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CYBER SECURITY
Sophos launches new solution to Combat Low Security Awareness Among End-Users
Sophos has today launched a new advanced phishing attack simulator and training solution to combat low-security awareness among end-users. Known…
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COLUMNS
Guest Post: How Mobile Technology has changed how companies do business.
By Brenda Kimuyu, Guest Contributor Mobile technology has become very popular around the world in recent years. According to Statista, a…
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News
Kaspersky Lab’s Interactive Protection Simulation (KIPS) training goes online
Kaspersky Lab has announced the availability of its Kaspersky Interactive Protection Simulation Online training (KIPS Online). KIPS Online is a…
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BUSINESS
Kilimall officially launches is affiliate marketing programme
E-commerce site Kilimall has officially unveiled its affiliate marketing programme. Dubbed KiliAffiliates, the program will see young people with online…
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News
HP recalls more than 100,000 batteries for fears of overheating and fires
Laptop manufacturing company HP has announced a massive recall of 101,000 laptop batteries sold between March 2013 and October 2016 for fears…
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News
1.2 Billion People Travelled the World in 2016, 58 million to Africa -UNWTO
Destinations worldwide welcomed more than 1.2 billion people in 2016; while 6 billion people toured within their borders, in an…
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Social Media
WhatsApp’s New Update will let iPhone users Queue Messages Without Internet connection
WhatsApp has rolled out some major update which is probably going to make iPhone users happy. The update will let…
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COLUMNS
How to choose the best Fleet Management System that suits your needs
If you are a fleet manager looking for ways to maximize fleet efficiency, choosing a fleet management system to manage…
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UPCOMING EVENTS
CIO East Africa to Host Premier Africa Cloud Summit in Nairobi
CIO East Africa is set to host the Africa Cloud Summit in Nairobi Kenya. The two-day event will run from…
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BUSINESS
2017 Travel Goals; Explore Six of Africa’s Most Exotic Islands
No one talks of safari without mentioning the great treks that crisscross the African continent. So popular is this cradle…
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New Appointments
JUMO Names Warren Squires, Ex-Barclays Africa Seeker Fund CIO, as Director of MTN Channel
Warren Squires, a global Investment Banking executive with 20 years of experience working in various finance company leadership roles, has…
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Startups
What does it mean for technology to be innately African?
Mobile and cloud may be global technologies, but African start-ups have explored their functionalities, shaped their applications and used them…
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Startups
Airtime transfer Startup Senditoo eyes phenomenal growth in 2017
New mobile airtime transfer startup Senditoo has kicked off 2017 with bullish plans to become one of Africa’s fastest growing…
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News
Mastercard 2KUZE platform to Digitize East Africa’s Agricultural Sector
Mastercard has launched a digital platform aimed at connecting smallholder farmers, agents, buyers and banks in the East African region.…
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News
Sophos announces special partner initiatives for small businesses in Africa
Network and endpoint security leader Sophos has announced a new special training and incentive initiative for small and medium-sized businesses…
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CYBER SECURITY
New Switcher Android Trojan Hacks Routers, Hijacks Traffic to other websites
Kaspersky Lab experts recently uncovered a remarkable evolution in Android OS malware: the Switcher Trojan. The Newly-discovered Trojan uses unsuspecting…
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COLUMNS
Five Guides to Becoming an Eco-friendly Traveler
Tourism is no doubt a world leader in employment, global GDP, and socially; a great aid to cultural integration.…
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News
Jubilee Party launches Smart Card to eliminate fraud in member registration.
