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Apps
India Bans Dozens of Chinese Apps, Including TikTok and WeChat Over Security Concerns
The Ministry of Technology in India has banned 59 Chinese apps citing security concerns. These include TikTok, WeChat, Shareit, Mi…
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Gadgets
LG’S Unveils New LED Signage with Non-Contact Connectors and 4K UHD Resolution
LG Electronics (LG) is introducing an advanced digital signage solution, known as LG LED Signage (model LSAA), the latest in…
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BUSINESS
KRA has set up a special unit for digital tax tracking
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has formed a special unit that will oversee tax collection from digital companies. The unit…
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CYBER SECURITY
Insiders remain one of the key threats to corporate cybersecurity in East Africa – Report
Insider-related cybersecurity incidents in East Africa is one of the key threats in East Africa. This is according to a…
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BUSINESS
Kenyans To Continue Sending Up to Ksh 1000 Via Mobile Money for Free till December 31st
In March, the Central Bank of Kenya rolled out several measures to cushion locals from the adverse effects presented by…
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BUSINESS
Africa’s Smartphone Market Suffers Worst Decline Since 2015
It’s apparent that the covid-19 pandemic has negatively affected various industries around the world. For the smartphone market, the latest…
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BUSINESS
Wireless Earphone Market Estimated to Be Worth $3.41 Billion by 2027
Recently, many smartphone companies are going all-in on the wireless earphone market by making their own earphones. It has majorly…
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CYBER SECURITY
Safari Plans to Bring Password-less Logins via Face ID and Touch ID
Apple’s default Safari browser on iPhones will support a more secure way of login soon. Safari 14 is set to…
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News
LG’s Iconic Instaview Refrigerator Hits Sales Milestone Of One Million Units Worldwide
It’s official: LG has sold one million units of its innovative LG InstaView Door-in-Door® refrigerator. Achieving the milestone this month…
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News
Brazil Suspends WhatsApp’s Payment Service
Earlier this month, Facebook-owned WhatsApp unveiled a digital payment system in Brazil, the company’s second-largest market after India. In a…
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CYBER SECURITY
Some Twitter Business Users’ Private Data Might Have Been Exposed, Company Warns
Twitter has emailed some of its business users telling them that their data may have been compromised. These include business…
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BUSINESS
The Facebook Ad Boycott Campaign is Gaining Steam
Advertisers around the world are joining the Facebook ad boycott organized by several civil rights and other advocacy groups. In…
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Gadgets
Samsung Galaxy A21s With Massive 5,000mAh Battery Available in Kenya For Ksh 22,299
Samsung Mobile Kenya has announced the availability of yet another Galaxy A-series smartphone locally after its initial release in May.…
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Apps
Latest Feature in Windows 10 Update Helps Fix Chrome’s Appetite for Memory
Google’s Chrome browser has long been known for its notorious appetite for RAM. Chrome’s memory hogging behaviour has made it…
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News
FedEx Express Expands To Kenya
FedEx, the international shipping company is eyeing for a share of East Africa’s logistics business. The American company has announced…
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Social Media
Russia Lifts Ban on Private Messaging App Telegram
Finally, Russia is lifting its ban on Telegram, the popular private messaging app developed by Russian-born developer, Parel Durov. The…
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CYBER SECURITY
Zoom changes mind, says it will provide end-to-end encryption to free users
Zoom has quickly changed its hard stance against its upcoming end-to-end encryption technology. After being pressured on security and privacy…
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CYBER SECURITY
Google Switches To Phone Notifications As Default Two-Factor Authentication Method
Two-factor authentication is a great way of securing your online accounts. Its use has grown immensely in the past few…
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Gadgets
Huawei Y8p Specifications, Price and Availability in Kenya
Huawei Y8p Specifications: Huawei Y8p has been unveiled recently in Kenya. It’s the latest Y-series phone to be announced by…
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Reviews
Huawei Y6p vs TECNO Pouvoir 4: What’s the difference?
