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Gadgets
Infinix HOT 7 officially goes on sale in Kenya
The Infinix HOT 7 was spotted on Infinix’s e-commerce site X-Mall last week. Infinix had opened pre-orders for the device and…
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Startups
Ampion and Plutos Ventures launch new venture to invest in African startups
Africa-focused Ampion and Berlin-based Plutos Ventures Holding have announced the founding of Ampion Ventures to support African startups. The goal…
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Youtube’s Music Streaming Service, YouTube Premium launches in South Africa
In May 2018, Google announced that it was launching a new music streaming service known as YouTube Premium. The company…
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Startups
Two African Startups – Kenya’s MumsVillage and Sierra Leone’s Mosabi make it to Gray Matters Capital Calibrator program
Two African startups, Kenya’s MumsVillage and Sierra Leone’s Mosabi have made it to the second cohort of Gray Matters Capital’s…
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BUSINESS
Standard Chartered Bank launches its Mobile Digital Platform in Kenya
In February 2018, Standard Chartered announced that it will launch its digital solution in four key markets during the first…
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BUSINESS
Kenyans can now pay for purchases on Alibaba’s AliExpress via M-Pesa
Kenyans shopping on AliExpress will from today be able to pay for their purchases using M-Pesa. Safaricom has entered into…
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Gadgets
Huawei Y6 Prime 2019 launched in Kenya, pre-orders open
Huawei has unveiled yet another device in the Y series, the Huawei Y6 Prime 2019. The device will be available…
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News
Affordable entry-level devices key driver of smartphone adoption in Kenya
Jumia has released its 2019 White Paper report ahead of its Mobile Week scheduled to run from the 22nd to…
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News
Visa to reward $100,000 To Women Entrepreneurs in Global Competition
In celebration of International Women’s Day, Visa has announced the launch of the first Visa Everywhere Initiative: Women’s Global Edition.…
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Startups
Nigeria’s OneFi secures $5M Debt Facility from Nairobi-based Lendable
Nigeria’s fintech startup Finance Limited (OneFi) has today announced that it has secured a $5M debt facility for its consumer-facing…
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Skype for web gets new features including HD video calling and call recording
Skype has added some new features to its web app including HD video calling and the ability to record calls.…
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Mobile content consumption in Kenya on the rise, Nendo report
Data consumption in Kenya is expected to hit the 1 billion gigabyte mark by 2022 with more Kenyans now consuming…
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News
Funtrench partners with BTA to offer certified blockchain-related courses in Kenya
Funtrench has announced a new partnership with US-based blockchain certification company, Blockchain Training Alliance (BTA) to offer certified blockchain-related courses in Kenya. This…
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Startups
Beyond Baling Innovation Challenge looking for solutions to manage plastic waste
Coca-Cola, Trash Thread Textile and PETCO have launched the Beyond Baling Innovation Challenge (BBIC) for University students, SMEs and the…
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Startups
Regional partners for Jack Ma’s Africa Netpreneur Prize Initiative named
A few weeks after announcing that it will officially call for applications starting from the 27th of March 2019, Jack…
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BUSINESS
Understanding Zuri, Safaricom’s AI Chatbot and Why it’s Important
In December 2018, Safaricom introduced Zuri, an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Chatbot to help customers perform a wide range of tasks.…
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News
Oppo unveils its new 10x Lossless Zoom Smartphone Camera Tech at MWC 2019
Lots of interesting smartphone tech came out of MWC 2019 with the major highlights being, of course, foldable smartphones. The…
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News
Safaricom Deploys 400G Network Link To Support Increasing Demand For Mobile Data and Fibre On Its Network
