Alvin Wanjala
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BUSINESS
Loon is shutting down it’s Balloon-powered Internet Project in Kenya
Project Loon, the ambitious project by Google’s parent company, Alphabet, in partnership with Telkom Kenya is shutting down. The project…
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News
Facebook’s ‘Supreme Court’ will Review Trump’s Indefinite Suspension
Facebook’s oversight board, formed last year, will look at the social media company’s decision to suspend the account of former…
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Apps
This Chat App Promises to Bring iMessage Support on Android, and Windows
Heard of Beeper? If not, don’t fret. You’re not alone. Beeper is a new universal chat app promising to unify…
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News
Global 5G Deployment to be “Ignited” in 2021
The fifth generation of wireless networks, or simply 5G, has been commonplace talk by research firms for most of the…
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Gadgets
A Closer Look at Microsoft’s Upcoming Windows 10X OS
In case you missed it: Microsoft has been working on a Windows 10 variant known as Windows 10X build from…
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Gadgets
Samsung Galaxy S21, S21 Plus and S21 Ultra Price and Specifications
Last week, Samsung unveiled the Galaxy S21 series, its newest flagship phones. The series has three models; the Galaxy S21,…
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News
Uganda Begins Restoring Internet Access after 5-day Nation-wide Shutdown
Internet connectivity in Uganda is currently being restored after a 5-day nation-wide blackout. Major Ugandan ISPs blocked internet access to…
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Gadgets
Best Phones in Kenya Under KES 10,000 [January 2021]
Smartphones aim at different consumers with a wide range of price tags. There is always something for everyone. A phone…
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News
5G Myths Busted: Conspiracy theories about 5G and the Coronavirus
Unfortunately, the onset of the 5G commercial launch by ISPs around the world in late 2019 collided with the first…
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CYBER SECURITY
Apple ditches macOS feature that allowed its apps to bypass VPNs and Firewalls
Apple is known for its stringent privacy policies, but it has made some controversial moves in the past, even with…
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BUSINESS
Google Completes Fitbit Acquisition
Google has officially completed the acquisition of Fitbit, a wearables company, for an eye-popping $2.1 billion. Announcing the news, Rick…
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Gadgets
Xiaomi Blacklisted in the US
The United States government has blacklisted Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi for alleged ties with the Chinese military. Comac, a Chinese…
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Apps
TikTok User Accounts of Under16 will be made Private
All TikTok users aged 16 and below will automatically have their accounts set to private, as the popular video-sharing platform…
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Social Media
YouTube Suspends Trump’s Channel
Last week’s storm at the US Capitol has given US President Donald Trump an uneasy time in his country, as…
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Blockchain
Horror Stories of Millionaires Locked Out of Their Bitcoin Fortunes
In Bitcoin’s early days, it wasn’t as popular and with massive value to it as is today. Few people got…
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Gadgets
ASUS ROG Launches new Laptops with Ultrafast High-Resolution Displays
ASUS Republic of Gamers (ROG) brand has been known for its high-end gaming hardware. At CES 2021, ROG refreshed several…
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Gadgets
ASUS Debuts A Series of New Laptops at CES 2021
Many gadgets have been introduced as this year’s Consumer Electronics Show, and ASUS is among the many brands that paraded…
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Social Media
Ugandan Government Orders Internet Service Providers To Block Social Media Ahead of Elections
A day after Facebook confirmed the suspension of dozens of pages and accounts affiliated with the ruling party in Uganda,…
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BUSINESS
Economic uncertainty set to shape 2021 cybercrime agenda in Africa
Last year, the number of cybersecurity attacks increased globally, a time when lots were forced to stay at home if…
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News
Facebook Shuts Accounts of Top Ugandan Officials Ahead of Election
In the latest edition of the social media ban, Facebook has admitted shutting down accounts of top government officials in…
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Social Media
Twitter Permanently Bans Trump
Twitter has banned current US President Donald Trump from its platform, citing the risk of further violence incitement. The permanent…
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News
Samsung Finally Getting Serious About Under-Display Camera Technology
Under-display camera technology is not a new concept. Three smartphone companies OPPO, Xiaomi, and ZTE have been (loudly) working on…
