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TECNO Camon 19 Series officially launched in Kenya
Tecno Mobile on Monday officially unveiled its Camon 19 Series in Kenya. The series comprises of the standard Camon 19,…
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Interviews
Remote Work – How Cavendish is managing product success at Analog Teams
Strategic thinking starts with asking the right questions. It is about understanding the current market, competition, and trends to define…
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BUSINESS
This New Mastercard podcast explores how financial inclusion is creating an equitable future for all
Mastercard is bringing awareness to some of the world’s most critical issues through an innovative podcast series ‘Journey to One…
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Select TECNO and itel Smartphones added to Safaricom’s Lipa Mdogo Mdogo smartphone financing plan
At the launch of its Mwelekeo Ni Internet campaign in November, Kenya’s leading telco Safaricom said it will be adding…
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[Updated] Safaricom Lipa Mdogo Mdogo Flexible 4G Smartphone Financing Plan Explained
Safaricom launched its much-awaited flexible smartphone financing plan in July last year. The campaign, precisely known as Lipa Mdogo Mdogo,…
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Blockchain
Everything You Need To Know About Safaricom’s New Mwelekeo Ni Internet Campaign
Kenya’s leading telco Safaricom recently unveiled a new campaign dubbed Mwelekeo Ni Internet. The campaign will see the service provider…
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Reviews
Nokia C30 Review: A sturdy entry-level device with a huge 6000mAh battery
Nokia C30 Review: HMD Global has been very aggressive when it comes to the Kenyan market. The company has unveiled…
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EMURGO launches $100m investment vehicle for early and growth stage startups in Africa
EMURGO has announced the launch of a new Cardano ecosystem investment vehicle to invest in early startups and growth-stage startups.…
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COLUMNS
MUTHONI WACHIRA: OPPO Reno6 5G – Iconic Reno Design with the Reno Glow
What is it about some phones that stop people in their tracks when they look into the store window? It…
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ELIZABETH COOK: Technology and Collaboration for the Good of the Environment
Climate change and the push to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs) are becoming matters of greater importance.…
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LG redefines consumer experience with virtual reality
Imagine a world where you could walk into a restaurant and experience an exotic cuisine without leaving your house, or…
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Samsung to drive consumer electronics discussion at Vifaa Tech Festival
Samsung Electronics East Africa will be participating in the first-ever Vifaa Tech Festival that will be held on 11th and 12th June…
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Gadgets Africa And Nation Media Partner To Launch Consumer Tech Expo
Local tech publication Gadgets Africa has announced a new partnership with Nation Media Group to launch Vifaa Tech Festival, a…
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Blockchain
Ethiopia Launches Blockchain-Based National Student and Teacher Identification System
The government of Ethiopia has launched a national blockchain-based student and teacher identification system. According to the Ethiopian government and…
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All Smartphones on Offer in Telkom Kenya’s Easter Device Promo
Telkom Kenya is offering a variety of devices as part of its Easter Device promo. The devices included range from…
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Gadgets
Infinix HOT 10 Play Debuts in Kenya with 4GB RAM, 64GB ROM at Ksh 15,499
Infinix HOT 10 Play is official. The Chinese tech company announced the device today, the latest under its Hot series.…
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News
Apple Dominates Wearables Market Backed by Impressive Watch and AirPods Sales
Although 2020 was a challenging year with the pandemic and a global economic crisis, the wearable and hearable market had…
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Top 3 Legitimate Work From Home Jobs for Moms in Nigeria
If you work from home, you can be your own boss. This year, remote opportunities are booming. As a consequence…
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Gadgets
Wearable Device Market Grows Massively from July to September
Wearables are slowly but steadily becoming part of our daily lives, including fitness bands, smartwatches, and the broad hearable category.…
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Reviews
TECNO Camon 16s Review: Not enough to stand out
TECNO Camon 16s Review: As smartphones continue to offer more for less, it’s a win-win situation for consumers. That has…
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WomenInTech
Mastercard’s Girls4Tech STEM Program Reaches 1 Million Girls in 30 Countries
Mastercard’s signature STEM program, Girls4Tech, reached its initial milestone goal of educating one million girls, the company has announced. The…
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News
Itel Mobile Kenya Kicks Off October Shopping Festival with up to KES 100,000 for grabs
Itel Mobile Kenya is kicking off its biggest shopping festival that will see customers get rewarded for buying some of…
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Gadgets
Infinix Teases on Upcoming HOT 10 Series Smartphone
Infinix and TECNO launch their new devices almost at the same time. Following TECNO’s announcement of the Spark 6, Infinix…
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COLUMNS
[Column] Amrote Abdella: How investing in digital infrastructure can make the difference to Africa’s economic recovery
Africa faces many challenges on its path to becoming a global economic competitor. The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on…
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Gadgets
TECNO Pouvoir 4 Joins Android 11 Beta Program
Last year, for the first time, and to everyone’s surprise, TECNO joined other manufacturers in the Android 10 beta program…
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BUSINESS
Consumers facing financial uncertainty under Covid-19, SCANAD report
Consumers shrinking wallets have sparked drastic shifts in spend, purchasing habits and routines as they try to cope with the…
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Reviews
Infinix HOT 9 Play Review: Worth Considering
Infinix Mobile’s new Hot series device dubbed Infinix HOT 9 Play is now officially in Kenya. The device succeeds the…
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Gadgets
Infinix HOT 9 Play Specifications, Price and Availability in Kenya
After unveiling Infinix NOTE 7 in Kenya, the Chinese tech company is back with a new Hot series device dubbed…
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News
TECNO Mobile Opens Pre-Orders For The Camon 15
TECNO Mobile has been teasing the Camon 15 smartphone in Kenya for a few weeks now. The company had not…
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CYBER SECURITY
Remove These VPN And Ad Blocking Apps That Are Spying On Your Device
Understanding the basis of how app store analytics platforms, for instance, App Annie and Sensor Tower, sparks anxiety. These platforms…
