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BUSINESS
Carrefour Kenya partners with Jumia to sell groceries online
Majid Al Futtaim, the exclusive franchisee operator of Carrefour in 15 countries across the Middle East, Africa and Asia, has…
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Interviews
Outlook on the Insurance Industry in Kenya – Kenindia Assurance
Having grown from a turnover of Kshs 200m per year to over Kshs 3 billion per year, Kenindia Assurance will…
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News
Korea Invests $9 Million to Support Development of Science and Technology Skills Across Sub-Saharan Africa
The International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE) has signed an initial US$ 3.8 million grant agreement with the…
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BUSINESS
Watching Made Smarter Through LG’s ThinQ AI TVs
It is 2018 and televisions are more advanced and better than ever. Televisions have rapidly evolved over the last couple…
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COLUMNS
Globalization in the era of LG
It is not news that smart devices have tremendously increased over the past years bringing with it globalisation. Analysts’ project…
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CYBER SECURITY
Sophos Adds Endpoint Detection and Response to Intercept X Advanced
Sophos today launched the latest addition to its endpoint solution portfolio, Intercept X with EDR. Powered by Sophos’ deep learning…
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Startups
12 South African startups selected for Knife Capital’s 4th Grindstone Accelerator
South African venture capital firm Knife Capital has announced the twelve African startups that will take part in its fourth…
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LATEST DEALS
Jumia Black Friday Ultimate Battle – iPhone X + Samsung Galaxy Note 9
We have previously told you about the Jumia Ultimate Black Friday 2018 deals which will begin on the 23rd of…
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News
Cellulant patners with Facebook to launch Augmented Reality (AR) powered try-on experiences on Messenger
Pan-African Payments company, Cellulant, has built Africa’s first Augmented Reality (AR) powered try-on experiences in Facebook Messenger. As part of…
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LATEST DEALS
Jumia Ultimate Black Friday 2018 deals revealed: Groceries, TVs, Phones — and Unga for Ksh.20 bob
The Jumia Ultimate Black Friday 2018 deals have been revealed and there are some good ones which online shoppers in…
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Startups
Standard Chartered’s ‘Women in Tech’ accelerator program has attracted over 180 women-led startups
Standard Chartered’s ‘Women in Tech’ accelerator program has attracted over 180 women-led startups. The startups will, however, be reduced to…
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News
Liquid Telecom Kenya reveals sustainability gains that have driven 20% sales growth
Liquid Telecom Kenya has published its second annual Sustainability Report revealing the internal reorganisation and value initiatives that have helped…
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CYBER SECURITY
Sophos 2019 Threat Report unveils the rise of the hand-delivered, targeted
Sophos has launched its 2019 Threat Report providing insights into emerging and evolving cybersecurity trends. The report, produced by SophosLabs researchers, explores changes…
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COLUMNS
[Column] Reasons for the Growing Bitcoin market in Africa
Recently, Africa has shown to be a fertile ground for Cryptocurrency with several countries such as South Africa, Kenya, Ghana,…
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COLUMNS
[Column] IoT is as simple as ABC…D! Part 3 – Choosing Connectivity
There is no doubt that the Internet of Things (IoT) can solve everyday challenges using technology, and with IDC predicting…
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CYBER SECURITY
Report: WannaCry is still alive hitting almost 75,000 users in Q3 2018
One and a half years after its epidemic, WannaCry ransomware tops the list of the most widespread cryptor families and…
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News
Cellulant announces partnership with 2018 Pwani Innovation Week
Cellulant today announced its partnership and title sponsorship of the inaugural Pwani Innovation Week in conjunction with Swahilipot Hub. To…
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24BIt
Podcast: 24Bit Season 2 – Episode 2 – Ksh.100,000 Smartphones