Safaricom has today announced the deployment of a 400G network link to cater for the increasing demand for mobile data…
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MultiChoice launches self-service app for its Kenyan customers
MultiChoice has unveiled a new mobile app for its Kenyan consumers to help them manage their customer service queries. The…
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Gadgets
MWC 2019: LG unveils the LG V50 ThinQ 5G, alongside the new LG G8 ThinQ
LG Electronics unveiled its newest G and V series flagship smartphones at the Mobile World Conference 2019 in Barcelona. The…
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Gadgets
MWC 2019: HMD Global unveils the Nokia 9 PureView with 5 cameras and four other Nokia devices
HMD Global, the makers of Nokia phones, has announced five new Android smartphones, at the Mobile World Conference (MWC 2019),…
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Gadgets
Infinix ZERO 6 PRO Now Available in Kenya For Ksh. 31,999, Pre-orders open from today
You have probably seen Infinix Mobile sending out teasers about their next device in their ZERO High-end series, the ZERO…
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Startups
List of 50 tech startups selected for the second annual MEST Africa Challenge
MEST Africa has announced the 50 startups that have been selected to take part in the second annual MEST Africa…
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Reviews
Huawei Y7 Prime 2019 Quick Thoughts
Huawei unveiled the Huawei Y7 Prime 2019 in Kenya a few weeks ago. There was a media launch which we…
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Gadgets
How and where to live-stream the Galaxy S10 launch event today
We have not written much about the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S10 but we’re sure you have read so much about…
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BUSINESS
Safaricom launches ‘Shukrani KochoKocho’ promo to reward its customers
Safaricom has today unveiled a new promotion to reward its customers. Dubbed “ Shukrani Kocho Kocho Kenya Nzima”, the ten-week…
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Startups
Applications for the Sanofi VivaTech challenge extended to February 22nd
Global pharmaceutical company Sanofi has announced the extension of the registration period for the call for proposals for this year’s…
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Startups
BRCK acquires local public WiFi provider Surf
Hardware and connectivity startup BRCK has announced that it has acquired local public WiFi provider Surf and parent company EveryLayer.…
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News
Jack Ma’s Africa Netpreneur Prize Initiative applications open in March 2019
The Africa Netpreneur Prize Initiative (ANPI) will officially call for applications starting from the 27th of March 2019. ANPI is…
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COLUMNS
Column: Digital disruption defines change across industry, sector and organisation
It was reported that Clark Kerr, the first chancellor of the University of California, once said that the ‘status quo…
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MTN Uganda CEO deported over national security concerns
MTN Uganda Chief Executive Officer, Win Wim Vanhelleputte has been deported from the country over what the government is describing…
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Gadgets
The Huawei Y7 Prime 2019 officially goes on sale in Kenya today
The Huawei Y7 Prime 2019 officially goes on sale starting today a two weeks after it was launched. The device…
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News
Loon sets up new Ground Stations in Nyeri ahead of commercial launch in Kenya
Loon has announced the installation of a new set of ground stations in Nyeri, marking another step on the road…
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Startups
Startups: Why you should apply for the Sanofi VivaTech 2019 challenge
Viva Technology (Vivatech), an annual technology conference, dedicated to innovation and startups takes place in less than three months. The…
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Startups
South African AI Startup, Cortex Logic, Secures Investment To Grow Business Beyond Africa
South African based Artificial Intelligence Software & Solutions provider Cortex Logic has secured growth investment to expand it’s reach to…
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News
Samsung is working on industry’s First 1TB memory chip for smartphones
Samsung now says it has begun production of industry’s first one-terabyte (TB) embedded UFS, for use in next-generation mobile applications.
