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[Interview] Sara Badru: Tech programs shaping the foundation for women in digitally enabled jobs
As Kenya’s digital economy propels the country’s economic growth, a lot more needs to be done to prepare citizens and…
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The OPPO Find X5: Our Three Favorite Features
OPPO brought its flagship device, the FIND X5 to Kenya about a month ago, quite an interesting device featuring a…
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Meta Announces New Initiatives to Curb Misinformation Ahead of August Elections in Kenya
Social media companies are taking a keen interest in the forthcoming general elections in Kenya. The companies are putting in…
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ESTHER KAMAU: Digital Transformation and How It Influences Scalability for MSMEs
Digital transformation has shaped the diversity of MSMEs who account for at least 40% of Kenya’s GDP. MSMEs in Kenya…
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[24Bit Podcast] A tribute to the now retired Internet Explorer browser
27 years after it went live, Microsoft announced that it is now officially shutting down Internet Explorer. Microsoft officially ended…
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[24Bit Podcast] Our Experiences Using The New M-Pesa VISA Virtual Card
Listen in on Emmanuel Chenze, Dickson Otieno and Nick Kanali as we discuss our personal experiences with the recently launched…
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Binance Picks TikTok Star Khaby Lame as Brand Ambassador
Binance has partnered with Khaby Lame, the Italian Senegalese creator who grew to fame through his viral TikTok videos, to…
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Nigeria is working on a law that could hinder use of social media
The Federal Government of Nigeria is working on a law that could overwhelmingly affect the consumption of social media in…
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[24Bit Podcast] What is the new M-Pesa VISA Virtual Card, and how can you use it?
In this episode, we discuss Safaricom’s latest Globalpay initiative where they’ve partnered with VISA to launch a Virtual CARD tied…
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Saleforce partners with TikTok to drive more sales channels for vendors
American cloud-based software company Salesforce has partnered with TikTok to make it easier for merchants and customers to engage more…
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Apps
[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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Russian Government Has Taken over Google’s Bank Accounts
For some time now, Google has locked horns with the Russian government for failing to delete content that Moscow deems…
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Startups
Nigeria’s Freight Forwarder Topship Raises $2.5M Seed Funding
Since tech-based startups started playing a key role by bridging gaps in the logistics sector in Africa, we’ve witnessed tremendous…
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[24Bit Podcast] Dissecting Safaricom’s Cloud Offerings
In March this year, Safaricom announced that it is expanding its enterprise business unit to offer cloud computing, cyber security…
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Facebook is shutting down its podcasts platform
Facebook is pulling out of the podcast business and creators will no longer be able to upload new shows to…
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Meta outlines steps to promote elections integrity during the Kenya 2022 elections
Meta has today outlined some of the work it’s been undertaking to promote election integrity for the Kenya elections on…
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[24Bit Podcast] Oppo Reno7 Series: Discussing everything you need to know
In this latest episode of our 24Bit Podcast, we talk about the Oppo Reno 7 and the Reno 7 5G…
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Social Media
Mark Zuckerberg to introduce Zuck Buck virtual currency
Meta, Facebook’s parent company, is considering introducing virtual coins “Zuck Bucks,” to help reward users of its social media platforms.…
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TULLAH STEPHEN: Influencer marketing can unlock opportunities for fintechs
The global fintech market is valued at close to USD 7300 billion and is projected to grow at an annual…
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Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Review: A Good Consideration
Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Review: Xiaomi Kenya officially launched the Redmi Note 11 series in Kenya a few weeks ago,…
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Carry1st drives growth in Africa’s gaming industry, supported by AppsFlyer
Carry1st, one of Africa’s leading gaming publishers, has released new insights from its market data that highlights successes that have…
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[24Bit Podcast] Midrange Smartphones Vs High-end and Budget Smartphones; Where the lines overlap
We sat down to discuss midrange smartphones and where they sit. What exactly is a mid-ranger? What’s its price? And which…
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Meta officially rolls out Facebook Reels to users across Africa
Last week we reported that Meta had launched Reels on Facebook for users in Africa. This is after we spotted…
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Zimbabwe becomes the 3rd country to restrict social media this year for political reasons
According to cybersecurity company Surfshark, Zimbabwe suffered its third internet disruption in the past 3 years, as internet service was…
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Facebook Reels now available to users in Africa
Facebook Reels: Instagram officially launched Reels in August last year to take on TikTok. Instead of disappearing after 24 hours…
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All-New Redmi Note 11 Series Officially Launched in Kenya
After globally launching the Redmi Note 11 series on January 26, Xiaomi is now officially making these devices available in…
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Startups
Sendy fulfillment service crosses 1,000 online sellers
Launched in November last year, Sendy fulfillment service is a digital-enabled platform that relieves online sellers of logistics difficulties while…
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[24Bit Podcast] Discussing the new Galaxy S22 Series with Charles Kimari and Foi Wambui
Right after Galaxy Unpacked event we sat down with Charles Kimari, Head of Mobile Division at Samsung Electronics East Africa…
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Shopify Digital Marketing: 7 Ways to Promote your Shopify Store
Shopify is an eCommerce platform that allows you to start, grow, and manage your business. Promoting your online store can…
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[24Bit Podcast] Samsung’s new online brand shop launch
Welcome to Season 5, Episode 2 of our 24Bit podcat. This is the very first episode we shot this year…
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[24Bit Podcast] M1 MacBooks: Hype or Substance?