Smartphone prices starting at Ksh. 100,000 are getting more common but that is really necessary? This is the discussion we…
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BUSINESS
Top firms to sponsor Young Entrepreneur Awards 2018
The inaugural Young Entrepreneur Awards 2018 has signed up three sponsorship deals for the awarding ceremony which will be held…
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Gadgets
Choosing Between The iPhone 7, 8, XR, XS
Millions of people now own and rely upon a smartphone for everyday life. They can talk and interact with the…
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New Appointments
Mugo Kibati appointed new Telkom Kenya CEO
Telkom Kenya has announced the appointment of Mugo Kibati as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). He takes over from Aldo…
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COLUMNS
IT & Leadership: Deon Geyser – The 5G imperative
It has been just a decade since the mobile phone spread rapidly across Africa, leapfrogging the landline and bringing literacy,…
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New Appointments
NGMN Announces New Chairman and Board Members
The Next Generation Mobile Networks (NGMN) Alliance – which drives and guides the development of future mobile broadband technology with…
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News
Samsung reveals breakthroughs in Intelligence, IoT and Mobile UX
Samsung Electronics has unveiled powerful new developer tools for its Bixby and SmartThings platforms, as well as new, powerful mobile…
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BUSINESS
Safaricom takes M-Pesa Global Through A New partnership with Western Union
Safaricom has entered into a partnership with Western Union to launch M-PESA Global, a new service will allow anyone from…
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COLUMNS
IT & Leadership: The opportunity of IoT
By: Sean Laval, Executive: Solutions and Innovations at SqwidNet The Internet of Things (IoT) is not the by-product of hype…
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Gadgets
iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max Specs, Price and availability in Kenya
Redington Kenya Ltd – Telecom Distribution has officially introduced the iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max in Kenya. The new iPhones…
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Startups
14 fintech startups selected for the CATAPULT: Inclusion Africa program
14 Fintech startups have been selected to join the CATAPULT: Inclusion Africa program scheduled to take place between the 5th…
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COLUMNS
Insidr shares some cool tips for travelling around Europe
You guys know I’ve been keeping this blog for a long time already, it’s where I like to share my…
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News
Uber and Suzuki to expand UberCHAPCHAP vehicles across Sub-Saharan Africa
Uber and Suzuki Motor Corporation have entered into a new memorandum of understanding (MOU) to expand the fuel-efficient UberCHAPCHAP vehicle…
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INSURANCE
ZEP-RE hosts insuretech hackathon in a bid to digitise their claims process
PTA Reinsurance Company recently hosted a two-day insuretech hackathon dubbed “TechMeetInsurance” at ZEP-RE in a bid to automate their internal claims…
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News
Nokia 7 Plus serves first slice of Android 9 Pie
HMD Global has announced the rollout of Android 9 Pie on the Nokia 7 plus. Packed with Google’s intuitive software,…
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BUSINESS
Full List of Young Entrepreneurs Awards 2018 Nominees
Here is the full list of the 32 shortlisted Nominees per category for the Young Entrepreneurs Awards 2018. Fashion Award…
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News
Report: Remittance income will drive economic growth for Africa
Despite an economic slowdown, most African countries are reported to have a positive economic outlook. This is according to ICAEW’s…
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BUSINESS
Safaricom opens new retail shop in Eldoret town
Safaricom has opened its new retail outlet in Eldoret town as part of its regional expansion strategy to reach customers…
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BUSINESS
Telkom Kenya to send home 500 employees in workforce restructuring exercise
Telkom Kenya has announced plans to send home 500 employees as part of its workforce restructuring exercise. ‘’Telkom has issued…
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LATEST DEALS
Top Opening Jumia Black Friday 2018 Flash Sales from 2nd November at 9:00AM
