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CYBER SECURITY
Google’s New Features to Combat Smartphone Theft in Africa
On one hand, phone theft has been a growing concern in many countries across Africa whereas on the flipside smartphone…
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How Watu Simu is bridging the digital divide one smartphone at a time
Smartphone financing is steadily gaining momentum in Kenya and across Africa. Over the years, various device financing models have emerged,…
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OPPO, LOOP Renew Partnership With Discounted Smartphone Offers
OPPO has renewed its collaboration with LOOP DFS to provide exclusive offers and improve the shopping experience for customers during…
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Reviews
Infinix Hot 50i Review: Best Budget Camera Smartphone
While Infinix focuses on the Zero Flip and Hot 50 Pro Plus, the Infinix Hot 50i is often overlooked. However,…
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Vivo V40 In-depth Camera Review: Portrait Smartphone Camera King
Vivo V40 Camera Review: The Vivo V40 takes really good photos with its main and selfie cameras. I took over…
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Fredrique Achieng: How OPPO is Redefining the Smartphone Experience for Youth
The smartphone industry has undergone significant growth and evolution since the invention of the first telephone in the 1800s, to…
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Infinix’s Upcoming Smartphone Will Be Its Most Slimmest Yet
Infinix is set to announce its most slimmest smartphone yet in the country before the month ends. The new device…
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Boost Your Smartphone’s Security and Privacy With These Tips
The year is ending and during this cybersecurity month, we’ll be sharing tips to help you be secure and keep…
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MoPhones wants to offer sustainable and affordable premium smartphones for users in Kenya
As mobile technology increasingly influences daily life in Kenya, consumers are on the lookout for affordable and sustainable options that…
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Boost Your Digital Well-being with HMD’s Smartphone Detox Solutions
Digital detox: Daisy Koech was so angry that she repossessed a smartphone her husband had gifted her 12-year-old daughter. Daisy’s…
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Gadgets
Competition for Tri-Fold Smartphones Intensifies
Tri-Fold smartphones: The foldables market is maturing with smartphone makers announcing their versions in the clamshell and bookstyle formats. With…
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The average smartphone price to jump by 15% by 2029, report
The average smartphone price has fluctuated significantly over the past five years, going from over $318 in 2021 to $287…
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Motorbikes and Smartphones Up For Grabs: Odibets awards first batch of Omoka na Euro promo winners
Odibets on Friday awarded the first batch of winners of the Omoka na Euro promotion as the tournament entered its…
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How you can win Nduthis and Smartphones on the Odibets platform
Kenya’s leading betting company Odibets on Friday, June 14, launched the Omoka na Euro promax where punters have an opportunity…
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Gadgets
Unveiling The Best-Selling Smartphones For You In 2024
The smartphone industry is booming in 2024 thanks to cutting-edge launches from well-known tech companies. These smartphones are shattering previous…
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Our best OPPO smartphones in 2023
OPPO smartphones in 2023: This was quite a busy year for OPPO in Kenya. The smartphone manufacturer released several devices…
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[Interview] How is OPPO navigating the local smartphone market?
OPPO first entered the Kenyan market in 2015. Over the years, the company has grown to become one of the…
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More than 400k locally assembled Nokia smartphones already selling in Kenya
In March this year, HMD Global, the company that owns the Nokia brand announced plans to assemble some Nokia smartphones…
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Improving lives with AI and digital and financial inclusion in Kenya, one smartphone at a time
Jane Omondi sells freshly cooked fish from a stand on a bustling roadside in Utawala, a low- to medium-income neighbourhood…
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Kenyan-assembled NEON RAY ULTRA smartphone specs, price and availability
The Kenyan-assembled smartphones were finally unveiled yesterday. The devices feature the NEON branding that has become synonymous with Safaricom under…
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Kenya opens its first local smartphone assembly plant
In a significant move to democratize smartphone access, Kenya has finally unveiled its first local smartphone assembly plant. The East…
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You can now use your Safaricom Bonga Points for exclusive Samsung smartphone deals
Samsung Electronics has joined forces with Safaricom, to roll out exciting new rewards for customers. Through this collaboration, known as…
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Airtel Africa launches a $17 4G smartphone in Rwanda
Airtel Africa has today launched the most affordable 4G smartphone in Rwanda. The smartphone will be available for $16.5 (20,000…
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OPPO to launch new A-Series smartphones in Kenya
OPPO has announced plans to launch its latest addition to the popular A-series smartphones – the OPPO A98, A78 and…
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The Evolution of Smartphones and Storage
Smartphones have undergone tremendous evolution –from the first mobile phones that almost looked and weighed like bricks and had awkward…
