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MWC26 Kigali Postponed as GSMA Pulls Event From June Calendar
The GSMA has postponed MWC26 Kigali, its annual African technology and connectivity conference, less than two weeks before the event…
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TECNO Brings AI-Powered CAMON 50 Series and Lamborghini Partnership to Kenya from MWC 2026
TECNO has used the Mobile World Congress 2026 (MWC) stage in Barcelona to unveil its latest smartphone lineup and a…
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Safaricom’s Ziidi Platform Wins Global Fintech Award at MWC 2026
Safaricom’s Ziidi Money Market Fund has won the Best Fintech and Digital Commerce Innovation Award at the Global Mobile Awards…
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MWC 2026 Paints a Picture of a Mobile Industry Under Pressure From All Sides
Mobile World Congress has always been a spectacle. But at Fira Gran Via this year, spectacle feels secondary. What hangs…
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MWC 2025: HMD Unveils Family-Friendly Phones to Address Screen Time
Human Mobile Devices (HMD) has announced a new lineup of niche phones designed for users who seek alternatives beyond the…
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MWC 2024 to Explore Role of Connectivity in Africa
MWC 2024 Kigali, Africa’s largest and most influential connectivity event, will convene powerful innovators and political leaders from across the…
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Oppo Air Glass 3 with new AI assistant launched at MWC 2024
Oppo just unveiled a prototype for its new generation of assisted reality glasses, Oppo Air Glass 3, at MWC 2024. …
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Tecno Just Showcased a Chameleon Colour-Changing Technology at MWC
A lot of interesting announcements and mobile technologies are being showcased at the ongoing Mobile World Conference (MWC) in Barcelona.…
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MWC 2023: realme GT3 with 240W charging power officially launched
Realme has expanded its flagship offering with the launch of the realme GT3 smartphone. Unveiled at the Mobile World Congress…
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Safaricom’s M-PESA Super App Scoops Global Award at MWC
Safaricom has won a prestigious Global Mobile Award (GLOMO) for the M-PESA Super App at the ongoing Mobile World Congress…
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MWC 2020 Is No More: The Aftermath?
The Mobile World Congress 2020 (MWC 2020) show is no more. The show has been around since 2006 and still…
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GSMA Cancels MWC 2020 Over Coronavirus Fears
The world’s biggest mobile phone show (MWC 2020) has officially been canceled. The event organizer, GSMA, has decided to call…
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Sony Pulls Out Of the MWC 2020, To Announce Its Products Remotely On YouTube
The Mobile World Congress (MWC) is scheduled to happen this month from 24th to 27th, but this year the event…
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LG And ZTE Cancel Their MWC Press Conferences Amid Corona Virus Threat
Since the outbreak of coronavirus in China, the death toll is substantially increasing, with new cases of infections being reported…
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Oppo unveils its new 10x Lossless Zoom Smartphone Camera Tech at MWC 2019
Lots of interesting smartphone tech came out of MWC 2019 with the major highlights being, of course, foldable smartphones. The…
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MWC 2019: LG unveils the LG V50 ThinQ 5G, alongside the new LG G8 ThinQ
LG Electronics unveiled its newest G and V series flagship smartphones at the Mobile World Conference 2019 in Barcelona. The…
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MWC 2019: HMD Global unveils the Nokia 9 PureView with 5 cameras and four other Nokia devices
HMD Global, the makers of Nokia phones, has announced five new Android smartphones, at the Mobile World Conference (MWC 2019),…
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#MWC2018: Confirmed, the LG V30 will feature AI capabilities
LG has confirmed that that its 2018 version of the LG V30 will feature AI capabilities. The company says it will…
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#MWC17 : Meet the Huawei P10, first phone with 4.5 LTE Capabilities
Huawei has launched Huawei P10 and Huawei P10 plus, the first phone to have 4.5G LTE supporting 4 antennas to…
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MWC2017: The Nokia 3310 is here, complete with a colour screen and Internet access
Yes, the Nokia 3310 is finally here. The device has been launched at the 2017 Mobile World Conference in Barcelona,…
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Intracom Telecom to showcase its New E-Band Radio at MWC 2017
Intracom Telecom has today announced the launch of its new E-Band radio. The Point-to-Point UltraLink™-GX80 is expected to be…
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Full list of the #MWC16 Glomo Awards Winners
The GSMA has today announced the winners of the 2016 Glomo Awards. The winners were announced during a series of…
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MWC 2016: 4G Connections Surpass One Billion Mark Worldwide