Jumia Black Friday 2018 kicks off officially on 2nd November and will run for an entire month to 30th November.…
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BUSINESS
Redefining Wine O’clock with LG’s smart wine cellar
Once upon a time, when you wanted to enjoy some red or white wine, you needed to store them differently.…
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BUSINESS
Tips for Startup Businesses: How Structured Cabling Improve Network Connections
It’s a fact that technology is a crucial factor in a business’s success. Starting and running a business can be…
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COLUMNS
Leveraging intelligent technologies to help Kenya government connect better with citizens and build intelligent public-sector enterprises
By Robin Njiru, Director: General Business at SAP East Africa Public sector companies are not immune to the forces that…
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COLUMNS
Corine Mbiaketcha Nana: Three early industry adopters of autonomous technologies
Automation has already transformed industries in which complexity and performance demands must meet the challenges of fewer available resources, narrower…
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BUSINESS
Expect the Jumia Black Friday 2018 to be twice as big as last year
Jumia Kenya officially unveiled its Jumia Black Friday 2018 sales event this month. The one-month event will run from 2nd…
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BUSINESS
The LG Kitchen Maestro Starter Pack
Everyone has at least one memory of his or her family sharing a sumptuous home-cooked meal accompanied by hearty laughter.…
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Interviews
LG proves the future of the kitchen is digital
I remember when I was growing up, sitting in the kitchen watching my mother prepare chapatti with the hope of…
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New Appointments
Liquid Telecom names Wellington Makamure new Regional CEO for Southern Africa
Liquid Telecom has appointed Wellington Makamure as the new Regional CEO of Southern Africa in charge of four key markets…
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News
Uber launches Safety Toolkit for riders and drivers
Uber has launched a Safety Toolkit for its riders and drivers across 38 countries, including Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania,…
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Startups
Founders Factory wants to build and scale African tech startups
London-based startup accelerator Founders Factory has partnered with Standard Bank to launch its first international location in Johannesburg, South Africa…
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COLUMNS
The Pros and Cons Of PDF
Are you thinking about converting your word files into PDF files? If that’s the case, you have to read up…
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BUSINESS
CBA’s third economic forum discusses food security
Commercial Bank of Africa (CBA) yesterday hosted its third Economic Forum at Serena Hotel in Nairobi. The third Economic Forum…
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COLUMNS
IT & Leadership: Rewriting the African narrative
By Karien Bornheim, CEO, and founder of FABS Footprint Africa Business Solutions (FABS) is a company that was inspired by frogs,…
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Interviews
Tech In Film: Why It Makes No Sense To Ban Films In 2018
Creativity and technology are an integral part of the film industry and hence help the industry grow beyond the regular…
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Gadgets
Huawei Y9 (2019) Specs, Price and Availability in Kenya
Huawei recently unveiled a new device in its Y series, the Huawei Y9 2019 in the country. The new Huawei…
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News
536 East Africa companies compete for the coveted 2018 CIO100 Awards
With entries coming to an end, 536 East Africa companies participated for the analysis as 200 companies make it for…
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24BIt
24Bit Season 2 – Episode 1 – Music Streaming Apps
Music Streaming Apps Want to get your stream on? I bet you do. In recent years, music streaming apps have…
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Startups
List of Eight African startups selected for the 2018 VC4A Venture Showcase
VC4A has announced the eight Africa ventures that have been selected for the 2018 VC4A Venture Showcase – Series A. The…
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COLUMNS
IFRS 9 – Why Credit Bureaus Are The Ideal Partner?
