Month: December 2017
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BUSINESS
Family Bank fires 150 employees, seeks to align its business
Family Bank has laid off 150 employees, a move it says was prompted by the need to align its business…
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News
Apple Hysteria and Its Change In Pricing: Scaling To A $1000 iPhone
The iPhone is one of the most exciting pieces of technology that we have witnessed in our lifetimes, and it…
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Apps
The Best Apps To Have When You’re Travelling In A Car
By Benjamin Washington You love to travel around the world – who wouldn’t, right? You think that travelling is a great…
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Gadgets
Nokia 3310 4G version is coming
HMD Global is releasing a new version of the Nokia 3310 with 4G. The new version was spotted by Nokiamob…
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News
LG, HERE partner to implement Next-Generation Telematics Strategy in Self-Driving Era
LG Electronics (LG) is partnering with HERE Technologies (HERE), a global provider of digital mapping and location services, to offer…
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BUSINESS
Naivas Online Supermarket goes live
Naivas Supermarket has set-up an online supermarket that will enable its tech-savvy customers to shop from the comfort of their…
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Reviews
OPPO F5 Review: All about the selfies
We have told you so much about the OPPO F5 already. The flagship device from OPPO Mobile was launched in…
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News
CES Announces it has added 5G Keynote to CES 2018
Ahead of CES 2018, to be held from January 9-12 in Las Vegas, The Consumer Technology Association (CTA), owner and…
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News
Nadine Tinen appointed to lead the Sub-Saharan Francophone Africa region for PwC France and Francophone Africa
PwC has named Nadine Tinen as the Regional Senior Partner of PwC Sub-Saharan Francophone Africa, taking over from Edouard Messou.…
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LATEST DEALS
Deals: Gearbest christmas discounts on the Xiaomi Redmi 4A 4G and Xiaomi Redmi Note 4X 4G Phablet
The festive season is here and retailers are now wooing consumers with deals on different products and services. Gearbest is…
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News
Iflix teams up with NBCUniversal to add more TV shows and movies to iflix’s library
Internet TV service provider iflix has today announced a major multi-year content licensing agreement with NBCUniversal (NBCU). The agreement will…
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News
Opera’s newsreader service exceeds 100 million monthly active user mark
The number of monthly active users of Opera’s newsreader service has exceeded 100 million as of November 2017, Opera has…
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Reviews
NOKIA 5 First impression: Nokia pulled off a nice design
The Nokia 5 was among the 3 devices that HMD Global unveiled in Kenya back in July this year in…
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Gadgets
Infinix ZERO 5 Review: Its Big, Powerful With Great Cameras
The Infinix ZERO 5 was launched a couple of weeks ago in the country. Prior to this launch, Infinix had…
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COLUMNS
The Differences and Similarities between Digital and Informational Technology
4800, the number of SMEs McKinsey surveyed across different industries to analyze the impact of web technologies on business. The…
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News
Top Five Online Courses in African Perspective
E-learning and online courses (the so-called edtech) are booming, also in Africa. Often we talk about online courses in a…
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24BIt
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24Bit is an ongoing conversation around technology trends between tech bloggers. Every weekend we gather around to talk about interesting happenings…
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Gadgets
OPPO launches OPPO F5 6GB Christmas Red Edition as OPPO F5 Youth goes on sale Countrywide
OPPO Kenya has today unveiled the OPPO F5 6GB Christmas Red Edition that comes with more RAM and storage capacity.…
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Gadgets
Samsung’s Bixby-powered smart speaker might launch mid-2018
Samsung is reportedly gearing to launch its Bixby -powered smart speaker within the first half of 2018, Bloomberg reports. Sources…
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News
Alternative Circle co-founder Anthony Kariuki resigns over sexual misconduct
Anthony Kariuki, one of the co-founders of Alternative Circle has resigned from the company. Anthony resigned from the company following…
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News
Siemens and Rotan Power sign agreement for power plant project in Ghana
Siemens has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Rotan Power to build a power plant in Ghana. Under this…
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Reviews
TECNO Phantom 8 Review: Classic Design, Great Camera and Performance
I have been interacting with the Tecno Phantom 8 for two weeks now. The device was launched close to a…
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News
Walt Disney acquires 21st Century Fox for $52.4B in stock
The internet has been full of rumors that entertainment company Walt Disney was planning to buy off 21st Century. Well,…
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Reviews
Product Review: The Samsung Galaxy Note 8
Last year saw Samsung develop the Galaxy Note 7, a phone that they suspended its sales and announced an informal…
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News
Samsung’s Notebook 9 Pen, Notebook 9 (2018) new Laptops come with 8th-Gen Intel Core i7 Chips
Samsung has today announced the launch of the new Samsung Notebook 9 Pen and three new versions of the Samsung…
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BUSINESS
Gearbest’s Amazing Christmas Event
In the mood of the season, and love and appreciation for its customer’s loyalty, Gearbest has introduced the Christmas promo…
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CYBER SECURITY
ESET Releases 2018 Report: Predicts Trends in Cybersecurity
Global cybersecurity services leader ESET has warned that the ransomware menace is likely to continue into 2018 with further growth…
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COLUMNS
Being open about being open: priorities for IT in 2018
By Thomas Di Giacomo, CTO at SUSE There are some big things set to come in 2018. In fact, we…
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News
Infinix Mobile partners with ANGA IMAX to give Infinix user free movie tickets.
Infinix Mobile has entered into a two-year partnership with ANGA IMAX that will see Infinix smartphone users get free movie…
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News
TransUnion Kenya’s Mobile Score Card to Clean up Mobile Loan Industry
As the mobile lending industry in Kenya continues to flourish, TransUnion recently introduced the TransUnion Mobile Score Card, which provides…
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BUSINESS
WorldRemit raises $40m, seeks to target 5 million customers in Africa
Digital money transfer service WorldRemit has raised $40m to drive its next phase of global growth. The series C round…
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BUSINESS
Technologies that will enhance hotel experience in 2018
As we look forward to closing the year, Jumia Travel takes a keen look at emerging and growing hotel technologies…
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CYBER SECURITY
Female Journalists in Kenya to be trained on online safety
With more users now spending time online, the ways they can get compromised on the internet have gotten more numerous…
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Gadgets
The OPPO F5 Youth is here, pre-order one from Jumia for Kshs. 26,990.
OPPO has announced the launch of the OPPO F5 Youth in Kenya. The device is the sister version of the…
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BUSINESS
Container and Cargo Tracking Systems, the new norm for transport companies.
Container and cargo Tracking Systems are the new norms for companies that transport goods across the region. In order for…
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Reviews
Tecno Phantom 8 first impression, pricing and availability in Kenya
The Tecno Phantom 8 was launched in October in Dubai, the second global launch Tecno Mobile was doing as it…
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Gadgets
HMD Global launches its cheapest device in Kenya, The Nokia 2 for Kshs.11,000
HMD Global has announced that The Nokia 2, its cheapest Android device is now available for purchase in Kenya. The…
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News
Win a fully paid trip to Shanghai by taking part in the Infinix ZERO 5 #StayTrue Shooting awards
It has been more than two weeks since Infinix Mobility unveiled the Infinix ZERO 5 smartphone. The Device was launched…
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News
A look at HMD Global achievements one year since since its inception
HMD Global is celebrating its first birthday. Basically it’s been 12 months since the startup which is responsible for bringing…
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