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News
Tablet Shipment fall by 12% globally in the second quarter
It looks like people’s love for tablets is slowly dying. According to a new data released on Monday by researcher…
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African startups can now apply for the GSMA Ecosystem Accelerator Innovation Fund
The GSMA Mobile 360 series finally came to an end last week in Tanzania. The 2-day conference brought together industry…
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Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign reportedly hacked
Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign was reportedly hacked on Friday during an attack on the Democratic party. The hack came just…
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Gadgets
Here’s the Mi Notebook Air, Xiaomi’s First Laptop
China’s Xiaomi has been known for producing budget friendly smartphones. Just recently, the company also branched its operations into the…
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Tecno Mobile Awards winners of the #See9SeeKenya challenge
You might have seen Tecno Mobile running the #See9SeeKenya campaign on various social media platforms. The campaign was basically to…
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Law Enforcement and IT Security companies join forces to fight Ransomware
The Dutch National Police, Europol, Intel Security and Kaspersky Lab have launched an online portal aimed at informing the public…
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Gadgets
BlackBerry officially announces the DTEK50, its Android-powered device for $299
For everyone who has been waiting for the next Android powered device from Blackberry, you won’t have to wait much…
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Gadgets
Here are Leaked images of the alleged Infinix Note 3 x601 launching soon
A couple of weeks ago we told you about Infinix working on a new device known as the Infinix Hot…
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BUSINESS
EPL side Hull City announce SportsPesa as Club’s official sponsor in a 3-year deal
Kenyan online betting company SportPesa have signed a three-year deal to become the official sponsor of English Premier League side…
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News
ECONET Media owned Kwesé TV is launching in Kenya
ECONET owned Kwese TV is launching in Kenya, the company as announced. Kenya is among the African countries the broadcasting…
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Gadgets
Lenovo is Launching the YOGA Tab 3 Pro in Kenya soon: Here is what you need to know.
If you passed by the Sarit Centre in Westlands or the HUB in Karen the past week you might have…
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Startups
DEMO Africa 2016 finalists Startups announced, here’s the full list
5 Kenyan startups have made it to the final list of 30 startups that will take part in this year’s…
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Gadgets
Here’s all you need to know about the Infinix X-band (XBO1) Smart watch, including photos
Infinix has officially entered the smartwatch market. The company has announced the arrival of its X-band smartwatch expected to be…
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News
Infinix Na Comrades Campus Campaign to mentor University Students in Photography
Students from local universities are set to benefit from a mentorship programme thanks Infinix Mobile. Dubbed Infinix Na Comrades…
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Technology leaders say ‘’Trump will be a Disaster for Innovation’’ if elected president
United States of America Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump “would be a disaster for innovation” if he is elected to…
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CYBER SECURITY
University of Nairobi Twitter Account and Blog compromised by hackers
No one is immune to getting their social media accounts or even website being hacked. Be it, individuals or corp-orates,…
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News
Tigo Tanzania partners with the Government to connect schools to the internet
Tanzania’s Telecommunications company Tigo has entered into a partnership with the country’s Ministry of Communications, Works and Infrastructure to connect…
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BUSINESS
Standard Bank rolls out its Banking App in four African Countries
Standard Bank has announced the expansion of of its Standard Banking app to to four additional countries in Africa.…
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CYBER SECURITY
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey’s Twitter account hit by hackers
No one is immune to to getting their social media accounts hacked. Last month we told how the most followed…
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News
ICT Ministry distances itself from Proposed Controversial ICT Bill
The Information Communication Ministry has come out strongly distancing itself from the controversial proposed Information Communication Technology (ICT) Practitioners bill…
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News
Security software giant Avast is acquiring rival AVG for $1.3b
Security software company Avast has announced that it is buying rival AVG Technologies for $1.3 billion in an all-cash deal.…
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Reviews
Tecno Camon C9 full review: Photography enthusiasts where are you at?