As smart cards become more and more globally prevalent, organizations and even governments are starting to discover a number…
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News
Meet Opera Neon, Opera’s vision for the future of web browsers
Opera just releases a new web browser called Neon for Macs and Windows PCs. The Neon, concept browser according to…
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BUSINESS
Source India Expo opens at Kenyatta International Convention Centre, Nairobi
India-based ProTrade is scheduled to host the Source India Expo at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) in Nairobi, Kenya…
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Apps
4 Reasons Why Xamarin Can Be Your Best Bet for Mobile Application Development
Mobile app developers have a multitude of tools and programs to choose from in order to develop their mobile…
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CYBER SECURITY
Kaspersky Lab research: Internet users yet to master proper password habits
Internet users across the globe are yet to master how to use passwords effectively to protect themselves online. Research from…
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News
#CES2017: Meet Xiaomi’s Mi TV 4, 30% thinner than an iPhone.
The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2017 is finally happening. It’s one of the biggest tech events we are always looking…
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News
Treasury pays KSh7.5B initial installment to Safaricom for security network job
The Kenyan Treasury has paid telecoms operator Safaricom Sh7.5 billion as the initial installment for the 2014 building of a…
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News
LG’s Mass-Tier smartphone Offerings for 2017 to be unveiled at #CES
LG Electronics (LG) will unveil four new mass-tier K Series smartphones and a new Stylus 3 at CES 2017 in…
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News
Decision brings ITU policy in line with other international organisations
ITU has started the New Year by launching a new access to information policy, committing to make more information and…
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CYBER SECURITY
Zcash Fever: Criminals Exploiting Users PCs to Make Profits Mining Cryptocurrency
At the end of October, the new cryptocurrency Zcash was launched. It is positioned by its creators as a more…
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News
Security Increasing Priority for Tech Investments by World’s Airports
Airports are placing a higher priority on IT investments for passenger and airport security with 50% rating it a high…
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BUSINESS
Jumia Travel Launches “Travel Wednesday” across its platform
Jumia Travel has launched a campaign dubbed “Travel Wednesday” running every Wednesday to Friday on the company’s official website. The…
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News
Christmas On Shoe-String Budget: Make Merry on the Cheap!
The festive season does not only call for time to spend time with friends and family, but also our budgets…
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News
Liquid Telecom receives regulatory approval for ZAR 6.55 billion acquisition of Neotel
Pan-African telecoms group, Liquid Telecom has received approval from the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) for the acquisition…
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COLUMNS
Here are Six Holiday Survival Tips For Introverts
The sting of being an introvert is perhaps felt most during the festive period; from corporate end of year parties,…
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News
Huawei defies device norms by supporting 3G on the Mate 9 second simcard
Huawei Mobile Kenya officially launches Mate 9 in the Kenyan market months after unveiling the Huawei P9. This follows the…
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News
Uber will ban you from using the service if you do the following
Uber will soon ban you from the service and drivers suspended from the app if you violate any of the…
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News
Secure Your Router from Internet of Things (IOT) Takedowns
The Communications Authority (CA) fourth quarter report for 2015-2016, notes Kenya has about 10.8 million broadband internet subscriptions. This means…
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BUSINESS
Report: Online Reviews Key Driver in Customer Purchase Decision
Customers reviews are viewed as unbiased and truthful, therefore forming the initial stop-by for buyers. Traders across different spheres of…
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News
Safetrac Ltd Partners with DAMCO for Cargo Tracking Solutions
Safetrac Limited , a leading Fleet information, Tracking, and Management company has announced a new partnership with Damco one of…
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BUSINESS
Japanese Pharmaceutical Giant Rohto Mentholatum Group launches Operations in Kenya
Leading Japanese Consumer Healthcare company, Rohto Mentholatum Group, has launched its operations in Kenya as it targets to foray into…
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CYBER SECURITY
Number of the Year 2016: One Billion Items of Malware Held in Kaspersky Lab’s Cloud Database
Kaspersky Lab’s cloud malware database now carries a billion malicious objects, including viruses, Trojans, backdoors, ransomware, and advertisement applications and…
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News
US-based IT firm, Cognizant Technology Solutions, under probe for bribery
The ongoing bribery investigations on Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTL) could spill over to the firm’s clients based in other countries,…
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News
TECNO Mobile now Official Tablet and Handset Partner for Manchester City
Tecno Mobile has unveiled a new partnership with English Premier League side to their official to be the official tablet…
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BUSINESS
Staying Relevant: #7 Travel and Tourism Trends to Watch Out For in 2017
From the advent of bleisure and braggies to the constitution of travel as a human right by the UNWTO, 2016…
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BUSINESS
Societe Generale partners with American Express in Africa on online sales and POS payments.
