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Gadgets
Huawei Launches the P8 ‘Flagship’ Android Smartphone
Chinese tech giants Huawei has launched its new flagship handset, the P8 in a packed event in London, a smartphone…
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Report: 30% of IT decision-makers admit their company has fallen victim to a data breach
A 2015 report on Data Security Confidence Index (DSCI) by Gemalto, world leader in digital security, has revealed a widening…
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WINNER OF AIRTEL TRACE MUSIC TO BE REVEALED ON APRIL 18 ON TRACE URBAN (#325 ON DSTV)
The Airtel TRACE Music Star competition Grande Finale saw Akon, Devyne Stephens and Lynnsha select the winner of the biggest…
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News
CAK shuts down six FM stations in Nyanza for operating illegally
The Communications Authority of Kenya (CAK) together with law enforcement agencies, has executed warrants to search and subsequently impounded equipment…
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10 nominees for the Innovation Prize for Africa Awards unveiled
The Innovation Prize for Africa has announced the 10 nominees for the 2015 annual Innovation Prize for Africa Awards. The…
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Apps
Hellofood launches new website
Leading global online food delivery platform hellofood together with its affiliated brands Foodpanda and Delivery Club, have launched a newly…
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News
Microsoft’s new Windows 10 Phone build brings Spartan browser, new apps and more
Software giant Microsoft’s new Windows 10 Build 10051 brings new features to phones, but it can be an extremely slow…
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Wiselink wants to set trends in internet marketing
Most small businesses will allocate a small portion of their advertising budget to digital strategies. They never know what they…
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Social Media
Twitter is testing the ability to pin apps to brand profiles
Twitter is testing yet another interesting new feature; some brands are now able to pin their apps directly to their…
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News
Francis DUFAY takes the reins of JUMIA in Côte d’Ivoire to lead the growth of e-commerce
Jumia has formalized the appointment of Francis DUFAY at the head of its subsidiary in Côte d’Ivoire. This announcement follows…
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Konza Technopolis unveils smart technology city plan
Konza City Technopolis is looking at developing its Phase 1 infrastructure through smart technology to reap the benefits of innovation…
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News
TotoHealth wins this year’s Vision 2030 Innovation Awards
Hon. Rebecca Joshua Okwaci, South Sudan Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services gives an overall award to TotoHealth’s Executive Director…
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#connectedEA: EAC members seek to build a harmonised ICT framework to drive intergration
Dr.Fred Matiangi welcomes Uganda Minster for ICT to the East Africa Minsters Panel at Connected East Africa. The Connected East…
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News
Google to discontinue Bebapay Kenya website on Wednesday
Google has announced that it will discontinue the Bebapay Kenya – www.bebapay.co.ke – website from Wednesday April 1 , two…
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Liquid Telecom to invest $400,000 in Internet infrastructure in Kilifi County
By Nixon Kanali, TechTrendsKE Liquid Telecom is set to invest $400,000 in Internet infrastructure that will see Kilifi County in…
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Social Media
Facebook opens up video embeds to everyone and adds 360-degree video support
Facebook’s purchase of Oculus has manifested a little more tangibly. Today at its F8 conference, the social network announced an upgraded version of its…
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Startups
Startups: M-Translate, the New Alternative to Google Translate
A new startup wants to revolutionize how you translate information online into different languages. Through their Mobile Translate service ,…
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Social Media
Instagram Launches Layout: New app for creating custom collages and image effects
Instagram has launched a new app called Layout, a new app that it says will let Instagram users easily combine…
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News
OneDrive ditches app status in Windows 10, will be fully integrated
Thanks to Microsoft’s big tablet push in the last few years, more and more of its traditional operating system features…
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Reviews
Hands On with the Infinix Hot; The Unboxing and Review
This is the Infinix Hot as you’ve never seen it or even held it, the Unboxing and First Impressions from…
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Apps
Facebook is testing out its own Phone app
Facebook hasn’t been shy of releasing spin-off apps of late — consider Home, Rooms, Groups, Slingshot and of course Messenger…
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BUSINESS
Jumia announces Easter egg hunt; Also to offer discounts of up to 85% on fashion
This Easter, Jumia is expected to host what it says is the biggest virtual egg hunt in Kenya’s history. The online…
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COLUMNS
How to renew your Kenyan driving license online
I never knew how serious the Government was in getting all its operations online to promote efficiency and transparency until…
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COLUMNS
Nine years down the line, a look at nine interesting things about twitter
On Friday 20th March, Twitter marked 9 years. The company’s CCO Gabriel Stricker posted a look back at some famous…
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BUSINESS
Akon to grace the Airtel trace music star finals in Kenya
Celebrated pop star AKON will be in the country on 27th March 2015 for the Airtel Trace Music Star Pan-African…
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News
