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The Hottest New Gaming Tech Takeaways From CES 2020
The annual CES event for 2020 was recently held in Los Angeles. Arguably the biggest tech event of the year,…
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Qualcomm Partners With BOE To Bring 3D Sonic In-display Sensors To More Smartphones
US-based mobile chip maker Qualcomm has announced a partnership with Chinese company, BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd., the world’s largest…
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Gadgets
Huawei Has Lost Over US$60 Million On Foldable Phones
Like other tech companies using Google’s Android, Huawei joined the run for making foldable devices early to compete with Samsung.…
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Smartphones Under Ksh 10,000 Are Most Popular In Kenya
The Kenyan smartphone market is quite diverse, like in other markets. There are many devices spanning across almost any price…
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Reviews
Vivo Y19 Review: Could have been better
Vivo Y19 Review: vivo launched the vivo Y19 smartphone into the Kenyan market in January this year. The device is…
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BUSINESS
Jumia Tech Week Campaign Starts Today, Here’s What To Expect
Jumia Kenya has announced the launch of this year’s Jumia Tech Week campaign. The campaign kicks of today, 16th March…
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CYBER SECURITY
More than one billion Android devices at risk of hacking attacks
Security updates in the android smartphone world are quite limited. Most smartphone companies have rarely been updating their devices once…
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COLUMNS
The Road To 5G: Understanding What’s New With The Next-Gen Network
In 2019, 5G came to the world. In 2020, it’s going mainstream, and bringing with it an entirely new mobile…
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Gadgets
Oppo Find X2 Series Officially Announced with an Impressive 120Hz QHD+ display and 65W Fast Charging
As previously planned, Oppo has officially announced its new Find series device. The smartphone itself is the Oppo Find X2.…
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News
Safaricom Plans To Launch Device Financing Models For PostPay Customers
After unveiling their new PostPay plans yesterday, Safaricom announced that they plan to bring financing models for smartphones. Through this,…
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Here Are The Top-10 Best-Selling Smartphones Of 2019
2019 was seemingly a good year for Apple, as a report revealed. Despite being displaced as the second-best-selling smartphone company…
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Oppo Find X2 Will Be Announced Next Week On Friday
Oppo’s next-gen Find series device, Oppo Find X2, will be announced next week. The company announced the new launch date…
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News
Sustainable tech: How to stay green in 2020
The immense level of sustainability challenges our planet faces grows more apparent and pressing by the day. Evidence suggests that…
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Gadgets
Huawei Sold 6.9 Million 5G Devices In 2019
Huawei has announced its 5G smartphone sales for 2019. The Chinese tech giant said it managed to sell 6.9 million…
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Apps
New Mobile App Trends That Will Help Businesses Succeed In 2020
Mobile apps are reshaping all industries and business leaders need to quickly adopt the latest mobile app trends in order…
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Gadgets
Here are the Best-Selling Phones Globally in Q3 2019
The year is coming to an end, and so is the fourth quarter. But Counterpoint Research has some exciting analytics…
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Gadgets
Apple, Google And Amazon Team Up To Bring Compatibility To Smart Home Devices
In a rare and unexpected move, Apple, Google and Amazon have announced pooling their resources together to bring compatibility between…
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News
VIVO V17 Pro Review: Is It Worth Your Money?
Vivo V17 Pro review: Vivo finally announced their official entry into the Kenyan in November 2019. This official entry was…
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Reviews
Infinix S5 Review: Worth Considering
Infinix S5 Review: Budget smartphones have been pretty exciting this year. The market has seen a number of these devices…
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Gadgets
Apple Dominates The Wearable Market, As Apple Watch, AirPods, and Beat Headphones Gain Popularity
Apple still is the leader of the wearable market in 2019. According to data from IDC, Apple’s Q3 Shipments surged…
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Apps
Google’s RCS Messaging is Good, but there’s a dark side too
RCS messaging is the future of messaging on Android. Well, maybe not the future since you can use RCS messaging…
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Gadgets
Pablo Escobar’s Brother Launches A Foldable Smartphone
After Samsung introduced us to the world of folding phones, more people want to cash in on this opportunity. The…
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Gadgets
iPhones May Be Banned From Russia Next Year, Here is Why
Russia has passed a law that bars the sale of certain devices in the country without Russian made software pre-installed.…
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Gadgets
Huawei’s Foldable Phone ‘Mate X’ Officially Goes on Sale in China
Huawei officially launched its foldable device – Mate X, in China. This came just several weeks after its close competitor…
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CYBER SECURITY
Pre-installed Android Apps in Phones Can Ship With Security Loopholes – Report
Nobody likes most apps that come pre-installed in Android devices. These apps are not only as good as nothing but…
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Gadgets
Uber and Little have banned their drivers from using these smartphones
Uber and Little, pretty common ride-sharing apps in the country are banning a number of smartphones from being used by…
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News
Jumia Expects Massive Turn Out For November Black Friday Sale
With Black Friday deals looming, expect massive deals from your favorite e-commerce stores. Kenya’s biggest online retailer, Jumia Kenya, is…
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Gadgets
