Alvin Wanjala
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Gadgets
Nokia Beats Other Smartphone Companies in Trust Rankings
HMD Global, the home of Nokia phones, has managed to top Counterpoint Research’s 2020 trust rankings for the second consecutive…
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BUSINESS
Safaricom Launches Pochi La Biashara, a new M-PESA Product for Small Business Owners
Safaricom celebrated its 20th birthday yesterday with the company launching a new campaign. The company also launched a new product…
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Apps
Safaricom Updates MySafaricom App With New Features
Safaricom’s MySafaricom App update has brought with it a range of new features. The most notable of the bunch is…
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BUSINESS
Telkom Revamps Pawa Voice Bundles with Data and SMS
Telkom Kenya has revamped its Pawa voice bundles. The telco has sweetened the deal by including SMS and data packs.…
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BUSINESS
Safaricom Celebrates 20th Birthday, Launches New Campaign
Kenya’s largest telco, Safaricom, is today celebrating its 20th birthday after officially being launched in the country on 23rd October…
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News
Safaricom to Offer Free Calls and Data to Customers as it Celebrates 20th Birthday
Safaricom turned 20 on Friday 23rd after officially launching in the Kenyan market on 23rd October 2000. The telco celebrated…
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CYBER SECURITY
Remove these 21 Malicious Apps from Your Phone
The Google Play Store has millions of apps with different purposes. However, it has become commonplace, once in a while,…
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BUSINESS
Huawei’s Revenue on The Rise Despite Business Uncertainty
Chinese tech company Huawei has announced its financial performance in the first three quarters of 2020. According to the company,…
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News
Oppo A93 Price, Specifications and Availability in Kenya
OPPO A93 is the latest phone to hit the Kenyan market from the Chinese tech company, OPPO. It features a…
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Gadgets
Huawei Mate 40, Mate 40 Pro and Mate 40 Pro Plus Price and Specifications in Kenya
Last week, Huawei announced the new phones under its flagship Mate series. The company unveiled a total of four new…
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Gadgets
Infinix NOTE 8 and NOTE 8i Price and Specifications in Kenya
Infinix NOTE 8 and NOTE 8i are already available in Kenya after last week’s launch. Officially, Infinix NOTE 8 price…
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Gadgets
Huawei Mate 40 Pro and Mate 40 Pro Plus Officially Unveiled with 50W Wireless Charging
Huawei has announced the latest iteration of its Mate Series smartphone lineup. The HUAWEI Mate 40 Series follows the same…
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BUSINESS
Streaming Service Quibi Shuts Down Six Months After Launch
The streaming market is booming as people continuously adopt online entertainment. Netflix has already recorded its best quarter yet this…
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Apps
Facebook’s Dating Service Expands to 33 More Countries
Facebook Dating is now available in Europe. The social media giant’s dating service has been to date only available in…
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Blockchain
PayPal to allow Users to Buy, Hold, and Sell Cryptocurrencies on the Platform
PayPal is finally joining the crypto market. On Wednesday, the company announced a new service that will allow users to…
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CYBER SECURITY
The Top Three IT Security Threats in Africa
Kaspersky is warning Africa ’s cybersecurity operatives of the top IT security threats on the continent. In its latest insights…
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Gadgets
Huawei Y7a Officially Announced with 6.67” Display and 5,000mAh battery
Huawei has announced several phones under the Y series in Kenya this year. The latest in the series, Huawei Y9a,…
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Blockchain
Why Africa is yet to Adopt Bitcoin and Other Cryptocurrencies Widely
Africa is considered one of, if not the most promising region for the adoption of cryptocurrencies. The unique opportunity available…
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BUSINESS
Fifth Africa Fintech Summit to be held Virtually Starting November 9th
Africa Fintech Summit (AFTS), the global initiative dedicated to the African fintech ecosystem, is hosted in Washington DC each April…
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Gadgets
Watch Infinix Unveil the new NOTE 8 Series Smartphones Today
Infinix is about to launch two new phones in the country; the Infinix NOTE 8 and Infinix NOTE 8i. Pre-orders…
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Gadgets