Free Windows 10 upgrades for pirates will be ‘non-genuine’, unsupported: Microsoft
After announcing its plans to offer free Windows 10 upgrades to even users of pirated Windows, Microsoft further clears the…
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News
Samsung Electronics Africa launches the ‘What If I Can’ campaign
Samsung Electronics Africa has launched a new brand campaign called ‘What If I Can’. The initiative according to Samsung is…
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Gadgets
Microsoft Launches the Lumia 430 Dual SIM, its most affordable smartphone
Microsoft has unveiled latest addition to its Lumia range of smartphones, the Dual Lumia 430, its most affordable smartphone expected…
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News
Zuku Launches Consumer Education Campaign
Wananchi Group’s home entertainment and communication services brand Zuku, has today launched an internet service consumer education and awareness campaign…
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News
Startimes unveils new advanced decoders for the Kenyan market
Digital Television Company StarTimes Media has today unveiled two sets of pay TV decoders to the local market in a…
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News
@iLabAfrica to hold a 9-day Holiday Boot Camp for Primary and High School Students
Are you a parent and you don’t have a plan for your kids during the April Holidays? Don’t worry, @iLabAfrica,…
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News
MEDIA TO TRADE PENS FOR GOLF CLUBS AT THE AIRTEL MEDIA GOLF CHALLENGE IN NAIROBI
Over forty journalists are expected to grace the third leg Airtel Kenya media golf challenge 2015 set for Golf Park Golf…
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News
Samsung Electronics introduces innovative solutions for its display screens business
As competition in the country’s retail and hospitality market heats up from the growing number of operators, the use of…
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Startups
Start-ups Application for DEMO Africa 2015 Opens
The application window for DEMO Africa 2015 is now open and entrepreneurs can apply from today. The application process will…
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News
Hellofood Now Offering Healthy Meal Options
The first thing that comes to mind when thinking about food delivery is fast food – pizzas, burgers, fries, chicken…
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News
Kiambu to benefit from Fibre optic expansion programme
Kiambu County will be among beneficiaries of the expansion of the National Optic Fibre Backbone Project (NOFBI II) to be…
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News
United Arab Emirates Federal Authority for Government Human Resources Goes Mobile with IBM
The United Arab Emirates Federal Authority for Government Human Resources (FAHR) announced today it is transforming its eGovernment services by…
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Social Media
How to Send Money to Friends On Facebook Messenger
On Tuesday Facebook rolled out a new feature in Messenger that will be able to give people a more convenient…
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Social Media
Facebook rolling out payments to friends in Messenger
Facebook announced Tuesday it was launching a system to send money to friends for US customers using its Messenger mobile…
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News
Google rolls out content rating system for apps on Google Play
Google has today announced that it is introducing a new age-based rating system for apps and games on Google Play.…
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Startups
Video: Is Africa Ready For Bitcoins?- Interview with BitPesa CEO, Elizabeth Rosiello
When BitPesa launched its services in Kenya to provide cheap and fast remittance services to Kenya using Bitcoin, the founders…
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Interviews
Interview: How The Nairobi Dev School is equiping youth in East Africa with computer programming skills
The Nairobi Dev School equips youth in East Africa with computer programming skills and helps them build technology-based solutions to…
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BUSINESS
Orange partners with Airtel to enable international money transfers between Côte d’Ivoire and Burkina Faso
Orange Money in Côte d’Ivoire will now be able to use their mobile phones to send money to customers of…
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News
Airtel, Safaricom set up #OkoaMzeeOjwang fundraising accounts to raise money for his hospital bill
Safaricom and Airtel have released a new M-Pesa Business number account and Airtel Money accounts to aid one of Kenya’s…
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News
Western Digital releases new line of high capacity, low power hard drives
Western Digital, better known as WD in the market, released a new line of hard drives on March 10, geared…
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Gadgets
Fitkat; A health wearable to help you track your steps, calories and water intake
By Nixon Kanali, Nairobi If you love wearable devices and also keen on watching your fitness then Fitkat is something…
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News
Tech enthusiasts to gather for the 2015 CMS Africa Summit on 13th-14March in Nairobi
From March 13 to 14th, great technology minds will be gathering at the Catholic University of East Africa in Nairobi…
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News
Connected East Africa Forum to Draw Representation from the Larger East African Region
The dates for this year’s Connected East Africa Summit have been announced as 30th March to 2nd April 2015 at…
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Gadgets
Apple Watch to be available in Nine Countries on Friday April 24
Apple Watch™, Apples’ most personal device yet and the newest innovative addition to its ecosystem, will be available on Friday,…
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Interviews
Interview: Data centres consuming up to 3% of all global energy production
Data centres have for years been known to be excessive consumers of power, consuming up to 3% of all global…
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BUSINESS
