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iOS 26 Brings Subtle but Powerful Privacy Features That Could Change How You Use Your iPhone
Apple quietly dropped the public beta of iOS 26 this week, and while the flashiest features—like the new “Liquid Glass”…
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PayPal Just Landed in the M-PESA App – Here’s What It Means for Freelancers and Online Shoppers in Kenya
Safaricom has officially rolled out the PayPal mini app in the M-PESA App, allowing millions of Kenyan users to send,…
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A Look at How Many Prompts ChatGPT Handles Daily and Who’s Using It Most
OpenAI has shared new data revealing just how many prompts ChatGPT handles daily — over 2.5 billion globally, with more…
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Exclusive: Bolt Ride-Hailing Safety Features Expand with Smart User Pairing Innovation
In today’s fast-moving cities, ride-hailing and delivery services are no longer a luxury—they’re a daily utility. But with convenience comes…
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YouTube’s 2025 Monetization Rule Change Will Demonetize AI-Generated and Reused Content
Starting July 15, 2025, YouTube will stop monetizing content that lacks real human input—especially videos with AI-generated voices, low-effort compilations,…
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Why iOS Apps Take More Storage Than Android and What You Can Do About It
Have you noticed how heavy your iPhone apps feel? You grab Instagram, Gmail, maybe Twitter. A short while later, your…
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How Israeli Intelligence Apps in Your Phone Quietly Took Over the App Stores
Some of the world’s most downloaded mobile apps—used for gaming, image editing, transit, and call screening—are quietly tied to one…
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Kenya Restricts Telegram Amid Media Ban on June 25 Protests, NetBlocks Confirms
Kenya has begun restricting access to the popular messaging platform Telegram, according to real-time network data from NetBlocks, a global…
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NCBA Rolls Out Account Opening Feature on the NCBA Now App
NCBA Bank has announced advancements to the NCBA Now app to allow for the instant onboarding of new customers. With…
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Instagram iPad App Is Finally Coming: Smart Strategy or 13 Years Too Late?
It’s been much anticipated, but the Instagram iPad app is finally in the making, sparking discussions again on Meta’s product…
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Bolt Sees 46% Drop in Offline Trips in Kenya After Safety Measures
Bolt Kenya has announced a 46% reduction in offline (off-app) trips across its platform, following the implementation of a series…
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Stalkerware Scandals: Data Leaks, Hacks, and Legal Crackdowns
A whole underworld exists for people who want to watch over and spy on their families. Several app creators sell…
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Meta AI Goes Solo: A Standalone Chatbot App is on the Horizon
Meta, the tech giant behind Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, is reportedly working on a standalone AI chatbot app, reopening the…
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Meta Eyes Standalone Reels App Amid TikTok Uncertainty
Reels, the short video format launched by Instagram, is now one of the most widely used tools on the platform…
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New LOOP App Modern and Sleek Design Enhances User Experience
The LOOP app has undergone significant upgrades, donning a modern and stylish design that fits in perfectly with its brand…
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LOOP App New UI – Same LOOP, Better Experience
LOOP App New UI: If you’re a LOOP user you have probably noticed that the app has taken a significant…
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LOOP App: A Fresh, Intuitive Experience
In an era where digital banking is changing how Kenyans interact with their money, LOOP app has taken a big…
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Spotify Music Pro: HiFi Sound or High-Priced Hype?
