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Thermal cameras gaining popularity in Africa
Follow #TechTrendsKE Thermal imaging cameras are gaining in popularity in Africa, because the cost of these kinds of cameras are…
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Google’s new music subscription service to be known ‘YouTube Music key’: Report
By Nixon Kanali, Nairobi Kenya You might have heard about Google’s long-expected YouTube music subscription service. Earlier on, Android Police…
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Intel, 50 Cent team up to develop heart-monitoring earphones
Just three months after Apple acquired that rapper’s headphone-making business Beats for $3 billion US, Intel announced this week it’s…
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Taita Taveta County Govt launches First World War Centenary Commemorations Website
The County Government of Taita Taveta becomes the first to launch World War Centenary Commemorations Website in Voi. The website…
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Perseid Meteor Shower 2014 Celebrated by a Google Doodle
An annual celestial event is the latest topic of Monday’s Google doodle. The ongoing Perseid meteor shower has inspired a…
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Yahoo,and Google join to create spy-free email systems
Yahoo and Goole have joined hands to create a spy-free secure email system by next year that could make it nearly…
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Zuku rolls out a KSH. S220m network upgrade project
Wananchi Group customers will now have faster internet speeds and reduced customer downtime when using Zuku services after the company rolled…
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LG could be launching the G3 Stylus, A Galaxy Note Competitor
LG is reportedly set to launch a G3 Stylus smartphone, Android Police has reported. According to the report, the source of…
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Surface Pro 3 to be available in 25 Other countries on August 28th
Surface Pro 3, and it is set to arrive in 25 more countries this month, Microsoft has announced. This means that…
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Chinese government excludes Apple products from its procurement lists
The war between China and Apple could just be getting tougher after the Chinese government excluded products from its procurement lists because of…
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Google adds The Moon and Mars on Google Maps
Google has made two rather large interesting new additions to Google Maps: The Moon and Mars. A move that…
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Gmail adopts accented and non-Latin characters for gmail
By Nixon Kanali, In a move that the company says is aimed at making emails global, Google has announced that…
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iPhone 6 release set for September 9, reports
By Nixon Kanali Apple could be launching its long-anticipated large-screen iPhone 6 on September 9 if reports by the online…
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Facebook For Windows now allow users to Uploads Video ,Integrates With Messenger
Microsoft has announced it published a new version of Facebook for Windows Phone that enables users to add video uploads and integration…
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Microsoft’s Newest Surface Lap-Tablets Go on Sale
A little more than two months after its unveiling, Microsoft’s Surface Pro 3 is finally available for purchase in all its…
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Galaxy Note 4 expected to launch on September 3
By Nixon Kanali, Tue, 05 Aug 2014 10:15 AM Samsung is reportedly expected to introduce its latest flagship phablet, the anticipated Galaxy…
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Microsoft to launch Xbox in China on September 23
Microsoft has announced that it will officially launch the Xbox One in China on September 23. Xbox One is the first…
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Facebook partners with Airtel to provide free Internet services in Zambia
Facebook has teamed up with Bharti Airtel Ltd. (BHARTI) to provide free Internet services including Wikipedia in Zambia. The move has…
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Samsung launches the new Samsung GALAXY TabQ in China
Samsung has launched the new Galaxy Tab Q in China. The Galaxy TabQ sports a 7-inch TFT display with a resolution…
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Reports: Google and Motorola planning a Nexus phablet,
Follow Nixon Kanali A new Nexus phablet could be hitting the market soon if a report published by Android Police is anything to go…
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Apple admits it can access personal data on iPhones
Did you Apple can extract your Personal data including text messages, contact lists and photos from iPhones through previously unpublicised techniques?,…
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HERE named the Official Map of Red Bull
HERE, a Nokia company, has been named the Official Map of Red Bull. The Red Bull Media House will now use…
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Microsoft releases the Lumia 530 single and Lumia 530 Dual SIM
Microsoft has announced the release of a new range of its Lumia smartphone – the Nokia Lumia 530 and Lumia 530…
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Samsung sets price for its 105” 5K UHD curved TV at $120,000
Samsung Electronics on Tuesday announced the official price of its 105” curved ultra-high-definition TV-set. Now to get your hands…
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Microsoft to merge different versions of its Windows operating systems into one
By Nixon Kanali Microsoft has confirmed that it intends to merge different versions of its Windows operating systems into one huge windows…
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Apple asks suppliers to produce up to 80 million large-screen iPhones ahead of release
Follow @NicKanali Apple Inc has asked its suppliers to manufacture between 70 million and 80 million of its two forthcoming large-screen…
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Facebook Launches Save, A Read-It-Later List For Links, Places, & Media Pages
By Nixon Kanali, Facebook has today launched a basic feature for iOS, Android, and web called Save. This is a featurethat lets you store links…
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There’s an app aimed at letting you spy on your partner, what’s next?