Safaricom opens new data centre in Kapsoya
Safaricom has opened its first state-of-the-art equipment hub in Eldoret in a move that is aimed at enhancing network quality…
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BUSINESS
Vodafone launches M-Pesa payments between Tanzania and Kenya
Vodafone has launched Mpesa transfer services between Tanzania and Kenya. A service which it says will see M-Pesa customers from…
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News
Microsoft holds Microsoft’s ICT Day for girls on International Women’s Day
As the world Marked this years International Women’s Day, Microsoft Corporation employees decided to do it in a special way.…
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BUSINESS
GOtv unveils ”Dunga Milli” promotion, slices decoder prices by 22percent
GOtv has unveiled ‘Dunga Milli’, a new promotion that will see it give away Sh1millionn weekly and raft of prizes…
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News
Intel Corporation set todonate 30 computers worth KES 1.5 to boost ICT clubs in 9 secondary schools
Intel has already trained and equipped teachers with necessary skills to start and run ICT clubs in 12 schools across…
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BUSINESS
Orange launches most affordable dual SIM handset in the Kenyan market
Integrated telecommunication solutions provider Orange has today launched an entry level dual SIM handset, further lowering the entry barriers for…
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Gadgets
What to expect from today’s Apple Watch event
Apple is holding one of its famous product-announcement events today in San Francisco. Most—if not all—of the event is expected to…
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News
Malawi utilising ICT to promote public health messages in interactive radio drama campaign
Malawi has developed an innovative and highly successful interactive communications campaign in a quest to solve problems surrounding public health…
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News
Apple overtakes Samsung in global smartphone sales: Report
Apple Inc sold the most number of smartphones globally in the fourth quarter, overtaking Samsung Electronics Co Ltd for the…
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BUSINESS
Safaricom gets go-ahead to import digital set-top boxes
Safaricom has applied for a digital broadcasting licence as it aims to take advantage of the convergence coming…
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BUSINESS
Visa, Airtel Extend Mobile Payments to Seven African Countries
Visa and Bharti Airtel, have partnered to bring innovative mobile payment services to seven markets in Africa including Gabon, Ghana,…
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News
KTN, NTV, QTV and Citizen TV to resume broadcasting today at 6.50pm
The four TV stations KTN, NTV, QTV and Citizen TV are set to resume TV broadcasting today at around…
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BUSINESS
HELB, KCB automate payout of Kshs. 8Billion kitty
(Photo source: Helb) High Education Loans Board (HELB) and KCB have launched a Student Smart card aimed at improving efficiency…
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News
ERICSSON, COCA-COLA, SOLARKIOSK AND TIGO TO EMPOWER COMMUNITIES THROUGH EKOCENTER
Ericsson has announced a pilot project to bring mobile connectivity to EKOCENTER, a social enterprise initiative designed to empower…
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News
Easy Taxi to give great offers for ladies on International Women’s Day
Easy Taxi would like to celebrate and show appreciation for women on International Women’s day by offering every Lady who…
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News
iWayAfrica Zimbabwe achieves Cisco Certified Partner Status
iWayAfrica Zimbabwe, a Gondwana International Network (GIN) company has been awarded its Cisco Select Certified Partner status. Achieving this status…
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News
Founders, Chief Executives of Technology Firms dominate Forbes list of the World’s Richest
The founders and chief executives of technology firms have once again dominated Forbe’s list of the World’s Richest accounting for…
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News
Accenture gives Amref an additional grant of US$3 million to help enhance m-health in Kenya
Accenture and the Accenture Foundations have awarded Amref Health Africa an additional grant of US$3 million to help the organization…
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BUSINESS
Orange launches Orange Klif digital offer to deliver mobile internet to more people across Africa and the Middle East
Orange has launched Orange Klif digital offer, a new breakthrough digital offer across its significant African and Middle Eastern footprint.…
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News
MTN and SUMMVIEW launch ”MTN TV” services on mobile in Côte d’Ivoire
MTN Côte d’Ivoire has announced a strategic partnership with SUMMVIEW and launched a new service called “MTN TV” accessible on…
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News
Durex wants to help users achieve Orgasm using their smartphones
Durex, has announced that it has diversified into digital technology ahead of a major product launch it claims could revolutionise…
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News
2015 Blog Awards Nominees revealed
2015 BAKE Awards nominees have been revealed and once again TechtrendsKE has made to the list of nominees under the…
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News
Samsung holds smartphone lead in India, Apple trails
Samsung Electronics led the Indian smartphone market with a 22 percent share last quarter, while global rival Apple didn’t even…
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News
Google’s blogger bans porn and other sexually explicit images
Starting March 23, 2015, you won’t be able to publicly share images and video that are sexually explicit or show…
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COLUMNS
Opinion: Why we need to take Digital Migration seriously
The Digital Migration in Kenya can be compared to the legendary Wildebeest Migration, one of the “Seven New Wonders of…
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News