Global Smartphones Shipments increased in Q3, first time in two years
After two years of a continuous slump in sales, the smartphone industry has finally ticked up a little bit. According…
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Gadgets
Xiaomi’s Mi Note Line is back – Mi Note 10 To Sport a 108MP Camera
Xiaomi’s Mi Note line, not to be confused with the Redmi Note series, is finally back after a hideous one-year…
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BUSINESS
Jumia partners with Posta Kenya to expand its pickup stations countrywide
Jumia Kenya has entered into a new partnership with Postal Corporation of Kenya to expand its pickup up stations across…
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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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Gadgets
TECNO Camon 12 Series Available in Kenya Starting Today
The TECNO Camon 12 series is finally here. After teasing for the device since last month, the TECNO Mobile is…
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Gadgets
Rwanda’s Mara Group Has Launched First “Made in Africa” Smartphones
Mara Phones, a subsidiary of Mara Group, recently announced its first Made in Africa phones. At an event held on…
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Used hard drives being sold on eBay still contain people’s sensitive personal data, report
42% of hard drives purchased on eBay still contain sensitive data. 15% of these hard drives hold personal information on…
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Google, Xiaomi and Huawei Devices Fall Victim of a Zero-Day Flaw
Researchers from Googles’ Elite bug hunting group, Project Zero, have reported the existence of a bug in Pixel, Xiaomi, and…
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List of hottest top-tier devices selling at Safaricom Shops
Safaricom shops have been known as one of the reputable places in the country to buy gadgets ranging from smartphones,…
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Huawei Unveils Kirin 990, a 5G Integrated Processor to Power Mate 30 Series
Recently Samsung announced the world’s first 5G integrated SoC, Exynos 980. Following that suit, Huawei at IFA 2019 also announced…
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Africa’s mobile phone market declined by 1.8% in Q2 2019
The Africa mobile phone market declined 1.8% quarter on quarter, QoQ, in Q2 2019, according to the latest figures announced…
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Smartphone Sales Dipped Again in Q2 2019, Gartner Report
The latest report from Gartner an analytics firm reveal smartphone sales are still on a slump. The firm stated a…
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Nokia Will Launch Affordable 5G Phones in 2020
It is no secret that available 5G phones are so expensive. Look at the Huawei Mate 20X 5G, Samsung Galaxy…
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Interviews
[Interview] Nokia wants a chunk of Kenya’s smartphone market, but it’s not easy
The Nokia brand is back. At least we will all agree to that led by Finnish player HMD Global. Nokia…
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News
Google Agrees to Let Rival Search Engines Bid to be Default on Android
In a bid to stay in compliance with EU’s scrutiny over the company’s anti-competitive practices, Google is finally letting go…
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Gadgets
ASUS ROG Phone II is the Ultimate Gaming Smartphone
ASUS set new levels in the smartphone gaming industry with their first gaming-focused device launched last year dubbed ROG (Republic…
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Top 5 Best Phones in Kenya Under Ksh 20,000
When it comes to the Kenyan market, I’m skeptical of talking about budget-smartphones because it’s very different, unlike other markets.…
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OnePlus One smartphone goes up in flames
Smartphones catching fire is not a new thing, and it has happened even to industry giants, Samsung, and Apple. Although…
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Xiaomi’s Ecosystem Has Over 500million Users Worldwide
Xiaomi’s CFO in an interview earlier today stated the company has now over 500million users worldwide. The company has also…
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Less Than 50% of iPhone Users Know Their Phone Model, Survey
If there’s something so close to people these days is their smartphone. But how well do you know your phone?…
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Gadgets
Oppo files trademark for Oppo Find X successor – Oppo Find Y
Oppo last year took over the industry launching its first flagship device that was aimed at rubbing shoulders with flagships…
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News
Huawei will need more time to become the biggest smartphone seller
Huawei had at the start of the year set a goal to become the world’s largest smartphone seller by the…
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Top smartphones with high battery capacity for heavy users in Kenya
Battery endurance is one thing we all want when it comes to our favorite gadgets. There are a ton of…
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Vivo set to launch its smartphones in Kenya soon
You probably haven’t heard about Vivo, but if you watched last years World Cup, you have seen the company as…
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News
Xiaomi’s sub-brand Redmi eyes more market share as they plan entry in Latin America and Africa
In an interview with SinaTech yesterday, Lu Weibing, Vice President of Xiaomi Group and general manager of Redmi couldn’t keep…
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CYBER SECURITY
Someone is buying a malware-loaded laptop for $1.345 million
If you thought the world is crazy-it’s not but people are. Last week a laptop loaded with malware for auctioned…
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Gadgets
Huawei users are disposing off their devices at a high rate over uncertainty
While Google and Huawei are still working together to analyze the full situation at hand, Huawei users are still in…
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News
Huawei reportedly working on Aptoide, a Google Play Store replacement
The Huawei US trade blacklist has made headlines at the end of the past week and even now. Bearing to…
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COLUMNS
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[Column] Great 5G runs on top of great 4G! So, who leads in 4G performance?