We’ve seen all kinds of crazy apps come and go over the past few years, and this new one which…
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Google Appoints Former Ford CEO Mulally to Its Board Of Directors
Google Appoints Former Ford CEO Mulally to Its Board Of Directors By Nixon Kanali, Google on Tuesday announced the appointment of…
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Foton East Africa introduces the VIEW CS2 VAN into the market
Foton East Africa Ltd, the exclusive local franchiser of Foton Motors, today unveiled the VIEW CS2 VAN which is the…
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Philips strengthens Nigeria’s ambition to improve energy efficiency
Royal Philips, has unveiled a stunning lighting makeover of the well-renowned Nigerian National Arts Theater in Lagos one of the…
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LIQUID TELECOM CONNECTS SIAYA COUNTY TO THE WORLD WITH $2MILLION INTERNET CABLE PROJECT
Liquid Telecom Kenya (LTK) Africa’s leading data, voice and IP provider, is installing a $2 million (Ksh175 million) fiber optic…
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Kenya’s BRCK raises $1.2M to connect the last mile to the internet
Ushahidi spinout BRCK Inc.has announced that it has closed a $1.2 million seed round. BRCK is solving last-mile connectivity problems…
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LG unveils 18-inch flexible OLED display prototype
LG has unveiled a prototype of their future TV. The 18-inch flexible display is transparent and can be rolled into the shape of…
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Samsung Launches Samsung GALAXY Apps store
By Nixon Kanali, Samsung has launched Samsung GALAXY Apps, an app store it says offers hundreds of apps exclusively available to users…
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Sony Unveils the Xperia C3 selfie smartphone
By Nixon Kanali Heard of a Selfie smartphone? Well Sony Mobile Communications has something for you. The company has introduced Xperia™ C3, the…
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Lumia 930 to be available in the UK on 17 July
By Nixon Kanali, Nokias’ flagship Lumia series smartphone the Lumia 930 running Microsoft’s new Windows Phone mobile operating system will be available…
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Intel to manufacture future Panasonic audio visual chips
Article by Nixon Kanali Intel Corporation has announced that it will now be manufacturing future Panasonic system-on-chips (SoCs) using Intel’s 14nm low-power…
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Microsoft announces deal with Canon for future phone cameras
Microsoft has announced details of its latest deal with camera giant Canon, which could see the future of camera phones…
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British Airways has it covered for sky-tech sleep experiment
British Airways has begun testing a hi-tech blanket which changes colour using brainwaves, to ensure it offers customers the best…
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UK cinemas ban use of Google Glass over piracy fears
Article by: Nixon Kanali UK cinemas are set to ban the use of Google Glass headsets over fears that the…
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Can’t touch this: New camera app to revolutionise selfies
A Swedish startup aims to make the lives of smartphone users a little bit easier with the launch of a…
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Asus working on the cheapest Android Wear smartwatch
Sometime back,Taiwan based computer manufacturer Asus announced it had plans to create a smartwatch for release this year. This could actually be true…
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Apple Cuts Prices on its iPod Touch devices
On Thursday, Apple announced the new lineup of the world’s most popular music players including the incredible all-new iPod touchand reinvented iPod nano.…
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You Can Now Edit Microsoft Office Files in Google Docs
Did you know that Google Docs users can now edit Microsoft Office files through the cloud-based platform, a move that…
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Apple Introduces 16GB iPod touch With Rear Camera
By Nixon Kanali Apple on Thursday introduced the a refreshed 16GB version of the iPod touch, a new lineup of…
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KQ to receieve its 2nd Dreamliner on Saturday
Kenya Airways is set to receive its second Boeing 787-8 dreamliner aircraft this Saturday. The aircraft was officially handed over…
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Intel launches new Pocket Avatars messaging app
By @NicKanali What do you get when you combine some interesting new technology with avatars and mobile chat messaging capability? …
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Apps: The bidorbuy app for Windows Phone makes your shopping experience easy and enjoyable
Do you have a windows phone? Love doing shopping? Well, the bidorbuy app for Windows Phone is just what you…
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Facebook suffers a $500,000 loss from 30 Minutes Outage on Thursday .
#AsFaceBookWasDown, remember that hashtag the was trending yesterday on twitter? Well, #AsFaceBookWasDown it reportedly incurred $500,000 in looses after it went down for…
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IBM Opens IT Security Operations Center in Costa Rica
IBM celebrated its 10 year anniversary on Wednesday in Costa Rica with the opening of its latest Security Operations Center…
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Apple quietly launches new cut-price iMac
The new 21.5-inch all-in-one desktop comes with a 1.4GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 processor but, more importantly, with a price…
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Blackberry releases new apps for World Cup
With soccer’s biggest event ongoing, fans across the world will be scrambling to stay up-to-date on the latest scores, news…
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Philips illuminates The Kenya National Archives with LED based digital lighting
Philips is set to unveil a stunning lighting makeover of the Kenya National Archives today in the evening in…
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Al Qaeda using new encryption software in a bid to defy US intelligence tracking
A new report shows that Al Qaeda and associate firms are using new encryption software in a bid to defy…
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Facebook will now allow users to customize ads that would appear on their profiles
By Nixon Kanali Facebook has unveiled a new ad preference feature. The feature which is explained in detail on the website’s ‘About…
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Product Review: ASUS Google Nexus 7
Overview The ASUS Google 7 tablet, surprised us once we were given a chance to review the gadget.…
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55 STUDENTS GRADUTE FROM SAFARICOM ACADEMY IN PARTNERSHIP WITH STRATHMORE UNIVERSITY
55 students have completed a two year course that will develop their leadership and entrepreneurial skills to meet the growing…
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