Societe Generale has announced that it has signed a merchant acquiring partnership with American Express in eight countries in Sub-Saharan…
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COLUMNS
Guest Post: Partnering for inclusive and transformative digital education in Africa
By Kunle Awosika, A considerable 92% of government decision-makers in the field of education throughout Africa believe that e-learning is…
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News
ISP Provider MYISP awarded 2016 Corporate Internet Service Provider of the year
Internet service provider MYISP Limited has been awarded the Corporate Internet Service Provider award of the year for 2016. The…
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BUSINESS
The Sharing Economy: a driver for e-commerce in Kenya and Africa.
Technologically advanced innovations and solutions are disrupting the somehow settled e-Commerce sector. According to a report by Price WaterHouse Coopers…
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Startups
Opinion: Why startups must know their playing field
The startup scene in Africa is rapidly growing with so many start-ups coming up with great ideas that will change…
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BUSINESS
Black Friday shopping tips to snag the best deal
Whether you are in the market for a new Electronics, Phones or Fashion, black Friday is here and seems to…
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BUSINESS
Jumia Travel to offer Kenyan Holidayers with Black Friday Deals for Second Time, After 2015 Debut
Jumia Travel has announced the second big day of the company’s Black Friday fortnight, that has seen a number of…
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BUSINESS
Safaricom named 2016 Best Mobile Operator in Africa
Safaricom has been named the ‘African Mobile Operator of the Year’ at the annual CommsMEA Awards for 2016. Safaricom was…
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CYBER SECURITY
Simple ways to protect yourself from Phishing attacks
Phishing is a form of identity theft where cybercriminals try to obtain private details such as usernames, passwords, and credit…
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COLUMNS
Guest Post: Hard Disk Data Recovery Problems and their Solutions
Summary: The post highlights the common hard drive data recovery problems and the solutions that can be performed to safeguard…
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CYBER SECURITY
Clues are Dead – Kaspersky Lab’s Threat Predictions 2017
Kaspersky Lab’s discovery in 2016 of an APT-able to create new tools for each victim has effectively killed off ‘Indicators…
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News
My Insight launches SMS based Counseling Service
My Insight has announced the launch of Kenya’s first SMS counseling and Guidance service. Using the platform, users will be…
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COLUMNS
Guest Post: There’s no business too small to benefit from data analytics
Start-ups: Don’t drown in data Let’s set a quick scenario. Kevin is an entrepreneur who owns a kiosk selling locally…
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BUSINESS
Airtel Money Upgrades its System, Doubles Agents Base
Airtel Money, the mobile payment platform for telecommunications operator Airtel, has doubled its Active Agent base in Kenya to 22,000…
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News
#CIO100AwardsEA: CIOs urged to lead Digital Innovation in their Organisations
CIOs in East Africa have been urged to work closely with their boards to invest in technology that will enable…
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News
Donald Trump’s official government website goes live
Barely a day after Donald Trump was elected the president of the United States, his transition team has already unveiled…
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COLUMNS
Key Features in the Successful Future of Android Development
Without a doubt, the world is going mobile. Some statistics shows that there are billions of Smartphone and mobile device…
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BUSINESS
5 Ways Technology Trends Have Shaped the Travel Sector
Different sectors have experienced the reign of technological innovations in different ways, but perhaps it’s the travel sector that has…
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News
How Typosquatting Can Compromise Your Company
Cybersquatters operate behind these fake sites for a variety of reasons such as petty exploits, increase of their website traffic,…
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COLUMNS
Accounting meets Tech: The Benefits of Cloud Accounting Software for Small and Medium Businesses
Sound bookkeeping is essential for a business’s financial well-being, which is why cloud erp accounting software has an invaluable role to play…
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COLUMNS
Guest Post: Save Yourself The Trouble – Learn About Data Recovery
Have you ever lost an important file on your computer or flash drive? Was that file extremely important to your…
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CYBER SECURITY
Guest Post: Do You Own One of the Most Hackable Devices?