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News
icolo.io starts construction of its Nairobi Data Center
icolo.io, a leading provider of carrier-neutral colocation services in Africa has commenced the construction of its new data centre in…
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News
Startups: Here’s how to qualify and apply for the Sanofi VivaTech challenge
Pharmaceutical company Sanofi recently launched three challenges for African healthcare startups to find innovative solutions that can help improve access…
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News
Updated: You have until 13th Feb to Pre-order the Huawei Y7 Prime 2019 on Jumia
Huawei unveiled the Huawei Y7 Prime 2019 in Kenya this week. The device is Huawei’s latest mid-range device in the…
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News
Lava enters the Kenyan phone market, unveils a number of smart and feature phones
Indian phone maker Lava international has finally launched in Kenya. The company yesterday unveiled its low-cost feature phones and smartphones…
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News
Standard Chartered to launch digital-only retail banks in Kenya, Uganda and Ghana
In response to the growing consumer demand for innovative banking services, Standard Chartered has announced that it will launch its…
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BUSINESS
Taxify partners with Stanbic Bank and Renault Kenya to roll vehicle financing for drivers
Taxify has entered into a new partnership with Stanbic Bank and Renault Kenya, to offer vehicle financing for Taxify drivers.…
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Startups
Sanofi VivaTech challenge calling on African startups to innovate health, here’s how to apply
Sanofi Kenya has launched three challenges for African startups in partnership with VivaTech. The challenges are for the startups to…
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News
Huawei has officially unveiled the Mate 20 and Mate 20 Pro in Kenya
Huawei has unveiled the Huawei Mate 20 series which include the Mate 20 and the Mate 20 Pro in Kenya.…
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CYBER SECURITY
Safaricom Introduces I.T Security Solutions For its Enterprise Customers
The services include Managed Security Solutions, Security Assurance and Advisory services as well as Managed Security Operations Center solutions and…
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Reviews
Nokia 6.1 Plus review: You cannot go wrong with this one
The Nokia 6.1 Plus became available in Kenya in October 2018. The device is the international version of the Nokia…
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BUSINESS
Fuliza M-Pesa Overdraft Facility is finally here: Everything you need to know
Safaricom has now made it possible for M-Pesa customers to send money or pay for goods and services even when…
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News
Safaricom has opened applications for its 2019 technology internship program
Safaricom has opened applications for its 2019 technology internship program. The Safaricom Technology Academy is a 3-month internship program that is…
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Startups
Africa’s 50 most funded tech startups in 2018 raised a total of $618M, Digest Africa
Africa’s 50 most funded tech companies in 2018 raised a total of $618M. This is according to the Digest Africa…
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News
Government wants police officers to undergo compulsory ICT training
The Kenyan government wants all police officers to undergo a compulsory six-month training on Information and Communication Technology (ICT). According…
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News
The LG Signature OLED TV R, the world’s first rollable TV is finally going on sale
At CES, LG Electronics outlined its entire TV lineup for 2019. One notable TV, the LG Signature OLED TV R…
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Gadgets
Huawei Y5 Lite (2018) Specs, Price and Availability in Kenya
Huawei launched the Huawei Y5 Lite (2018) in the country early last week featuring some entry-level specifications. Huawei is selling…
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BUSINESS
Africa eCommerce Week: Africa had 21 million online shoppers in 2017
Africa had 21 million online shoppers in 2017 according to a report by UNCTAD, the United Nations body that oversees…
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News
LG HomeBrew, LG’s home beer making machine to Debut at CES 2019
LG Electronics (LG) will debut a capsule-based craft beer making machine, LG HomeBrew, at CES 2019. A winner of a…
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Reviews
Review: All About The TECNO Camon 11 Camera
If you bought a new phone in 2018, it’s likely that a good camera ranked high on your list of…
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News
Kwesé launches Kwesé Play, its VOD streaming service in Kenya
Kwesé has announced the launch of video-on-demand (VOD) streaming service in Kenya. Known as Kwesé Play, the Econet subsidiary says…
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Reviews
TECNO Camon 11 Review: More than just the cameras
TECNO Camon 11 Review TECNO unveiled its latest device in the Camon series, the Camon 11 last month. The device…
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News
Canon unveils its full-frame EOS R Mirrorless Camera in Nairobi