Launched a couple of weeks ago, the Tecno Camon C9 is a smartphone any photography enthusiast would wish to have.…
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News
Global ICT company INTRASOFT opens its regional office in Kenya
Global ICT company INTRASOFT has announced the opening of its regional office in Kenya. The establishment of INTRASOFT International EAST…
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News
Huawei to help in accelerating ICT development in Kenya
Global ICT solutions provider Huawei has announced that it is reiterating its commitment to accelerating ICT development in Kenyan counties.…
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Google launches a new open hardware platform for teaching kids to code
Google want to get code into more children’s hands. The tech giant has launched a new hardware platform aimed at…
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Gadgets
Blackberry is launching 3 Android devices, here’s what you need to know
Back in January, Blackberry announced its plans to release two Android smartphones. Most of us have been looking forward to…
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News
Apple patents technology will block your phone camera from taking videos
Like anybody else one of the things I love doing is filming live performances using my smartphone whenever I attend…
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Reviews
Tecno Phonepad 7 II review and specifications
Well, Tecno Mobile thinks more Kenyans need to use affordable smartphones. Recently we have seen the company unveil a range…
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Reviews
Tecno Phonepad 7 II Unboxing
The Tecno Phonepad 7 II is one of the latest products from Tecno Mobile. The devices came just weeks after…
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BUSINESS
Safaricom to offer real-time refund for network related call disconnections
Safaricom has unveiled a new set of product that will give customers on its network to control how they use…
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News
Euro 2016: UC Browser and TECNO partner to Offer Users free Prized Game bets
The Euro 2016 quarter finals begin today following a successful knockout stage a few days ago. Kicking off the quarter…
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Reviews
Tecno Camon C9 Unboxing and first impressions
The much awaited Tecno Camon C9 was finally launched into the Kenyan market last week, confirming the leaks and rumours…
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News
Tecno Camon C9 officially launches in Kenya
Tecno Mobile has today officially launched the Tecno Camon C9 smartphone into the Kenyan market. The phone which was launched…
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Social Media
Twitter will now allows users to share 140-second videos
You will agree with me that video is becoming increasingly central to the real-time conversations happening online. There are so…
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News
Hackers break into Acer’s website, Compromises Credit Card Details of 34,500 Customers
In yet another massive security breach to be reported this year, data of of as many as 34,500 Acer products…
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BUSINESS
Compulynx and Manthan partner to bring Advanced Analytics Solutions to East Africa
Technology solutions provider Compulynx has announced a new partnership with Manthan, a global leader in advanced analytics and big data…
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Gadgets
The Tecno C9 is now available for Pre-order
We are all looking forward to the Tecno Camon 9 to hit the market. From the teasers out there the…
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BUSINESS
Posta Customers will now receive notifications about mails and parcels via their phones
The Postal Corporation of Kenya [PCK] has launched a new virtual Post Office that will see customers receive customers receive…
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News
Andela just received a huge banking from Mark Zuckerberg
Andela, a startup that trains software developers in Africa and gives them full-time opportunities at international companies has received a…
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News
Mwalimu Digital Program to provide teachers with computers at low interest loans
Mwalimu National Sacco has launched a new initiative to digitize and improve service delivery in the country’s education sector. Dubbed…
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Social Media
Facebook makes its suicide prevention tools available to all users
Suicidal thoughts are the worst thing we would want any of our family members or friends to go through. Most…
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BUSINESS
Eclectics Groups urges organizations to adopt new CRM technologies.
Customer Relationship Management (CRM) has grown to become one of the best practices, strategies and technologies that organisations adopt to…
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News
Acumen announces new investment in Ghana’s Farmers Hope Company
Just a few weeks after announcing a $800,000 investment in equity in Nigeria’s Green Energy and Biofuels (GEB) company, Acumen…
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Social Media
Thanks Twitter I can now retweet myself :)
Some good news here for Twitter users. Ever tweeted a funny or interesting tweet and got no retweets? Well, forget…
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News
AfricaWorking initiative to benefit 250,000 youths with employability and entrepreneurship skills
Barclays Africa, Emerging, World, FranklinCovey, Knod, Microsoft, Safal Group, Syngenta and other groups of companies have today announced a new…
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Microsoft is buying LinkedIn for $26.2 Billion
Microsoft has today announced that it is buying professional networking service site LinkedIn in a deal worth $26.2 billion. Under…
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News
The Upcoming Tecno C9 Will retail at Kshs. 17,999
I have told you about the Tecno Camon 9 before. The device is not in the market yet but Tecno…
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Social Media
Facebook Now lets users comment on posts with videos
Facebook will now allow you comment and reply to post using videos. The company made this announcement yesterday in move…
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News
Acumen announces a $800,000 investment in equity in Nigeria’s Green Energy and Biofuels (GEB)
Acumen, the nonprofit social venture fund has today announced a $800,000 investment in equity in Green Energy and Biofuels (GEB),…
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News
Uber launches in Accra Ghana
Just a week after launching in Kampala, Uber has also announced its launch in Accra, Ghana. The city joins Uber;s…
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News
Sneak preview: What you need to know about Tecno Camon C9 innovative dual camera
Most Kenyans nowadays take photos at almost any confluence around them, thanks to the trend in smartphone photography. Despite the…
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News
Internet Society Urges Policymakers to Act on increased Internet Opportunities in Africa
As major key players in the internet industry gather in Gaborone, Botswana for the 4th annual Africa Internet Summit (AIS)…
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BUSINESS
Uber Launches in Kampala, provides free rides for all Ugandans
Following the success of Uber in many other growing cities in Africa, Uber has decided to spread its wings by…
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BUSINESS
KBA launches new firm to contend with M-PESA on mobile money dominance
The Kenya Bankers Association (KBA) has unveiled Integrated Payments Service Limited (IPSL) that will see them compete with Safaricom’s mobile…
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News
Lenovo Launches Smart Meeting Room Solution to tap into the unified communications market
Lenovo has announced its Smart Meeting Room Solution, a unified communications that will allow various devices and screens to be…
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Apps
Safaricom Has Launched ”My Safaricom App”, Here’s what you can do with it.