Spotify Music Pro: Finally, after 18 years of building the business, Spotify has finally caught up to its international popularity.…
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Airtel Kenya Launches Airtel Lite: Faster, Lighter, and Data-Free
Airtel Kenya launched the new Airtel Lite, a Progressive Web App(PWA) intended to provide a lighter, speedier, and more accessible…
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CIC Asset Management Unveils Upgraded CIC Invest App
CIC Asset Management (CICAM), a subsidiary of CIC Group has launched an upgraded CIC Invest App. The new app introduces…
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Bolt Driver Selfie Check Boosts Ride Safety with AI
As ride-hailing services focus more on safety and security, Bolt’s Driver Selfie Check stands out as an important feature designed…
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20 Years of Google Maps: 20 Game-Changing Features
Twenty years have already passed, since Google Maps set out to help users move from Point A to Point B.…
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Bolt’s Live Location Sharing: A Game-Changer for Ride Safety
Bolt live location sharing: Imagine this, it’s late at night. You’ve just ordered a ride home. The streets are quiet,…
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Stock Trading and Investing Apps Usage on the Rise
Stock trading and investment apps have significantly impacted the financial services landscape in recent years, making the previously exclusive world…
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Bolt cautions customers against offline trips during festive season
Ride-hailing platform Bolt has issued a strong reminder to riders and drivers in Kenya to refrain from engaging in offline…
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Apple Music Replay 2024 Now Available For Subscribers
Apple Music Replay 2024 is now out for subscribers as the streaming platform gets ahead of the much-awaited Spotify Wrapped…
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Google is Testing a Play Store Feature to Warn Users About Subpar Apps
Google is testing a new feature for the Play Store to ensure users download the best-quality apps and avoid low-quality…
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Telegram Finances Show Strong Growth, Despite Legal Battles
Telegram’s messaging platform is reporting strong growth according to the company’s unaudited financials for the half year of this year.…
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ILRI and CTLGH Launch Advanced App for Livestock Health and Feed Management
The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and the Centre for Tropical Livestock Genetics and Health (CTLGH) have launched a real-time…
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TikTok removes over 360,000 videos from its platform in Kenya
Short-form video hosting platform TikTok has revealed that it removed over 360,000 videos from its platform in Kenya due to…
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Increase Your Instagram Account’s Privacy and Security With These Tips
Instagram has become a popular platform for sharing photos, videos, and creative work. Here are some steps to enhance your…
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LOOP app’s new Money Pool feature combines your group’s savings into one spot
LOOP Money Pool Feature: Long before microloans or online crowdfunding, informal lending circles-also called money pools played a critical role…
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TikTok Settings to Enable to Safeguard Your Privacy
TikTok is one of the most popular social media platforms for millennials, Gen Z’s, and Gen Alpha making it the…
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TikTok Execs Showed No Concern About the Negative Impact of Their App on Teens
Recent unredacted documents show that TikTok executives knew their app was negatively hurting teens. This is according to faulty redactions…
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YouTube Brings New Changes to Its Video Player Interface
YouTube is changing the interface of its video player. Google, its parent company is testing new features on the video…
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4 New LOOP App Features You Should Check Out
In February last year, LOOP App unveiled a completely new look with even more features and offering solutions for both…
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Fintech platform PalmPay rolls out USSD service in Nigeria
PalmPay, the financial platform with over 30 million users on its smartphone app in Nigeria, has announced the launch of…
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Google rolls out custom Gems, as image generation with Imagen 3 makes a comeback
Business and Enterprise Gemini Advanced subscribers can now start creating and chatting with Gems, the custom versions of Gemini that…
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LOOP App Wants to be Your One Stop Shop Lifestyle App
LOOP App: Over the last couple of years, Africa has become one of the fastest-growing app markets in the world.…
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NCBA Now App: Prioritizing safety and convenience
NCBA Now App: As of the beginning of 2024, there were 22.71 million internet users in Kenya, with 40.8% internet…
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SMS API: Streamline Your Messaging Strategy Today
In today’s fast-paced world, businesses strive to maintain effective communication with their customers. SMS APIs play a pivotal role in…
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Huawei Calls on Developers to Build Native Apps for HarmonyOS
Huawei’s rotating chairman, Eric Xu has urged developers to collaborate on the development of native apps for the company’s mobile…
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HD photos and a bunch of other features coming to Facebook Messenger
Facebook is finally rolling out support for HD photos in Messenger. The Meta-owned platform announced on Tuesday that users will…
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WhatsApp suffers a major outage worldwide
Popular messaging app WhatsApp is currently down worldwide. The Meta-owned platform suffered an outage on Wednesday evening as noted on DownDetector…
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Spotify’s new daylist feature now available for users in Kenya
Daylist, Spotify’s new feature that dynamically adjusts to any user’s changing moods and listening desires throughout the day is now…
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Bolt expands operations into DRC
Bolt has announced the launch of its services in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). With limited availability of private…
