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Opera launches interest-based social Clubs in its chat service, Hype
Opera has launched Hype Clubs, public and interest-based group chats in Hype, the new chat service built into the Opera Mini web…
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Gadgets
Infinix NOTE 10 Series Officially Launched: Specs, Pricing and Availability
Infinix has officially launched the all-new NOTE 10 series, a new portfolio including the NOTE 10, NOTE 10 Pro, and…
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News
Speedaf express completes Round A+ financing to build China-Africa express brand
Speedaf Express, a China-Africa integrated logistics service provider, has announced the completion of its Round A+ financing. The round was…
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CYBER SECURITY
[Column] Peter Mackenzie: Top 10 security misconceptions
The Sophos Rapid Response team has compiled a list of the most commonly held security misconceptions they’ve encountered in the last…
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CYBER SECURITY
Adversaries Spend More than 250 Hours Undetected in Target Networks on Average, Sophos Report
Sophos, today released the “Active Adversary Playbook 2021,” detailing attacker behaviors and the tools, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) that Sophos’…
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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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CLOUD
[Africa Cloud Review] Simon Ngunjiri: Migrating to the cloud is the most effective route to digital transformation
For African businesses that are still at the start of their digital transformation, migrating to the cloud might seem like…
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News
[Column] Angela Kyerematen-Jimoh: Women are playing a key role in driving impact through technology in Africa
The past year has been very challenging, from the stress of living through a global pandemic to the various lockdown…
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BUSINESS
Kenya Launches First Semiconductor Chip Factory
The semiconductor industry is one of the most crucial globally, with almost every device we use having these important chips.…
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BUSINESS
Safaricom’s Ambitious Plans to Connect Africa via Mobile Money
Launched in 2007, Safaricom mobile money service M-PESA has catapulted the telco to the global map. M-PESA is crucial, especially…
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BUSINESS
Andersky Tours to launch an online travel booking platform
The travel booking sector has undergone a huge transformation over the last couple of years due to technological advancement and…
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CLOUD
[Africa Cloud Review] Simon Ngunjiri: Cloud computing is the technological revolution of the twenty-first century
One of the key drivers of Africa’s cloud computing boom is the unquestionable benefits the technology brings to the ICT…
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CLOUD
[Africa Cloud Review] Simon Ngunjiri: Cloud Infrastructure Spending in Africa is on the rise
Enterprises have been moving to the cloud as more increasingly rely on it other than on-premise data centres. While the…
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News
The Realities of AI in Cybersecurity: Catastrophic Forgetting
There is a lot of hype about the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in cybersecurity. The truth is that the…
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News
[Africa Cloud Review] Simon Ngunjiri: Cloud adoption is the future of African SMEs
In our previous Africa Cloud Review report, we highlighted how cloud adoption is no longer merely an option but a necessity that…
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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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CLOUD
[Africa Cloud Review] Simon Ngunjiri: Cloud adoption is now a necessity
As we have previously highlighted, businesses in Africa are increasingly turning to cloud to improve operational efficiency and COVID-19 is accelerating…
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News
[South Africa] eThekwini Municipality Pioneers a Smart City with Free Public Wi-Fi
The eThekwini Municipality is South Africa’s second-largest economy after Johannesburg and is home to 3.5 million people. In this thriving…
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News
Huawei Petal Search Engine Gets a Massive Upgrade
Huawei Petal Search engine is getting a massive upgrade, improving important aspects of the app. The new updates makes the…
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CLOUD
[Africa Cloud Review] Simon Ngunjiri: The pandemic boosted cloud usage in Africa
Businesses in Africa are increasingly turning to cloud to improve operational efficiency and COVID-19 pandemic is accelerating this adoption. In…
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CLOUD
Vodacom Business becomes AWS Outposts ready in South Africa
More than 80% of enterprises are choosing to take a hybrid strategy in adopting cloud technology, making use of multi-cloud…
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CYBER SECURITY
Sophos shows how a five-day Conti ransomware attack unfolds day-by-day
In a new three-part series of articles, Sophos researchers and incident responders unveil what really happens when attackers break into…
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CYBER SECURITY
Cybercrime cost the world over $1 trillion in 2020 – Report
The cost of cybercrime continues to increase, and in 2020, it reached a staggering $1 trillion, a new report has…
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News
A breakdown of COVID-19 statistics and numbers
We have already covered so much about the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic has brought a devastating effect on the world…
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News
COVID-19 Pandemic coverage by the media
The media has played a very huge role in covering the COVID-19 pandemic since the first case was reported in…
