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Social Media
Yes, You can now Add and Switch Between Multiple Accounts on Instagram
Sometime back in November last year, Instagram was testing multiple account switching for both their iOS and Android. Little was…
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INSURANCE
AXA to provide insurance products and services to Jumia African customers
Just a day after announcing a 75 million euros investment in online travel company Jovago, insurance and assets management firm…
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Reviews
Review: Infinix ZERO 3, the camera Hero
Infinix Zero 3 is the latest smartphone from Infinix Mobility that is priding itself in the emerging smartphone market. It…
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BUSINESS
Axa invests 75 million euros in Jovago
Online travel booking company Jovago and Asset management company Axa have today announced a new partnership seeking to develop Jovago’s…
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Social Media
#RIPTwitter: Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey denies algorithm fears
#RIPTwitter, remember that hashtag? The hashtag that was trending worldwide last week after a report by BuzzFeed revealed that Twitter…
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BUSINESS
Kenya and Uganda to roll out Electronic Cargo Tracking System (ECTS).
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) together with the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that…
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BUSINESS
Travelstart secures US$40M funding from Amadeus Capital
Online Travel company Travelstart has today announced a US$40 million funding from global technology investor Amadeus Capital Partners. With the…
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Social Media
Tigo Tanzania customers to access free WhatsApp service
All Tigo customers in Tanzania will now be able to access free WhatsApp service. This announcement was made by Tigo…
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BUSINESS
Airtel FREE Internet for Schools Program connects 23 schools in Machakos County
The Airtel Free internet for schools program is now in Machakos county. The program was launched yesterday at Machakos Boys…
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News
Sophos Report: Most companies unable to protect highly sensitive employee information.
A new survey by network and endpoint security firm Sophos has revealed how most companies are unable to protect highly…
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News
Sophos Mobile Control 6.0 to offer Security Solutions for Enterprise Mobility Management
Organizations will now be able to manage their business data while at the same time enhance user privacy after network…
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News
Gemalto selected to supply border and visa management systems to Gabon
Gabon’s Department of Homeland Security DGDI has selected Gemalto to supply and implement a fully integrated border and visa management…
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Interviews
How PortableVoices is changing information sharing in Kibera
With the world changing at a rapid pace, so many industries rising, technology leading to more efficient and effective ways…
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News
The Galaxy A (2016) Smartphones now in Kenya
Samsung Electronics has today announced the release of the Galaxy A (2016) smartphones into the Kenyan Market. The Galaxy A…
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News
Report: Google wants to transmit data up to 40 times faster than today’s 4G LTE speeds.
Google could soon be transmitting data up to 40 times faster than today’s 4G LTE speeds if a report published…
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BUSINESS
Airtel Nigeria and Access Bank Launch Smart Savers Initiative
Access Bank in partnership with Airtel Nigeria has partnered to introduce a Smart Savers initiative that will enable Airtel customers…
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BUSINESS
M-Pesa Customers to access their monthly statements via email
Safaricom has announced a new service that allow M-PESA customers to access monthly statements free of charge via email. The…
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News
Intel’s My Digital Journey platform to Empower Women and Girls in Kenya
Intel Corporation yesterday launched an online learning platform aimed at providing an opportunity for women to learn, connect and share…
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BUSINESS
New Airtel UnlimiNet 20 Bundle to offer free Facebook and WhatsApp
Airtel Kenya has today unveiled a new set of bundles for Voice, SMS and data. Dubbed ‘’UnlimiNet 20 bundle, the…
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News
VIDEO: ICT CS Joseph Mucheru Talks about the Future of Netflix in Kenya
When Netflix announced its expansion to Kenya and other 130 countries, so many internet users like me and others were…
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Reviews
Review: How a New LED EasyKeyFinder device helps you find your misplaced valuables
Misplacing something is one the most common things that happens to us. It could be a phone or even bunch…
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News
Conservationists petition Yahoo to stop selling Elephant ivory online
A group of conservationists have launched an online campaign to petition Yahoo to stop selling elephant ivory and ivory products…
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News
Microsoft Philanthropies to donate $1 billion in cloud computing resources to universities and nonprofits
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has today announced a new three-part initiative that will ensure Microsoft’s cloud computing resources including including…
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Social Media
BREAKING: Twitter is currently down
If you have tried accessing twitter via your desktop or mobile phone you might have came face to face with…
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News
ITU unveils First World Smart City online community
ITU has today launched the first World Smart City online community to assist city stakeholders in their efforts to develop…
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Gadgets
