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BUSINESS
Global Smartphone Sales Suffer Worst Decline in History Due To Ongoing Covid-19 Pandemic
The global coronavirus outbreak, which is believed to originate from China, has adversely affected economies around the world. In the…
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Gadgets
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S Specifications, Price and Availability in Kenya
Xiaomi Kenya recently debuted three new devices in the country: Redmi Note 9S, Xiaomi MI 10 and Mi 10 Pro.…
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CYBER SECURITY
Android Vendors Are Making Tangible Progress in Issuance of Security Patches
Android devices, especially non-premium ones, have long been left out of the cold from critical security patches, but that has…
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News
Safaricom to Launch Lipa Mdogo Mdogo, A Cheap Device Financing Product With Flexible Payment
Amidst the financial year results announcement today, Safaricom has revealed plans to launch a smartphone financing product dubbed Lipa Mdogo…
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BUSINESS
Free Cash Transfers Cost Safaricom Ksh.650 Million In losses In March
The removal of transaction charges for M-PESA transactions below Kshs,1,000 over coronavirus outbreak has seen Safaricom lose Ksh.650 million in…
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BUSINESS
Safaricom FY20 Revenue Grew by an impressive 14.3% to KShs.71.7 Billion Beating Expectations
Kenya’s largest telco, Safaricom, has just released its financial results of the year, which has indicated strong revenue growth. Profits…
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Gadgets
Mass Production of 2020 Flagship iPhones Delayed by a Month
Apple is pushing back mass production of 2020 iPhones by a month, WSJ reports. Citing “people familiar with the matter,”…
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Gadgets
Vivo Made More Sales In Q1 Than South Korean Tech Giant, Samsung In India
For the first time, vivo has overtaken Samsung’s smartphone sales in India in a single quarter. The list of top…
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Gadgets
TECNO Spark 5 To Be Launched Soon in Kenya
Tecno Mobile Kenya is on a launching spree and the latest gadget set to be unveiled in the market is…
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Gadgets
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S, And Mi10 Series To Be Launched On Wednesday in Kenya
The dates have been set. Xiaomi Kenya is officially pulling the wraps off the Redmi NOTE 9S on April 29,…
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CYBER SECURITY
Hackers Attacked Businesses 22 Million Times In The Past 7 Days Globally, Report
Staying and home and betting on the internet to get most of the daily activities done that during the pre-Covid19…
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News
Four Loon Internet Balloons Finally Arrive in Kenya, Kicking Off Commercial Testing
Just a month after Project Loon was given a go-ahead by the government, commercial testing has already commenced. Current reports…
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CLOUD
Amazon’s First African AWS Region Opened In Cape Town, South Africa
Amazon Web Services, commonly referred to as AWS, has opened its first-ever AWS Region in Africa. The new AWS Africa…
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Apps
Zoom’s Daily Usage Continues To Grow Despite Escalated Scrutiny On Privacy
Zoom ’s daily usage numbers are still on the rise, despite the company’s open laxity on privacy issues. The company’s…
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BUSINESS
Huawei Revenue Growth Slows Immensely Amidst Coronavirus Pandemic
Amidst the coronavirus pandemic, business is not doing good for most industries around the world. Huawei ‘s revenue growth has…
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Gadgets
Oppo Reno 3 Now Available Across The Country For Ksh 39,999
After a series of tips online, and an ample pre-order period, Oppo Kenya’s latest Reno device is now available for…
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BUSINESS
Netflix Gained 15.8 Million Paying Customers Globally In Q1 2020 Beating Its Expectations Due to Home Confinement
With several conventional industries experiencing what seems like one of those all-time low seasons, the streaming has seen an upsurge…
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CLOUD
Alibaba Pledges To Invest $28 Billion In Cloud Computing Over The Next Three Years
Chinese e-commerce giant, Alibaba, has promised to invest 200 billion yuan (approx. $28 billion) in its cloud computing business to…
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Gadgets
Should You Buy Infinix NOTE 7 Or Tecno’s Camon 15?