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BUSINESS
Apple’s iPhone 12 Series Help Secure Global Smartphone Top Spot
Apple had a spectacular quarter towards the end of the year. Canalys estimates the firm sold 81.8 million iPhones in…
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Tech
Pandemic-Driven Tech Innovations and Solutions
Before the world nearly bent the knee to the coronavirus pandemic, tech was already penetrating different economic sectors. Technology has…
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Social Media
Twitter Acquires Newsletter Startup to Expand Business
Twitter Inc.’s acquisition spree continues with the purchase of Revue, a newsletter platform. Revue helps anyone start publishing on the…
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News
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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CYBER SECURITY
Google Messages Starts Rolling Out RCS End-to-end Encryption
Google Messages has successfully landed the much-awaited Rich Communication Services, commonly known as RCS, to all users globally (unless you’re…
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News
Here’s what we like about the ASUS ZenBook Flip 13 (UX363) Laptop
ASUS Launched its new ZenBook Flip 13 (UX363) in August this year and now it’s finally available in Kenya at…
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Reviews
Some Quick Thoughts on Telkom Kenya’s Kaduda T-Smart 4G feature phone
After launching Kaduda 1, Kaduda Selfie, and Kaduda Smart, Telkom Kenya came back with Kaduda T-Smart. The Kaduda T-Smart feature…
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News
Adrian Kenya launches webinar series engaging business leaders on the Fourth Industrial Revolution
Kenyan Technology and EPC solutions and service provider Adrian Kenya yesterday launched a webinar series aimed at exploring current technology trends…
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BUSINESS
Tablets and Chromebooks Drive Growth in the Global PC Market
The overall PC market, including sales of desktops, tablets, and Chromebooks, has seen immense growth due to shelter in place…
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News
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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CLOUD
[Webinar] Make the Most of Your SAP HANA Investment on Google Cloud
Learn how to make the most of your SAP HANA investment Tuesday, 10 November | 4 PM EAT Incentro | HYCU | SoftConsult For…
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News
ICT Authority and Huawei Train Civil Servants on Latest ICT Trends
ICT Authority and Huawei have completed the latest online training for civil servants to bring them the latest ICT trends,…
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Apps
Safaricom Updates MySafaricom App With New Features
Safaricom’s MySafaricom App update has brought with it a range of new features. The most notable of the bunch is…
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Gadgets
Samsung Smartphone Sales Rebound Reclaiming Top Spot – Report
Samsung has surpassed Huawei to become the top smartphone seller between July and August. The latest data from Counterpoint’s Monthly…
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CYBER SECURITY
Zoom Plans to Roll out the Much-Needed Privacy and Security Feature Soon
Zoom announced plans to implement the real end-to-end encryption for calls in May, after public scrutiny. At first, Zoom planned…
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CYBER SECURITY
Global Shipping Industry Hit with Cyber Attacks
The global shipping industry has been hit with two cyberattacks within a week, causing disruptions to the movement of goods.…
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CYBER SECURITY
SMS phishing scam pretends to be Apple “chatbot” – don’t fall for it!
Aren’t SMSes dead? Aren’t they just plain old text anyway? Surely they’re of no interest to cybercriminals any more? Well,…
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Gadgets
Itel Announces S16 Series Smartphones, new TVs, and a slew of Accessories
As planned, itel Mobile Kenya has officially announced its new S16 Smartphone series. The series has two models: a standard…
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Reviews
Asus Zenbook Duo UX481 review
ASUS ZenBook Duo (UX481) Review: ASUS launched its groundbreaking 14-inch ZenBook Duo (UX481) laptop featuring the new ASUS ScreenPad™ Plus…
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News
Coronavirus pandemic is affecting every sector of the global economy
The coronavirus pandemic is hitting the global economy hard. While we cannot exactly tell the damage the virus will have…
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CLOUD
Sophos adds cloud visibility features from Cloud Optix to Intercept X Advanced for Server with EDR
Sophos today announced, that Intercept X for Server Advanced with EDR has been enhanced with powerful cloud visibility features from…
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News
Usiku Games Launches Seedballs Game to help curb climate change effects through reforestation
Kenyan Tech Start-up, Usiku Games has developed the Seedballs Game to help aid reforestation of Kenya’s lost forest cover. Kenya…
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News
[Interview] Covid-19 pandemic made us more innovative, Ola Akinnusi, Bolt Country Manager says
Just like in many other sectors, the coronavirus pandemic has adversely affected the cab-hailing industry across the global markets. In…
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Reviews
Infinix NOTE 7 Review: Great features, Good Pricing
Infinix NOTE 7 Review: We have been playing around with the Infinix NOTE 7 for about two weeks now. The…
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CYBER SECURITY
Cybersecurity Spending to Grow by up to 6% in 2020, Report
The global cybersecurity spending is expected to grow by 5.6% in 2020 in its best-case scenario, says Canalys, with investment…
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BUSINESS
CBK Seeks to Regulate Digital Lenders in Kenya in new Proposed Bill