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Gadgets
OPPO ranks fourth in global smartphone shipments in H1 2023
OPPO has been ranked first in the Chinese smartphone market in H1 2023 and fourth globally during the same period.…
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High cost of 5G smartphones hindering 5G adoption, says Airtel Kenya MD
Kenya has joined several other African countries that continue to roll out 5G. As of now, two of the country’s…
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Nokia X30 5G is HMD Global’s most eco-friendly smartphone yet to date
Nokia X30 5G: HMD is among the smartphone OEMs that are adopting sustainable initiatives. This is very important considering the…
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Bboxx and MTN partner to boost smartphone access in Rwanda
A significant barrier to the delivery of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Rwanda is low smartphone penetration. Despite…
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Gadgets
List of Infinix smartphones getting the new Android 13 and XOS 13 update
Infinix has shared details of its Android 13 roadmap for some of its existing smartphones as it tries to address…
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realme Q1 smartphone shipment up by 11%
realme grew its share of smartphones entering Kenya and other African markets by 11% according to research firm Canalysis. The…
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vivo unveils its V27 series of smartphones in Kenya
vivo smartphones on Monday officially announced the launch of its new vivo V27 series in Kenya. The series comprises the…
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Infinix HOT 30 Review: The entry-level smartphone for gaming
Infinix HOT 30 Review: Infinix Kenya has officially launched the HOT 30 series, which includes the HOT 30, HOT 30…
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Tecno’s first foldable smartphone starts selling in Kenya for Ksh. 130k
Customers in Kenya can now buy the Tecno PHANTOM V Fold, Tecno’s first foldable smartphone that has been available for…
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HMD Global plans to assemble some Nokia smartphones in Kenya
Finnish mobile phone manufacturer, HMD Global, the company that owns the Nokia brand has announced that it plans to assemble…
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Kenyans reduce spending on smartphones as inflation rises, report
A report by the International Data Corporation (IDC) has revealed that smartphone shipments to Kenya reduced by 13.5% year on…
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Phantom V Fold, Tecno’s first foldable smartphone launching in Kenya this March
Tecno’s sub-brand Phantom launched a new foldable phone at the Mobile World Congress 2023 event in Barcelona. Known as Phantom…
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Vendors and consumers turned to entry-level smartphones in 2022, realme
Entry-level smartphones helped some mobile vendors to keep up their shipment numbers in a tough year characterized by a general…
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Gadgets
Global shipment of foldable smartphones to hit 18.5 million in 2023, report
The foldable smartphones market is experiencing amazing growth with the number of units sold raising to new heights each year.…
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realme eyes bigger market share in Kenya with new entry-level smartphones
Demand for entry-level smartphones has begun to rise in Kenya as young consumers go for devices that offer large storage,…
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Samsung says the adoption of foldable smartphones by enterprises doubled
Samsung Electronics has announced that the number of Galaxy Z Fold and Galaxy Z Flip smartphones sold for enterprise use…
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Kenyan Smartphone Reseller Badili Has Raised $2.1 Million in Pre-Seed Funding
Badili Africa, a company that allows customers to trade in their old phones for new ones at friendly prices has…
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Itel brings camera focused itel S18 smartphone series to Africa
itel has officially launched its newest high-definition short video smartphone S18 Series in Kenya and other African markets comprising the…
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5G Xiaomi smartphones you can buy in Kenya right now
5G Xiaomi smartphones: Safaricom officially launched 5G services in select parts of Kenya last week. Customers in 5G-ready zones in…
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Budget itel S18 smartphone launched in Kenya
Itel Kenya on Friday launched the highly ranked itel S18 at Serena Hotel, a compact and stylish smartphone that is…
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vivo V25 5G smartphone launched in Kenya for KES 57K
vivo has today officially launched the vivo V25 5G smartphone in Kenya. Featuring a colour-changing design, the phone will be…
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Xiaomi’s Redmi A1+ Android Go smartphone launched in Kenya for KES 10,499
Redmi A1+, Xiaomi’s most affordable has been launched in Kenya. The entry-level smartphone runs Android Go and joins the range…
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Free itel P38 Smartphones up for grabs, here’s how to win
itel Mobile has announced a new partnership with Sunnbird, a marketing resource integrated service platform to offer giveaways to itel…
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Chinese Phone Brands Dominate the African Smartphone Market, Report
A report by the International Data Corporation (IDC) shows that Chinese smartphone manufacturer Transsion is the leading seller in the…
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Nokia announces new devices, introduces a recycling plan for smartphones
Nokia has announced the arrival of a new tablet, the Nokia T21 and three new smartphones, which the company says…
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EU Passes Law on Universal Charging Port For Smartphones by 2024