Huawei Y6p vs TECNO Pouvoir 4: Huawei Y6p and TECNO Pouvoir 4 are the new entrants in the budget segment…
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Social Media
Instagram Digs into its Algorithm and Policies for Bias Against Black Users
In the wake of racial inequality protests going on in the US and other parts of the world, tech companies…
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BUSINESS
Safaricom Customers Redeemed 1 Billion Bonga Points in 2 Months
Safaricom’s Bonga For Good initiative which was launched by the telco on 3rd April 2020, came to an end on 4th…
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BUSINESS
Commerce Department says U.S. companies can work with Huawei on 5G and other standards
The United States (US) Commerce Department is easing some restrictions it had laid to the Chinese telecom giant Huawei. The…
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BUSINESS
Apple’s App Store ecosystem facilitated over half a trillion dollars in commerce in 2019
Apple’s app store ecosystem is popular among its users and that’s because the company has, for long, devised ways to…
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BUSINESS
WhatsApp Debuts A Digital Payments System in Brazil
The Facebook-owned instant messaging app, WhatsApp, has just launched a digital payments service in Brazil. Through the payment service which…
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News
Safaricom is Now Offering Affordable YouTube Data Bundle
Safaricom in partnership with Google has announced a new YouTube Data bundle. The data bundle can be used for YouTube…
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Gadgets
Huawei Y8p Coming Soon in Kenya
Apparently, Huawei is not just launching the Huawei Y6p alone in Kenya soon. The company is bringing the Huawei Y8p…
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Gadgets
TECNO Pouvoir 4 Set To Launch in Kenya Soon
TECNO Mobile Kenya is planning to launch TECNO Pouvoir 4 soon. It’s the latest phone from its Pouvoir line and…
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News
Huawei Y6p Specifications, Price and Availability in Kenya
Huawei Y6p is about to be launched in Kenya soon. It will cost you Ksh 14,999 and will be available…
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BUSINESS
Uber launches Uber Cash in Partnership with Flutterwave in Africa
US-born ride-hailing company, Uber, plans to launch Uber Cash, a digital wallet feature in partnership with Flutterwave in Africa. Uber…
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Gadgets
Huawei Y6p Coming in Kenya Soon, Pre-orders Start Next Week Monday
Huawei Mobile Kenya is prepping to introduce a new device in Kenya in the Y-series. Huawei Y6p is the name…
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Gadgets
Oppo Offers Ksh.2000 Discount on Enco W31 Earphones Purchases Bundled with Oppo A92
Oppo Kenya is offering a Ksh.2,000 discount on the Enco W31 earphones if you purchase them together with recently launched…
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BUSINESS
[Updated] IBM Exits Facial Recognition Technology Business Over Biasness and Inequality
(Updated on June 11): Amazon gives the US police departments a one-year respite on using its facial recognition technology IBM…
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News
Huawei’s Patents on 5G means the US will pay despite Trump’s ban – Report
Chinese tech giant Huawei owns most 5G patents than any other tech company, reveals a study done by two firms…
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BUSINESS
[Updated] Okash and Opesa Criticized Over Debt Collection Malpractices by The Digital Lenders Association
The Digital Lenders Kenya Association (DLKA) has called out two digital lenders – Okash and Opesa – over their debt…
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Gadgets
Infinix HOT 9 Play Specifications, Price and Availability in Kenya
After unveiling Infinix NOTE 7 in Kenya, the Chinese tech company is back with a new Hot series device dubbed…
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Social Media
Scientists Funded By Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Urge Facebook To Do More On Misinformation
Over 400 scientists funded by the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative have in an open letter sent to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg…
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Gadgets
Nokia Phones Nail it on Software and You Should Care
HMD, the maker of Nokia Phones has been on the roll in the past few years trying to resurrect the…
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Social Media
Facebook starts labelling posts by ‘state-controlled media’
Tech giant Facebook has begun labeling posts by state-controlled media on its platform to notify users. These labels will be…
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News
Google Sued For Allegedly Tracking Users in Incognito Mode
A new class-action lawsuit against Google’s parent company, Alphabet, is accusing the company against tracking users in incognito mode. The…
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News
CES To Host an In-Person Event in Las Vegas Come 2021
The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) will be held in an in-person event in Las Vegas come 2021. According to the…
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Social Media
Snapchat Stops Promoting Donald Trump’s Snap Account Over His Violence Tweets
Snapchat will not promote Donald Trump ’s verified Snapchat account, the company says. This decision follows Trump’s tweets over the…
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CYBER SECURITY
Zoom Won’t Encrypt Calls For Free Users So Law Enforcement Agencies Can Have Access When Necessary
Early last month, Zoom acquired Keybase, a New York-based startup that provides a secure messaging and file-sharing service. The acquisition…
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Apps
Incognito mode detection still works in Chrome despite Google’s Promise to Crack it Down
Websites can still detect when a user is visiting using Chrome’s incognito (private browsing) mode. Last year Google took a…
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Gadgets
Oppo Reno 3 Vs Samsung Galaxy A71: What’s the big difference?