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TikTok’s Add to Music App launches in 163 new countries, including Kenya
Following the successful launch in 2023, TikTok recently announced that the Add to Music App is now rolling out to…
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Equity Bank to discontinue its EazzyBanking App in March
Equity Bank has announced that it will discontinue its EazzyBanking App, which was its pioneer mobile banking application, first unveiled…
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Mdundo and Safaricom Launch Ksh 5 Per Day Music Subscription Service
Popular music streaming platform, Mdundo.com has partnered with Safaricom to launch a new subscription service that will enable Kenyans to access…
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Showmax 2.0 will launch in Feb 2024, what to expect
By now, we are all aware that the streaming video-on-demand service Showmax is rebranding. Initial reports had indicated that the…
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App to prevent phone theft launched in Kenya
Xecure, a mobile app meant to prevent the alarming surge in phone theft cases has been launched in Kenya. According…
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Kaspersky unveils subscriptions services tracking app
Kaspersky has released a Premium version of its new mobile app that helps users track their subscriptions and control their…
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10 more counties including Nairobi sign up for Safaricom’s MyCounty App
Ten more counties have taken up MyCounty App, an all-in-one app experience for all county services that empowers citizens to…
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WhatsApp adding ability to share your screen during video calls
Popular messaging platform WhatsApp will soon allow you to share your screen when making video calls. With the new feature…
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WhatsApp Rolling Out Channels To Users in Kenya
Last month, Meta announced that it is rolling out a new feature on WhatsApp called Channels. Channels, Meta said is…
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Uber rolling out an audio recording feature for drivers and riders in Kenya for safety
Uber is finally rolling out an in-app audio recording feature to users in Kenya. Uber first rolled out the feature…
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WhatsApp Business crosses 200 million monthly users mark, introduces new ad features
Meta has revealed that WhatsApp Business, its messaging app designed specifically for small businesses now has more than 200 million…
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Kenya leads the world in global TikTok usage, report
Kenya has been ranked among the leading countries in terms of TikTok usage according to the Reuters Institute Digital News…
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Africa had more than 270 million mobile apps users as of December 2022
As of December 2022, the total number of monthly active users of mobile apps in Africa exceeded 270 million, a…
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This mobile app is assisting stakeholders in Uganda access reliable fisheries data in real time
In Uganda, over 670 stakeholders of the fish value chain are accessing comprehensive fisheries data from Lakes Albert and Victoria,…
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Safaricom’s myCounty app goes live in Elgeyo Marakwet County
The County Government of Elgeyo Marakwet has become the second county after Makueni to be integrated into myCounty App, developed…
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You can now use one Whatsapp account on up to four phones
The popular messaging platform WhatsApp has continuously refined its capabilities, making it more user-friendly and interoperable. In the latest update,…
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Makueni becomes first county to integrate to Safaricom’s myCounty app
Makueni has become the first county to be integrated into myCounty app developed by Safaricom. The app enables all 47…
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Shop Zetu Mini App now available on the M-PESA Super App
Fashion e-commerce Shop Zetu has partnered with Safaricom to launch the Shop Zetu Mini App on the M-PESA Super App.…
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Spotify introduces new features for creators and artists
Just weeks after introducing a DJ feature on its app, Spotify has announced a set of new features on the…
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Spotify has introduced AI-Powered DJ for more personalized music experience
Global music streaming giant, Spotify has launched a new feature called “DJ” to enhance users’ experience, offering more personalized choices…
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Twitter to start sharing its ad revenues with creators
Twitter CEO Elon Musk has revealed that the company will start paying creators for ads that appear in their reply…
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Absa introduces bank withdrawal options on its Timiza app
Absa Bank has added an option on its Timiza App where customers can withdraw cash from any ATM machine across…
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WhatsApp makes its native Mac app beta available to everyone
Popular messaging app WhatsApp has now made its native version of the app available to all Mac users. This is…
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These African Countries are leading in Loan Apps Downloads
After analyzing 140 million installs, across 3,000 finance apps, Google in collaboration with analytics firm AppsFlyer found that installation of…
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Spotify Wrapped: Drake was the most streamed artists in Kenya on Spotify this year
Spotify today announced the arrival of Wrapped 2022, its yearly look back at what songs, artists, albums and playlists people…
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TikTok is teasing a new music platform to rival Spotify and Apple Music
TikTok allured users with its short-video format and has fought for its place among the top-tier platforms. Its biggest anchorage…
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What is the Purpose of an Invoice – How to Generate it?
In this competitive world, businesses need to carry out several chores in order to stay alive in the competition and…
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WhatsApp launches Communities, a new way to manage groups with similar interests
The world’s most popular messaging platform WhatsApp has introduced a new feature, structured for better management of groups that have…
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Why is 10bet’s mobile app so popular among online bettors?