An IT solutions company in the Philippines, as well as other cybersecurity firms, have stressed that everything connected to the…
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BUSINESS
Jumia Food launches an on-time delivery platform guarantee for App users
Jumia Food has launched an on-time delivery platform guarantee for all Jumia Food App users. The new platform is expected…
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CYBER SECURITY
Cyber Crime: Are your online banking transactions safe?
‘Checking your account balance, paying bills and managing your finances… Nowadays, it is pretty normal to do all those things…
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CYBER SECURITY
How to defend your business from insider threat
Insider threats are like tumors in a person’s body. Fortunately for stakeholders, insider threat does not involve uncontrollable factors and…
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Social Media
WhatsApp rolls out video calling feature
Rumour that WhatsApp has been working on video calling feature has been going on for some time now. The first…
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CYBER SECURITY
Kaspersky Lab Indicates Main Threat Vectors for Europe
Global cybersecurity company, Kaspersky Lab, held its annual European Cyber Security Weekend in Malta from 20 to 23 October. The…
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News
Tigo Tanzania launches 5th edition Annual ‘Digital Changemakers’ Awards
Tigo Tanzania has patnerered with Reach for Change, a Tanzanian bases non-profit organisation to launch the 5th annual ‘Tigo Digital…
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CYBER SECURITY
Kaspersky Lab announces new business solution to empower SMBs
Kaspersky Lab announces a new Software-as-a-Service solution that will provide small and medium-sized businesses with multi-layered IT security. Known as…
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Social Media
Meet Yarn, Facebooks’ open source JavaScript package manager built for speed
Facebook just launched a JavaScript package manager built specifically for speed. Known as Yarn, the open source package manager according…
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News
Nokia launches Gigabit Smart portfolio to make ultra-broadband network transformation easier and more predictable
Nokia announced the launch of its Gigabit Smart Build portfolio to help service providers build ultra-broadband networks easily and more…
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New Appointments
Maurice Korir appointed new FEP Holdings CEO
Fountain Enterprises Programme (FEP) Holdings has appointed Maurice Korir as the new Chief Executive Officer. In his position, Mr.Korir will…
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News
KCB, Safaricom Join Acumen in Selecting 20 East Africa’s Emerging Social Leaders
Twenty social entrepreneurs from across East Africa are set to join the prestigious Acumen East Africa Fellows Program in a…
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UPCOMING EVENTS
Oracle and KCB to hold a developers forum to help drive Cloud Adoption in Africa
In an effort to grow the adoption of cloud services efficiently across Africa, Oracle , has partnered with Kenya Commercial…
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BUSINESS
Dubai Chamber of Commerce to conduct trade mission to Nairobi
Dubai Chamber of Commerce has today announced plans to conduct a two-day trade mission in Nairobi to enhance cooperation with…
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BUSINESS
Digital payments could boost tax revenue and drive economic modernization in Tanzania
Digital payments could drive economic modernization in Tanzania each year, a new study has found. The study by the United…
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Social Media
WhatsApp could be working on a passcode protection feature
A couple of months ago Facebook-owned app WhatsApp introduced end-to-end encryption as an added security measure to keep users’ conversations…
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News
British Telecommunications (BT) Joins Forces with Microsoft to Simplify Hybrid Cloud
British Telecommunications (BT) has partnered with Microsoft to launch a new service that will allow BT customers to build hybrid…
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CYBER SECURITY
Sophos unveils Sophos Intercept X to extend its Next-Generation Endpoint Security Capabilities
Sophos has announced has unveiled its next-generation endpoint security product that stops zero-day malware, unknown exploit variants and stealth attacks.…
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News
FERO Launches a variety of mobile devices for the Kenyan market
You will all agree that the rate at which smartphone manufacturing companies are invading the Kenyan market is quite amazing.…