Infinix Zero 3 Now in Kenya, featuring a 20.7MP Camera
The hotly anticipated Infinix Zero 3 is now available in Kenya. The Smartphone was launched at a colorful event on…
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BUSINESS
Orange buys Airtel’s operations in Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone
Orange and Bharti Airtel International have signed an agreement that Orange acquire Airtel’s operations in Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone.…
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BUSINESS
Airtel Kenya Partners with National Bank to offer mobile banking services
Airtel has today a new partnership with National Bank of Kenya to deliver mobile banking services through the Airtel money…
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News
Nigeria-Cameroun high capacity submarine cable goes live
The high capacity Nigerian-Cameroun Submarine Cable System (NCSCS) connecting Lagos, Nigeria and Kribi, Cameroun has gone live. The new submarine…
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News
Submission phase for 2016 Kenya Blog Awards Now Open
Bloggers Association of Kenya (BAKE) has announced the launch of the 5th edition of the Kenya Blog Awards. The awards…
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Gadgets
#CES2016: This is Nikon ’s crazy 360-degree VR camera that everyone is talking about
It is a surprise announcement that Nikon pulled at the CES 2016, the unveiling of KeyMission 360, Nikon’s crazy 360-degree…
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Gadgets
#CES2016: Panasonic is bringing the world’s most popular turntables back
Panasonic is making the world’s most popular turntables again, yes, you heard me right. The company unveiled Two Technics SL-1200…
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Gadgets
#CES2016: Introducing The Huawei Mate 8 running on Kirin 950 chipset
Huawei’s flagship the Huawei Mate 8 phone has finally gone global featuring the most powerful chipset, a high-capacity battery and…
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Social Media
Be warned Tweeps, New Twitter rules cracks down on threats and abuse
Twitter users who use the social media platform for violent threats and abusive behavior be warned. The company has revised…
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Gadgets
Samsung releases Galaxy A (2016) TV Commercial “exclusively for you”
Samsung has released an exclusive first Galaxy A (2016) TV commercial to make consumers aware of its new family of…
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BUSINESS
Jumia Nigeria appoints Mrs Juliet Anammah as New CEO
Jumia Nigeria has appointed Mrs Juliet Anammah as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Juliet is taking over from former Co-CEOs Jeremy…
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News
Why the Infinix Note 2 should be your next smartphone.
When Infinix Mobility announced plans to release a new flagship product into the African market before the end of the…
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Reviews
Top Smartphones Reviewed on TechTrendsKE 2015, The Choice is yours.
As promised this month we are focusing on some of the interesting stories TechTrendsKE covered. This Tuesday we are on…
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BUSINESS
NetGuardians brings anti-fraud software solutions to Kenyan banks
Recent times have seen Kenyan banks being hit by several high profile fraud cases despite the Central Bank pledging tougher…
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News
Airtel Nigeria takes Christmas celebrations to Charity Homes and orphanages
Airtel Nigeria has announced of its Christmas charity campaign in the country. Dubbed ‘5 Days of Love,’ the campaign will…
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Reviews
Review: Hands On with the Infinix Note 2
As I had mentioned in my unboxing article, the Infinix Note 2, from Infinix Mobility is probably one of the…
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News
WrapUp: Some of the interesting stories featured on TechTrendsKE in 2015
2015 is almost coming to an end, a year that has seen so much growth in Kenyan and African tech…
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Social Media
Court Bans WhatsApp in Brazil for 48 hours
WhatsApp users in Brazil will for the next 48 hour be blocked from using the Facebook owned the service. This…
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News
Tigo announces winners of the Tigo Digital Changemakers competition.
Tigo Tanzania and Reach For Change, a Tanzanian NGO have announced the two winners of the Tigo Digital Changemakers competition.…
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News
Liquid Telecom to build new undersea cable Linking Africa to Middle East
Liquid Sea, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Liquid Telecom, has started a project to build a new subsea cable linking Africa…
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News
Terror group ISIS launches App to spread its terror agenda
Islami State Terror Group (ISIS) has reportedly launched an app to spread it terror agenda, adding teeth to its internet…
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Reviews
Infinix Note 2 Unboxing and Photos
It is probably one of the coolest gadgets one would wish to have right now in town; I am talking…
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News
Start A Library Campaign raises Nine Million Kenya Shillings
The Start A Library Campaign has raised 9 Million Kenyan Shillings to support the development of 30 libraries to be…
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News
ESET to develop USB drives with built in antivirus
ESET is set to develop a new range of secure USB flash drives that will come with in-built antivirus. The…
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News
BrighterMonday sets its sight on Kenya’s recruitment challenges
Job-listing site BrighterMonday has today announced a new career centre that will be used to communicate with various audiences who…
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News
ESET Unveils New tool to help parents monitor their children’s online activities
Global Security software provider ESET has unveiled a new tool to help parents monitor what their children are doing online.…
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Reviews
Review: Hands On with the SNOKOR Rocket Z5000 Smartphone.