The European Parliament and EU Member States have agreed on the use of a single charging port design, with effect…
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Realme smartphone shipments to Africa rise despite global supply chain disruptions
realme smartphone brand defied global supply chain disruptions to make it to the list of top 5 handset makers with…
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Samsung to cut down smartphone production by 30 million units
Samsung will reportedly produce 30 million fewer smartphones in 2022, following challenges brought by the Ukraine conflict, rising inflation and…
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Vivo smartphones are now available in Safaricom outlets
Smartphone manufacturer vivo has signed a partnership that will see its devices sold at all Safaricom outlets. This, the company…
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realme: Affordable premium smartphones will help bridge widening internet coverage gap in Kenya
realme says it is setting the pace towards making smartphones affordable in Kenya, to bridge the widening internet coverage gap,…
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realme C25Y: Premium Smartphone on a Budget
realme c25Y has earned a special position as the pioneer, affordable super smartphone in Kenya- offering users top notch specs…
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Gadgets
POCO M4 Pro smartphone launched in Kenya for Ksh. 25k
One of Xiaomi’s sub-brands POCO has announced the launch of the POCO M4 Pro in Kenya. The POCO M4 Pro…
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[24Bit Podcast] Midrange Smartphones Vs High-end and Budget Smartphones; Where the lines overlap
We sat down to discuss midrange smartphones and where they sit. What exactly is a mid-ranger? What’s its price? And which…
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realme forecasts higher 5G smartphone sales in Kenya after dominating global markets
realme has joined the global league of top-selling high speed smartphone markers for the first time, according to the latest…
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Realme Introduces Stylish Smartphone Bags at the Parish Fashion Week
Mobile technology company Realme brought a refreshing idea to the Paris Fashion Week, which ended on March 8, 2022. The…
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Gadgets
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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Gadgets
vivo V23 5G Smartphone Officially Launched in Kenya
vivo smartphone has officially launched the vivo V23 5G in Kenya, its latest smartphone in the V series. The Vivo…
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Gadgets
Infinix’s first 5G smartphone launching soon
5G is already going commercial in most countries especially in Africa. In countries like Kenya, telcos like Safaricom which launched…
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Realme GT 2 Pro flagship smartphone with an eco-friendly back cover coming to Kenya early this year
Realme’s most premium flagship line-up ever, the realme GT 2 Pro Phone is coming to Kenya. The company has announced…
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Gadgets
OPPO Find N, OPPO’s First Foldable Smartphone is Now Official
By now we all have to agree that foldable phones are now becoming a thing and we should expect to…
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Samsung Extends Care+ To Galaxy Z Series Smartphones
Samsung Electronics has announced a Samsung Care+ offer on the Galaxy Z Series devices. This is the Samsung Galaxy Z…
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Select TECNO and itel Smartphones added to Safaricom’s Lipa Mdogo Mdogo smartphone financing plan
At the launch of its Mwelekeo Ni Internet campaign in November, Kenya’s leading telco Safaricom said it will be adding…
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Reviews
Galaxy Z Fold3 Review: Samsung’s most ambitious smartphone yet
Galaxy Z Fold3 Review: A couple of weeks ago, we had a very interesting discussion on foldable phones on our…
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[Updated] Safaricom Lipa Mdogo Mdogo Flexible 4G Smartphone Financing Plan Explained
Safaricom launched its much-awaited flexible smartphone financing plan in July last year. The campaign, precisely known as Lipa Mdogo Mdogo,…
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Infinix NOTE 11 smartphone series launched in Kenya
Infinix Mobile has officially unveiled its NOTE 11 Series of smartphones in Kenya. This new lineup comprises the NOTE 11…
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vivo Y33s Smartphone With 50MP Camera Launched in Kenya
vivo has announced the launch of its latest mid-range smartphone, the vivo Y33s in Kenya. Priced at Ksh.23,999, the vivo…
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Gadgets
realme Ranked Top 6 Smartphone Vendor Globally
realme, the world’s fastest-growing smartphone brand, has become a top 6 smartphone vendor in the global rankings, according to the…
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Safaricom Neon Ray 2 Review: The Most affordable 4G smartphone in Kenya
Safaricom Neon Ray 2 Review: On Wednesday morning, I posted a question on my Twitter timeline asking my 8,500 followers…
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Vodafone Group, ITU launch initiative to connect 3.4BN with smartphones by 2030
Vodafone Group and ITU, the United Nations specialized agency for information and communication technologies, have today launched a new initiative…
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MediaTek Helio G96 Chipset Bringing Advanced Display and Photography Capabilities to Premium Smartphones for Consumers in Kenya
Chipset maker MediaTek unveiled the Helio G96 chipset back in back in July. This new chipset provides an upgrade for…
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Safaricom to roll out 5G to smartphone customers in coming weeks
Safaricom 5G: In July this year, Ericsson released a new report on the state of 5G in Sub-Saharan Africa. The…