With companies now looking for better and faster ways to interact with customers, Safaricom has today launched a new app…
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Interviews
”We were lucky to get into the Techstars incubator” – Bamba Group
In February this year, prominent US accelerator Techstars selected Kenyan Startup Bamba Group as the first East African company, they…
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News
ICANN opens its first African Regional Engagement Office in Nairobi
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has opened its first African regional engagement office in Nairobi. ICANN…
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News
Charging your mobile device on a computer could put your data at risk
In any working environment there is always this one colleague who keeps borrowing your USB cable to charge his or…
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BUSINESS
Old Mutual increases its equity stake in UFF to 49%
Old Mutual has increased its equity stake in African agriculture investment group UFF African Agri Investment to 49%. This new…
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BUSINESS
Equity Bank Voted most innovative Bank in East Africa 2016
Equity Bank has been named the most innovative Bank in East Africa 2016 for the second year in a row.…
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BUSINESS
Jumia launches 2nd white paper on mobile trends, announces start of Mobile Week
Online retailer, Jumia yesterday announced the start of Jumia Mobile week. The company has partnered with smartphone manufacturing companies; Infinix,…
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News
Twitter to kill photos and videos from 140-character limit
Twitter is finally beginning to distance itself from its strict adherence to the rule that tweets should only contain 140…
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Gadgets
Tecno is launching yet another tablet, Tecno PhonePad 7 (II); Here is what to expect
A few weeks ago Tecno mobile unveiled a new tablet into the Kenyan market. The Tecno DroiPad 8 (II) tablet…
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Social Media
Facebook could be testing customized news feed with categories
You will all agree with me Facebook news feeds feels a bit cluttered these days, i personally do not like…
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News
How Digital Payments to Ebola Response Workers Helped Save lives in Sierra Leone
Digital payments to Ebola response workers in Sierra Leone saved so many lives and $10 million, a new report has…
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News
Scammers Selling Fake Tickets to the Rio 2016 Olympic Games
If you are preparing to attend the Rio 2016 Olympic Games then beware, scammers are apparently selling fake tickets to…
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News
Orange launches 6th edition of the Orange Social Venture Prize
Orange has today announced the launch of the 6th edition of the Orange Social Venture Prize in Africa and the…
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News
Samsung unveils the Galaxy J1 mini and J3 (2016) devices in Kenya
Samsung Electronics East Africa has today launched the J1 mini and J3 (2016) smartphones in the kenyan market. The launch…
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Reviews
Tecno DroiPad 8II Quick Review
Tecno Mobile launched the Tecno DroiPad 8II tablet into the Kenyan market. The tablet, as I had mentioned in my…
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News
Copy Cat Group announces plans to increase its market share in the ICT market
Copy Cat Group new Managing Director Vishal Patel has announced the company’s plans to implement new transformational strategy to increase…
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News
JOYWO, Intel partner to provide Digital Literacy to 1 million women in Kenya
Deputy President William Ruto today unveiled a new partnership between Intel Corporation and Joyful Women organization (JOYWO) that will see…
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Reviews
UC Browser Review, Best Browser for Downloads
UC Browser is China’s leading and most popular mobile browser. The browser recently launched in Kenya and other African markets.…
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BUSINESS
Finnish telco companies coming to Kenya to look for partnerships
As the number of mobile network technology in Kenya continues to increase, it is creating room for new international business…
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Interviews
China’s UC Browser is here, this is what they are bringing to the Kenyan market
Last month we told you about UC Browser, China’s largest mobile browser launching in Kenya. With a 20 percent global…
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Social Media
WhatsApp just launched a desktop app for Mac and Windows
Facebook owned messaging service WhatsApp has finally come to your desktop. The company has today launched the desktop application that…
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News
Forget the Luxury cars, Land Rover is also getting into the Smartphone Business
I love Land Rovers, I mean they are among the most luxurious cars in the world. Anyone including me dreams…
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Gadgets
This is the Xiaomi 6.4-Inch Mi Max Phone that everyone is talking about
We have previously told you about Xiaomi Mobile entering the Kenyan market. Back in China, the company has completely reshaped…
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Reviews