The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) seeks to regulate mobile lending loan rates in a new bill proposed to parliament.…
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Startups
Applications for the 2020 HiiL Innovating Justice Challenge Opened
The Hague Institute for Innovation of Law (HiiL) has opened submissions for its 2020 HiiL Innovating Justice Challenge in South Africa. HiiL…
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CYBER SECURITY
High-profile Twitter Accounts Hacked in Crypto Scam
Twitter Hacked: A number of high-profile Twitter accounts have recently been hacked simultaneously in a cryptocurrency scam. Some of the…
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News
Samsung Envisions the Next Generation of Communications Technology, 6G
Samsung just published a white paper entitled “The Next Hyper-Connected Experience for All.” The white paper talks about Samsung’s vision…
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Apps
India Bans Dozens of Chinese Apps, Including TikTok and WeChat Over Security Concerns
The Ministry of Technology in India has banned 59 Chinese apps citing security concerns. These include TikTok, WeChat, Shareit, Mi…
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News
This NGO is using crypto to help hundreds of girls, women, and college workers in Nigeria and India
When WONDER Foundation saw its inception eight years ago with the mission to empower women and their communities through education,…
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BUSINESS
Africa’s Smartphone Market Suffers Worst Decline Since 2015
It’s apparent that the covid-19 pandemic has negatively affected various industries around the world. For the smartphone market, the latest…
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Reviews
Some Quick Thoughts On The Budget Nokia C2
Nokia C2 Review: Nokia C2 is already selling in the Kenyan local market. The phone is among the budget phones…
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CYBER SECURITY
Sophos unveils an updated version of its EDR solution
Sophos today unveiled an updated version of its Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR), the first solution designed for both security…
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News
OPPO A92 Unboxing and Quick Specs
OPPO A92 Unboxing: OPPO finally launched the OPPO A92 in the Kenyan market on May 28th. The company is selling…
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News
Growth in edge computing could generate new revenue opportunities for telecom operators, report
Growth in edge computing could generate new revenue opportunities for telecom operators. This is according to a new report by…
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Gadgets
Huawei shipped 2.6 million smartwatch units globally in Q1 2020, Report
Global shipments of wearable devices reached 72.6 million units in the first quarter of 2020, with a year-on-year increase of…
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News
Facebook and Red Cross Launch Campaign Calling for Vigilance against Covid-19 in Africa
Facebook and the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement are partnering to launch #AfricaTogether – a digital campaign and…
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BUSINESS
Facebook Partners With Telcos To Build A 37000km, 180Tbps Undersea Cable To Serve Africa
Facebook has partnered with several telcos in Africa to bring faster internet connectivity. The social media giant together with a…
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News
Annual IBM List Celebrates Global Women Leaders Shaping the Future of Artificial Intelligence
IBM has unveiled its list of 35 Women Leaders in AI at its Think Digital conference held last week. The list…
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News
COVID-19: KEPSA and Jumia launch Digital Commerce Program to support Kenyan businesses
Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA) has partnered with e-commerce leader Jumia to register and train local businesses to sell online.…
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CYBER SECURITY
Sophos Reports discovers 30 Fleeceware Apps Targeting iPhone users
Sophos has published a new report showing how Apple device users are being targeted by applications that overcharge users through…
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CYBER SECURITY
Watch out! Scummy scammers target home deliveries
If you’re sitting at home right now, sheltering from the coronavirus pandemic – and there’s a good chance you are…
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News
Kenyans Deposited Nearly Ksh.607B Via Mobile Money In Q2 2019/2020, Report
Mobile money usage in Kenya has continued to grow in the country tied to its convenience. Using the platforms, you…
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Apps
How Privacy-Focused Is Your Browser? This Study Finds Outs
Browsers are ubiquitous because we need them to navigate the web. But how does your browser deal with your data?…
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CLOUD
[Column] 5G security is all-important for governments
The 5G revolution is about to flip us from a society that “uses networks” to one that “runs on networks”.…
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Featured
Commercial 5G Network Is Now Available In 24 Countries Around The Globe
Talking about the next generation of wireless technology, 5G, sparks excitement. 5G not only changes the network architecture but brings…
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BUSINESS
Jumia Advertising now official, opens its platform for brands to advertise
Three weeks ago, Jumia Kenya CEO, Sam Chappatte, through a LinkedIn post revealed that the e-commerce giant was planning to…
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News
[Column] There’s not enough women-led tech startups – and it’s costing us all
Africa’s technology startup scene is vibrant – and growing fast. There are currently over 640 active technology hubs across the…
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Apps
Remove These 17 Apps From Your Android Phone ASAP!