If you’re looking for a high-end mid-range device the perfect spot to scout for such phones is the Ksh 35k…
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BUSINESS
NTSA Wants To Ban Cash Payments On Matatu Fares
The National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA), wants to ban the use of cash for matatu fares across the country.…
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BUSINESS
KRA Wants Netflix, Uber, and Other Online businesses To Start Paying Income Tax
Kenya is going all-in in the taxation of online-based businesses according to a new digital Tax proposition by Kenya Revenue…
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BUSINESS
Global Smartphone Sales Declined 20% in First Quarter of 2020 Due to COVID-19 Impact, Gartner
The Covid-19 pandemic has made the smartphone industry’s quarter performance rather predictable – it’s all about declines. But it also…
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CYBER SECURITY
Data of Thousands of Mount Kenya University Students Leaked Online in Hacker Forums, Report
A new report suggests that data of various Mount Kenya University students – both past and present – is being…
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CYBER SECURITY
Apple Patches an iOS 13 Vulnerability that Allowed iPhone ‘Jailbreaking’
Just last week, the unc0ver team discovered an iOS 13.5 vulnerability that allowed anyone to jailbreak an iPhone or iPad.…
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BUSINESS
Little Partners With St. John Ambulance To Offer Emergency Ambulance Services
Ride-sharing company, Little, now offers emergency ambulance services right inside the app. In partnership with St. John Ambulance, the ride-sharing…
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News
Microsoft Lays Off Dozens of Journalists Replacing Them With Robots
Microsoft is laying off dozens of journalists and editors working on its Microsoft News website, MSN.com and the front page…
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Gadgets
Raspberry Pi Foundation Releases New Pi 4 Computer with 8GB of RAM
In 2019, Raspberry released new iterations to the world’s low-cost Pi computers going at $55. Almost a year later, the…
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Social Media
Facebook Wants To Verify the Identity of People Behind High-Reach Profiles
Facebook plans to start verifying the identity of individual accounts that regularly go viral on the platform. In a blog…
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Social Media
Donald Trump Signs Executive Order Targeting Tech Companies
US President Donald Trump has yesterday signed an executive order aimed at cracking down on tech companies like Google, Facebook…
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Gadgets
Oppo A92 Goes Official in Kenya Along with The Oppo Enco W31 True Wireless Earphones
Oppo Kenya today pulled the wraps off its new A-series device known as the Oppo A92. The phone is going…
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CYBER SECURITY
Safaricom Now Notifies You When Someone Tries To Register a SIM Card Using your ID
SIM swap frauds are pretty common in Kenya but Safaricom has been stepping up its game to tackle the menace.…
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Gadgets
Apple’s iPhone 11 Crowned as the world’s most-popular smartphone in Q1 by Research Firm Omdia
Smartphone sales in Q1 were heavily impacted by the full and partial lockdowns around the world. Despite this, some phew…
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Gadgets
Oppo A92 Specifications, Price and Availability in Kenya
Oppo A92 is a midrange device whose launch is imminent but is already available at some retailers. Oppo A92 is…
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Gadgets
Samsung Galaxy M11 Goes on Sale in Kenya At Ksh 18,000
Samsung has unveiled yet another device in the country under the M-series branding. The Samsung Galaxy M11 is a lower…
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News
Siri Continues To Tap into Your Conversations Despite Apple’s Apology, Whistle-blower Claims
Last year, Apple’s voice assistant Siri put the company under pressure for listening in on people’s conversations without consent, after…
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Gadgets
Oppo to Launch Oppo A92 in Kenya on Thursday
The dates have been set. Oppo Kenya has planned to unveil a new device in the country on Thursday this…
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Gadgets
Four Chinese OEMs including OnePlus and Realme join Xiaomi, OPPO, and Vivo’s file transfer alliance
In August 2019, three Chinese OEMs – Xiaomi, OPPO, and vivo – partnered to create a peer to peer file…
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Gadgets