Samsung Smartphone Sales Rebound Reclaiming Top Spot – Report
Samsung has surpassed Huawei to become the top smartphone seller between July and August. The latest data from Counterpoint’s Monthly…
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BUSINESS
Buy These Telkom Bundles and Get Showmax Pro Mobile Free for One Month
Telkom has announced a partnership with Showmax Pro Mobile, offering new data bundles coupled with a free one-month subscription for…
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BUSINESS
Uber Starts Over-the-Counter Medicine Deliveries in South Africa
Uber owns the lion’s share in South Africa’s $600 million food delivery market, but the company has widened its services…
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BUSINESS
Safaricom Processes an average of six Loans Per Second on Fuliza
Safaricom ’s overdraft facility, Fuliza, was launched in 2019 but now processes an average of six transactions per second. In…
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News
Twitter Goes Under for Many Over Internal System Issue
Early this morning, Twitter announced that its service was down to many users owing to “some trouble” with internal systems.…
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CYBER SECURITY
Zoom Plans to Roll out the Much-Needed Privacy and Security Feature Soon
Zoom announced plans to implement the real end-to-end encryption for calls in May, after public scrutiny. At first, Zoom planned…
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BUSINESS
Huawei Considers to Sell Part of its Honor Smartphone Business – Report
Huawei is reportedly in talks to sell part of its Honor smartphone business amid the US ban. According to the…
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Gadgets
Global PC Sales Rise Sharply to 81.3 Million Units
The traditional PC market, which includes desktops, notebooks, and workstations, posted another strong double-digit growth in Q3, 2020, owing to…
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BUSINESS
CBK Blocks over 300 Mobile Lenders from Listing Defaulters at CRBs
The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has barred over 337 unregulated digital and credit-only lenders from listing loan defaulters at…
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BUSINESS
Over 55Pc of Kenyans with Fixed Internet Pay for Speeds Between 2-10Mbps
The number of mobile data subscribers has just surpassed the 40 million mark while the fixed broadband market has also…
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CYBER SECURITY
Cyber Attacks Decrease by 59.9pc in Kenya due to Improved Security, CA says
Kenya experienced a massive decline of cyber threat attempts in the second quarter (April – June) of the year, the…
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BUSINESS
Safaricom Reclaims Top Spot in the Fixed Broadband Market
Back in Q1, Zuku surpassed Safaricom to top the country’s fixed data subscription market. But the reign didn’t last. As…
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BUSINESS
Here’s How Much Kenyan Telcos Made from Mobile Services in 2019
The latest data from the ICT watchdog, the Communications Authority of Kenya(CA), shows how much revenue the telco sector made…
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BUSINESS
Kenyans Sent Nearly 450 Billion to Businesses in Three Months
Kenyans sent a lot more money to businesses in the April-June quarter, owing to the government directive urging them to…
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BUSINESS
Mobile Subscriptions in Kenya Rise to 57 Million
The Communication Authority of Kenya, CA, has released the latest Sector Statistics report giving an overview of the general performance…
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BUSINESS
Airtel Inks Deal with Ericsson to modernize its 4G network in Kenya
Airtel Africa is extending its strategic partnership with Ericsson to enhance its 4G network coverage in Kenya. As a result,…
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CYBER SECURITY
Huawei conspires with the Chinese Government, UK Parliament Says
The British parliament’s defense committee says they have found evidence that the Chinese technology giant, Huawei, conspires with “the Chinese…
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BUSINESS
Jumia Partners with Mondia to launch a new gaming service for customers in Africa
Africa’s eCommerce giant, Jumia, has partnered with Mondia (https://Mondia.com), a technology company specializing in marketing and distributing digital content to…
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CYBER SECURITY
Chrome for Android and iOS Starts Sending Alerts when Saved Passwords are Leaked
Google Chrome is ramping up security protocols and will now tell you if the passwords you’ve asked Chrome to remember…
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BUSINESS
Showmax Adds Five Local TV Channels on its Platform
Showmax, Multichoice’s streaming service, has bolstered its product offerings since the year started. With the introduction of Showmax Pro, Kenyans…