Financial institutions around the globe are feeling the heat from the introduction of IFRS 9 impairment reporting. Credit Bureaus offer the most effective…
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BUSINESS
DHL Express awarded most Top Employer certifications on the continent
DHL Express has been awarded most Top Employer in Africa for the fifth consecutive year, at the prestigious Top Employer…
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Gadgets
Xiaomi Pocophone F1 specs, price and availability in Kenya
Xiaomi has confirmed that its flagship killer, the Pocophone F1 which is its first device in its new Pocophone (You…
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Social Media
Instagram wants to share your location history data with Facebook
Instagram is apparently testing a new setting that will allow it to share your location data with its parent company…
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COLUMNS
Five steps to evaluating a DDoS managed service provider
The news that the Southern African Department of Labour was recently able to foil a distributed denial of service (DDoS)…
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BUSINESS
Cross-network money transfer between Safaricom and Telkom goes live
Cross-network mobile money transfer between Safaricom and Telkom went live in Kenya on Thursday. This came as the country’s main…
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News
Kenya wins Bid to host the International Open Data Conference in 2020
Kenya has won the bid to host the 6th edition of the International Open Data Conference (IODC) in 2020. This…
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New Appointments
Oracle Appoints Andrew Sordam New Vice President for sub-Saharan Africa
Oracle today announced the appointment of Andrew Sordam as Vice President for sub-Saharan Africa with immediate effect. Andrew Sordam takes…
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News
The Rising Tide of Tax Disputes
By JJ van der Walt, Candidate Attorney, and Arnaaz Camay, Tax Executive, Tax Practice, Baker McKenzie Johannesburg New research from…
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COLUMNS
Fintech flourishes in Uganda as regulation remains hands-off for now
Financial technology is flourishing in Uganda, thanks partly to the enormous popularity of mobile money and payment systems and partly…
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News
MEST unveils its fourth African tech hub in Nairobi
The Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST) has unveiled its fourth incubator and tech hub in Nairobi. The pan-African entrepreneurial…
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News
Safaricom named UN Global Compact LEAD company
Safaricom has been recognized as a UN Global Compact LEAD company for its ongoing commitment to the United Nations Global…
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BUSINESS
Jumia partners with Amadeus to launch first Flight Marketplace in Africa
Jumia Travel has partnered with Amadeus, a leading travel technology company to launch the first flight marketplace in Africa. The…
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News
South Africa’s data management firm Redstor expands to Kenya
Redstor, a leading South Africa-based cloud data management SaaS business, is expanding its operations in Kenya. This expansion comes after…
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News
Google 20 years on!
Google just marked its second decade! Twenty years ago, Google started with an ambitious goal to organize the world’s information…
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News
“Africa is the Silicon Valley of banking”, say co-founders of TagPay
The rise of fintechs might be shaking up the banking sector in developed countries, but African banks are taking full…
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News
Internet Society Partners with Facebook to Expand Internet Connectivity in Africa
The Internet Society is partnering with Facebook to develop Internet Exchange Points (IXP) throughout Africa. An Internet Exchange Point is…
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News
22.4 million smartphones shipped to Africa during second quarter of 2018
A total of 22.4 million smartphones were shipped to Africa during the second quarter of this year (Q2 2018), this…
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News
Samsung Electronics Wins 49 IDEA Design Awards
Samsung Electronics announced today that it won 49 IDEA Design Awards, including one Gold, six Silvers and two Bronzes, at…
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BUSINESS
LG Customer Connections for Great Experiences
Walk into any of the LG showrooms and you immediately feel the difference in the experience that makes this establishment…
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BUSINESS
Create A Logo In No Time Using LogoAi
Need a logo design right now for your online business? With the right tool, you can create a professional looking…
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Startups
List of 10 startups shortlisted for Innovation Prize for Africa 2018 awards
The African Innovation Foundation (AIF) has named the top 10 startups that will compete for its prestigious Innovation Prize for…
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Reviews
Infinix HOT S3X Unboxing and First Thoughts
Infinix is selling its latest device, the Infinix HOT S3X on its new e-commerce shop X-Mall for Ksh 17,500. The…
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BUSINESS
Safaricom Data Center attains Tier 3 Design Certification