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CLOUD
Safaricom Becomes Amazon Web Services Reseller In Kenya and EA
Safaricom has today announced a partnership with Amazon Web Services, which will see the telco resell AWS services in Kenya…
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CLOUD
Developers to make API calls with SophosLabs Intelix, a Cloud-Based Threat Intelligence Platform
SophosLabs Intelix, a cloud-based threat intelligence and analysis platform enables developers to build more secure applications. Developers will be able…
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Gadgets
Huawei Y9s Preorders Go Live in Kenya
Huawei Y9S was announced in Kenya mid this month, and the company had promised to open the pre-order window on…
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Gadgets
List of Manufacturers To Ship Android 10 To Their Devices This Year
Android 10 Google’s latest Android version officially debuted on September 10. So far, only a handful of devices have been…
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COLUMNS
KaiOS devices were meant to be cheaper, not until Nokia confirmed otherwise
Feature phones have been so doomed since the first smartphone broke the unimaginable barriers that could have not been possible…
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News
South Koreans are Adopting 5G at a Fast Rate, Subscribers Approaching 1.5 Million
South Korea has been on the upfront on the 5G launch with its first commercial use starting back on April…
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Jumia welcomes Mastercard as its new shareholder
A few weeks Jumia filed for an IPO on the New York Stock Exchange, the company has welcomed a new…
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BUSINESS
Jumia and Unilever Super Brand Day to offer massive discounts on consumer goods for online shoppers
Jumia Kenya will from Monday 25th February 2019 run the first ever-ever Jumia Super Brand Day, a one-day shopping event…
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Andela raises a further $100M in new round of funding
Andela has today announced the completion of a $100M Series D funding led by Generation Investment Management with participation from…
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Sports betting, Kobi Kihara and Riparian Land among the most Google searched items in August
Google has released top trending searches for the month of 2018. Sports betting platforms such as Sportpesa, betpawa, betika, betin…
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Kenya’s mSurvey Secures $3.5m Series A Investment
Kenyan SaaS Mobile Consumer Feedback Company mSurvey has announced a Series A round of USD$3.5m, led by Africa focused venture…
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Reviews
Tecno Camon X Unboxing and first impressions
Tecno launched the Camon X on Thursday 5th, a phone the company describes as aims to deliver unimaginable precision and…
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News
Kenya’s mSurvey expands its operations to Nigeria
Kenya’s mobile-first consumer experience platform mSurvey has expanded its operations in Nigeria. The move comes as the Kenya-based company seeks…
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Andela Kenya reaches out to aspiring developers in different counties
Andela Kenya is now reaching out to aspiring developers outside Nairobi. The tech company that trains developers in Africa and…
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What does the future African city look like?
What does the future African city look like? How do we identify the impact and trends resulting from urbanization? What…
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Addressing Financial Inclusivity through Digital Democracy: Is Bitcoin the digital version of gold?
Financial inclusivity is a pre-requisite for building any economy, none more so than in Africa. Acknowledging the role Fin-Tech is…
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BUSINESS
Kilimall to be the sole online sellers of Infinix and Tecno’s new smartphone models
Online shopping mall Kilimall has partnered with phone brands Infinix and Tecno to be the sole online seller of Tecno’s…
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BUSINESS
How telematics is revolutionizing the Fleet Management industry
Telematics is a combination of two words; Telecommunication and informatics. In broad sense, Telematics is the integrated use of telecommunications…
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Silvertree acquires Nigeria’s TopCheck, forming Africa’s largest price comparison group
Africa’s leading Internet platform Silvertree Internet Holdings has acquired Nigerian price comparison site TopCheck for an undisclosed amount. TopCheck is Nigeria’s…
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BUSINESS
Why Wechat is a threat to Safaricom’s M-Pesa.
A few days ago I visited Chinese internet finance museum for a blockchain event organized by okcoin, one of Bitcoin’s…
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CYBER SECURITY
Kaspersky Lab launches Talent Lab, global cybersecurity competition
Kaspersky Lab has unveiled an international competition aimed at solving topical cybersecurity challenges. The Talent Lab competition will see competitors…
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BUSINESS
Taxi Chap Chap launches app in Kenya, goes head to head with Uber and Safaricom’s Little cab
Taxi Chap Chap mobile app was officially launched yesterday. The launch came after a successful trialing for the last six…
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News
Andela just received a huge banking from Mark Zuckerberg
Andela, a startup that trains software developers in Africa and gives them full-time opportunities at international companies has received a…
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Four primary schools get Digital Literacy Programme (DLP) devices
The Digital Literacy Programme (DLP) has delivered and installed devices to an initial four (4) primary schools in different parts…
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COLUMNS
How to boost your business presence online
The rapid evolution of social media and its influence on search and referrals for conversations is changing the digital landscape…
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COLUMNS
AfricaHackOn Conference: The state and future of cyber security in Kenya
By Chrispus Kamau Kenya has been rapidly developing technologically for some time now. Statistics such as a 79% mobile penetration in the…
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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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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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Apple Inc, Facebook to pay for female employees to freeze their eggs
Apple Inc and Facebook Inc will help pay for female employees to freeze their eggs, signaling a willingness to spend…
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Kenya’s BitPesa launches beta test of remittance service
Kenya’s BitPesa has launched in beta test to allow Kenyans living in abroad to send money back home with…
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Tracing the roots of M-PESA
With 18.2 million customers and currently contributing up to 43% of Kenya’s GDP, M-PESA has been seen as a…
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