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Facebook may try to take on Snapchat again with upcoming ‘Slingshot’ app

Vodacom to acquire Neotel for R7.0bn

By Nixon Kanali Vodacom has reached an agreement with the shareholders of Neotel Proprietary Limited (“Neotel” or the “Company”) to…

Microsoft, SAP Strengthen Ties With Mobile, Data, Cloud Partnership

President Paul Kagame wins World Telecommunication and Information Society Award

President Paul Kagame has received the 2014 World Telecommunication Information Society Award. President Paul Kagame received the award alongside President…

Lexmark launches new printer series for SMBs

Lexmark has launched a new range of printers for small to medium businesses which the company claims bring enterprise-level features to the smaller…

Fake Anti-Virus invade mobile app stores

Fake antivirus programs are increasingly appearing in mobile app stores. Kaspersky Lab recently found two such programs imitating the company’s…

Google now Helping You Go Global with More Seamless Google Play Payments

Google yesterday announced that it was ready to support even more payment methods for Google Play purchases, thus encouraging buyers to spend money on…

Photography lovers, Be excited: the Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-RX100 III is real

  There’s a reason we all need the new Sony Cyber-shot RX100 III camera: our bodies have become too precious…

Apple Patents Photo Backgrounds To Help You Remember Who You’re Texting With

100 billion searches a month, but a million miles to go, say Google founders

Microsoft silently Updates Windows Phone 8.1 Developer Preview Based on Feedback

Microsoft has silently slipped out an update for developers and enthusiasts who are using the Windows Phone 8.1 Developer Preview.…

China’s Fast-Growing Android Phone Maker, Xiaomi, Launches An iPad Mini Competitor

200 Chinese experts to install M-Pesa server in Nairobi

Safaricom has contracted 200 experts from Chinese technology giant Huawei to install a new M-Pesa server that will be located…

Kopo Kopo’s new “Grow” helps Kenyan businesses prosper through fully automated merchant cash advance

Kopo Kopo, a leading provider of business management software with over 10,000 clients in Kenya has announced its new merchant…

IBM Sign $600 Million Technology Partnership with NiSource

IBM yesterday announced that it has reached a seven-year agreement with NiSource Inc. to continue providing a broad range of…

Let your readers know your whereabouts with the new wordpress geotagging feature.

Are you blogging from your neighborhood cafe or office? Are you writing a travel essay or publishing a photo gallery while…

Microsoft Announces Release Date for Windows Phone 8.1

Microsoft has finally announced when Windows Phone 8.1 will be available to Windows Phone users. The major operating system update will bring, among other…

Official BlackBerry Z3 Unboxing Video

BlackBerry Officially Unveils BlackBerry Z3, Low-Cost Smartphone

Jakarta, Indonesia – BlackBerry has  introduced the new BlackBerry® Z3, Jakarta Edition at a launch event in Jakarta. The BlackBerry…

LG announces 3 new G Pads: The 7, 8 and 10-inch to be added this month

IBM Chief Says Better Times Lie Ahead

Google’s purported new Nexus devices teased in Android 4.4.3 code

Motorola’s leaky website reveals completely new Android smartphones

HP to invest over $1Bn in Open-Source Cloud Computing

Hewlett-Packard plans to invest more than $1 billion over the next two years to develop and offer cloud-computing products and…

Samsung design boss quits due to ‘bad’ reception of Galaxy S5

Weeks after the release of the Galaxy S5, Samsung’s Head of design Chang Dong-hoon has offered to quit as the…

The world takes on Social Media to save Nigerian girls kidnapped by Boko Haram

It may have taken a few weeks, but the world’s attention has fixated on terrorist abductions in Nigeria, thanks, to…

Britain to Deploy Tracking Technologies in Rescue of Abducted Girls

The British Government on yesterday said it would deploy its advanced tracking technologies in support of Nigeria’s security agencies currently…

4.7″ iPhone 6 could be available in August, 5.5″ model in September

Apple set to buy headphone-maker Beats Electronics for $3.2 bn

Apple Inc is close to paying a record $3.2 billion for Beats Electronics, two people with knowledge of the matter…

Mpesa transactions now to reduce from an average of two hours to less than 30 seconds

M-Pesa customers will now be able to make mobile banking transactions instantly after Safaricom  upgraded its system to the Application…

Can A Social Media Campaign Really #BringBackOurGirls?