Safaricom has received Tier III Design Certification from Uptime Institute for the Thika Data Center, thus joining elite data centers…
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CYBER SECURITY
ESET East Africa receives Cyber Security Company Of The Year award
ESET East Africa has been voted the Cyber Security Company of the year at the 2018 Digital Inclusion Awards (DIA).…
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News
Nairobi Garage to host ALU and MEST Kenyan operations
The African Leadership University (ALU) and the Meltwater School of Entrepreneurial Technology (MEST) are launching their operations in Kenya. The…
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COLUMNS
Explaining the High Cost of Remittance to African Countries
The World Bank recently released a study report with findings that the cost of remitting cash to African nations is…
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News
Taxify rolls out new feature to help boost driver earnings
Cab-hailing app Taxify has unveiled a new feature to enable its drivers to maximize their daily earning potential. The new…
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COLUMNS
IT Leadership: These five technologies are transforming the travel experience
The whole notion of what today’s hyperconnected travellers want, and what they value, has changed. While cost, choice and convenience…
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Social Media
Grow Your Business Sales with Social Media in 2018
Social media has changed the traditional ways of marketing of the business. In 2018, again you have a chance to…
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Gadgets
Here’s how you can stream today’s Apple’s iPhone launch event
It’s Wednesday, September 12, 2018, and this is the day we expect Apple to unveil a new iPhone. Actually, we…
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News
Loon successfully sends test internet connection 1000km across seven balloons
Loon, the Alphabet company that is planning to launch balloon-powered internet connectivity in Kenya next year, has successfully sent a…
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CYBER SECURITY
IT Leadership: Preventing your network from becoming a Botnet
By Harish Chib, vice president, Middle East & Africa, Sophos Botnets are large volumes of distributed networked computers and devices that…
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Gadgets
The Infinix HOT S3X is available on X-Mall for Ksh.17,500.
The Infinix HOT S3X (Well, I wonder why Infinix decided to give this phone such a name) went on sale…
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COLUMNS
IT Leadership: IT security – oxygen or onion?
By: Mark Walker, associate vice president of Sub-Saharan Africa at International Data Corporation (IDC) Search for security on Google. The…
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BUSINESS
Internet Solutions is pilots consumption-based bandwidth service in Kenya
Internet Solutions is in the process of piloting a consumption-based billing service for its connectivity business as the demand for…
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Gadgets
OPPO F9 with VOOC integration launching this month in Kenya
OPPO’s next device in the F series, the OPPO F9 is set to launch in the country at the end…
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CYBER SECURITY
More than 40% of ICS computers were attacked in H1 2018
More than 40% of all industrial control system (ICS) computers protected by Kaspersky Lab solutions were attacked by malicious software…
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BUSINESS
Solar Energy firm Fenix International now powering 30,000 Zambian households
Leading pay-go energy company Fenix International, has reached 30,000 Zambian households just 9 months after expanding into the country. This…
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BUSINESS
Telkom Kenya has unveiled 200 new 4G sites in Nairobi
Telkom Kenya has unveiled 200 new 4G sites within Nairobi and its environs to cater for the growing demand for data. The…
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News
Google’s Art Selfie feature goes live in Kenya
Google’s Art Selfie feature has gone live in Kenya and other countries across the globe. The new tool that connects…
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News
Report: Africans spent more than 4 million hours reading online in 2018
African mobile users have spent more than 4 million hours reading books on their mobile phones in 2018. This is…
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BUSINESS
Logistics firm Bwala Africa closes Ksh 24 million debt financing
Kenyan logistic firm Bwala Africa Group has secured a Ksh 24m debt financing from South African-based bank CFC Stanbic to…
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News
Kenya is hosting first Google Web Rangers Africa Summit
Google Kenya is hosting the first Web Rangers summit in Africa aimed at spreading awareness about internet safety and promoting…
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News
Sports betting, Kobi Kihara and Riparian Land among the most Google searched items in August
Google has released top trending searches for the month of 2018. Sports betting platforms such as Sportpesa, betpawa, betika, betin…
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News
Community Networks Key to Connecting Africa, says Internet Society
As Internet access continues to grow in Africa, with over 450 million people now connected to the Internet, more than…
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