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News
Apple Rejects Kenyan Government’s Request to Unlock iPhones
Apple, a company that has notoriously brawled even with its local government on unlocking criminals’ iPhone, has handed the same…
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Social Media
Trump Banned from Facebook and Instagram ‘indefinitely’
After what happened in the US Capitol on Wednesday night, Donald Trump has had a rough 48 hours on the…
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Social Media
Twitter and Facebook Suspend US President Donald Trump’s Account
Following last night’s events, Twitter has taken bold moves suspending US President Donald Trump ‘s account over “repeated and severe…
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BUSINESS
Demand for TECNO, Itel and Infinix Phones in Africa Soars
2020 was not a great year for most smartphone companies as the pandemic hit various points of their supply chains,…
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Apps
Trump Bans US Transaction with Eight Chinese Apps
Two weeks before President-elect Joe Biden takes over, Donald Trump has bared US transactions with eight Chinese apps including Alipay,…
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News
Global Smartphone Production to Reach 1.36 Billion Units in 2021, Report
2020 was a tough year for various industries around the globe owing to the COVID-19 pandemic. The smartphone market wasn’t…
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Gadgets
DELL Refreshes Latitude 9000, 7000 and 5000 Series with new Laptops
CES 2021 is around the corner, and a plethora of companies are gearing up to showcase their new hardware products.…
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BUSINESS
NTSA selects dozens of companies to build cashless fare payment system for PSVs
The National Safety and Transport Authority (NTSA) has selected dozens of local firms to build a cashless fare payment service…
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CYBER SECURITY
Cybersecurity Threats Surge in Kenya
2020 was a tough year for many companies both financially and on the cybersecurity landscape. Various firms issued advisories of…
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News
Safaricom Adds 22000 Customers on its Fixed Internet Service
Safaricom ’s fixed internet service added a total of 22,008 net subscribers in Q1 2020-2021, according to the latest data…
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BUSINESS
Kenyans Register for Nearly Three Million SIM Cards in 3 Months
Kenya’s population stood at 47.6 million according to the 2019 Census report, but the number of mobile subscriptions in the…
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News
Safaricom M-PESA Charges Effective January 2021
The year began with the return of transaction charges for money transfer between Ksh 101 up to Ksh 1000. The…
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Tech
Safaricom has no plans to launch 5G in the Short-term
5G is slowly but steadily being launched by different telcos around the world. In Kenya, we are yet to see…
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Apps
WhatsApp Voice and Video Calls Hit an All-time High on New Year’s Eve
2020 was anything but a crazy year for the human race due to the novel coronavirus. The pandemic occasioned an…
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Apps
WhatsApp Stops Working on Select Phones
WhatsApp is currently ranked among the most popular messaging apps in the world. The Facebook-owned messaging app is continuously updated…
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Gadgets
Vivo V20 Specifications, Price and Availability in Kenya
Vivo V20 Specifications: After launching the budget vivo Y12s in Kenya, Chinese tech company vivo is back with another device…
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Apps
Netflix is Adding an Audio-Only Mode
Listening to podcasts or audiobooks on your favorite device is all well and good but listening to your favorite TV…
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Apps
Facebook to begin testing Revamped Instagram Lite
Facebook is back with another version of Instagram Lite after the company shut the lightweight app earlier this year. Instagram…
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News
Free M-Pesa Transfers will Soon Come to an End
The CBK took a hard stance in March, at the onset of covid19 in Kenya, allowing Kenyans to send cash…
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Gadgets
Qualcomm Partners with Google to Extend Android OS Support to Four Years
Google launched Project Treble in 2017, starting with Android Oreo, with a sole purpose of giving Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs)…
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Gadgets
Microsoft to Avail its first dual-screen device in More Countries
Microsoft has announced that it will release its first dual-screen device, Surface Duo, in more countries come next year. Surface…
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Gadgets
Nokia 5.4 Official with 6.39-inch HD+ Display, 4,000 mAh battery and 48MP Camera
HMD Global, the official licensee of Nokia branded phones, has officially launched Nokia 5.4. The phone is a successor to…
