Alvin Wanjala
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BUSINESS
Safaricom Pilots Mobile Health Records System in Nakuru County
Safaricom is pushing further into healthcare with the latest pilot program in partnership with the Nakuru county government. The telco…
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Gadgets
Infinix’s ZERO 8 Bags iF ‘Product’ Design Award 2021
Infinix Mobile has won a design award from one of the oldest design firms, founded in 1953, that identifies outstanding…
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Apps
Spotify Announces Car Thing, an In-car Entertainment Touch-screen Device
Spotify wants to be your go-to platform for audio, even inside your car. While Spotify can be accessed via Android…
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News
Itel Mobile Kenya Launches Dance Competition, Ksh 100k up for grabs
Itel Mobile Kenya has launched a dance competition for its customers across the country. The campaign is part of its…
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News
Microsoft Acquires Health Care AI Company Nuance for $19.7 Billion
Microsoft is acquiring Nuance, a health care AI company in a multi-billion dollar acquisition announced Monday. The American technology giant’s…
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News
Demand for PCs Increase Across the Globe, With 69.9 Million Units Shipped in Q1
Global PC sales continue to grow as more people work and study from home. Gartner’s latest research shows the market…
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News
Uber Expands Ride-hailing and Food Delivery Service to Nakuru
Uber is now available in Nakuru, one of Kenya’s top towns. The company’s taxi-hailing service and food delivery arm, Uber…
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Cars & Tech
Huawei to Invest Over $1 Billion on Car Technology
Electrifying cars has made the vehicle industry exciting, with an increasing number of people making the switch. Carmakers are also…
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News
Xiaomi Launches Redmi Note 10, Redmi Note 10 Pro in Kenya
Xiaomi Redmi Note series is now available in Kenya. Xiaomi Kenya launched the new devices under the company’s budget Redmi…
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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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Gadgets
HMD Global Debuts New Nokia Lite Earbuds
HMD Global, the company that revived the Nokia brand in the smartphone industry, held a mega launch event recently. 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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Tech
Microsoft Starts Submerging Servers in Liquid Baths for Better Cooling
Cooling is an important aspect of heat-dissipating computing devices. For servers, extensive cooling techniques have to be employed to maintain…
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BUSINESS
Airtel Kenya Prepares 5G Switch to Rival Safaricom
Being an early adopter of the fifth generation of cellular networks, or 5G, Safaricom is positioned to become the first…
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Gadgets
Best Phones Under Ksh 20,000 in Kenya (April 2021)
Budget phones often come with their shortcomings, but there are great phones available under Ksh 20k in Kenya. If you’re…
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Gadgets
Best Phones in Kenya Under Ksh.15,000 (April 2021)
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
Best Phones in Kenya Under KES 10,000 [April 2021]
Smartphones aim at different consumers with a wide range of price tags. There is always something for everyone. Some cost…
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News
Mobile Subscriptions in Kenya Grow Past 60 Million for the First Time
Mobile subscriptions in Kenya have continued to grow quarter by quarter, majorly attributed to multi-SIM registration. In the three months…
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News
More Kenyans Take Up Fixed Internet Services
The latest Sector Statistics report from the Communication Authority of Kenya is out, detailing how various ICT industry sectors performed…
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BUSINESS
Kenyans Sent Nearly Ksh 1 Trillion to Businesses in Three Months
As the country opened from the over 3-month lockdown effective March 18, 2020, to July 7, Kenyans spend increased as…
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News
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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Gadgets
Huawei Mobile Kenya Announces Up to 50% Easter Discount on Products and Services
For those who’ve been looking for an upgrade, especially on accessories, Huawei Mobile Kenya is offering discounts on a variety…
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News
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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News
Telkom Kenya Announces Easter Device Promotion
Telkom Kenya has announced new offers on a variety of devices as part of its Easter promotion. The telco will…
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BUSINESS
Huawei 2020 Annual Report Announced, Sales Revenue up Despite US Sanctions
Chinese technology company Huawei has announced its 2020 annual report. The 2020 annual report shows stronger resilience despite the harsh…
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Cars & Tech
Xiaomi Announces Plans to Start Making Electric Vehicles with a $10bn Investment
Xiaomi has a diversified portfolio of products that goes far beyond smartphones. But it seems that it hasn’t done enough…
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Gadgets
Xiaomi Unveils a New Logo
Xiaomi has a new logo which is just a slight adjustment from what they previously had. The company announced the…
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Blockchain
Paypal Allows Users to Buy and Pay for Goods and Services Using Cryptocurrencies
American digital payments company PayPal Inc. has announced a new cryptocurrencies checkout service to enable users to buy goods and…
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Gadgets
Apple’s Independent Repair Provider Program Expands to Kenya and over 200 Other Countries
Getting an iPhone or other Apple device repaired is not cheap. This is partly due to Apple’s strict stance on…
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BUSINESS
Safaricom 5G: Speeds, Availability, Supported Phones, Coverage
Safaricom did 5G tests in the country in 2020. The telco planned to launch the next generation of mobile networks…