Infinix NOTE 7 is the company’s latest device in the country, while Tecno Mobile has also availed the Camon 15…
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Gadgets
A Less Expensive, More Powerful iPhone Is More Welcome
Last week Apple introduced a new iPhone, which is not only cheap but also small in size. At just 4.7inches,…
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Gadgets
Huawei’s new device, Y7p, arrives in Kenya, with all your favourite apps through Huawei AppGallery
Huawei’s latest device, the Huawei Y7p, is now officially available in the Kenyan market. Launched on the 17th of April,…
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Gadgets
Infinix NOTE 7 Specifications, Price and Availability in Kenya
Infinix NOTE 7 Specifications: The NOTE 7 is the latest Note device available in Kenya after 2018’s Note 5. Infinix…
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Blockchain
Facebook Scales Back Ambitious Libra Project, Plans To Launch Later in 2020
Facebook Inc., together with its partners, is now scaling back on the Libra project which was marketed as futuristic global…
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Gadgets
Infinix NOTE 7 Pre-orders Open in Kenya Starting at Ksh 18,399 with Free Delivery
Infinix Kenya has opened pre-orders for its new NOTE device, Infinix Note 7. It succeeds 2018’s Note 5, bringing the…
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Gadgets
Apple Will Donate Part Of iPhone SE Product Red Profits To COVID-19 Relief Fund
On Wednesday, April 15, 2020, Apple announced a new iteration of its smallest iPhone since 2016, iPhone SE. It starts…
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Gadgets
Apple’s Cheapest iPhone Officially Announced Going for Around Ksh 40,000
As rumoured before, Apple has finally announced the iPhone SE2. The iPhone SE 2 ships with iPhone 8’s design, one…
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News
Mobile World Congress Will Stay In Barcelona Until 2024
Mobile World Congress, the world’s largest annual gathering in the telecommunications industry will be held in Barcelona through 2024. According…
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BUSINESS
Coronavirus: Global PC Sales Experience Sharpest Decline Since 2013
Global PC shipments in Q1 fell by 12.3% from the previous year, with just 51.6 million units shipped in the…
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CYBER SECURITY
Over 500,000 Stolen Zoom Accounts Sold Online For Cents
Over 500,000 stolen Zoom accounts have been spotted online being sold for cents each and sometimes even free, reports BleepingComputer.…
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Gadgets
Qualcomm Partners With BOE To Bring 3D Sonic In-display Sensors To More Smartphones
US-based mobile chip maker Qualcomm has announced a partnership with Chinese company, BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd., the world’s largest…
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Gadgets
Raspberry’s $5 Pi Computer Used in Powering Ventilators
If there’s a piece of equipment in high demand right now is a ventilator. The usefulness of ventilators has proved…
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News
Safaricom Data Traffic Up By 40 Percent Due To Stay At Home Order
Kenya’s largest telco, Safaricom, has reported a 40 percent spike in data traffic as more Kenyan stay at home in…
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Gadgets
Oppo’s First Phone With Wireless Charging Technology Announced
Just days after Oppo’s sister company OnePlus announced that their next phone, OnePlus 8, will feature wireless charging technology, Oppo…
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News
YouTube News Views Jump By 75% On Thirst For Coronavirus Updates
The Coronavirus crisis has changed how we live and despite many switching to working from home, some are just staying…
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Gadgets
Windows 10 Now Supports Wireless File Transfers To And From Samsung Phones
In a not so surprising move, Microsoft now supports wireless file transfer between some Samsung Galaxy devices and Windows 10…
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News
Number Of Active ShowMax Users Up 50% Amidst Coronavirus Crisis
ShowMax, among other streaming services, has recorded a spike in viewership numbers as more people remain stuck in their homes…
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Gadgets
Huawei Has Lost Over US$60 Million On Foldable Phones
Like other tech companies using Google’s Android, Huawei joined the run for making foldable devices early to compete with Samsung.…
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Gadgets
Microsoft’s Dual-Screened Windows 10X PC Won’t Be Launched This Year
Towards the end of 2019, Microsoft made an absurd announcement, releasing two new hardware products – Surface Neo dual-screened PC…
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CYBER SECURITY
Google Joins Other Organizations In Banning Zoom Over Security Concerns
Zoom is a security mess, and that has been proved over and over in the past few weeks. Last week,…
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Social Media
Here Is Why Twitter Will Now Share More Of Your Data With Advertisers
In a recent notification sent to a section of its users who logged in on the platform on Wednesday, Twitter…