Snokor Rocket Z5000 is the latest Smartphone to enter the Kenyan market, coming at a time when the number of…
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News
Huawei introduces new entry level Smartphones into the local market
Huawei has today announced the introduction of two entry level smartphones, Y5C and Y360, into the Kenyan market as it…
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News
What you need to know about Joseph Mucheru, New ICT Cabinet Secretary
Joseph Mucheru MBS, is the current Kenyan Cabinet Secretary nominee for ICT. The ICT docket was initially headed by Dr.…
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BUSINESS
Travelfix.CO, an Online Travel Agency launches in Nigeria
Travelfix.CO, Africa’s fastest growing travel solutions provider has launched an online booking portal, that will offer Nigerian travellers discounted rates…
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News
Philips showcases its healthier innovations solutions at the Innovation Experience 2015
Around the globe, disruption, innovation, and the rapid pace of technological development is reshaping consumer experience, as well as the…
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Gadgets
SNOKOR, new smartphone brand enters the Kenyan market
Recent times have seen different Smartphone brands invade the booming Kenyan Smartphone market. The recent one being SNOKOR, a Smartphone…
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News
Second phase of the ACE submarine cable system to expand broadband connectivity in Africa starts
Orange, together with other members of the ACE consortium have announced the start of the next phase of the ACE…
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BUSINESS
E-Commerce: Beware of potential customs charges when sending or receiving gifts internationally
In the lead up to the festive season, consumers are increasingly turning to e-commerce shopping portals instead of visiting physical stores…
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Social Media
Welcome the new revamped Google+
Google+ is here to stay, this could be the message Google is trying to send if the new announcement by…
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News
Airtel and Facebook launch Free Basics Services in 17 African countries
Bharti Airtel has today announced its new partnership with Facebook which will see the two companies launch Free Basics in…
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News
Liquid Telecom to provide free WiFi at this Year’s Rhino Charge
Liquid Telecom has announced that it will be providing free WiFi during this year’s Rhino Charge, East Africa’s most challenging…
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News
Oracle Cloud Day: CEOs should help drive business transformation
Oracle Kenya last week held its annual Cloud Day event at Safari Park Hotel in Nairobi. The event attracted customers;…
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News
SimbaNET Launches SimbaSKY to enhance internet access in remote rural areas
SimbaNET has launched an SME-based product aimed at enhancing internet access in remote rural areas as it seeks to diversify…
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BUSINESS
Cheki to hold free automotive educational event in Nairobi
In a bid to increase the public’s knowledge on issues in the automotive sector, Kenya’s online car trade platform, cheki.co.ke will on…
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BUSINESS
Orange signs agreement with Helios Investment Partners for the sale of its stake in Telkom Kenya
Orange has signed a binding agreement with Helios Investment Partners for the sale of its entire 70% stake in Telkom Kenya,…
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BUSINESS
Ethiopia Commodity Exchange (ECX) Launches Food Traceability
Ethiopia Commodity Exchange has officially announced the launch of its IBM enabled national traceability system, eATTS at an event…
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BUSINESS
MTN Chief Executive Sifiso Dabengwa resigns
Africa’s largest telecommunications company, MTN Group Ltd Chief Executive Sifiso Dabengwa has resigned. His resignation came at a time when…
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BUSINESS
Liquid Telecom named Best African Wholesale Carrier at Global Carrier Awards
Liquid Telecom has for the fourth consecutive year been named the Best African Wholesale Carrier at the 11th annual Global…
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News
COMESA and Microsoft collaborate to promote access, skills and innovation in 19 African Countries
The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)through the COMESA Business Council (CBC) and Microsoft have signed an MOU…
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Startups
How WeFarm is helping farmers share information via text across the globe
Technology has become an integral part in the growth of most economies in the world. Most of the countries…
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BUSINESS
Co-op Bank and SimbaPay partner to offer Diaspora Remittances
The Co-operative Bank of Kenya has today announced a new partnership with SimbaPay to offer international money transfer services to…
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BUSINESS
Siemens to build 1,000km power line between Kenya and Ethiopia
Global engineering firm Siemens has been appointed in consortium with construction company Isolux Corsan to build a 1,000 kilometre power…
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News
Report: Over 70 per cent of Kenyan businesses exposed to cybercrime attacks
A new report by Cyber Security consulting firm Serianu in partnership with PKF consulting and USIU Africa has revealed that…
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Social Media
Facebook is changing how your notifications look
Your Facebook notifications on your phone are about to look different, Facebook has announced. Your notifications will now show friends’…
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Social Media
Twitter Introduces ability to Embed Basic Two-Choice Polls In Your Tweets
For the past one month or so Twitter has been playing around with polls and yesterday the Social media site…
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BUSINESS