Canon has unveiled its full-frame Canon EOS R Mirrorless Camera System in East Africa at a press event held in…
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News
Safaricom Introduces ZURI, an AI Chatbot to manage customer queries
Safaricom has introduced an artificial intelligence (AI) Chatbot to manage customers’ queries. Known as Zuri, the chatbot is currently available…
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News
Treasury CS Henry Rotich roots for technology-enabled procurement systems to curb corruption
Cabinet Secretary for the National Treasury Mr Henry Rotich has called on East Africa Community member states to deploy IT-enabled…
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BUSINESS
Family Bank partners with SimbaPay to launch instant money transfers to WeChat
Family Bank has partnered with London-based financial technology firm SimbaPay to launch an instant money transfer service from Kenya to…
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BUSINESS
Equity Bank unveils EazzyFX, its online forex trading platform
Equity Bank has unveiled an innovative online forex trading platform in a move that seeks to harness the potential of the financial markets…
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News
Orange and MTN launch mobile money interoperability across Africa
Orange and MTN Group have announced a joint venture, Mowali (mobile wallet interoperability), to enable interoperable payments across the continent.…
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Reviews
TECNO Camon 11 Unboxing and First Impressions
TECNO Camon 11 Unboxing TECNO unveiled its latest device in the Camon series, the Camon 11 last week at an…
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Gadgets
Nokia 5.1 Plus Specs, Price and Availability in Kenya
HMD Global has announced the availability of Nokia 5.1 Plus in the Kenyan market. The phone comes with a 5.86-inch…
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BUSINESS
Safaricom will refund customers All Mobile Data they use this weekend
Safaricom customers will get a refund of all the data they use on Friday 23rd and Saturday 24th November 2018.…
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LATEST DEALS
Everything You Need To Know About The Safaricom “Asante Data Sunday” Promotion
As part of its 18th-anniversary campaign, Safaricom has recently been throwing a number of goodies to its customers. The company…
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Gadgets
TECNO Camon 11 Pro & Camon 11 with AI officially launched in Kenya
TECNO Mobile has today officially unveiled its new smartphones in the Camon series, the Camon 11 and the Camon 11…
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Gadgets
Tecno Camon 11 and Camon 11 Pro specs, price and availability in Kenya
Tecno Mobile is launching the Tecno Camon 11, the successor of the Camon X in Kenya this month. Pre-orders for…
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BUSINESS
You can now Lipa Na M-PESA without showing your message or give out your phone number
Safaricom has now made it possible for M-Pesa customer to pay with Lipa Na M-Pesa without having to show their…
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News
Communications Authority approves Loon and Telkom Kenya’s balloon-powered Internet project
Loon has announced that it has received the necessary regulatory approvals from The Communications Authority to launch balloon-powered Internet on…
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News
Nokia partners with rain to roll out 5G in South Africa
Nokia has deployed its 5G site for the South African operator rain in time for the operator to launch 5G…
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Gadgets
OPPO F9 Pro launched in Kenya: Specs, Price and Availability
OPPO has launched the OPPO F9 Pro with 6GB RAM and VOOC Flash Charger in Kenya. The OPPO F9 Pro…
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Startups
Two Kenyan startups among Google’s Launchpad Accelerator Africa program graduates
Two Kenyan startups, Cloud9xp and PayGo Energy were among the second class of 11 startups who graduated yesterday from Google’s Launchpad Accelerator Africa…
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Gadgets
Tecno Mobile is teasing its next Camon, the Camon 11
Tecno Mobile has started sending out teasers for its next device in the Camon Series, and it is calling it…
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Startups
Johnson & Johnson has Launched a US$50,000 Africa Innovation Challenge 2.0
Johnson & Johnson has launched the Champions of Science Africa Innovation Challenge 2.0, a continent-wide competition calling on African innovators to…
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Reviews
Huawei Y9 (2019) Quick Thoughts: More than just the cameras
Huawei did a media launch for its latest device in the Y Series, the Huawei Y9 2019 on the 18th…
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BUSINESS
Jumia Black Friday 2018: Understanding the Jumia Flash Sales and Treasure Hunts
Jumia Black Friday is here and most of you have probably been saving for this time of the month to…
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BUSINESS
Safaricom New Home Fibre Plus Package Now Combines Mobile Data, Calls and Home Insurance
Safaricom has unveiled new Home Fibre packages that will combine mobile voice, mobile data, SMS and Home Fibre as well…