Welcome to Season 5, Episode 1. Our first self-produced Podcast. In this episode, we talk about the M1 Macs. Are…
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Binance Becomes Official Sponsor of AFCON 2021
Leading blockchain ecosystem and cryptocurrency exchange Binance has announced its partnership with the Confederation of African Football (CAF), as an…
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Opera is celebrating 15 years of connecting Africa to the Internet with a massive data giveaway
To celebrate its 15th year on the continent Opera has announced that it will be running a massive data giveaway…
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How to Promote Your Business Locally Via Video Marketing
Nobody can deny the incredible potential of video marketing for the small business and how it can help you grow…
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SemaBOX to host a creators’ event for podcasters
Kenya’s podcast studio and incubator SemaBOX has announced that it will be hosting #PODEXNBO, a creators’ event targeting podcasters in…
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Galaxy Z Fold3 Review: Samsung’s most ambitious smartphone yet
Galaxy Z Fold3 Review: A couple of weeks ago, we had a very interesting discussion on foldable phones on our…
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Meta launches a WhatsApp chatbot for SMEs in Africa
Meta has announced the launch of a new WhatsApp chatbot to help SMEs across Africa learn how to grow their…
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Four startups from Ghana join the Catalyst Fund Inclusive Digital Commerce accelerator
Four startups from Ghana have joined The Catalyst Fund Inclusive Digital Commerce Accelerator, a programme that supports innovators building digital…
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Facebook rebrands to Meta to embrace its ‘metaverse’ vision
Facebook has a new name. At the company’s annual Connect conference held on October 28th, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced…
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Facebook is reportedly changing its name
Facebook is reportedly planning to rebrand next week according to a source with direct knowledge of the matter. The company…
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Startups
Nigeria’s e-commerce startup Sendbox raises $1.8 million
Sendbox has announced the completion of a $1.8 million seed round from investors including 4DX Ventures, Enza Capital, FJLabs, and…
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Mark Zuckerberg lost more than $7 billion after Facebook went down on Monday
In just a few hours after WhatsApp, Facebook and Instagram crashed on Monday evening, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is said…
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PETER KIRONJI: The Future of Social Commerce in Kenya; A Case of The Kenyan Influencer Marketing Hub
Understanding social commerce platform? Access to market continues to be a challenge for many MSMEs in Kenya as they are…
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OPPO Kenya launches wildlife mobile photography challenge, up to Ksh200,000 up for grabs
OPPO Kenya has launched a mobile photography challenge with an aim to support the continued revival of local tourism by…
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NICK DURRANT: Could progressive web apps be the apps of the future?