Samsung Galaxy A31 Goes On Sale in Kenya Priced At Ksh 28,000
Samsung’s revamped Galaxy A series is quite popular around the world and we have a ton of devices under this…
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Gadgets
Harmony OS Can Rival Google and Apple, Huawei Exec Says
Last year after the US banned Chinese OEM Huawei from freely trading with US-based companies, the company went ahead and…
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Gadgets
iOS 13.5 Update Makes it Easy To Unlock Your iPhone While Wearing A Face Mask
In a new update rolled out recently, Apple is now making it easier to unlock your iPhone while wearing a…
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News
Zoom Suspends Creation of Free User Accounts in China
Video conferencing platform Zoom has closed the door for new free registrations in Mainland China. The company said in a…
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News
SWVL Kenya Gets Green Light From NTSA To Resume Operations
SWVL Kenya is now ready to resume operations in the country after settling its long-running regulatory tussle with the National…
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Gadgets
Huawei Y8p Unveiled with 6.3″ OLED Display, 48MP Camera and 6GB of RAM
After unveiling the Huawei Y7p in several markets, including Kenya, Huawei has quietly introduced a new Y-series device dubbed Huawei…
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BUSINESS
Mastercard Commits To Add 1bn people, 50m small units to digital economy BY 2025
Building on the Covid-19 response, Mastercard is also announcing its new worldwide commitment to financial inclusion. The company is pledging to…
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News
Safaricom did not steal Okoa Jahazi idea, court rules
Safaricom did not steal the Okoa Jahazi idea, the court ruled on March 11, 2020. The complainants, Christopher Omare and…
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News
Loon’s Balloon-powered Internet is Going to Mozambique
After landing in Kenya, Alphabet’s balloon-powered internet project is ready to venture into a new market. Mozambique will be Loon’s…
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BUSINESS
US Government Moves To Block Huawei From Global Chip Supplies
Huawei will soon face more problems after the US Department of Commerce, enacted new rules that would cut off the…
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BUSINESS
Facebook Partners With Telcos To Build A 37000km, 180Tbps Undersea Cable To Serve Africa
Facebook has partnered with several telcos in Africa to bring faster internet connectivity. The social media giant together with a…
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Gadgets
Samsung Galaxy A51 Ranked As The Best Selling Smartphone in Q1 2020
The first quarter of the year hasn’t been kind to the smartphone market due to the coronavirus outbreak. But that…
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News
US President Donald Trump Extends Huawei Ban Till 2021
US President Donald Trump has extended the country’s ban on companies deemed as a threat to national security from doing…
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Gadgets
Tecno Camon 15 Premier Vs Vivo Y19: Stiff Competition
Tecno Camon 15 Premier and vivo Y19 (Review) both come from Chinese smartphone makers and target the same lower mid-range…
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Blockchain
Telegram Calls It Quits On Cryptocurrency Ambitions
After a series of battles between messaging service, Telegram, and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the platform has…
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News
Telkom Kenya Quietly Increases The Cost of Its 5GB Night Data, Revises Daily 700MB Package Offering
Just late last night, I wanted to purchase my usual 700MB Telkom Data bundles which cost 50/= after my daily…
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Gadgets
Huawei Releases The P30 Pro New Edition With Essential Google Apps and New Color Variant
Huawei P30 Pro was one of the most powerful smartphones released last year from Huawei. The phone won EISA’s Best…
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Gadgets
Huawei Nova 7i Specifications, Price and Availability in Kenya
Huawei Nova 7i Specifications: Huawei Nova 7i is the latest Nova series phone in Kenya after Nova 5T (specs). Huawei Nova…
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Gadgets
Huawei Nova 7i is Coming to the Kenyan Market Later This Month
Huawei Kenya has a new device coming to Kenya soon, from its Nova series. After a successful launch of Nova…
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Gadgets
Tecno Spark 5 Vs Spark 4: What’s the Difference Between These Two Phones?