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Realme Becomes First Brand to Ship 100 Million Smartphones Globally
Realme has become the fastest smartphone brand ever to ship 100 million smartphones globally. This is according to a new…
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NOTE 10 Launch Was The Most Buzz Worthy Smartphone Launch in Kenya 2021, Infinix
Infinix recently launched its NOTE 10 Series in an event held at the Ali Barbour’s Cave Restaurant, in Diani Beach.…
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TECNO is relaunching the PHANTOM to get a share of the higher-end smartphone market
You have probably read about this already but yes, TECNO Mobile is bringing back the PHANTOM Brand. The company is…
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Tanzania waives value-added tax on smartphones
Tanzania will waive value-added tax on smartphones, tablets, and modems. This was revealed by the Minister of Finance and Planning,…
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Gadgets
Vivo Launching the Vivo V21 smartphone in Kenya this month
Vivo has announced plans to launch the Vivo V21 Smartphone in Kenya this month. The selfie-focused smartphone will be the…
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Here’s Everything You Need To Know About Samsung Smartphone Trade-in Program
Samsung is the first smartphone manufacturer in Kenya to have a trade-in program where smartphone users can return their old…
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Samsung Beats Apple to Recapture Top Spot in Global Smartphone Market
Samsung is back to its top spot after shipping more smartphones than any other company in the Jan-March quarter. The…
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BUSINESS
Vivo Smartphone Kenya Partners With Online Retailer to Increase Visibility
Vivo smartphone’s local office has partnered with Jambo Shoppe, an online retailer in the country, to help increase the smartphone…
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Gadgets
Samsung Starts Letting Users Repurpose Old Galaxy Smartphones
Samsung has begun allowing users to give their old Galaxy phones a new use case around their homes. Old Samsung…
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itel Announces Diamond Platnumz as its Brand Ambassador, Introduces its latest Smartphones A37 to the African Market
itel, a global leading mobile phone brand committed to provide budget-friendly, high-quality products boasting excellent user experience, has today announced…
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OPPO Reno5 named PUBG MOBILE Esports smartphone partner in MEA
OPPO today announced that the OPPO Reno5 has been selected as the official smartphone partner for the PUBG MOBILE Middle…
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Reviews
Infinix HOT 10 Play Review: Could it be your next Ksh 15,000 Smartphone?
Infinix HOT 10 Play Review:: Infinix is one of the popular smartphone companies in Kenya. The company’s main focus on…
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[24Bit Podcast] LG exiting the smartphone business and how this affects the whole industry
Last week, LG Electronics confirmed that it’s shutting down its smartphone business. The move, the company said will enable it…
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Gadgets
HMD Global Announces New Nokia Smartphones with Android 11 and 5G
HMD Global held a major launch event yesterday evening. The company announced six new Nokia smartphones; the first devices launched…
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LG confirms it’s exiting the smartphone business
LG Electronics has confirmed that it’s shutting down its smartphone business. The move, the company says will enable it to…
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All Smartphones on Offer in Telkom Kenya’s Easter Device Promo
Telkom Kenya is offering a variety of devices as part of its Easter Device promo. The devices included range from…
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Gadgets
The Reason Xiaomi Could Increase Its Smartphone Prices
Thanks to the global chip supply shortage, it’s hard to get your hands on some new electronic devices. The most…
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realme C11 is the top selling realme smartphone in Kenya
Among the six smartphones that realme introduced in Kenya in 2020, realme C11 has emerged as the top-selling smartphone from…
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Gadgets
Huawei to Charge Smartphone Companies Using Its Patented 5G Technology
Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei will begin collecting royalties from smartphone makers using its patented 5G technology. Huawei charging for its…
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Gadgets
realme Ranked Among Top 5 Smartphone Brands In 15 Regions, Report
realme has been ranked among the Top 5 brands in 15 regions according to Q4 2020 Canalys global smartphone shipment…
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Gadgets
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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BUSINESS
Huawei’s smartphone struggles are also affecting it in China
The ongoing US sanctions on Chinese technology giant Huawei are hitting the company hard. It’s smartphone sales have plummeted in…
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Huawei Brand Month: Some Huawei Smartphone Deals You Can Grab
Huawei Mobile Kenya has embarked on brand month offers ahead of Easter Holiday. The campaign will run throughout this entire…
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Gadgets
Huawei Mate X2 Foldable Smartphone Launched
Huawei Mate X2 is the latest foldable phone from the Chinese manufacturer with an external and internal display. Unlike the…
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Gadgets
Apple Becomes World’s Biggest Smartphone Maker Again
Due to the disruptions caused by the covid pandemic, smartphone sales declined in the final quarter of 2020, during the…
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