Progressive web apps (PWAs) are the perfect cross between native mobile apps and websites. Here’s why. What makes you delete an app? Perhaps…
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WhatsApp disappearing photos feature is finally here
WhatsApp has finally rolled out the disappearing photos feature to the stable version of the app. The feature has been…
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Experience true metaverse immersion with LG OLED TV
The indoor lifestyle due to coronavirus restrictions has paved way for innovative technologies that help people recreate familiar experiences from…
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Fleets, it’s been real: Twitter Officially Shuts Down Fleets
A few weeks ago, Twitter announced that it will be shutting down its Instagram Stories-Like Platform feature ‘Fleets’ on August…
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OdiNare Rap Challenge: All you Need to Know about Khaligraph Rap Challenge
On Monday 19th July 2021, Kenyan rapper Khaligraph Jones partnered with one of Kenya’s leading betting firms Odibets to launch…
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Odibets is partnering with Khaligraph Jones to launch the ‘OdiNare’ rap challenge
Khaligraph Jones has partnered with Kenya’s leading betting firm Odibets under their Odimtaani initiative to launch the ‘OdiNare’ rap challenge.…
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Twitter is shutting down Fleets due to low usage
Twitter has announced that it will be shutting down Fleets on August 3rd. Twitter says it is killing this feature…
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Some Quick Thoughts on the Nokia 5.4
The Nokia 5.4 has been here for a while. HMD Global, officially unveiled the phone in Kenya in April this…
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Nokia is promising longer battery life on their devices
Battery life is one of the top considerations for anyone looking to buy a new smartphone. Even though batteries have…
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Man in Viral Ugali Video Lands Lucrative Deal with Odibets
Three weeks ago, a hilarious video of a man eating ugali in the most ridiculous way took the internet by…
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Vifaa Tech Festival To Give Away KES 100K Worth Of Little Rides
Vifaa Tech Festival is giving away Little ride promo codes worth KES 100,000 to attendees of the virtual consumer tech…
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Vivo Y20 Review: Good specs for a 14k Device
Vivo Y20 Review: Mid-range phones are becoming very popular in Kenya. Most smartphone manufacturers have been releasing a number of…
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Social Media
Former US President Trump Launches His Highly-Anticipated ‘Social Media Platform’
Former US President Donald Trump has launched his highly-anticipated ‘social media platform.’ To many people’s surprise, however, this is not…
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What You Should Know Before Buying OPPO Reno5 F
OPPO Reno5 F is already selling on the Kenyan markets. This the most affordable variant of the Reno5 series. OPPO…
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LG partners with celebrity chef, Ali Mandhryf to launch virtual restaurant and competition
LG has partnered with celebrity chef, Ali Mandhry to launch a virtual restaurant and competition for food enthusiasts in Kenya. …
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Itel Mobile Kenya Launches Dance Competition, Ksh 100k up for grabs
Itel Mobile Kenya has launched a dance competition for its customers across the country. The campaign is part of its…
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Trump Is Coming Back on Social Media but with His Own Platform
Trump was banned by nearly every major social media platform on the planet, including Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat and Instagram, in…
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Bolt launches campaign to empower women in tech across Africa
Ride-hailing firm Bolt has unveiled a new campaign to empower women in technology across Africa. The campaign will run throughout…
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Facebook expanding transparency on Political Ads in Kenya and Ethiopia
Facebook is expanding two initiatives focused on increasing transparency and controls on social issues, electoral, and political ads to more…
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Apps
Facebook’s New App Lets Users Rap to Premade Beats
I bet you didn’t see this coming. But neither did I. Facebook has launched a new app that lets users…
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Facebook Bans Myanmar Military Group after Coup
Facebook has indefinitely banned a Myanmar military group that staged a coup on February 1st, overthrowing the rightfully elected government.…
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Spotify is now available in Kenya
You must have probably seen or read about this already, yes, Spotify is now available in Kenya. The audio streaming…
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Facebook Launches Product to Register and Support Journalists in Kenya
Facebook has launched a product for journalists to register with the platform to receive features and tools designed to support…
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Facebook’s ‘Supreme Court’ will Review Trump’s Indefinite Suspension
Facebook’s oversight board, formed last year, will look at the social media company’s decision to suspend the account of former…
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Apps
This Chat App Promises to Bring iMessage Support on Android, and Windows
Heard of Beeper? If not, don’t fret. You’re not alone. Beeper is a new universal chat app promising to unify…
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Uganda Begins Restoring Internet Access after 5-day Nation-wide Shutdown
Internet connectivity in Uganda is currently being restored after a 5-day nation-wide blackout. Major Ugandan ISPs blocked internet access to…
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YouTube Suspends Trump’s Channel
Last week’s storm at the US Capitol has given US President Donald Trump an uneasy time in his country, as…
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Ugandan Government Orders Internet Service Providers To Block Social Media Ahead of Elections
A day after Facebook confirmed the suspension of dozens of pages and accounts affiliated with the ruling party in Uganda,…
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Need help on the OdiBets platform? Here’s everything you need to know.