Tecno Mobile’s Spark Series is one of the popular of the company in Kenya for its great value for money…
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News
TECNO Spark 5 Now Available in Kenya At KES 14,000
TECNO mobile Kenya has officially availed their new Spark series device, Tecno Spark 5 in the country. Main Tecno Spark…
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BUSINESS
Safaricom Extends Bonga For Good Program By 30 Days
Safaricom is extending its Bonga For Good campaign for an extra 30 days. That means the program will now end…
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Gadgets
Qualcomm Unveils New Snapdragon Gaming-focused Chipset Improving on Raw Performance
Towards the end of 2019, Qualcomm announced Snapdragon 765G, a system-on-chip processor that was focused on gaming. Qualcomm also announced…
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BUSINESS
After Huawei and Apple, Samsung Also Wants to Have its own Payment Card
Five years since the inception of Samsung Pay, a mobile payments platform, the South Korean tech giant wants to move…
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CYBER SECURITY
Zoom is Bringing The Real End-to-End Encryption This Time, But There’s a Catch
Zoom is finally taking the big leap to bring an end to end encryption (E2EE) as it continues its 90-day…
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Gadgets
Huawei Freebuds 3 Wireless Noise Cancellation Earbuds Available in Kenya at Kshs 21,000
Still remember the Huawei Freebuds 3 active noise-canceling earbuds that were launched at IFA 2019? Yes, after such a long…
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BUSINESS
WhatsApp’s Payment Service Set To Be Rolled Out In India By End Of May
WhatsApp’s UPI based payment service, WhatsApp Pay, is finally ready to be launched in India. After around two years since…
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Gadgets
Infinix NOTE 7 Vs Huawei Y7p: Which One Should You Buy?
Infinix and Huawei have both released new devices in the Kenyan market recently. Infinix debuted with the Infinix NOTE 7,…
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Apps
Facebook SDK Bug Crashes Major iOS Apps including Spotify, TikTok and Tinder
Last night several iOS users took it on Twitter complaining about app crashes. The most affected apps were major apps…
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Apps
FireFox Latest Update Strengthens its Password Manager for Improved Privacy and Security
Mozilla has launched a new version of its Firefox browser – Firefox 76. In the latest update, Mozilla has focused…
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Apps
Xiaomi Updates Its Browsers After Being Accused of Intrusive Data Collection
Chinese tech giant Xiaomi has released updates to its browsers days after being accused of collecting users browsing data. In…
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News
Windows 10X Will Be Available To Single Screen PCs First
Microsoft’s future of Windows, Windows 10X, will be first available to single-screen devices. In a blog post, Microsoft’s Chief Product…
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News
Apple and Google Ban Location-Based Tracking in Contact Tracing Apps
Two tech giants – Apple and Google – have recently announced unanimously that they are banning location-based tracking in contact…
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Social Media
This WhatsApp ChatBot Helps You Debunk Those Covid-19 Myths
Misinformation has emerged as the biggest problem of the current internet era. Amidst the coronavirus crisis, misinformation has become one…
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Social Media
Twitter Registers Record Year Over Year Usage Growth Thanks To Stay At Home Orders
Twitter, just like most social media platforms, has seen a surge in usage numbers. In its Q1,2020 report, the company…
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CYBER SECURITY
Xiaomi Accused Of Collecting Browsing Data From Their Web Browsers
A recent shocking report from Forbes’s cybersecurity contributor and associate editor, Thomas Brewster, reveals that Xiaomi browsers are sending browsing…
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CYBER SECURITY
Google Plans To Remove Spammy Add-ons from Chrome’s Web Store
Google is taking matters in its hands by retiring spammy chrome add-ons available on the web-store. Since its inception in…
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Gadgets
Nokia C2 Specifications, Price and Availability in Kenya
Nokia C2 is HMD’s latest entry level device in Kenya, that follows Nokia C1(specs) announced December 2019. The phone costs…
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