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CYBER SECURITY
MTN, Airtel and Stanbic Bank Uganda Lose Billions of Shillings to a Third-party Service Provider Hack
Hackers have broken into Uganda’s Pegasus Technologies, making away with cash in the billions. Pegasus Technologies touts itself as a…
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Gadgets
Vivo Starts Selling its Budget Y1s Smartphone in Kenya
Vivo’s Kenya subsidiary has silently launched another Y-series phone in the country. It’s not surprising that the phone hasn’t received…
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Gadgets
Apple Stops Selling Rival Headphones and Speakers in its Stores
Apple has stopped selling third-party headphones and speakers in its stores ahead of an imminent launch of its audio products.…
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BUSINESS
Airtel Customers Will Soon Acquire Samsung Smartphones Under Flexible Financing Plans
Airtel Africa has partnered with South Korean device maker, Samsung, and Mastercard to provide customers will smartphones on flexible payment…
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CYBER SECURITY
Google Announces Initiative to Solve Security Issues in non-Pixel Phones
In the past three years or so, Google has ramped up Android updates and security patches to third-party vendors. The…
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CYBER SECURITY
Global Shipping Industry Hit with Cyber Attacks
The global shipping industry has been hit with two cyberattacks within a week, causing disruptions to the movement of goods.…
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BUSINESS
Google to pay news publishers for their content
Google has made its first serious attempt in compensating publishers for their hard work. In a recent blog post, Google…
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BUSINESS
Banks to start blacklisting loan defaulters at CRBs after CBK’s Nod
Since Kenya reported the first case of Covid-19 in March, several measures were hastily put in place to cushion citizens…
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BUSINESS
Safaricom and NCBA Differ on Lowering M-Shwari Interest Rates
Amid pressure to cub predatory mobile lending platforms from the regulator, Safaricom and its partner NCBA have differed on cutting…
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BUSINESS
PayPal Deposits and Withdrawals Services via M-PESA to be Briefly Unavailable on Monday
Safaricom’s M-PESA and PayPal ‘s team are planning service maintenance on the 5th of October, next Monday. The service maintenance…
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Gadgets
Infinix HOT 10 Launched in Kenya Starting at KES. 13,999
Infinix teased on the upcoming Infinix HOT 10 smartphone just the other day, but the phone has now been launched…
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News
Itel Mobile Kenya Kicks Off October Shopping Festival with up to KES 100,000 for grabs
Itel Mobile Kenya is kicking off its biggest shopping festival that will see customers get rewarded for buying some of…
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Gadgets
TECNO Spark 6 Specifications, Price and Availability in Kenya
TECNO Spark 6 Specifications: TECNO Spark 6 is official, with behind-the-scenes improvements to the Spark 5. It features a better…
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Gadgets
Infinix Teases on Upcoming HOT 10 Series Smartphone
Infinix and TECNO launch their new devices almost at the same time. Following TECNO’s announcement of the Spark 6, Infinix…
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Apps
US judge halts TikTok’s app store and Google Play Store ban
TikTok’s US operations have been under jeopardy since the wake of national security concerns from the local government. New downloads…
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Gadgets
TECNO Announces Spark 6, its latest Budget Smartphone
TECNO continues the refresh of its smartphone line. After launching its most powerful phone yet, TECNO Camon 16, the company…
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Apps
Reading PDFs on Smartphones About to get less painful
In an ideal world, I would never wish to read a PDF from my smartphone. But then at times, there’s…
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Startups
Africa-focused music download service Mdundo Raises $6.4million from IPO
Mdundo, the Kenyan-based music downloading startup owned by a Denish national, has raised $6.4million from its IPO — oversubscribed by…
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CYBER SECURITY
Kaspersky Reports Increased Cyber Attacks in Kenya
Kaspersky has reported an increased number of cyber-attacks in Kenya in 2020. In a new report, Kaspersky notes that the…
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BUSINESS
Safaricom Named in Fortune’s 2020 “Change the World List”
FORTUNE has released its Sixth Annual “Change the World List,” which names the most impactful companies through their operations in…