Having come to popularity in Kenya since the year 2018, OdiBets has become a household name that boasts of making…
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Twitter Permanently Bans Trump
Twitter has banned current US President Donald Trump from its platform, citing the risk of further violence incitement. The permanent…
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WhatsApp Voice and Video Calls Hit an All-time High on New Year’s Eve
2020 was anything but a crazy year for the human race due to the novel coronavirus. The pandemic occasioned an…
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These Industries grew in 2020 despite Covid-19 slowdown
There are a few events in history that have changed the course of humanity and this ongoing Covid-19 pandemic may…
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[Column] Andrew Bourne: 5 trends that will shape future workforce decisions
Businesses around the globe have spent the better part of this year adjusting to the new reality of remote working.…
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realme C12 Official Sale Goes Live in Kenya
Official sale for the recently launched realme C12 went live in Kenya yesterday. The device is available for purchase on…
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CYBER SECURITY
Black Friday – stay safe before, during and after peak retail season
It’s three weeks until US Thanksgiving, which happens on the fourth Thursday of November. As readers around the world now…
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Smishing attack tells you “mobile payment problem” – don’t fall for it!
As we’ve warned before, phishing via SMS, or smishing for short, is still popular with cybercriminals. Sure, old-fashioned text messages have fallen out…
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LG’s ‘Dare To Dream’ campaign to reward lucky winners with LG AI DD Washing Machine
LG East Africa has unveiled a campaign dubbed “DARE TO DREAM” talent search that seeks to reward lucky Kenyans with…
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Facebook’s Dating Service Expands to 33 More Countries
Facebook Dating is now available in Europe. The social media giant’s dating service has been to date only available in…
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LinkedIn Stories feature is now live for users worldwide
LinkedIn thinks we need a stories feature. The professional social network just rolled out LinkedIn Stories to users worldwide, giving…
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Realme C15 Review
Realme C15 Review: Realme C15 is already selling in the Kenyan market. The device was launched four weeks ago at…
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Infinix HOT 10 Review
Infinix HOT 10 Review: Infinix launched the Infinix HOT 10 in Kenya two weeks ago. The device is selling at…
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OPPO Reno4 Camera Review
OPPO Reno4 Camera Review: The OPPO Reno4 is already selling in Kenyan market at Ksh. Ksh39,999. OPPO launched the device…
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Tecno Camon 16 Premier Camera Review
Tecno has always put so much emphasis on the camera for all its devices in the Camon Series, the Camon…
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Realme 6 Camera review
Realme 6 Camera review: Realme 6 is one of our favourite mid-range devices we have used this year. The phone…
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Infinix Zero 8 Camera Review
The Infinix Zero 8 is currently selling in Kenya for Ksh.29,000. This device was launched about two weeks ago with…
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Gadgets
realme Buds Air Neo now available in Kenya for KES 4,999
Just a few days after successfully launching three phones and a fitness band in Kenya, realme, has introduced yet another…
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realme 6 official first sales in Kenya starts today
realme 6 first sales have officially started today in Kenya. The device which was recently unveiled in the local market…
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vivo V19: Our Four Favorite Features
Vivo launched the vivo V19 smartphone in the local market back in July this year. Vivo is selling the Dual…
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The itel service month is here, here’s how to take advantage of it
Itel Mobile is running a service month for its local customers. Dubbed i-Service, the service month will run from 10th…
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Apps
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg Admits Copying Features from Rival Apps
Big tech is facing intense scrutiny from US regulators. America big four tech companies – including Facebook Inc., Amazon Inc.,…
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Reviews
OPPO A92 Review: Deserves your consideration
OPPO A92 Review: OPPO made the OPPO A92 officially available in the Kenyan market in May this year. Well, we…
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Gadgets
Capture HDR photos and easily share them with the 4G enabled Nokia C2
Nokia C2 Camera: We have probably told you everything you need to know about the Nokia C2, HMDs entry-level smartphone…
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BUSINESS
The Facebook Ad Boycott Campaign is Gaining Steam
Advertisers around the world are joining the Facebook ad boycott organized by several civil rights and other advocacy groups. In…
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CYBER SECURITY
Zoom changes mind, says it will provide end-to-end encryption to free users
Zoom has quickly changed its hard stance against its upcoming end-to-end encryption technology. After being pressured on security and privacy…
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Facebook Launches Programme To Meet Digital Literacy Needs Across Sub-Saharan Africa
Facebook has today launched a new digital literacy programme designed to equip young people across Sub-Saharan Africa with digital skills…
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Jumia Has Opened Up Its Logistics Services To External Clients
E-commerce leader Jumia has opened its logistics services to external clients for deliveries. The company will leverage its logistics networks…
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Google Sued For Allegedly Tracking Users in Incognito Mode
A new class-action lawsuit against Google’s parent company, Alphabet, is accusing the company against tracking users in incognito mode. The…
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