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HERE named the Official Map of Red Bull

HERE, a Nokia company, has been named the Official Map of Red Bull. The Red Bull Media House will now use…

Microsoft releases the Lumia 530 single and Lumia 530 Dual SIM

Microsoft has announced the release of a new range of its Lumia smartphone – the Nokia Lumia 530 and Lumia 530…

The latest new Google Maps feature might seem annoying, but it’s actually terrific

Samsung sets price for its 105” 5K UHD curved TV at $120,000

  Samsung Electronics on Tuesday announced the official price of its 105” curved ultra-high-definition TV-set.   Now to get your hands…

Microsoft to merge different versions of its Windows operating systems into one

By Nixon Kanali Microsoft has confirmed that it intends to merge different versions of its Windows operating systems into one huge windows…

Apple asks suppliers to produce up to 80 million large-screen iPhones ahead of release

Follow @NicKanali Apple Inc has asked its suppliers to manufacture between 70 million and 80 million of its two forthcoming large-screen…

The Nexus 9 isn’t the only tablet HTC is working on

Facebook Launches Save, A Read-It-Later List For Links, Places, & Media Pages

By Nixon Kanali, Facebook has today launched a basic feature for iOS, Android, and web called Save. This is a featurethat lets you store links…

There’s an app aimed at letting you spy on your partner, what’s next?

We’ve seen all kinds of crazy apps come and go over the past few years, and this new one which…

Google Appoints Former Ford CEO Mulally to Its Board Of Directors

Google Appoints Former Ford CEO Mulally to Its Board Of Directors By Nixon Kanali, Google on Tuesday announced the appointment of…

Ultra-thin iPhone 6 design posing technical difficulties to component makers

FiftyThree’s Paper-friendly Pencil stylus comes to Europe

Foton East Africa introduces the VIEW CS2 VAN into the market

Foton East Africa Ltd, the exclusive local franchiser of Foton Motors, today unveiled the VIEW CS2 VAN which is the…

Apple Maps team reportedly contacting business owners to verify user-submitted address corrections

Philips strengthens Nigeria’s ambition to improve energy efficiency

Royal Philips, has unveiled a stunning lighting makeover of the well-renowned Nigerian National Arts Theater in Lagos one of the…

Kenya’s BRCK raises $1.2M to connect the last mile to the internet

Ushahidi spinout BRCK Inc.has announced that it has closed a $1.2 million seed round. BRCK is solving last-mile connectivity problems…

LG unveils 18-inch flexible OLED display prototype

LG has unveiled a prototype of their future TV.  The 18-inch flexible display is transparent and can be rolled into the shape of…

Samsung Launches Samsung GALAXY Apps store

By Nixon Kanali,  Samsung has launched Samsung GALAXY Apps, an app store it says offers hundreds of apps exclusively available to users…

#KOT: Safaricom users will now use airtime to buy Windows Apps

Microsoft To Abandon The Bastard Child Of Windows Phone In Two Months

Sony Unveils the Xperia C3 selfie smartphone

By Nixon Kanali Heard of a Selfie smartphone? Well Sony Mobile Communications has something for you. The company has introduced Xperia™ C3, the…

CyanogenMod 11.0 M8 rolling out for OnePlus One, Galaxy S Relay 4G and other Android devices

Lumia 930 to be available in the UK on 17 July

By Nixon Kanali, Nokias’ flagship Lumia series smartphone the Lumia 930 running Microsoft’s new Windows Phone mobile operating system will be available…

Intel to manufacture future Panasonic audio visual chips

Article by Nixon Kanali  Intel Corporation has announced that it will now be manufacturing future Panasonic system-on-chips (SoCs) using Intel’s 14nm low-power…

Microsoft announces deal with Canon for future phone cameras

Microsoft has announced details of its latest deal with camera giant Canon, which could see the future of camera phones…

Android Wear v. Google Glass: A battle of present and future computing

British Airways has it covered for sky-tech sleep experiment

British Airways has begun testing a hi-tech blanket which changes colour using brainwaves, to ensure it offers customers the best…