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BUSINESS
Buy any Amazing Data Bundle on Airtel Kenya and Get Free 500MB Daily Data
Airtel Kenya is continuing its cheap data legacy, offering free data on every purchase of their Amazing Data bundle packages.…
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News
Facebook To Open New Offices in Lagos, Nigeria
Facebook is setting up shop in Lagos, Nigeria. The new office is the company’s second in the African continent but…
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News
TikTok and WeChat Manage to Circumvent the U.S Ban — for now
After Trump’s executive orders issued in August, TikTok and WeChat, were to cease U.S. operations on Sunday. However, the two have…
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Gadgets
Xiaomi Redmi 9C Specifications and Price in Kenya
Xiaomi’s Redmi series is well-known for its value price. Redmi 9C is among the latest in the series, besides the…
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Gadgets
itel S16 and S16 Pro Specifications, Price and Availability in Kenya
itel S16 and S16 Pro Specifications: Itel Mobile’s Kenyan arm has recently unveiled its new S-series phones, itel S16 and…
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BUSINESS
Itel Announces New Slogan to match its new brand direction
Itel Mobile Kenya has announced their new slogan “Enjoy Better Life!” marking a new path for the brand that has…
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Gadgets
Itel Announces S16 Series Smartphones, new TVs, and a slew of Accessories
As planned, itel Mobile Kenya has officially announced its new S16 Smartphone series. The series has two models: a standard…
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Gadgets
OPPO Reno 4 Specifications and Price in Kenya
OPPO Reno 4 Specifications: Oppo is already set to unveil its new Reno series device, Reno 4. After international reveal…
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BUSINESS
HP Confirms it’s NOT Leaving the Kenyan Market
HP has confirmed that it is not leaving the Kenyan and East African market. The maker of hardware products says…
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Gadgets
Realme C15 Specifications, Price and availability in Kenya
Realme Kenya is back with another device, just a few weeks after introducing realme C11, 6 and a fitness band.…
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News
Itel S16 Series launching in Kenya on Friday 18: What to Expect
Itel Mobile has already pinned a launch date for its new S16 Series phones. In case you missed it, the…
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BUSINESS
Lipa Na M-PESA Boasts Over 200,000 Business Customers
Safaricom’s Lipa Na M-PESA service now houses over 200,000 businesses since its launch in 2012. Its primary focus is to…
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Gadgets
Itel Expands Product Offerings into Wearables and Home Appliances
Itel is hosting its grand launch this week, with the company preparing to launch its new S16 series phones and…
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Gadgets
Itel Plans to Launch S16 Series Phones Alongside a new category of products in Kenya this week
Transsion’s Group subsidiary, itel, is preparing to hold a massive launch this week in Kenya. The brand plans to launch…
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Gadgets
TECNO Camon 16 Premier VS Realme 6: Which one should you buy?
TECNO Camon 16 Premier and Realme 6 (Review) have both been unveiled in the Kenyan market barely a month ago.…
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BUSINESS
Hewlett Packard East Africa Exits Market, shuts down Nairobi shop
Hewlett Packard East Africa Ltd, HPE, a subsidiary to giant American technology firm Hewlett Packard Enterprise, and provider of an…
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BUSINESS
Airtel, Safaricom and Telkom Kenya will be fined for delaying Customer Care Calls
Kenyan telecommunications providers, like Safaricom and Airtel, will face fines for delaying customer care calls, according to a new draft…
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Apps
TikTok Owner Rejects Microsoft’s Acquisition Bid, Selects Oracle as ‘trusted tech partner’
Microsoft ‘s TikTok acquisition bid has finally come to an end. The American tech company says ByteDance, TikTok’s owner rejected…
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Gadgets
How Much it Cost Samsung to make the Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 5G Flagship Phone
The smartphone industry provides plenty of options when it comes to price. The high-end of the market, which includes the…
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Gadgets
Huawei AppGallery Boasts 490 Million Monthly Users Globally
Huawei’s annual developer conference saw the company share exciting news on the future of their mobile software business. For Huawei…
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Gadgets