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Gadgets
Safaricom Launches First 5G Network in Kenya
Safaricom has launched its first public 5G network trials in select parts across the country. Safaricom 5G is now available…
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Gadgets
Xiaomi to Launch Its Own Chip next Week, on 29th
Xiaomi makes a myriad of devices. Away from smartphones, the company also makes wearables, IoT devices, soundbars, TVs, laptops, PC…
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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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Gadgets
Samsung Galaxy A52 Specifications, Price and Availability in Kenya
Samsung debuted the Galaxy A52 alongside the Galaxy A72 in a dedicated Awesome Galaxy Event. The new mid-range phones also…
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Gadgets
Samsung Galaxy A72 Specifications, Price and Availability in Kenya
Samsung debuted the Galaxy A72 alongside the Galaxy A52 in Kenya. The Galaxy A72 debuted with refreshed, clean minimal design,…
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Gadgets
Infinix HOT 10 Play Specifications, Price and Availability in Kenya
Infinix HOT 10 Play Specifications: This is the company’s first phone in Kenya in 2021. Infinix HOT 10 Play costs…
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News
Kenya’s First 5G Network Launching This Week
5G is finally coming to Kenya. As expected, Kenya’s biggest telco operator Safaricom will be the first to introduce the…
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Gadgets
Infinix HOT 10 Play Debuts in Kenya with 4GB RAM, 64GB ROM at Ksh 15,499
Infinix HOT 10 Play is official. The Chinese tech company announced the device today, the latest under its Hot series.…
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CYBER SECURITY
Increasing Threat of Hidden Malware in User Devices in Kenya
Widely, it’s a commonly accepted notion that surfing the web poses dangerous security threats to users. While that is not…
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CLOUD
Cloud Infrastructure Spending Surpasses On-Premise Data Centers in 2020
Enterprises have been moving to the cloud as more increasingly rely on it other than on-premise data centres. While the…
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BUSINESS
Microsoft Reportedly in Talks to Acquire Game Chat Service Discord
Microsoft is in talks to purchase chat communication service Discord. The chat communication service, popular with gamers, could cost the…
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Gadgets
Itel A37 Specifications, Price and Availability in Kenya
Itel A37 Specifications: Itel launched its new device in Kenya this month, the Itel A37. Itel A37 includes a 5.7-inch…
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Gadgets
Apple Fined $2 Million for Selling iPhones With No Chargers
A Brazilian consumer protection regulator has imposed a two million dollar fine to American tech company Apple. The fine, which…
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News
Airtel Africa Sells Minority Stake in Mobile Money Business for $200 Million
Airtel Africa, a subsidiary of India’s Bharti Airtel, has finally offloaded a minority stake in its mobile money business. The…
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News
Telkom revamps its Mzito Bundle, Scraps 30 Day Validity Period
Telkom Kenya has made the headlines in recent weeks, launching offers, reviewing its data packages, and even slashed T-Kash transfer…
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Gadgets
The Cost of owning a Drone in Kenya – it’s expensive than you think!
Alas! The Kenya Civil Aviation Authority has finally approved the use of drones in Kenya. Under the Civil Aviation (Unmanned…
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CYBER SECURITY
Importance of Creating a Security Culture in an Organisation
The cybersecurity landscape is constantly changing, with malicious actors always on the move to devise new ways to target individuals…
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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
Infinix HOT 10 Play Launching in Kenya Soon
Infinix is preparing to launch its first device since the onset of the new year. The new phone set to…
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Gadgets
Budget Itel A37 Launched in Kenya for Ksh 6,960
Itel has launched its first device of the year in Kenya, itel A37, a budget phone that sports a 5.7-inch…
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BUSINESS
Flutterwave Partners with PayPal to Enable African Merchants Receive Payments from Abroad
African fintech company Flutterwave is partnering with US payments giant PayPal. The collaboration is a big sigh of relief to…
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Blockchain
India to Press Ahead with Crypto Ban – Report
India has been considering a crypto ban for some time, and the country is reportedly planning to move forward with…
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News
Apple Dominates Wearables Market Backed by Impressive Watch and AirPods Sales
Although 2020 was a challenging year with the pandemic and a global economic crisis, the wearable and hearable market had…
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News
Nokia Partners with Leading Cloud Providers to Develop New, Cloud-based 5G Radio Solutions
Finnish telecommunications equipment maker had inked a major deal with one of the world’s largest enterprises to develop new cloud-based…
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News
Court Blocks US Restrictions to Chinese Tech Company Xiaomi
Earlier this year, towards the end of former US President Donald Trump’s term, the US Department of Defense placed Xiaomi…
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BUSINESS
U.S Government Adds New 5G Licensing Restrictions to Huawei Suppliers
The U.S. government has imposed new licensing restrictions to some Huawei suppliers regarding technology components meant “for use in or…
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Gadgets
Nokia Phones Lead on Software Updates, Counterpoint
Ever since HMD Global, the official licensee of Nokia branded phones, joined Google’s Android One program in 2018, it has…
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News
The Web Turns 32 Today, but a Third of Young People Don’t Have Internet Access
The worldwide web, simply known as the Web, turns 32 today. Its inventor Tim Berners-Lee has a message about the…
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News
Telkom Kenya Freedom Friday Bundles Offer More Data for Less