The number of online bettors who want to use their smartphones grows every day. People in Kenya and many other…
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Twitter is struggling to keep its most active users, internal study reveals
An internal Twitter research has revealed that the social media platform is struggling to keep its most active users engaged,…
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Uber launches advertising division targeting its 122 Million monthly users
Ride-hailing company Uber has announced the creation of an in-house advertising division that will be responsible for placing ads on…
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TikTok has copied this popular feature from social media app BeReal
Its only two years since the French photosharing app BeReal was launched and it has been on a highly spirited…
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Cab-hailing apps are coming to Senegal for the first time
In some African cities such as Nairobi, Kampala, Lagos, Cairo and Accra, Ghana, cab-hailing is a lifestyle that people have…
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Huawei has opened applications for its 2022 Huawei Global App Innovation Contest
Chinese technology giant Huawei is inviting applicants for its 2022 edition of the Huawei Global App Innovation Contest (Apps Up)…
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Google has pulled down more than 2,000 loan apps from Play Store in India
Google says that it pulled more than 2,000 personal loan apps from Play Store in India for what the company…
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Cameo Live lets you have a 10-minute call with your favorite celebrity
What would you tell your favourite celebrity if you had a chance for a 10-minute conversation with them? Cameo is…
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Spotify to offer three months free to new Premium subscribers
Music streaming platform Spotify has seen a commendable rise in subscribers as reported in its last quarter results, but the…
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Pocket App Is Our Favorite Offline Reading App, Here’s Why
Mozilla in partnership with Aga Khan University made its brand new Pocket app available in Kenya a couple of weeks…
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UK Parliament shuts down its TikTok account
The UK parliament has brought down its TikTok account earlier this week, citing concerns of a possible data breach and…
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Uber drivers have increased by 31% as people seek extra cash
The number of people driving for Uber has shot by 31% from last year as people seek ways of making…
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Music streaming service Mdundo hits 20 million monthly active users
Mdundo says it has recorded 20.3 million monthly active users in June 2022, beating the upgraded expected target of 19…
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Netflix says customers who will use its ad-supported plan will have a “great experience“
After recording a devastating decline in the number of subscribers over the last year, movie streaming company Netflix had to…
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Tiktok announces initiatives to curb platform misuse this election season in Kenya
Tiktok is taking a keen interest in the forthcoming general elections in Kenya and has put in place a number…
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Spotify is testing in-app podcast recording, editing and publishing tool
Streaming platform Spotify is testing a feature that allows creators to record, edit and publish podcasts directly from the app.…
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Google to pay more than 40,000 app developers $90 million in a lawsuit settlement
Global tech behemoth Google has opted to pay $90 million to small app developers as a settlement to a class-action…
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Mdundo has reported over 200% user growth since going public in 2020
Kenyan music steaming platform Mdundo has recorded a 290% user growth since its 2020 IPO, according to online publication Disrupt…
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Boomplay is now offering Telkom customers dedicated music streaming packages
Africa’s music streaming and download platform Boomplay has announced a partnership with Telkom, enabling subscribers to enjoy more affordable music…
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Mozilla unveils Pocket, its read-it-later bookmarking service in Kenya
Mozilla in partnership with Aga Khan University is making its brand new Pocket app available in Kenya. Built on the Android…
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New App To Automatically Supervise Spending For Dependents Launched
Kenyan startup Empower Smart Limited has launched an automated Digital Escrow Supervised Payments app for Dependents. Dubbed “Super Pay” the…
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Telegram reports 700 Million monthly users, launches premium subscription
Cloud-based messaging service Telegram is one of the fastest-growing social media and messaging platforms in the world. As it hits…
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Boomplay has launched in Ivory Coast, its 6th African country
Music streaming platform Boomplay has commenced operations in Côte d’Ivoire Ivory Coast, expanding its African reach to six countries. The…
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Kenyan Innovator Unveils App for the Deaf
Kenya has made significant strides in ensuring that people living with disabilities run a normal and easier life in every…
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[24Bit Podcast] The State of Banking Apps in Kenya
We all have a bank account, don’t we? And many of us use an app to operate our accounts, yes?…
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Google to Scrap 900k Apps From Play Store
Google has announced plans to scrap more than 800k apps from Play Store by November 1st,2022. The affected apps are…
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Trace and the Mastercard Foundation launch Free Learning App targeting young Africans
Trace and the Mastercard Foundation have launched a new mobile app that aims to enable 26 million young Africans to…
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