MoneyGram Partners with Econet Wireless to allow international money transfer via Zimbabwe’s EcoCash
MoneyGram and Econet Wireless yesterday launched a new service that will enable customers from more than 200 countries and territories worldwide…
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BUSINESS
M-Pesa to now indicate recipients’ last name to stop worrying transactions
M-pesa will now indicate recipients last name to stop its users over worrying transactions this is after Safaricom introduced a new enhancement…
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BUSINESS
Viettel launches mobile and internet services in Tanzania
Viettel has today unveiled mobile and internet services in Tanzania, under the brand name of Halotel. According to the telecom…
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News
Etihad Airways Signs Technology Services, Cloud Collaboration agreement With IBM
Etihad Airways has signed a ten-year technology services agreement with IBM worth US$ 700 million. This, according to the Airline…
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News
Google and Kenya National Archives Launch Digitised National Archives
The Google Cultural Institute has partnered with the Kenya National Archives to launch digitised National Archives, an initiative that celebrates…
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Gadgets
This laptop tracker will direct you to where your stolen laptop is
Losing a personal laptop computer can be the most devastating thing one can ever go through in life. Most of…
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Reviews
REVIEW: Hands On with the TECNO Phantom 5
Quick Key Specs • Display: 5.5 inch HD touchscreen (1080 X 1920 pixels) • OS: Android 5.1 Lollipop • Processor:…
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News
TECNO Mobile Present Cheque to Arise Children’s Home
A team from TECNO mobile has today presented a cheque to the Arise Child Development Organisation (ACDO) in Dagoretti Naiobi.…
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Gadgets
Meet Acer’s New Windows 10 Tablet And 14-inch Convertible Laptop
Acer has unveiled two new devices today at a Windows 10 event in Taipei. The Aspire R 14 convertible notebook, and…
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Gadgets
A look at the New Microsoft Lumia 950 and 950XL
Yesterday Microsoft unveiled its first Windows 10 Smartphones together with a range of other new devices to try beat the…
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Social Media
Twitter launches ‘Moments’ to follow Trending Stories
By Nixon Kanali, TechTrendsKE It is just a day since Twitter announced its co-founder Jack Dorsey would now be the…
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News
TECNO Mobile raises money to support a children’s Home in Nairobi
By Nixon Kanali, TechTrendsKE TECNO Mobile Kenya last month raised Kshs.356,680 to support the Arise Child Development Organization, a Childrens…
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BUSINESS
Mobile Money: Beyonic Partners with Mobile Accord to Expand Further into Africa
Beyonic , a technology company that aims to eliminate the rampant use of cash in emerging markets has announced a…
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News
IBM’s African Skills Initiative equips over 1600 students with certification courses in Kenya
Since its launch in September 2014, IBM’s African Skills Initiative in partnership Kenya Education Network (KENET), have so far equipped…
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News
Samsung to take part at 5th Innovation Africa Summit in Uganda
Samsung Electronics Africa has announced that it will be taking part in the fifth Innovation Africa Summit scheduled to take…
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News
Gmail Rolls out ”BLOCK” button to banish annoying senders
Most of the times we keep receiving annoying emails from people we do not know or they could be even…
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News
Airtel and Liquid Telecom Sign Pan-African Fibre Connectivity Deal
Bharti Airtel’s mobile broadband subscribers in Africa will soon be able to enjoy faster Internet access speeds on its 3G…
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News
Nokia and the French Government announce agreement on a shared vision of innovation
Nokia together with the French government have announced an agreement that will see Nokia help to drive innovation in France…
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Gadgets
Tecno Mobile unveils the Phantom 5 into the Kenyan Market
Tecno Mobile Limited has today its much anticipated flagship device, the Phantom 5 into the Kenyan market. The company says…
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News
IBM Partners with Rwandan government to increase country’s development
IBM has partnered with the government of Rwanda to bolster the country’s development, public safety, citizen engagement and economic opportunities.…
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BUSINESS
Airtel Kenya continues to record growth in data, mobile voice and SMS traffic
The quarter under review exhibited mixed trends in terms of local mobile voice traffic per operator with Airtel Kenya Limited…
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News
Car and General donates engines to technical training institutions
Car and General- Kenya has donated over 40 engines to twenty one technical training institutions from across Kenya. The engines…
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News
Airtel Kenya’s #FaceOfKenya campaign Promotes Upcoming Photographers
Airtel Kenya has been working with with top Instagrammers; Asif Khan , Mutua Matheka and Sarah Waiswa, to use the…
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News
mi-Fone objects to Xiaomi entering Africa with similar name
mi-Fone the FIRST African Mobile Devices brand objected to Chinese Smartphone giant Xiaomi and their African distributor upcoming plans to…
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News
Nokia, Ericsson and Intel collaborating on Next-Generation Wireless Connectivity for Internet of Things Market Segment
Nokia, Ericsson and Intel Corporation have announced their support for Narrow-Band Long-Term Evolution (NB-LTE) technology as the ideal wireless connectivity…
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