Telkom Kenya is running a new promotion offering its customers more data for less. Known as Telkom Freedom Friday, the…
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BUSINESS
Apple to Build ‘state-of-the-art’ Chip Design Facility in Germany
American technology giant Apple has announced its plans to invest in a new chip design plant in the European country…
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Gadgets
Nokia Phones Sport Robust Build Quality
Buying a smartphone is subjectively becoming a hard task because of massive competition across all price segments. All smartphone manufacturers…
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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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Apps
Latest Huawei AppGallery Update Brings an Easier Search Experience
Huawei has launched a new version of AppGallery – its application store – running on Huawei Mobile Service, a GMS…
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Blockchain
PayPal is Pushing Further into Cryptocurrencies
For the last few years, American online payments firm, PayPal, has been among behemoth digital payment companies with a growing…
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Tech
Smart Glasses Could Help Combat Climate Change, Facebook’s CEO Believes
Mark Zuckerberg, Founder and CEO at Facebook, believes augmented reality technology could help address the rising climatic change concerns that…
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Apps
Apple Releases iOS and iPadOS 14.4.1 With Serious Security Fixes
Apple has rolled out its latest update for the iPad and iPhone. The new update, version iOS and iPadOS 14.4.1,…
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Gadgets
Nokia Phones Are the Industry’s Most Trusted, Counterpoint Research
HMD Global, the home of Nokia phones, leads the smartphone industry in trust rankings. The statistics come from Counterpoint Research’s…
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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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News
Telkom Kenya’s New Subscribers Offer Now Comes With 500MB Free Monthly Data
Telkom Kenya has launched a new Welcome Offer for subscribers joining the network for the first time. The Welcome Offer…
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BUSINESS
AAR Insurance Goes Digital with New Mobile App
AAR Insurance Kenya has launched a new mobile app available on Google Play Store and the App Store. The new…
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News
Huawei Petal Search Engine Gets a Massive Upgrade
Huawei Petal Search engine is getting a massive upgrade, improving important aspects of the app. The new updates makes the…
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BUSINESS
Jumia Expanding Food Delivery Business to Egypt
Jumia wants to deliver more food across Africa, one of its executives said in an interview. According to co-Chief Executive…
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Apps
Facebook’s New App Lets Users Rap to Premade Beats
I bet you didn’t see this coming. But neither did I. Facebook has launched a new app that lets users…
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Gadgets
HMD Global Advocates 5G to Keep Everyone Connected from Anywhere
The fifth generation of mobile networks, also known as 5G, is slowly but steadily rolling out to countries worldwide. 5G…
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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
OPPO Reno 5 and Reno 5F Specifications Price and Availability in Kenya
Oppo Reno 5 Specifications: OPPO Kenya debuted its Reno 5 series in Kenya in an event streamlined online on Monday.…
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Gadgets
Nokia 1.4 Specifications, Price and Availability in Kenya
Nokia 1.4 Specifications: HMD Global, the home of Nokia phones, is bringing the budget Nokia 1.4 in Kenya. Nokia 1.4…
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Gadgets
Xiaomi Redmi 9T Specifications and Price in Kenya
Xiaomi Redmi 9T Specifications: Xiaomi’s Redmi series is one of the company’s popular smartphones due to the value for money…
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Gadgets
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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Gadgets
LG WebOS Smart TV Platform is Coming to Other TV Brands
WebOS, LG’s acclaimed Smart TV platform, is spreading its wings, and you’ll soon see it on more platforms. LG announced…
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Apps
Samsung Tops the Global TV Market for 15 Consecutive Years
Samsung has been named the number one global TV manufacturer in 2020. The company finished at the top of the…
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CYBER SECURITY
Thousands of Macs Infected with Mysterious Malware
A new strain of malware has affected around 30,000 Macs, but its intentions remain mysterious to security researchers. The malware…
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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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News
Oppo Reno 5 Series Launched in Kenya
Oppo Kenya has launched two new devices in the country today under the Reno series. The company recently teased on…
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Gadgets
This One Feature Makes HMD Global’s First 5G Phone, Nokia 8.3 5G, Stand Out
Last year, HMD Global, the licensed maker of Nokia phones, launched its first 5G capable device, the Nokia 8.3 5G.…
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Tech
Apple Recruiting Engineers to Work on 6G Wireless Technology
Apple is currently recruiting engineers to help develop 6G, the next generation of wireless technology that will take over 5G.…
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Gadgets
HMD Global Plans to Democratize 5G in 2021 with Nokia Smartphones
HMD Global, the home of Nokia Smartphones, launched Nokia 8.3 5G in September 2020. While it was HMD’s first 5G…
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BUSINESS
Kenya’s Online Shopping Score Drops
Kenya has dropped in rankings on the UN’s latest e-commerce Index in Africa, which indicates a country’s readiness to support…
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Tech
5G Explained: What It Is, Spectrum Bands, Speeds, Availability and Applications
Everyone is excited about 5G, the up-and-coming wireless standard set to improve various technological services worldwide through ultra-high speeds and…
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