You might be used to this kind of news already if you frequent our space. Last year no tangible progress…
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News
AfDB and Microsoft launch platform to help African youth learn to code
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and Microsoft have launched a new digital training to help young people across Africa learn…
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Gadgets
Huawei Band 4 and Band 4e launched in Kenya – Here is what you need to know
Today, Huawei launched a refresh to its Y lineup dubbed Huawei Y9s. In addition to that, there were also some…
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News
Lack of competition in broadband markets is keeping millions offline
Lack of competition in broadband markets is keeping millions of consumers offline. Markets with a single broadband provider, for example,…
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Gadgets
Itel announces 100 days free replacement for A33, P33, S15 & S15 PRO devices
Want to get a new itel device? Now is the best time for that. Because the company has announced an…
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News
#IFA2019: TCL Mini LED TV Wins Home Theater Gold Award
TCL one of the leading players in the global TV industry has received the “Home Theater Gold Award” for its…
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Gadgets
Windows 10 Will Soon Allow Fresh Installation From The Cloud
Microsoft Windows for ages has been lacking a way to let users perform a fresh installation of Windows from the…
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CYBER SECURITY
Google Issues Chrome Update to Patch This Serious Security Flaw
If you’re a regular user of Google’s Chrome independent of the desktop platform, it is high time that you should…
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CLOUD
[Column] Seven Best Practices for Securing the Public Cloud
The simplicity and cost-effectiveness of the public cloud have led more and more organizations to take advantage of Amazon Web…
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CLOUD
Affects of Service Oriented Architectures and Web2.0 Phenomenon
Wikipedia/O’Reiley characterizes Web 2.0 as the “second era of Internet-based administrations” and keeping in mind that it is right, it…
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BUSINESS
Safaricom VoLTE goes live countrywide
Safaricom has today launched Voice over LTE (VoLTE) and Video over LTE (ViLTE) technology across the country aimed at meeting…
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News
West African Tech Giant Vatebra Limited Unveils Innovative Software Solutions for the Kenyan & East African Market.
West African software and technology firm Vatebra Limited recently unveiled its presence and by extension her software solutions offerings to…
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Blockchain
Facebook’s Cryptocurrency Libra Officially launching in 2020
We had earlier reported that Facebook was planning the launch of its Cryptocurrency soon codenamed Libra. Facebook has now officially…
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Reviews
Infinix S4 Review: All About Cameras
The Infinix S4 is the latest device from Infinix to be launched in the Kenyan market. Infinix is selling it…
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CYBER SECURITY
Google: 2FA blocks 100% of automated bot attacks
Think 2FA is a joke? This post is for you. The new research done by Google is something you should…
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BUSINESS
Gaming rivals, Microsoft and Sony collaborate on cloud services
Microsoft has announced their partnership with their long-term rival Sony on gaming cloud services. Despite their differences, Sony and Microsoft…
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Gadgets
The Huawei P30 Pro, P30 Lite and the P30 now available in Kenya
Huawei Mobile Kenya has unveiled its Huawei P30 Series flagship smartphones – P30 Pro, P30 and P30 Lite in the…
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News
Facebook AI researchers create the world’s most detailed population density maps of Africa
Facebook is working closely with key non-profit and research partners to use artificial intelligence (AI) and big data to address…
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Reviews
TECNO SPARK 3 Pro Unboxing
The TECNO SPARK 3 Pro went on sale in Kenya a couple of days ago. The SPARK 3 is the…
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News
South Africans prefer using desktops over smartphones for online shopping
Although mobile commerce is booming globally, South Africans still prefer using desktops over smartphones when doing online shopping. This is…
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News
Mobile content consumption in Kenya on the rise, Nendo report
Data consumption in Kenya is expected to hit the 1 billion gigabyte mark by 2022 with more Kenyans now consuming…
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BUSINESS
Understanding Zuri, Safaricom’s AI Chatbot and Why it’s Important
In December 2018, Safaricom introduced Zuri, an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Chatbot to help customers perform a wide range of tasks.…
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Cyber Security Operations- Safaricom
The Cyber Security Operations Center (CSOC) team is responsible for monitoring, assessing and defending Safaricom Enterprise Information Systems. The team…
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BUSINESS
Fuliza M-Pesa Overdraft Facility is finally here: Everything you need to know
Safaricom has now made it possible for M-Pesa customers to send money or pay for goods and services even when…
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COLUMNS
Five things you didn’t know you could do with Google Search
Since the launch of Search 20 years ago, Google has built in several useful features and tools to help make…
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CYBER SECURITY
Sophos Adds Endpoint Detection and Response to Intercept X Advanced
Sophos today launched the latest addition to its endpoint solution portfolio, Intercept X with EDR. Powered by Sophos’ deep learning…
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CYBER SECURITY
Report: WannaCry is still alive hitting almost 75,000 users in Q3 2018
One and a half years after its epidemic, WannaCry ransomware tops the list of the most widespread cryptor families and…
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