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Gadgets
Huawei Y7p Specifications, Price And Availability In Kenya
Huawei Y7p Specifications:Huawei Y7p is Huawei Kenya’s latest device set to hit the market. Unlike other Y-series devices, Huawei Y7p…
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BUSINESS
Uber Eats For Business Customers To Expand To Over 20 Countries Globally After Successful Pilot Progam
Uber for Business, the corporate version of Uber aimed for corporate customers, is finally expanding its food delivery business for…
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Gadgets
Huawei To Launch Huawei Y7p in Kenya on April 17th
Huawei Mobile Kenya is set to officially unveil another smartphone in the local market. Dubbed the Huawei Y7P, the phone…
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BUSINESS
Samsung Electronics Posts Better Than Expected Profits In Q1 Despite Covid-19 Crisis
In the recently ended January to March quarter, Samsung Electronics realized a slight increase in its revenue debating expectations. The…
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Gadgets
Oppo Reno 3 Specifications, Price And Availability In Kenya
Oppo Reno 3 Specifications: Oppo Reno 3 is Oppo Kenya’s latest device in the country. The device succeeds Oppo Reno…
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BUSINESS
Vodacom Group Is Suing Absa For Losses Of At Least $64.1 Million, Report
Vodacom Group is reportedly suing Absa, formerly Barclays Africa Group Limited, asking to be compensated as much as $286-million on…
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BUSINESS
Tencent Eyes Africa To Grow Its Music Streaming Business
Chinese tech giant Tencent Holdings Ltd. is eyeing Africa as a potential market to grow its paid music streaming service…
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CYBER SECURITY
Zoom Freezes Feature Updates Committing To Improve Security And Privacy As Scrutiny Increases
Over the past three months, Zoom has seen its daily usage numbers explode. Zoom CEO Eric S. Yuan says that…
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BUSINESS
Safaricom Customers To Pay Less As Telco Implements Government’s Reduction In VAT Order
As of today, you may have already heard that the government slashed the Value Added Tax from 16 percent to…
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BUSINESS
Uber Temporarily Suspends Its Services In Uganda As Country Enters 14-day Lockdown
Ride-hailing company, Uber, has temporarily suspended its services in Uganda. The company’s decision follows the 14-day national lockdown announced in…
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BUSINESS
Airtel Kenya Is The Only Telco That Grew Its Mobile Subscriptions Market Share In Q2 2019/2020
The latest insight report into the mobile subscription industry reveals rather shocking details. The Communications Authority of Kenya in its…
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News
Kenyans Deposited Nearly Ksh.607B Via Mobile Money In Q2 2019/2020, Report
Mobile money usage in Kenya has continued to grow in the country tied to its convenience. Using the platforms, you…
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News
Zuku Reclaims Top Spot As The Largest Fixed Data Provider In Kenya Surpassing Safaricom
Wanachi-owned Zuku has reclaimed its top spot as the country’s largest fibre internet provider, according to latest Sector Statistics report…
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Apps
Zoom Isn’t End To End Encrypted, Report Reveals
Popular video conferencing Zoom has long stated that it’s end to end encrypted, but that is not the case, a…
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News
CA Orders GOtv And StarTimes To Allow Access To Free To Air TV Signals On Their Set Top Boxes in 48 hours
The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) has ordered two Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) service providers, Star Times and GOtv, to…
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Gadgets
Huawei’s 2019 Expenditure With US firms Went Up Despite Trade Ban
Despite being faced with sanctions in the US, Huawei still saw increased spending with US suppliers in 2019, according to…
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Social Media
Google and Facebook: Coronavirus Outbreak To Result In Less Content Moderation
The ongoing pandemic has had its adverse effects on the human population as well as the economy. More people have…
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BUSINESS
Samsung Galaxy S20 Sales Affected Immensely By Coronavirus Pandemic
Despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, many smartphone companies have not been turned away from launching their new phones. Samsung already…
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News
Huawei Kenya Donates Thermal Image Scanner To The Ministry Of Transport
Huawei Kenya has donated a thermal image scanner to the Ministry of Transport as part of their Corporate Social Responsibility…
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News
South African Government To Use Location Data To Help Prepare For Coronavirus Case Spikes
The South African government headed by President Cyril Ramaphosa has asked mobile phone companies to help track movement of people…