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Gadgets
The Nokia 7.1 officially goes on sale in Kenya for Ksh. 30,000
The Nokia 7.1 is now available in Kenya, a month after being launched globally. HMD Global has today announced that…
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News
Several Government websites shut down over unsettled web-hosting bills
At least six government websites hosted by Microsoft’s Azure were on Monday shutdown over what is believed to be due to…
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News
Andela is hosting a 24-Hour Hackathon to fight “Fake News” in partnership with BBC
Andela is partnering with BBC News to host a two-day hackathon which will see participants spend 24 hours working in…
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LATEST DEALS
Kilimall Black Friday 2018: Here is what to expect
Its November, that month of the year when everyone is always waiting to grab Black Friday deals from different retailers…
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Startups
Naspers Sets Up A $9m Fund To Support South African Tech Startups
South African media company Naspers has set up a R1.4bn ($96m) Naspers Foundry fund to invest into South African technology…
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News
Redington officially unveils the iPhone Xs and iPhone Xs Max in Kenya
Apple unveiled the iPhone Xs and iPhone Xs Max to the world in September this year. The unveiling took take…
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Gadgets
Samsung makes an addition to the J-series with the introduction of the Galaxy J6+ and Galaxy J4+
Samsung Electronics has extended the J-series 2018 line-up in the country with the introduction of the Galaxy J4 Plus and…
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BUSINESS
Young Entrepreneurs Awards 2018 Nominees Unveiled
Bizna Kenya has unveiled thirty-two shortlisted nominees for the Inaugural Young Entrepreneurs Awards 2018 (YEA Awards) The prestigious Young Entrepreneurs Awards…
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Gadgets
OPPO F9 Starry Purple colour variant now available in Kenya
More than a month after unveiling the OPPO F9 in Kenya, OPPO has now announced the availability of a new…
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Startups
After Nairobi, TechCrunch Startup Battlefield Africa competition now heads to Lagos
TechCrunch Startup Battlefield in partnership with Facebook is returning to Africa. This time around the startup competition will be held…
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Social Media
Twitter has suspended KTN News (@KTNNews) account
If you’re an active Twitter user you are probably aware that the company has over the last few months been…
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Reviews
Safaricom Neon Kicka 4: Kenya’s Cheapest Android Go Smartphone
Safaricom Neon Kicka 4: In August this year at the GSMA ‘Mobile 360 – Africa’ event held in Kigali. GSMA…
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CYBER SECURITY
SIM swap fraud is now global threat, says Myriad Connect
SIM swap fraud has plagued mobile users across Africa for years, with Myriad Connect’s recent survey in Kenya revealing that…
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Gadgets
Samsung Galaxy Note 9 512GB model is now in Kenya
Samsung has announced the availability of the Galaxy Note 9 512GB model in Kenya. Samsung, however, says only a limited number…
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BUSINESS
Samsung opens its largest retail store in Africa at Two Rivers Mall
Samsung Electronics has opened a new interactive store at Two Rivers Mall bringing to 29, the total number of Samsung…
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News
Google announces Ksh 100m grant to train Kenyan farmers
Google has announced a Sh100 million grant to train more than 100,000 Kenyan smallholder farmers on digital skills. The announcement…
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News
The Huawei Y9 (2019) unveiled in Kenya for Kshs 24,990
Huawei has today unveiled its latest device in the Y series, the Huawei Y9 2019. The device was launched today…
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BUSINESS
Safaricom Voice, Data, SMS Cost go up after recent taxes
Kenyans will from today start paying more for Safaricom voice calls and data. Safaricom in a statement sent out yesterday…
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Gadgets
Nokia 6.1 Plus starts selling in Kenya for Ksh. 31,900
HMD Global has announced the availability of the Nokia 6.1 Plus in Kenya. The Nokia 6.1 Plus joins the Android…
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News
MYDAWA leverages on fintech solution iPay to scale up service delivery
Kenya’s leading e-health platform, MYDAWA, has signed a partnership deal with iPay Limited, an innovative payment processing solution and payment…
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BUSINESS
Posta eyeing new partnership with Amazon
Kenya’s postal service provider the Kenya Postal Corporation of Kenya (Posta) is eyeing a deal with American e-commerce company Amazon…
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Gadgets
Galaxy A7 (2018), Samsung’s triple lens smartphone starts selling in Kenya
Samsung Electronics today announced the launch of its latest mid-range smartphone, Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) in Kenya. The Galaxy A7…
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