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold2 Available in Kenya Soon to Cost 240,000
Samsung is a well-known smartphone brand and is usually among the front-end runners to incorporate new technology. At the high-end…
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Gadgets
Huawei Reveals HarmonyOS 2.0, Adding Support for tablets, wearables and smartphones
Yesterday at its annual developer conference, Huawei released the second iteration of its in-house multifaceted OS, HarmonyOS. The first-generation of…
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Gadgets
Infinix Android TVs Available in Kenya Starting at KES 19,490
Infinix Android TVs: Infinix X1 series TV lineup is now available in Kenya. The company has started selling two models…
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BUSINESS
M-PESA is Now Available via USSD by Dialing *334#
Safaricom has rolled out a new USSD for accessing M-Pesa services. By dialing *334#, M-Pesa customers will now be able…
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Gadgets
Motorola Announces a new foldable phone
The foldable phone market is growing, now with a variety of options. Motorola became of the first companies to release…
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BUSINESS
All Uber Vehicles to be Electric by 2040, Company says
Uber ‘s global ride-hailing business will only use electric vehicles by 2040. In a recent announcement, the company also pledged…
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Gadgets
Huawei will launch HarmonyOS Smartphones in 2021
Huawei is hosting its Annual Developer conference event today with exciting news about the future of its smartphone ecosystem. The…
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News
Uganda Mandates Bloggers and Broadcasters to Seek Online Publishing License
Uganda is tightening rules on online publishing ahead of the country’s upcoming 2021 elections. Under the new rules, internet publishers…
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Gadgets
Kenyans Splash KES 8.01 Billion on Gadgets During Pandemic-induced Lockdown
Kenyans have spent a whopping KES 8.01 billion on gadgets in the covid-19 induced lockdown. Data from the Kenya National…
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Gadgets
Huawei Y9a Specifications, Price and Availability in Kenya
Huawei Y-series is well-known for its budget devices with great value for money. In the series, Huawei has already launched…
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Gadgets
Huawei Announces Y9a, its Latest Y-Series Phone
Huawei has quietly released Huawei Y9a, a new y-series smartphone. It sports a 6.63-inch TFT LCD panel with 2400 by…
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Gadgets
Telkom Kenya Launches a 4G Kaduda Smart Feature Phone Running KaiOS
Telkom Kenya is resurrecting its Kaduda smart feature phone series with Kaduda 4G phones. After launching Kaduda 1, Kaduda Selfie,…
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Gadgets
Cheap Smartphones Available in Kenya with FHD+ 90Hz Displays
Smartphones are getting better and better, especially in the midrange category. This is true, thanks to trickling down of yesterday’s…
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Gadgets
Infinix ZERO 8 Available in Kenya at KES 29,000
Infinix ZERO 8 is now official in Kenya. The phone costs KES 28,999. You can buy the phone online as…
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Gadgets
Infinix ZERO 8 is Launching in Kenya Today
Infinix is launching its new flagship device in Kenya for 2020, dubbed Infinix ZERO 8 today. The company has already…
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Gadgets
TECNO Camon 16 Premier Price and Specifications in Kenya
Last evening, Chinese tech company TECNO unveiled its new Camon series device, TECNO Camon 16 Premier. TECNO Camon 16 Series…
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Gadgets
TECNO Camon 16 Premier Launched with 90Hz FHD+ Display and 8GB of RAM
TECNO last evening officially unveiled its new Camon device, dubbed Camon 16 Premier. The new phone boasts a high display…
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News
How Kenya Stacks Against the World in terms of Internet Speed
Kenya has been ranked as number 122 in terms of internet speeds globally. The mean average download speed in the…
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Gadgets
Best Phones in Kenya Under Ksh.15,000
You don’t necessarily need to spend much on a smartphone, thanks to the wide range of options available. And the…
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Gadgets
ZTE Axon 20 5G, World’s First Phone with an Under-display Camera Goes Official
The smartphone industry continues to change how our handhelds work and look, and 2020 will be remembered as the year…
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Gadgets
Best Phones in Kenya Under KES 10,000
Android Smartphones aim at different consumers with their wide range of price tags, whether you want a phone that costs…
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