The number of 4G mobile connections worldwide has surpassed the one billion mark and is on track to account for…
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#MWC16: UK and GSMA partner to fight global poverty using Mobile Technology
The United Kingdom (UK) and GSMA , a body that represents the interests of mobile operators worldwide have announced a…
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#MWC16: Samsung’s Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge Brings a new refined design
Everyone is talking about the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge that Samsung unveiled at the ongoing Mobile World Conference.…
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#MWC16: Nokia outlines plans to seize new opportunities in 5G and IoT
Nokia today outlined its approach as a renewed company for leading the development of next-generation 5G technology and the Internet…
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MWC 2016: Alcatel unveils new IDOL 4 and IDOL 4S
Alcatel has announced its premium IDOL 4 series, featuring the Idol 4 and Idol 4S smartphones expected to be unveiled…
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LG Launches Integrated Telematics System For Faster, Smarter Vehicle Connectivity
LG Electronics (LG) has unveiled a new smart telematics solution designed to improve how vehicles connect to networks, satellites and…
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Tecno to Launch 5.93mm Spark Slim in Kenya
The Kenyan smartphone market is bracing for a new contender in design and engineering as Tecno Mobile confirms the imminent…
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Airtel Africa Foundation Partners with ITU to Boost Digital Skills in Rwanda
Airtel Africa Foundation has announced a new partnership with the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) to accelerate digital skills development and…
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UNICEF, GSMA and Partners Launch Africa Taskforce on Child Online Protection
UNICEF and GSMA have launched the Africa Taskforce on Child Online Protection (COP), the first of its kind, to strengthen children’s safety,…
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GSMA, African Mobile Operators Partner for Affordable 4G Smartphones
The GSMA, in collaboration with six of Africa’s largest mobile operators, Airtel, Axian Telecom, Ethio Telecom, MTN, Orange, and Vodacom,…
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African-Focused BCS Group Completes Lake Tanganyika Submarine Cable
BCS Group, a leading Pan-African wholesale telecom infrastructure provider, has announced the completion of its Lake Tanganyika Submarine Cable Project.…
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55 finalists announced for the inaugural Africa Tech Summit Awards 2025
The Africa Tech Summit Awards has announced the 2025 finalists, celebrating individuals and companies impacting the technology sector across the…
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GSMA and Hayo to Drive Connectivity in Africa With New Partnership
Hayo, a global digital innovator, has joined GSMA to collaborate with leaders and drive innovation in the mobile industry across…
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ICT key to achieving many of the UN’s 17 SDGs, says UNIDO
Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) can help accelerate progress towards the attainment of the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals…
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25 Kenyan students complete digital tech immersion in China
25 Kenyan students under the Huawei Seeds for Future programme completed a one-week immersion into digital technology skills during an…
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CA kicks off preparations for the Transform Africa Summit 2024
Kenya will host the Transform Africa Summit 2024 in August this year. The country won the bid to host the…
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Discovering the Refreshed HMD Experience
HMD Global, the renowned maker of Nokia phones, has recently introduced an exciting new look and feel, along with outlining…
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Empowering Innovation: OPPO’s Strategic Collaboration with Startups on Tech Advancements
Today, with 150 million startups worldwide and another 50 million launching each year, innovation and creativity are reshaping industries. However,…
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Samsung, Vodafone complete first Open RAN call with AMD processors
Samsung Electronics and Vodafone, in collaboration with AMD, have have successfully demonstrated an end-to-end call with the latest AMD processors…
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Xiaomi 13 series with Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC launches globally
After launching the Xiaomi 13 series in China back in December 2022, Xiaomi is now making them available for the…
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Nokia has redesigned its iconic blue logo in strategy shift
Nokia is changing its brand identity. The new change will see the Finnish tech company change its logo after 60…
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[Interview] African governments must release spectrum to increase 5G adoption, Qualcomm’s Elizabeth Migwalla says