You can now reverse erroneously purchased airtime on M-PESA

It is now possible for Safaricom Mpesa customers to reverse erroneously purchased airtime on M-PESA.    End-of-semester exams start tomorrow…

List of the PIVOT EAST semifinalists is finally out

PIVOT East has unveiled semifinalist for this year’s competition after a call for applications in February 2014 with startups from…

Huawei launches new flagship handset, The HUAWEI Ascend P7

Chinese manufacture Huawei has launched a new flagship handste, the HUAWEI Ascend P7 HUAWEI Ascend P7 uses 5 inch screen, HUAWEI…

LinkedIn Gives Up The Ghost On CardMunch, Inks Deal With Evernote To Migrate Users

Google Doodle for South Africans

Google has today developed a doodle for South Africa as they hold their fifth general elections since their independence in…

Google introduces new Education App, ‘Classroom’

Google is set to expand technological frontiers in education with the introduction of its new apps for Education suite, called…

Google reveals faster Intel Chromebook laptops

Google has announced a new range of Chromebook laptops powered by Intel and created in collaboration with seven manufacturers. Together with…

Goodbye Photoshopped images: Izitru launches to verify original photos

Nokia launches $100 million Connected Car Fund managed by Nokia Growth Partners (NGP)

Nokia yesterday announced the launch of a USD 100 million Connected Car fund to be managed by Nokia Growth Partners…

Google will now tell you when a Searched for Item is Sold Nearby

Do you shop online by searching for items using google? Ever thought of searching for that item and google automatically…

Internet to have 3 billion users by the end of 2014: UN

The United Nations International Telecommunications Union (ITU) has announced that by end 2014, there will be nearly 3 billion Internet…

Microsoft Fixes Internet Explorer Security Bug

Facebook Anonymous Login Feature

Are you uncomfortable with the information Facebook shares about you with third-party apps and websites? Good news: Facebook has a…

How about Sunglasses that Will Text You When You Leave Them Behind

With iOS 7, Apple introduced iBeacon, a protocol that uses Bluetooth low energy (BLE) to determine your location down to within a couple…

Skype sets free ‘group calling’ feature on Mac, windows, Xbox One

Skype has set its ‘group calling’ feature free on Mac, windows and Xbox One. According to Tech Crunch, Skype introduced group video calling…

New MacBook Airs likely launching tomorrow

Samsung Galaxy K zoom launched

Samsung has officially launched the much-anticipated camera-variant of the Galaxy S5, the Galaxy K zoom, at its ‘Kapture the Moment’…

HP’s SlateBook PC isn’t a “PC,” it’s a 14-inch Android laptop

How to tell if any of your accounts have been hacked

Apple to replace faulty iPhone 5 power button for free

Apple has offered to replace faulty on-off buttons on the iPhone 5, a rare glitch which it admitted affected “a…

Nokia Tune marks its twentieth birthday, so where did it all start?

It’s arguably the most-played melody today. With more than a billion Nokia handsets in global circulation, the renowned Nokia ringtone,…

Microsoft Admits to Huge Security Flaw in Internet Explorer

Microsoft officially welcomes the Nokia Devices and Services business

  Microsoft has completed its acquisition of the Nokia Devices and Services business. The acquisition has been approved by Nokia…

Sina.com Punished For Pornographic Content By China’s Government

Google Is Preparing To Pay A Huge Fine For Tax Noncompliance In France

Orange rolls out 3G network in Uasin Gishu County

Orange has rolled out its 3G network service into Uasin Gishu County. The 3G network will initially cover Eldoret town…

Facebook teams up with Storyful to create social network generated newswire

Facebook has teamed up with Storyful to create newsfeeds of original content generated by users of the world’s biggest social network.…

Google Plus chief Vivek ‘Vic’ Gundotra quits Google

Google’s top social networking executive is leaving the Internet company after a nearly eight-year stint highlighted by an audacious challenge…

Facebook Buys Fitness App to Track Your ‘Moves’