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CYBER SECURITY
Guest Post: 7 Ways to Protect Your IT Infrastructure from a Data Breach
Succumbing to cyber attacks can hurt your brand image. Fortunately, there are many techniques to infiltrate your systems such as…
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CYBER SECURITY
Sophos recognized as a Quadrant Leader of Gartner’s 2016
Security solutions provider Sophos has been positioned in the “Leaders” quadrant of Gartner, Inc.’s Aug. 30, 2016, “Magic Quadrant for…
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COLUMNS
Opinion: How Cloud Software can help Kenya’s Accounting Practices
There is a growing market for accounting practices in Kenya. Economic growth has improved significantly in the past decade, internet…
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CYBER SECURITY
Kaspersky Lab opens its first Research and Development office in Europe
Kaspersky Lab has announced the opening of its first European research and development (R&D) center, in Dublin, Ireland. The company…
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News
Oracle Continues to Drive Cloud Adoption in Africa
Exchange of best practices and gaining expert insights from top cloud strategists was the key focus for Oracle customers who…
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COLUMNS
Guest Post: Community networks a connectivity solution for sub Saharan Africa
As a not so rich (sometimes broke) technology, fanatic living is Sub-Saharan Africa, lack of Internet connectivity is my worst…
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COLUMNS
Guest Post: The security questions raised by IoT
In a world where devices are getting more powerful and smaller, IoT has become a common term even to the…
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CYBER SECURITY
One Cryptomalware attack cost Small Medium Businesses up to $99K in 2015
One cryptomalware attack cost small and medium businesses up to $99,000 on average last year, a global research, Corporate IT…
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COLUMNS
Has the nerd become too unfriendly?
Recently, I asked a friend to accompany me to a meetup of tech savvies in Nairobi. Being in Nairobi, I…
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Gadgets
User review: Huawei P9 – Even the little things work
The P9, Huawei’s flagship phone, was launched in Kenya ‘sometime’ in June this year to replace the P8, its predecessor. Like all flagships, it…
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News
Watch how things went down at the Nairobi Comic Convention (NAICCON)
The Nairobi Comic Convention (NAICCON) finally took place last week. The convention was held at the Village Market and brought…
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News
Leading decision makers in Africa to gather in Lagos for the 2016 Telecom Media Technology conference
Leading decision makers in African telecoms, media, and technology (TMT) will gather in Lagos on September 20, for the 2016…
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BUSINESS
Uber is launching chopper services in Nairobi and Mombasa, here’s how to request for one.
Cab-hailing service provider Uber has partnered with Corporate Helicopters to fly passengers who request flights through their app. Just as…
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News
Kaspersky Lab research: Boys are Gamers and Madcaps, while Girls are Mobile Chatterers.
The results of the Growing Up Online – Connected Kids survey conducted by Kaspersky Lab and iconKids&youth show that boys…
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News
The Love Affair between Young Nigerians and Disruptive Mobile Technology
We are all familiar with the stereotype of the young entrepreneur; technology whizz kids with all the latest mobile devices…
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BUSINESS
Jumia launches JumiaPay, a third-party payment solution
Jumia has launched a new third-party online payment solution aimed at providing users with a safer, faster and more convenient…
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News
Sophos email system now available on its Cloud-Based Management Platform
Security solutions provider Sophos has today announced that Sophos Email is now available on its cloud-based Sophos Central management platform.…
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News
Every 10th crypto-ransomware attack is aimed at corporate users
The business segment is becoming a more and more attractive target for cipher-malware developers. According to a Kaspersky Lab report…
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News
IT Solutions provider, SITA to roll out Fast, Secure Connectivity to Kenya Airways
Communications and IT solutions provider SITA is set to roll out a new-generation connectivity across Kenya Airways’ global network. The…
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