In October this year, Kenya’s leading telco Safaricom officially went commercial with 5G in Kenya, joining a number of other…
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realme to extend ‘Go Premium’ strategy to Kenya after record global sales of flagship brands in Q1
realme is looking to extend its ‘Go Premium’ strategy in other markets including Kenya following a strong start of the…
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M-PESA turns 15, processes more than 61 million transactions a day
Safaricom’s mobile money platform M-Pesa turns 15 today. The service which has been ranked as Africa’s largest fintech processes more…
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Realme expands into high-end smartphone market with the GT 2 Series
Realme yesterday unveiled its first premium GT 2 Series at Mobile World Conference (MWC) 2022. The series features two phones,…
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Safaricom selects VMware as its Cloud Platform partner in Ethiopia
Safaricom Ethiopia has selected multi-cloud services provider VMware as its Telco Cloud Platform partner. The announcement was made at the…
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How To Apply For The Facebook and Reuters Free Digital Journalism Course
In May this year, The Facebook Journalism Project and Reuters launched a free e-learning program to support journalists across Africa…
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Google Will Not be Exhibiting at Mobile World Congress 2021
Google has cancelled exhibiting at the Mobile World Congress, MWC, 2021 event. The company cited the pandemic. The company said, “Following…
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Everyone Should Buy Smartphones with Guaranteed Android and Security Updates
On February 18th, 2018, at MWC in Barcelona, HMD Global, the licensed maker of Nokia branded phones, entered a partnership…
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Oppo Bringing its Proprietary Flash Charging Technology to More Devices, including Cars
Oppo has announced that its proprietary VOOC flash charging technology, launched in 2014, is making its way to more devices…
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CES To Host an In-Person Event in Las Vegas Come 2021
The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) will be held in an in-person event in Las Vegas come 2021. According to the…
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Mobile World Congress Will Stay In Barcelona Until 2024
Mobile World Congress, the world’s largest annual gathering in the telecommunications industry will be held in Barcelona through 2024. According…
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Apple Smartphone Sales In China Severely Dropped In February
Amid the global crisis of the Covid-19 outbreak, smartphone companies are feeling the pinch. The problems started with the cancellation…
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HMD To Announce New Nokia Phones On March 19th
Since the coronavirus outbreak started to tour more countries around the globe, tech companies have to figure out other ways…
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Facebook Cancels Its 2020 F8 Developer Conference Due To Coronavirus Outbreak
The Novel Coronavirus outbreak has put the world to a standstill. Conferences have been cancelled, and some companies have closed…
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Oppo Find X2 Will Be Announced Next Week On Friday
Oppo’s next-gen Find series device, Oppo Find X2, will be announced next week. The company announced the new launch date…
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Nokia Plans To Announce A New Device On December 5th
Nokia has out of the blue stated they are announcing a new device on December 5th. The company hinted that…
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Network operator rain commissions Africa’s first 5G network in South Africa
South African network operator rain is making 5G network available to its existing customers in certain parts of Johannesburg and…
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The Galaxy Fold wasn’t ready for launch Samsung CEO admits
The Galaxy Fold pioneered the smartphone market with the first foldable display. However, pioneering didn’t mean great success. With the…
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rain and Nokia launch first commercial-ready 5G network in South Africa
South African operator rain and Nokia have announced the launch of the country’s first commercial-ready 5G network in Cape Town,…
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Safaricom Deploys 400G Network Link To Support Increasing Demand For Mobile Data and Fibre On Its Network
Safaricom has today announced the deployment of a 400G network link to cater for the increasing demand for mobile data…
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Safaricom’s M-PESA Global nominated for Global Mobile Awards 2019
Safaricom’s M-PESA Global has been shortlisted for the Global Mobile Awards 2019 (GLOMO Awards). The service which was launched in…
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Nokia 3.1 Review: Nokia could have done better
The Nokia 3.1 started selling in the country in June this year. HMD Global is selling it at Ksh.15,999 and…
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Remember The Iconic Nokia Snake Game? You Can Now Play it On Facebook’s Camera AR Platform.