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Gadgets
Samsung to Add Favorite Galaxy Note Features to Other Galaxy Devices
Samsung Galaxy Note series was first launched in 2011, and nearly a decade later there is a rumour that the…
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BUSINESS
Pay for Showmax Pro using Visa or MasterCard and Get 25% Off
Festivities are around the corner, and the MultiChoice-owned streaming platform Showmax has already lined up it’s Christmas Countdown Entertainment Collection.…
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CYBER SECURITY
The Changing Shape of African Cybersecurity
The 2020 KnowBe4 African Report surveyed over 800 correspondents across eight countries to discover the continent’s view on cybersecurity and…
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BUSINESS
Showmax Lines up its Christmas Countdown Entertainment Collection
Christmas is here with us, what a year 2020 has been, and Showmax wants to end the year on style…
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Tech
Nokia Selected to Lead the EU’s 6G Research Initiative
The 5th generation of wireless technology, or simply 5G, is yet to cement its presence worldwide. Today, few telcos around…
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CYBER SECURITY
Apple supplier Foxconn Hit by Ransomware Attack
Foxconn Technology Group, the company that assembles iPhones for Apple, was hit by a cyber attack in November that affected…
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CYBER SECURITY
Google Messages Starts Rolling Out RCS End-to-end Encryption
Google Messages has successfully landed the much-awaited Rich Communication Services, commonly known as RCS, to all users globally (unless you’re…
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Reviews
Nokia 2.4 Review: Could’ve Been Better
HMD Global, the company behind Nokia phones, has released several iterations of its budget phones, and one of the latest…
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Gadgets
LG to Outsource Low-end Models to Save Loss Making Smartphone Business
LG is rethinking its smartphone business strategy in an attempt to cut costs. The company’s smartphone arm has continuously been…
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BUSINESS
Safaricom Seeks Regulatory Approval on new Financial Products
Kenya’s largest telco Safaricom has applied for regulatory approval on three new financial products that will expand its product offerings.…
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Gadgets
Nokia 3.4 Specifications, Price and Availability in Kenya
Nokia 3.4 from HMD Global goes for Ksh 18,000 with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage. The phone…
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Gadgets
Wearable Device Market Grows Massively from July to September
Wearables are slowly but steadily becoming part of our daily lives, including fitness bands, smartwatches, and the broad hearable category.…
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Gadgets
Nokia 3.4 Officially Available in Kenya with 4GB RAM and 13MP Triple Rear Camera
HMD Global, the home of Nokia phones, has unveiled a new smartphone in Kenya, the Nokia 3.4. Nokia 3.4 includes…
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Gadgets
Vivo Y12s Specifications, Price and Availability in Kenya
vivo Y12s Specifications: Vivo Y12s is the company’s latest budget phone available in Kenya joining other Y-series devices launched previously.…
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Gadgets
Budget Vivo Y12s Available in Kenya for Ksh13,599
Vivo Y12s budget smartphone is now available in Kenya. The company’s latest budget follows other recently announced devices in the…
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Apps
Twitter Adds Support for Hardware Key-based Two-factor Authentication on Android and iOS
Twitter has added a new form of multi-factor authentication allowing security folks to use hardware-backed 2FA on Android and iOS,…
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Gadgets
Samsung Might Discontinue its Galaxy Note Flagship Series – Report
Buckle up, Galaxy Note fans. Samsung is reportedly planning to discontinue the entire Galaxy Note series come next year. Currently,…
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Blockchain
Facebook-backed Cryptocurrency Libra has been Renamed Diem
Facebook-led Libra cryptocurrency has been renamed, Diem. The independent association behind the project, which comprises 27 members, has also been…
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Blockchain
Facebook Libra Cryptocurrency to Launch in 2021
Facebook’s Libra ambitions to enable seamless transfer of cash and digitizing the financial world in its unique fashion were met…
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BUSINESS
Apple fined €10m for Misleading Users about the iPhone’s Water Resistance
The iPhone’s water resistance feature has got the company in hot soup in Italy. The country’s competition watchdog has fined…
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Apps
Facebook Buys Customer Service Startup, Kustomer, for $1 Billion
Facebook has reached an agreement to acquire Kustomer, a customer relationship management platform that enables businesses to manage their customer…