TECNO Droipad 8II Unboxing, first impression and release dates
So we have told you all the details you need to know about the TECNO DroiPad 8II, a product TECNO…
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Gadgets
Samsung unveils the Galaxy Tab A 7” into the Kenyan Market
Samsung has today launched the Galaxy Tab A 7’’ into the Kenyan market. The tablet joins the family of A…
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Reviews
Video: Infinix HOT 3 VS HOT 2 Comparisson
For the past month we have been telling you about the Infinix Hot 3. Since we heard the news…
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Social Media
This is How The New Instagram Business Profiles Will Look Like
Early this year, Instagram announced that it was working on rolling our a business profiles. What Instagram actually wanted to…
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Apps
63% of consumers globally don’t license agreement when installing new apps on their devices
63% of consumers globally do not read the license agreement carefully before installing a new app on their smartphone. Kaspersky…
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Gadgets
TECNO DroiPad 8II Photos
A couple of weeks ago we told you TECNO Mobile was will be launching a new tablet into the market.…
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News
How Moving to the cloud can help your business stay secure from cyber threats
A few weeks I got the chance to attend the East African Cloud Summit organized by the University of Nairobi’s…
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BUSINESS
Visa Brings Digital Payments to Rio 2016 Olympic Games
Visa will this year implement 4,000 POS terminals across key Olympic venues, as well as 11 ATMs in partnership with…
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News
British Wileyfox Smartphone Brand Enters Kenya, introduces two new devices
Just last month we told you about Xiaomi mobile entering the Kenyan market. Xiaomi came at a time when the…
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Social Media
Facebook, Messenger and Instagram Windows 10 Apps are Here at Last
Facebook has some good news for people using Facebook, Messenger and Instagram on Windows. The company is officially rolling out…
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News
Here’s how hackers are making it so easy for an ATM to obey their commands
So many cases have been reported of people losing their ATM Cards and after visiting their banks they find out…
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BUSINESS
M-Pesa Records 27.1 pc Global Growth to Million 25 Active Users
25 million active users are now on Vodafone M-Pesa, the company has announced, marking another accelerated growth for the innovative…
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Reviews
XIAOMI Redmi NOTE 2 REVIEW, Another Brand to watch out for in Kenya
A few weeks ago I told you about Xiaomi Mobile entering the Kenyan market. Xiaomi entered the market when the…
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Reviews
Infinix HOT 3 Review, another mark of simplicity from Infinix
For the better part of last year I have been interacting with Infinix smartphones. Actually, I have used nearly all…
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Reviews
Meet SILK, first smartphone to be designed in Kenya
The number of smartphone users continue to increase drastically in Kenya. This increase has been attributed to so many smartphone…
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CYBER SECURITY
Kaspersky Lab Warns of Cybersecurity for Industrial Facilities and Connected Devices in Smart Cities
Kaspersky Lab has warned of Cybersecurity for Industrial Facilities and Connected Devices in Smart Cities. This warning was made during Kaspersky…
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News
UC Browser for mobile launching in Kenya, targets Opera directly
UC Browser, China’s largest mobile browser is launching in Kenya. With a 20 percent global market share (as of February…
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Reviews
REVIEW: TECNO Boom J8, another Music Phone from TECNO Mobile
We all agree that TECNO Mobile has been doing quite well when it comes to producing great phones. The company…
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BUSINESS
Mwangaza Light lighting up consumers with innovative solar powered products
Kenya’s long-term development programme dubbed Vision 2030 aims to transform Kenya into a middle income country by the year 2030.…
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Gadgets
TECNO is launching the DroiPad 8II tablet in Kenya, Here’s what to expect
About a week ago TECNO Mobile launched the TECNO Boom J8, its first 2016 smartphone. The launch which also happened…
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Social Media
New update from Facebook allows you to Share Dropbox files directly from Facebook Messenger
Some good news here, Facebook Messenger has a new update, Beginning today, you can now share Dropbox files directly from…
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News
Four primary schools get Digital Literacy Programme (DLP) devices
The Digital Literacy Programme (DLP) has delivered and installed devices to an initial four (4) primary schools in different parts…
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Reviews
Infinix HOT 3 Unboxing and First impressions
Just last week Infinix added a new phone to its family of Infinix HOT devices by unveiling the Infinix HOT…
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