…
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News
iWayAfrica Zimbabwe achieves Cisco Certified Partner Status
iWayAfrica Zimbabwe, a Gondwana International Network (GIN) company has been awarded its Cisco Select Certified Partner status. Achieving this status…
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Founders, Chief Executives of Technology Firms dominate Forbes list of the World’s Richest
The founders and chief executives of technology firms have once again dominated Forbe’s list of the World’s Richest accounting for…
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Startups
ICT START-UPS TO BENEFIT FROM GOVERNMENT AND PRIVATE SECTOR INITIATIVE IN BUSINESS ACCELERATION
Kenyan Innovators will benefit from resolute efforts, aimed at addressing challenges in the ICT innovation space, while availing a public…
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News
Accenture gives Amref an additional grant of US$3 million to help enhance m-health in Kenya
Accenture and the Accenture Foundations have awarded Amref Health Africa an additional grant of US$3 million to help the organization…
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BUSINESS
Orange launches Orange Klif digital offer to deliver mobile internet to more people across Africa and the Middle East
Orange has launched Orange Klif digital offer, a new breakthrough digital offer across its significant African and Middle Eastern footprint.…
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News
MTN and SUMMVIEW launch ”MTN TV” services on mobile in Côte d’Ivoire
MTN Côte d’Ivoire has announced a strategic partnership with SUMMVIEW and launched a new service called “MTN TV” accessible on…
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Durex wants to help users achieve Orgasm using their smartphones
Durex, has announced that it has diversified into digital technology ahead of a major product launch it claims could revolutionise…
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News
2015 Blog Awards Nominees revealed
2015 BAKE Awards nominees have been revealed and once again TechtrendsKE has made to the list of nominees under the…
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