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BUSINESS
Nokia and Airtel Kenya lay 5G foundations in Kenya
Airtel Kenya has inked a deal with Finish telco equipment maker, Nokia, to modernize Nairobi with high speed 4G and…
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Gadgets
TECNO Pova Specifications, Price and Availability in Kenya
TECNO Pova Specifications: TECNO’s first gaming-centric device, TECNO POVA, was unveiled last week and the same phone is headed for…
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Gadgets
Realme C12 Specifications, Price and Availablity in Kenya
Realme C12 Specifications: If you’re in the market for a new device, you won’t miss an option from realme. Despite…
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BUSINESS
Netflix Partners with Realness Institute to Launch a Content Development Lab for African Writers
Streaming giant Netflix and Realness Institute, a company focused on supporting African content, have announced a partnership deal to create…
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CYBER SECURITY
Microsoft Unveils New Chip To Increase Security of future Windows PCs
Microsoft has launched various initiatives in Windows to secure laptops running the OS. On the software level, the company has…
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Gadgets
TECNO Pova Gaming Smartphone Announced with 6GB RAM and 6,000mAh Battery
TECNO is making a foray into a new niche in the general smartphone market – gaming. The Chinese tech company…
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News
Safaricom Contemplates Reducing M-PESA Transaction Costs
Safaricom has hinted at plans to cut M-PESA transaction costs to retain increased cash transfers on the mobile money platform.…
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Social Media
Facebook Fined $6 million for Sharing User Information without Consent in South Korea
The South Korean watchdog launched in August this year has slapped America’s social media mammoth Facebook with a 6.7 billion…
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BUSINESS
Safaricom Flexible 4G Smartphone Financing Plan Attracts 50,000 Users
Over 50,000 Safaricom customers have jumped ship on the telco’s flexible 4G smartphone financing plan dubbed Lipa Mdogo Mdogo. According…
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News
Samsung Announces two new Entry-level Devices, Galaxy A12 and A02S, Coming in 2021
Samsung makes an array of smartphones targeted at different types of consumers. Samsung’s Galaxy smartphone lineup covers everyone from the…
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CYBER SECURITY
Cellulant Partners with Entersekt To Curb Digital Banking and Payment Fraud
Africa’s financial tech company Cellulant has partnered with Entersekt, a firm specializing in device identity and omnichannel authentication. The partnership…
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CYBER SECURITY
Kenya Ranked Among the Top 3 African Countries Affected by Mobile Fraud
Kenya has been ranked among the top three African countries hit by mobile fraud. According to Evina, a Paris-based cybersecurity…
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News
Samsung Partners with Safaricom Foundation to Support Accelerated Learning Program In Bungoma County
Samsung is joining hands with the Safaricom Foundation to endorse the Accelerated Learning Program in Bungoma County. The program, formulated…
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CYBER SECURITY
Go SMS Pro Flaw Exposes Millions of Private Photos and Media Files
One of the popular messaging apps, Go SMS Pro, has a security flaw that exposes user’s media files, including private…
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News
Grab the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip at Half the Price — if you can
Samsung was among the first companies to launch devices with a folding display, and all of those have made it…
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Reviews
TECNO Camon 16s Camera Review
TECNO Camon 16s Camera Review: TECNO launched the Camon 16s two weeks ago, and the phone is currently available at…
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News
Apple fined another $113 Million for Throttling Old iPhones
After Apple admitted in 2017 to throttling older iPhones, the company was sued in dozens of lawsuits. The latest settlement…
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CYBER SECURITY
Here are the worst 200 passwords of 2020
Cybersecurity threats keep rising day by day with hackers armored with new advanced and sophisticated techniques to intrude systems. As…
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Reviews
TECNO Camon 16s Review: Not enough to stand out
TECNO Camon 16s Review: As smartphones continue to offer more for less, it’s a win-win situation for consumers. That has…
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News
Nokia Achieves Blazing Fast 8 Gbps Speeds on 5G, Setting New Record
Finish tech company Nokia has set a new speed record on 5G. The company announced that it achieved to deliver…
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Reviews
TECNO Camon 16s vs Infinix NOTE 8i: Which better way to spend your Ksh 17,000?