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Gadgets
Huawei P40 Specifications, Price and Availability in Kenya
Huawei P40 is another P40 series device that bumps up the spec sheet more compared to its Lite variant –…
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Gadgets
Huawei P40 Pro+ Specifications, Price and Availability in Kenya
Huawei introduced a Pro+ variant for the first time in its P40 flagship series. The P40 Pro plus has more…
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Gadgets
Huawei P40 Pro Specifications, Price And Availability In Kenya
Huawei P40 Pro is the company’s new flagship device that follows the Huawei P30 Pro launched in Kenya last year.…
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CYBER SECURITY
Apple Safari Browser Starts Blocking Third-Party Cookies By Default
Apple Safari browser ‘s latest update blocks third-party cookies by default. The update is a big privacy leap, especially to…
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Social Media
Facebook Revenues Adversely Affected By Coronavirus Pandemic Despite Usage Growth
With various countries under total lockdown, internet usage has recorded a sudden increase which is nearly overwhelming the infrastructure. Social…
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News
Coronavirus: SWVL Kenya Customers To Enjoy Free Rides On Routes With High Demand
In line with the government directive urging people to stay at home, SWVL Kenya says it will only ply on…
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COLUMNS
Drastic Measures Taken By The Internet To Avoid Breaking Down During Covid-19 Crisis
The coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak is driving the world crazy. Due to the increased number of work from home individuals, internet…
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Social Media
Twitter Starts Verifying Health Professionals To Help Fight Misinformation Over Coronavirus Outbreak
Amidst the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, social media platforms have been turned out as the perfect breeding grounds of misinformation. Various…
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News
Coronavirus: YouTube Is Now Defaulting Streaming Quality To 480p Globally For A Month
YouTube will be reducing the streaming quality of videos to SD format to help ease internet traffic. Starting yesterday, the…
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Gadgets
Nokia 8.3 5G Specifications, Price And Availability In Kenya
HMD Global has finally unveiled its new mid-range device, Nokia 8.3 5G. It supports 5G and is powered by Qualcomm’s…
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News
Kenya Finally Signs Agreement To Allow Loon Internet Balloons To Fly In The Country
Due to the Covid-19 outbreak, schools have shut down, and the government wants to keep the learners busy at their…
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Gadgets
Smartphones Under Ksh 10,000 Are Most Popular In Kenya
The Kenyan smartphone market is quite diverse, like in other markets. There are many devices spanning across almost any price…
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Gadgets
Infinix S5 Pro Specifications, Price And Availability in Kenya
Infinix’s newest device is the S5 Pro. It’s an additional model to the Infinix S5 series device launched last year…
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News
Netflix Lowers Streaming Quality In Europe To Reduce Bandwidth Strain(Update: YouTube, too)
Working from home delivers a uniquely flexible opportunity, especially if you’ve been locked in the 9 to 5 cycle until…
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News
Safaricom Will Have A System Maintenance On Sunday – Here’s What You Need To Know
Kenya’s largest internet service provider, Safaricom, has a planned system maintenance that will take place this Sunday (22nd March). During…
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Featured
Coronavirus: Here’s How To Clean Your Phone Properly
The coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) continues its tour, and has, unfortunately, made it to over 100 countries around the world. Kenya has…
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BUSINESS
Airtel Waives Transaction Fees On Its Mobile Payment Service Across all Bands
After the CBK met with Payment Service Providers and other financial industry players. Safaricom was the first telco to announce…
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Apps
How Privacy-Focused Is Your Browser? This Study Finds Outs
Browsers are ubiquitous because we need them to navigate the web. But how does your browser deal with your data?…
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News
Alphabet’s Loon Internet Project In Kenya Still Grounded By Bureaucracy Almost 2 Years After Being Launched
Alphabet’s ambitious balloon-powered internet project in Kenya is apparently being delayed by the regulatory issues. The project has not yet…
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News
Safaricom Waives Fees For M-PESA Transactions Below Ksh 1000 Over Coronavirus Outbreak
Safaricom has announced that they have waived off all the transaction fees for M-PESA transactions below Ksh 1000. In a…
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BUSINESS