Microsoft joins the AllSeen Alliance as it ramps up connected device efforts

Apple Stores cut iPhone 5 ‘Reuse and Recycle’ trade-in price to new low of $225

Russia Moves To Ban Online Services That Don’t Store Personal Data In Russia

How many apps do you use a month? Study shows the average is 26 [Poll]

UK Data Protection Watchdog Probes Legality Of Facebook’s Emotion Study

Looking to upgrade your old iPhone 5? Don’t trade it in at an Apple Store

UK cinemas ban use of Google Glass over piracy fears

Article by: Nixon Kanali UK cinemas are set to ban the use of Google Glass headsets over fears that the…

This is Google’s first Android game controller for TVs

Asus working on the cheapest Android Wear smartwatch

Sometime back,Taiwan based computer manufacturer Asus announced it had plans to create a smartwatch for release this year. This could actually be true…

Apple Cuts Prices on its iPod Touch devices

On Thursday, Apple announced the new lineup of the world’s most popular music players including the incredible all-new iPod touchand reinvented iPod nano.…

You Can Now Edit Microsoft Office Files in Google Docs

Did you know that  Google Docs users can now edit Microsoft Office files through the cloud-based platform, a move that…

Apple Introduces 16GB iPod touch With Rear Camera

By Nixon Kanali Apple on Thursday introduced the a refreshed 16GB version of the iPod touch, a new lineup of…

Awesome videos show Grand Theft Auto V as you’ve never seen it

With Multiple iWatch Designs And A Host Of Sensors, Apple Could Win Over Smartwatch Skeptics

KQ to receieve its 2nd Dreamliner on Saturday

Kenya Airways is set to receive its second Boeing 787-8 dreamliner aircraft this Saturday.  The aircraft was officially handed over…

An even newer KitKat version is here, but don’t get too excited

Intel launches new Pocket Avatars messaging app

By @NicKanali  What do you get when you combine some interesting new technology with avatars and mobile chat messaging capability? …

Facebook suffers a $500,000 loss from 30 Minutes Outage on Thursday .

#AsFaceBookWasDown, remember that hashtag the was trending yesterday on twitter? Well, #AsFaceBookWasDown it reportedly incurred $500,000 in looses after it went down for…

WSJ: Apple planning multiple iWatch models with as many as 10 health-related sensors

IBM Opens IT Security Operations Center in Costa Rica

IBM celebrated its 10 year anniversary on Wednesday in Costa Rica with the opening of its latest Security Operations Center…

Apple quietly launches new cut-price iMac

The new 21.5-inch all-in-one desktop comes with a 1.4GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 processor but, more importantly, with a price…

Facebook Goes Down In Global Outage. Update: It’s Back!

Blackberry releases new apps for World Cup

With soccer’s biggest event ongoing, fans across the world will be scrambling to stay up-to-date on the latest scores, news…

Al Qaeda using new encryption software in a bid to defy US intelligence tracking

A new report shows that Al Qaeda and associate firms are using new encryption software in a bid to defy…

Facebook will now allow users to customize ads that would appear on their profiles

By Nixon Kanali Facebook has unveiled a new ad preference feature. The feature  which is explained in detail on the website’s ‘About…

Rumor: The cellular LG G Watch might actually be a real thing, but only in Korea

55 STUDENTS GRADUTE FROM SAFARICOM ACADEMY IN PARTNERSHIP WITH STRATHMORE UNIVERSITY

55 students have completed a two year course that will develop their leadership and entrepreneurial skills to meet the growing…

Now Doctors Can Use Google Glass to Record Your Visits

The World Startup Report Releases ‘The Internet Hall Of Fame” With Data From 50 Countries

Glympse scores $12M as its location-sharing technology moves into more apps, gadgets

Apple says some European iPhone USB adapters ‘may pose a safety risk’, announces free replacement program

Facebook to offer users control on ads viewed

Facebook said it would begin allowing users more information about the ads delivered to them, and to block marketing messages…

HERE plans to acquire Medio Systems Inc.