Loved the iconic Nokia Snake game? Now you will have more reasons to love it even more. HMD Global, the…
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The Nokia 8110 4G is now available in Kenya for Ksh.8,000
The 4G version of the legendary Nokia 8110 was among the devices HMD Global unveiled to the word during the…
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Samsung unveils the Galaxy S9, Galaxy S9+ with face recognition and first dual-aperture camera
Samsung has officially unveiled the its new flagship device, the Galaxy S9. The device was unveiled at the Mobile World…
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Here are the Official leaked Galaxy S9 renders
We are all now sure that Samsung will be unveiling the Galaxy S9 and S9+ on February 25th at Mobile…
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Its official, the Galaxy S9 is coming on February 25
We can now officially confirm that Samsung will be launching the Galaxy S9 on February 25th. Samsung is sending out…
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Nokia 5 Quick Review: A classy device running on Android
I have been interacting with the Nokia 5 for a while now. Remember the device was among the Android Nokia…
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Nokia 3, Nokia 5, Nokia 6, Nokia 3310 launched in Kenya; Here are the prices and specs
HMD Global yesterday unveiled its flagship Nokia-branded Android phones in Kenya. The phones comprise of the Nokia 3, Nokia 5…
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Huawei P10 with rear dual-camera launched in Kenya for Kshs. 64,999
Huawei Mobile Kenya yesterday unveiled its premium HUAWEI P10 in the Kenyan market. The device is the latest addition of the…
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Major operators and vendors commit to promote unified global 5G standards
Major telecommunication operators and vendors in the world have committed to a unified 5G ecosystem. The companies made the…
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Jio and Samsung Win Best Mobile Innovation for Emerging Markets award
Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd and Samsung Electronics Co Ltd have won the ‘Best Mobile Innovation for Emerging Markets’ from Global…
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MediaTek and Nokia Collaborate to Enable First Wave of 5G Networks and Devices
MediaTek and Nokia have announced plans to collaborate on the design of a next-generation mobile communication system for 5G technology.…
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Guys, Nokia is bringing back the Nokia 3310 this month
Listen, guys, something incredible is about to happen in the mobile phone world. What am I talking about? Well, reports…
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Samsung could be launching the Galaxy S8 on March 29
There is so much we have told you about the Samsung Galaxy S8. Most of what we have written before…
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BUSINESS
Staying Relevant: #7 Travel and Tourism Trends to Watch Out For in 2017
From the advent of bleisure and braggies to the constitution of travel as a human right by the UNWTO, 2016…
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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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Nokia partners with HP, Microsoft and Telefonica to create IT enterprise infrastructure
By Nixon Kanali, TechTrendsKE Nokia has entered into strategic partnerships with HP, Microsoft and Telefonica to create an exceptional IT…
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Gadgets
Samsung’s upcoming round smartwatch might have wireless charging
We already know that Samsung is looking at a round smartwatch for launch at the upcoming MWC 2015 conference in…
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Reports: Samsung Galaxy S6 to Feature 4K Screen
By Nixon Kanali Samsung could just be working on its next flagship smartphone, the Samsung Galaxy S6. According to a…
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Google’s Nexus 6 Phablet to be released this month
Google might just be releasing the much awaited Nexus 6 this month if the report by Wall Street Journal is anything to go…
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