TECNO Camon 16s and Infinix NOTE 8i are newly launched budget phones available on the Kenyan market. TECNO Camon 16s…
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News
Telkom Kenya Revamps its Home Plan Data Bundles to Offer More
Telkom Kenya has revamped its daily, monthly, and unlimited home plan data bundles. The revamp will see Telkom’s prepaid customers…
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BUSINESS
Huawei Confirms Selling its Honor Smartphone Business
After multiple reports of Huawei planning to sell its Honor smartphone business unit, the company has finally confirmed that it wasn’t…
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News
Qualcomm Granted Permission to Supply Huawei with 4G Smartphone Chips
Huawei’s smartphone business is anticipated to receive a life of breath after a recent license granted to Qualcomm by the…
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Gadgets
HMD Global Revives two Classic Nokia Phones: Nokia 6300 4G and Nokia 8000 4G
HMD Global is back with two revived Nokia classics. Joining the company’s feature phone family, Nokia 6300 4G and the…
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Blockchain
PayPal Starts Letting Users Buy and Sell Cryptocurrencies
Last month, PayPal announced that it would start letting users buy, hold, and sell select cryptocurrencies on the platform. The…
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BUSINESS
Tablets and Chromebooks Drive Growth in the Global PC Market
The overall PC market, including sales of desktops, tablets, and Chromebooks, has seen immense growth due to shelter in place…
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BUSINESS
Swvl Launches Long Distance Travel Service in Kenya
Swvl Kenya has introduced a new service suited for long distance travelers. Through the app, users will now book for…
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Apps
Google Play Store Identified as the Primary Channel for Android Malware Distribution
The official store for Android users to download apps has been identified as the main distribution vector for malware. This…
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Blockchain
$7.6 billion worth of Cryptocurrencies Stolen Since 2011
Billions worth of cryptocurrencies has been stolen since 2011. A new report from Crystal Blockchain, a blockchain analytics firm based…
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Gadgets
realme 7i and realme C12 Launched in Kenya
As planned, realme has launched its two new phones in the Kenyan market; realme 7i and realme C12. Realme C12…
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BUSINESS
Huawei will sell its Honor Smartphone Business for $15 billion, report
Huawei’s troubles with the US government are still jeopardizing its smartphone and telco business. The company shut down its chipmaking…
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BUSINESS
Safaricom Half-year Profit Falls 6 Percent to Ksh 33 Billion as M-PESA Revenue Declines
Kenya’s largest telco, Safaricom, just announced its half-year financial report for the period ended 30th September 2020. The company’s half-year…
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BUSINESS
WhatsApp Has Rolled Out its Payments Feature in India
Facebook started testing its WhatsApp payments service in India in 2018 and had failed to launch it on time over…
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CYBER SECURITY
Mastercard Announces Cyber Secure, an AI-Powered Solution To Protect The Digital Ecosystem
Mastercard has launched a new AI-powered suite of tools to help banks assess cyber risk across their ecosystem and prevent…
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BUSINESS
Safaricom Customers to Get Free Data and Minutes by Enrolling to newly launched Skiza Mobile Advertising Platform
Kenya’s largest telco Safaricom has today announced a new platform to help SMEs advertise their services. The new Skiza Mobile…
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