Month: July 2016
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News
Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign reportedly hacked
Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign was reportedly hacked on Friday during an attack on the Democratic party. The hack came just…
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Gadgets
Here’s the Mi Notebook Air, Xiaomi’s First Laptop
China’s Xiaomi has been known for producing budget friendly smartphones. Just recently, the company also branched its operations into the…
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News
Uber partners with Total to provide benefits to driver-partners
Uber has partnered with oil company Total to provide great deals to benefit Kenya driver-partners. Under this partnership,the drivers will…
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More than 100 sophisticated malicious campaigns hitting organisations around the world
More than one a hundred threat actors and sophisticated malicious operations are targeting commercial and government institutions in 85 countries.…
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GSMA: Mobile Operators unveil infrastructure sharing initiative in Rural Tanzania
GSMA has unveiled its first active infrastructure sharing initiative in East Africa. The initiative launched during the GSM summit held…
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Reviews
Video: Tecno Camon C9 Unboxing and First Impressions
We have told you so much about the Tecno Camon C9, the latest device from Tecno Mobile. Launched a few…
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News
Tecno Mobile Awards winners of the #See9SeeKenya challenge
You might have seen Tecno Mobile running the #See9SeeKenya campaign on various social media platforms. The campaign was basically to…
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News
Law Enforcement and IT Security companies join forces to fight Ransomware
The Dutch National Police, Europol, Intel Security and Kaspersky Lab have launched an online portal aimed at informing the public…
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Gadgets
BlackBerry officially announces the DTEK50, its Android-powered device for $299
For everyone who has been waiting for the next Android powered device from Blackberry, you won’t have to wait much…
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Gadgets
Here are Leaked images of the alleged Infinix Note 3 x601 launching soon
A couple of weeks ago we told you about Infinix working on a new device known as the Infinix Hot…
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BUSINESS
EPL side Hull City announce SportsPesa as Club’s official sponsor in a 3-year deal
Kenyan online betting company SportPesa have signed a three-year deal to become the official sponsor of English Premier League side…
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News
Jumia named among MIT’s Top 50 Smartest Companies 2016
Africa Internet Group, which recently re-branded to JUMIA GROUP has been recognized in the MIT prestigious list of the 50…
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News
ECONET Media owned Kwesé TV is launching in Kenya
ECONET owned Kwese TV is launching in Kenya, the company as announced. Kenya is among the African countries the broadcasting…
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Gadgets
Lenovo is Launching the YOGA Tab 3 Pro in Kenya soon: Here is what you need to know.
If you passed by the Sarit Centre in Westlands or the HUB in Karen the past week you might have…
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News
Dimension Data EA Wins Four awards at 2016 Microsoft Partner of the Year awards
Dimension Data East Africa has won the 2016 Microsoft Country Partner of the Year Award for Rwanda and Tanzania regions.…
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Startups
DEMO Africa 2016 finalists Startups announced, here’s the full list
5 Kenyan startups have made it to the final list of 30 startups that will take part in this year’s…
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Gadgets
Here’s all you need to know about the Infinix X-band (XBO1) Smart watch, including photos
Infinix has officially entered the smartwatch market. The company has announced the arrival of its X-band smartwatch expected to be…
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News
Andela appoints new Chief Strategy Officer to Spearhead African Expansion
Andela has announced the appointment of Wambui Kinya as its Chief Strategy Officer. The appointment is built on the momentum…
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News
Infinix Na Comrades Campus Campaign to mentor University Students in Photography
Students from local universities are set to benefit from a mentorship programme thanks Infinix Mobile. Dubbed Infinix Na Comrades…
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News
Technology leaders say ‘’Trump will be a Disaster for Innovation’’ if elected president
United States of America Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump “would be a disaster for innovation” if he is elected to…
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News
Tigo Tanzania partners with the Government to connect schools to the internet
Tanzania’s Telecommunications company Tigo has entered into a partnership with the country’s Ministry of Communications, Works and Infrastructure to connect…
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BUSINESS
The Hotel Payment Option: Is Cash Still King?
There are about 2000 Kenyan hotels live on travel.jumia.com; a leading online hotel booking platform that gives hotel guests the…
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BUSINESS
Standard Bank rolls out its Banking App in four African Countries
Standard Bank has announced the expansion of of its Standard Banking app to to four additional countries in Africa.…
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BUSINESS
Click and Collect – the shifting internet retail in Kenya
Internet retailing in Kenya is taking an interesting turn, customers now increasingly prefer to order an item online, collect…
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News
Samsung quietly launches a 4TB Drive for $1,500
If you’re in the market for an SSD drive with tons of storage space, then you need to check out the…
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CYBER SECURITY
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey’s Twitter account hit by hackers
No one is immune to to getting their social media accounts hacked. Last month we told how the most followed…
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CYBER SECURITY
Guest Post: Advanced cyber threats, demystified
A few years from now someone will start writing the history of advanced, highly sophisticated cyber threats. This person will…
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News
ICT Ministry distances itself from Proposed Controversial ICT Bill
The Information Communication Ministry has come out strongly distancing itself from the controversial proposed Information Communication Technology (ICT) Practitioners bill…
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News
Security software giant Avast is acquiring rival AVG for $1.3b
Security software company Avast has announced that it is buying rival AVG Technologies for $1.3 billion in an all-cash deal.…
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News
Airtel celebrates Iftar with Muslim communities in Nairobi
In the spirit of the Ramadan festive season, Airtel Kenya yesterday evening hosted a special Iftar dinner for the Muslim…
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Reviews
Tecno Camon C9 full review: Photography enthusiasts where are you at?
Launched a couple of weeks ago, the Tecno Camon C9 is a smartphone any photography enthusiast would wish to have.…
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COLUMNS
#KillTheICTBill: Proposed ICT Practitioners Bill 2016 archaic and misinformed
Kenyans and Players in the ICT sector are raising concerns over the proposed The proposed Information and Communication Technology Practitioners…
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News
Infinix HOT S, Next device from Infinix Mobile will feature a fingerprint scanner
Infinix Mobile is launching yet another device and well, it comes with a name most of us never expected. The…
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News
Global ICT company INTRASOFT opens its regional office in Kenya
Global ICT company INTRASOFT has announced the opening of its regional office in Kenya. The establishment of INTRASOFT International EAST…
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News
10 must-have travel apps, which one are you using?
Technology has changed travel in more ways than we can think of: the railway made covering long distances not only…
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News
Huawei to help in accelerating ICT development in Kenya
Global ICT solutions provider Huawei has announced that it is reiterating its commitment to accelerating ICT development in Kenyan counties.…
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News
Google launches a new open hardware platform for teaching kids to code
Google want to get code into more children’s hands. The tech giant has launched a new hardware platform aimed at…
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Gadgets
Blackberry is launching 3 Android devices, here’s what you need to know
Back in January, Blackberry announced its plans to release two Android smartphones. Most of us have been looking forward to…
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News
Apple patents technology will block your phone camera from taking videos
Like anybody else one of the things I love doing is filming live performances using my smartphone whenever I attend…
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Reviews
Tecno Phonepad 7 II review and specifications
Well, Tecno Mobile thinks more Kenyans need to use affordable smartphones. Recently we have seen the company unveil a range…
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News
Airtel bags Kenya Red Cross Humanitarian Effort Award
Airtel Kenya has bagged the Annual Kenya Red Cross Humanitarian Effort Award. The telecommunications company received the award in recognition…
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