Kenya among 30 countries targeted by U.S. spying program
Kenya has been listed among the countries in Africa under surveillance by the United States National Security Agency (NSA) through…
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News
CAK: Reports of Digital Migration date extended misleading
If you are a keen follower of the Digital Migration Debate in Kenya you might have come across some reports…
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BUSINESS
Airtel launches UnlimiNET bundles for unlimited connections
Airtel Kenya has announced the introduction of yet another new unique and exciting product that offers customers the peace of…
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Startups
The 2015 GIST Tech-I Competition launched
Do you have a great science or technology startup or an idea? The U.S. Department of State is calling on you…
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News
Microsoft Office for iOS users now to save, edit docs from Dropbox, Box
Microsoft users on Office for iOS suite will now be able to save and edit their files from Dropbox, Box,…
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News
New GetMpango website to help you publish events for free launches in Nairobi
GetMpango, a website that helps event organizers and event managers publish their events for free has been launched in Nairobi.…
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News
Samsung launches Smart School in Senegal
The Senegal Ministry of Education and Samsung Electronics Africa today launched a mobile education solution aimed at creating positive change…
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News
Airtel launches pan-African customised 3G smartphones
Airtel in partnership with mobile chip manufacturer Qualcomm has launched its first pan-Africa customised 3G smartphone in what it says…
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BUSINESS
Mobile money: MoneyGram Agent Network in Africa hits 25,000 Locations
MoneyGram agent network in Africa has reached 25,000 locations, the company has announced. This according to the company is after …
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BUSINESS
Safaricom aims at e-payment billions with M-Pesa cards
Safaricom plans to introduce M-Pesa payment cards that will be used for settling government services and taxes, in yet another…
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News
Kenya’s Bidco Africa Selects IBM IT Solution, Services to Drive Africa Growth Strategy
Bidco Africa Ltd. has chosen IBM (NYSE: IBM) to provide IT systems delivered as a service and managed remotely to…
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Social Media
Facebook now lets you choose who controls your account after you die
Facebook is putting its users in control of what happens to their accounts after they die. Starting today, users in…
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Gadgets
Samsung teases “intelligent” Galaxy S6 camera
With the launch of Galaxy S6 around the corner, Samsung has started teasing the public by dropping hints about its…
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BUSINESS
Safaricom services restored following network outage in parts of Nairobi
Earlier today Safaricom experienced a major outage of its services in parts of Nairobi leaving subscribers with no access to…
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News
Samsung marks Safer Internet Day, launches Kids Mode App for children
Samsung Electronics East Africa this year marked Safer Internet Day by raising awareness on the benefits and dangers of internet…
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News
You can now apply and pay for your Kenyan passport online
Tired of the long queues and passport delays at Nyayo House? Well, you can now apply for, renew or replace…
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News
Facebook launches internet.org in India
More than a 100 million Indian residents will now be able to use the Internet.org app on their phones. Facebook…
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News
Global IT firms offer 100 internships to Kenyans
Global and Kenyan IT firms have pledged to offer hundreds of internship slots annually aimed at providing on-the-job training for…
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News
New Samsung smart TV may be spying on you
The new privacy policy for Samsung’s smart TVs allows the company and its partners to listen in on everything their…
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BUSINESS
Mobile Money: HelloCash mobile money services launches in Ethiopia
Lion International Bank and Somali Micro Finance in partnership with Ethiopian based technology service provider BelCash Technology Solution PLC have…
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Apps
Your online food delivery just got easier, thanks to Hellofood
By TechTrendsKE, Nixon Kanali/Lilian Mutegi Having a busy day? Ordering food just got easier and faster Picture this, you are…
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Social Media
Twitter teams up with Google to make tweet updates more searchable online
Twitter has teamed up with Google to make tweet updates more searchable online. This means tweets will now start being…
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Gadgets
#StopSamsungKE hashtag over Galaxy Note4 inability to Support 4G Network
If you are a keen follower of Kenyans on Twitter or #KOT as they are famously know you might have…
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Startups
World Bank launches crowdfunding support for Kenyan clean-tech startups
The World Bank’s Kenya Climate Innovation Centre (KCIC) has launched the first ever crowdfunding mentorship programme for entrepreneurs in East…
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BUSINESS
Orange and Ecobank launch money transfer service in Africa
By Nixon Kanali, Orange and pan-African banking group Ecobank have rolled out a service that will enable Orange Money subscribers…
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News
Microsoft releases Preview version of Office apps for Windows 10
Microsoft has released the preview versions of its Office applications for the recently launched Windows 10. The Office applications have…
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