Facebook has bought the fitness app Moves, which helps people monitor daily physical activity and their calorie counts on a…

Google+ Is Walking Dead

Reports say an Amazon phone is close

After more than two years of hints and leaks, the long-awaited Amazon phone appears to be almost ready for its…

New Apple recycling program will pay you for your old gadgets

The Galaxy S5 already accounts for nearly 1% of Android smartphones

Here’s Proof You’re More Addicted to Your Phone (and Tablet) Than Ever

Samsung patent reveals a wild new smartphone design

Apple’s 5.5-inch iPhone 6 phablet launch has reportedly been delayed

Facebook launches friend-tracking feature

Your phone always knows where you are. And now, if you want, your Facebook friends will always know where you…

Microsoft to Close Nokia Acquisition deal this Friday

Microsoft and Nokia have closed out all of the last-minute transactional details. On Friday, Microsoft is expected to officially complete its…

Orange to distribute Juliani album

Integrated telecommunication services provider Orange has signed an agreement with local Kenyan musician Juliani that will see the popular musician…

Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda strike deal to lower roaming rates

Plans are underway to lower roaming rates among Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda. Tanzania is not part of the deal because…

Galaxy S5 fingerprint scanner hacked with glue mould

The fingerprint sensor on Samsung’s Galaxy S5 handset has been hacked less than a week after the device went on…

Cyborg glasses save users the need to control emotions

As Google continues to stoke excitement for its Glass smart-eyewear, a Japanese researcher has developed a radical alternative. Rather than…

LG G Watch to come in gold, too

Mid last month,  LG Electronics (LG) announced that it was  working together with Google on the LG G Watch powered…

Google Hangouts 2.1 merging conversations

Are you a frequent user of Google Hangouts? Well, some good news for you. There’s a new version of Google Hangouts coming…

Nokia Recalls 30,000 Chargers for Lumia 2520 Tablet

Last week on Thursday Finnish telecom  company Nokia recalled 30,000 chargers for its Lumia 2520 tablet due to a risk it could…

Google rumored to be working on its Nexus smartphone

Google might launch a new Nexus smartphone powered by a MediaTek chipset according to a Chinese publication. The publication cites its sources from Taiwan…

The new Hyundai ix25 concept

Are you a car enthusiast? do you love big cars, machines, Hyundai has something new for you. The company made the world…

Cheap internet for Kenyans in the offing as Operators agree to share infrastructure

Last week,  the Kenyan Government and internet service providers agreed on key provisions to share broadband infrastructure, a move which has…

Google’s New Android Camera App

Photography lovers, Google just released its own camera app in the Play store. This means you don’t need a Google Nexus…

FuelBand and other hardware discontinued, development team fired as Nike seeks to exit wearable tech market

Stream music and video to Amazon’s FireTV from your Android device with AllCast

Facebook Plans to Launch a Mobile Payments Service

Facebook is preparing to join the mobile-payments race with remittances and electronic-money services on the social network. According to a…

Asus launches its Fonepad 7 Dual SIM voice-calling tablet

Asus has launched a refreshed version of its Fonepad 7 voice-calling tablet. The tablet has been dubbed Fonepad 7 Dual SIM, with a…

Samsung Galaxy S5 Zoom launch expected on April 29

Samsung is to release the second Galaxy Zoom camera come smartphone on 29 April in Singapore. An invite posted on Samsung…

Sony Advises its Consumers to Quit Using Some of Its Laptops Because Batteries Can Overheat

Are using a Sony VAIO laptop computer? Well, Sony is advising its consumers to quit using some of its VAIO…

Why features, not speed, determine how people select iOS browsers

New French law forbids reading work emails after 6pm

If you want the easy life outside of work, then it looks as though France is the country you should go and…

Apple’s iWatch release reportedly set for Q3

Adobe Announces Lightroom Mobile For iPad And iPhone

Google’s secret Android TV set-top box may finally make an appearance

Video: Here are the Project Ara Android phone sizes

Hands-on with the newn Nokia’s new Lumia 930

            Nokia has Announced yet Another Lumia: The Lumia 930 With a 5-inch display has a…

Kodak Launches A Photo Book App For iPad, Makes Awful “Selfie” Joke