Safaricom Doubles Daily M-PESA Transaction Limit To Ksh 150,000
In a meeting held today, Kenya’s largest telco, Safaricom, has scrapped off charges for all transactions below Ksh 1000. Also,…
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BUSINESS
Safaricom’s AI Chatbot Zuri Brings A One-Stop Support Desk On WhatsApp
Safaricom’s AI Chatbot Zuri is a hell of a kind. The telco is the only one in the country with…
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BUSINESS
Apple Temporarily Shuts Down All Retail Stores Outside China Until March 27
Apple has temporarily closed its stores around the world, except those located in China, in response to the ongoing Covid-19…
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Gadgets
Tecno Camon 15 Specifications, Price and Availability in Kenya
Tecno Camon 15 is the younger sibling to Tecno Camon 15 Pro thus features less specced. The phone is now…
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Gadgets
Tecno Camon 15 Pro Specifications, Price and Availability In Kenya
Tecno Camon 15 Pro pr Premier is the company’s latest Camon series device which was announced together with Tecno Camon…
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Gadgets
Itel A56 Specifications, Price And Availability In Kenya
itel introduced the itel A56 in Kenya recently. The phone is an entry-level device going at a price of Ksh.…
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CYBER SECURITY
Hackers Can Infect Your Computer If You Visit Coronavirus Maps
As the coronavirus outbreak continues to raise eyebrows around the world, the WHO has declared it a global pandemic. Many…
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CYBER SECURITY
Remove These VPN And Ad Blocking Apps That Are Spying On Your Device
Understanding the basis of how app store analytics platforms, for instance, App Annie and Sensor Tower, sparks anxiety. These platforms…
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Gadgets
Vivo Y Series Phones Could Be The Real Deal In The Kenyan Market
Vivo Kenya traces its way to China, one of the world’s biggest consumer markets. The company’s entrance in Kenya towards…
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News
Apple Smartphone Sales In China Severely Dropped In February
Amid the global crisis of the Covid-19 outbreak, smartphone companies are feeling the pinch. The problems started with the cancellation…
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CYBER SECURITY
More than one billion Android devices at risk of hacking attacks
Security updates in the android smartphone world are quite limited. Most smartphone companies have rarely been updating their devices once…
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CYBER SECURITY
NordVPN Bug Exposed Critical Customer Data With No Authentication Required
One of the world’s popular VPN services, NordVPN, has experienced a critical bug that exposed user information to hackers. The…
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Gadgets
It’s OK to Clean and Disinfect your iPhone, Apple Says as the Coronavirus Epidemic Continues
Apple has finally given an OK to users of its products to disinfect products they own from the company. The…
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News
Facebook Sued In Australia Over Cambridge Analytica Scandal
Barely a year after the FTC reached an agreement with Facebook to settle the Cambridge Analytica issue, the issue is…
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BUSINESS
Huawei Expects Smartphone Sales To Plunge In 2020
Chinese smartphone maker and largest telco equipment maker Huawei had a good year in 2019, despite the US Ban. The…
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News
Kenya’s Fifth and Fastest Undersea Fibre Optic Cable Lands in Mombasa
Kenya has received its fifth undersea fibre optic cable which landed at the coast of Mombasa last week. Djibouti Africa…
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Social Media
Twitter Bans Content That Dehumanizes People Based on Age, Disability Or Disease
Twitter has updated its hateful conduct policy to combat the dehumanization of people on the platform based on their age,…
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Gadgets
Oppo Find X2 Series Officially Announced with an Impressive 120Hz QHD+ display and 65W Fast Charging
As previously planned, Oppo has officially announced its new Find series device. The smartphone itself is the Oppo Find X2.…
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Featured
Commercial 5G Network Is Now Available In 24 Countries Around The Globe
Talking about the next generation of wireless technology, 5G, sparks excitement. 5G not only changes the network architecture but brings…
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Social Media
Facebook Sues Namecheap For Allowing Registration Of Domains That Could Be Mistaken For Its Products
Facebook has sued Domain registrar, Namecheap, together with WhoisGuard, the company’s proxy service. The lawsuit claims that the domain registrar…
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Apps
Apple’s New Developer Guidelines Permits Apps To Send Push Notification Ads
The advertising industry is huge, raking in billions in terms of revenue each year. With the proliferation of mobile devices,…
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