  Yesterday HERE, a leader in navigation, mapping and location experiences, announced plans to acquire Medio Systems Inc., a Seattle-based company…

The biggest Samsung smartphone yet reportedly hitting T-Mobile this summer

Microsoft Reveals Action-Packed Xbox Lineup for 2014 and Beyond

Microsoft put the emphasis squarely on action at its annual pre-E3 press conference in Los Angeles, showcasing a variety of…

AppCam Lets Android App Developers Capture Videos Of User Activity For A/B Testing

Rumor: NFC, wireless charging, improved LTE slated for iPhone 6

Google Now to Alert Public Transport Users About Their Next Stop

Google has added a new feature to Google Now on itsSearch app for Android which alerts user when to get…

With iOS 8, Apple Stands Ready To Ramp Up Consumer Purchasing Power

Apple announces new headphone standard.

In a potentially controversial move, the company wants to get rid of the traditional 3.5mm headphone jack that connects essentially…

OS X Yosemite introduces iMessage screen sharing, FaceTime Audio conference calls with iOS 8

Google builds 3D-mapping tablet

Google has built an Android tablet capable of mapping the inside of buildings in 3D. The tablet, part of its…

Google Play Movies & TV now available for Chrome OS, allowing offline playback of Play Store content

Google Maps Uploads Street View of Each World Cup Stadium

Google Maps on yesterday began letting soccer fans dive into World Cup venues in Brazil without having to leave home.…

Microsoft launches Nokia 225

Microsoft had launched the all-new Nokia 225 exclusively at Nokia shop stores. According to Nokia’s official YouTube page, the  “The…

IBM Announces Watson Mobile Developer Challenge Winners

IBM yesterday announced the three winners of the 2014 Watson Mobile Developer Challenge. This first-of-its-kind global competition encouraged developers and entrepreneurs to create…

Apple Launches Swift, A New Programming Language For Writing iOS And OS X Apps

Sony unveils the Xperia T “the world’s slimmest 5.3″ phone.”

By Nixon Kanali  Sony has today unveiled a new mid-range smartphone, under the Xperia T series, the Xperia T3, which has been…

Intel unveils fanless 14nm Broadwell Core M processor

Intel has taken the wraps off of its Core M processor — a 14 nanometre processor that the company claims…

Samsung unveils Samsung Z with Tizen OS

HTC debuts new HTC One (E8), a plastic version of the world’s best Android phone

Samsung Licenses InterDigital’s Wireless Patents As Litigation Dropped

Did Apple accidentally reveal the iPhone 6 during WWDC preparations?

WhatsApp back for Windows Phones

WhatsApp is back now back in the Windows Phone Store The app the had been temporarily pulled from the Windows Phone Store,…

Powered by Pano, focused on gaming: Google to announce Android TV at Google I/O in June

Google could be launching its Android TV in June

Google could be launching its Android TV in June if the report by GigaOm  is anything to go by. A…

Acer Unveils Octa-Core LTE Liquid X1 Smartphone

Acer has unveiled its latest smartphones the Acer Liquid X1 The 5.7-inch smartphone that brings together Octa-core processing power, LTE connectivity,…

MobiKash launches mobile merchant payment services

Kenya continues to witness a revolution in mobile telephony, with many firms taking advantage of the evolving technology to develop…

Google Will Now Remove Europeans From Search Results Upon Request

Cyberoam Announces Special Discount Policy Exclusively for the Education Vertical in Kenya

Cyberoam, a leading global network security appliances company, today announced Education Discount Policy for Universities, Academies, and similar institutes, wherein…

The Department of Science & Technology and IBM Collaborate to Build an Intelligent Operations Center for the Philippines

Manila, Philippines. The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) and IBM (NYSE: IBM) today unveiled a new intelligent operations center to provide…

Google Admits It Hires Too Many White Dudes