Month: August 2015
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BUSINESS
SimbaPay announces Instant Deposit Service to all Choice Bank accounts in Kenya
SimbaPay has today announced the expansion of its free instant deposit service to Choice Microfinance Bank in Kenya. The digital…
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News
Security Dominates as Middle East and Africa Healthcare Goes Mobile
The Middle East and Africa (MEA) healthcare market is seeing the widespread deployment of mobile technologies, with the short-term outlook…
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Reviews
Review: Why you should buy The Microsoft Lumia 640
When Microsoft unveiled the Lumia 640 together with a range of other Lumia devices into the Kenyan market in May…
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News
Ford Smart Mobility Introduces Impressive Range Of Innovative Experimentation To Address Practical Mobility Challenges In Urban And Rural Africa
Ford Smart Mobility is Ford’s plan to use innovation to go to the next level in connectivity, mobility, autonomous vehicles,…
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News
Google to aid Kenyans plan public transport trips through Google Transit
Google has partnered with Digital Matatus – a Kenya-based startup – to launch Google Transit. Google Transit is a feature…
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News
MTN and Huawei unveil award winning P8 smartphone in Uganda
After a successful global launch in Asia, Europe and South Africa, the sensational award winning Huawei P8 smartphone is being…
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News
75 Million devices now running on Windows 10
75 Million devices have so far been connected with Windows 10 as the company edges towards its target of 1…
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BUSINESS
Car and General opens new showroom in Lodwar Town
Car and General- Kenya has opened a new TVS dealer in Lodwar as part of the company’s plan to take…
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BUSINESS
Mobile Money: Nigeria to host #RemitAfrica2015 Conference
This year, Nigeria will play host to the REMITAFRICA2015 conference, a mobile money conference organized by MobileMoneyAfrica. The conference, which…
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News
USIU, Tech Republic launch Innovation Boot Camp to equip teens with coding skills
Tech Republic has partnered with The United States International University-Africa to offer upper primary and secondary pupils aged 12 –…
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BUSINESS
Eliminating ‘blight of Kerosene’ of rural households
Simon Kiragu is one of the propagators of renewable energy in Kenya. Since 2013, he has been working hard to…
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News
MTN, Liquid Telecom partner to extend footprint and offering in Africa
Customers of MTN Group and Liquid Telecom are set to benefit from a larger connectivity footprint across the Africa. This…
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Gadgets
Asus unveils a 256GB Smartphone
Asus has unveiled a new 256GB Smartphone model of the ZenFone 2 Deluxe at a colorful event in Sao Paulo,…
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Gadgets
Western Digital keeps it traditional with new, giant mechanical drives
Proving that there is still life in the old dog yet, Western Digital has released a new line of storage…
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News
Liquid Telecom unveils Hai as its new retail ISP brand for Africa
Liquid Telecom, the pan-African fibre operator has today announced the launch of its new ISP brand for Africa, Hai. Hai…
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News
Airtel Kenya connects Kisumu and Nyeri Police County Headquarters with free internet
Kisumu and Nyeri Police County Headquarters will benefit from internet for free internet thanks to Airtel Kenya. The telecommunications company…
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BUSINESS
DHL Africa Launches pocket-sized, all-touch computers to meet increasing delivery demands
DHL Express Sub-Saharan Africa has launched pocket-sized, all-touch computers that capitalize on the latest technological advancements, and ensure customers on…
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News
Kenya Open Data launches version 2.0 user friendly website to mark 4th anniversary
Kenya Open Data today marked its fourth anniversary with a launch of its Open Data version 2.0 website to make…
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News
Winners of Africa Tech Challenge Mobile App Competition announced
The winners of the just concluded Mobile App Challenge held at Kenya Teachers Training College in Gigiri, Nairobi. The Mobile…
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News
Video: Google teases possible name for its upcoming Android M
Google’s has released a name teaser for its upcoming Android M, amidst reports revealing details about the Nexus smartphones anticipated…
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News
Hellofood spreads its wings to Mombasa County
Hellofood, Nairobi’s leading online food delivery company is now expanding its services to Mombasa County. Since it first launched in…
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News
SEACOM celebrates sixth Foundation Day by helping communities across Africa
Telecom enabler SEACOM celebrated the sixth anniversary of its commercial launch by spending time with – and providing support to…
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News
Ampion Venture Bus West Africa Winner to Pitch at DEMO Africa 2015
After a successful collaboration in 2014, DEMO Africa and AMPION will be teaming up again this year with the winner…
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News
Just who is Sundar Pichai, new Google CEO?
Sundar Pichai has been named the CEO of Google as it becomes a subsidiary of a new company called Alphabet.…
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News
Kenyatta University, BRCK sign digital literacy MoU
Kenyatta University and BRCK, a local technology firm based in Nairobi, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to promote…
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BUSINESS
Airtel Kenya unveils new Innovative Digital Content Products
Airtel Kenya has today announced the launch of two new innovative digital products. The Airtel Jam Sessions, a music show…
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Gadgets
Leaked photo of the Upcoming Samsung Galaxy Note 5
On August 13th Samsung will be holding the Samsung Unpacked event in New York at 11am Eastern (8am Pacific) and…
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News
Where online food delivery beats phone conversations.
Food delivery is a simple solution that is solving a problem that has span over decades across the world. For…
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News
CIO’s to focus on winning the digital era of ICT in this year’s CIO100 Awards
The CIO100 sixth edition awards are almost hear and CIO’s this year are focusing on winning the digital era of…
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BUSINESS
Airtel records an increase market share gains for Data, Voice and SMS
Airtel Kenya has recorded an increase market share gains for data, Voice and SMS, this is according to the Quarterly…
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News
Google to put Samburu National Reserve on Street View
Google is set to put Kenya’s Samburu National Reserve on its Street View platform, a Google Maps feature that will…
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News
HTC releases a $2,500 Gold-Plated smartphone in honour of Cecil the lion
At the heartbreaking news of the senseless killing of Cecil the Lion outside Hwange National Park in Zimbabwe, Goldgenie were…
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News
Nokia to sell HERE maps to automotive industry consortium at an enterprise value of EUR 2.8 billion
Nokia has announced an agreement to sell its HERE digital mapping and location services business to a consortium of leading automotive…
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