By Arne Schaelicke You cannot miss the excitement as the 5G race intensifies. And it is not just the operators…
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Gadgets
OnePlus 7 Pro launched: Price, specifications and availability
The Chinese company OnePlus has just released another device in addition to the OnePlus lineage. OnePlus had been in the…
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News
Africa’s Smartphone Market Sees First Growth Since 2015, IDC Report
Africa's smartphone market grew 2.3% in 2018 to total 88.2 million units, according to the latest figures announced by IDC.
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Gadgets
How and where to live-stream the Galaxy S10 launch event today
We have not written much about the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S10 but we’re sure you have read so much about…
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COLUMNS
Editorial: What Will the Next Phase of Smartphone Innovation Bring?
By Hark-sang Kim, Senior Vice President, Head of Visual R&D Team, Mobile Communications Business, Samsung Electronics In light of modest global…
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LATEST DEALS
Kilimall Black Friday 2018: Here is what to expect
Its November, that month of the year when everyone is always waiting to grab Black Friday deals from different retailers…
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LATEST DEALS
Top Opening Jumia Black Friday 2018 Flash Sales from 2nd November at 9:00AM
Jumia Black Friday 2018 kicks off officially on 2nd November and will run for an entire month to 30th November.…
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BUSINESS
Expect the Jumia Black Friday 2018 to be twice as big as last year
Jumia Kenya officially unveiled its Jumia Black Friday 2018 sales event this month. The one-month event will run from 2nd…
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News
22.4 million smartphones shipped to Africa during second quarter of 2018
A total of 22.4 million smartphones were shipped to Africa during the second quarter of this year (Q2 2018), this…
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Android Go Galaxy J2 Core specs, price and availability in Kenya
Samsung has unveiled its first Android Go device, the Galaxy J2 Core in Kenya. The device started going on sale…
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The Galaxy Note 9 now in Kenya for Ksh. 104,999
The Galaxy Note 9 has finally been unveiled in the Kenyan market and will be available at a recommended retail…
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Gadgets
The S Pen adding colour and more connectivity to the Galaxy Note 9
From when it was first introduced in 2011, the S Pen has gone ahead to become an iconic feature of…
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Gadgets
Galaxy Note 9 Pre-orders now open in Kenya
Samsung Electronics has announced that it is now taking the Galaxy Note 9 Pre-orders in Kenya. The company says the first 500…
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The Galaxy Note 9 is here: Specs, Price and Availability in Kenya
Its official, the Samsung Galaxy Note 9 was finally unveiled to the world on Thursday. The phone was unveiled at…
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Galaxy J8 Specs, Price and Availability in Kenya
Samsung has announced the addition of another device to its 2018 J series, the Galaxy J8. The introduction of the…
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COLUMNS
The dream of connected homes could yet be closer for emerging markets
By Charles Kimari For the past several years, the Internet of Things (IoT) has remained the industry’s biggest buzzword for…
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LATEST DEALS
Kilimall 4th Anniversary 2018 smartphone deals you should check out now
E-commerce site Kilimall is celebrating its Kilimall 4th Anniversary 2018 and the company has lined out a number of activities,…
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BUSINESS
Kilimall 4th anniversary 2018 starts on 2nd July, lots of discounts and vouchers to give out.
If you’re planning to purchase anything then you might have to wait and take advantage of the upcoming Kilimall 4th…
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News
Tecno Mobile ranked among Africa’s Most Admired Brands
Tecno Mobile has been ranked among the top most Admired electronics brands in Africa. The company which is part of…
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News
Africa’s Mobile Market Remains Flat as Smartphone Shipments go down
Africa’s overall mobile phone market remained flat in Q1 2018 although smartphone shipments declined for the second successive quarter, according…
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Gadgets
Galaxy S9: Bringing emojis to life through augmented reality
From presenting information to sharing stories online, multimedia has become the dominant tool of communication on smartphones over the past…
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Gadgets
What it takes to develop a slow motion capture capability on a mobile device
The camera has become an integral part of our lives with every moment presenting an opportunity to snap a photo.…
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News
Key highlights from the Jumia Mobile Week 2018 White paper
On March 15th, Africa’s leading online shopping platform Jumia released its Mobile Week 2018 white paper. The report noted that…
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BUSINESS
Jumia: Demand for smartphones increases in Kenya, expected to double over the next 2 years.
Kenya is considered one of the leading markets for smartphones in Africa with connections rapidly growing in recent years and…
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News
Report: Africa’s Smartphone Market Declines as feature phone market goes up
Africa’s smartphone market experienced a quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) decline of 6.4% during Q4 2017. This is according to the latest insights…
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News
5 Top Smartphones with Facial Recognition
Mobile phones are becoming increasingly smarter. If we take a look back to the days of the popular mobile phones…
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Gadgets
Here are the Official leaked Galaxy S9 renders
We are all now sure that Samsung will be unveiling the Galaxy S9 and S9+ on February 25th at Mobile…
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News
Its official, the Galaxy S9 is coming on February 25
We can now officially confirm that Samsung will be launching the Galaxy S9 on February 25th. Samsung is sending out…
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News
Opera introduces bitcoin mining protection script on its mobile browsers
Cryptocurrencies, like Bitcoin, have become a hot topic and, with their surge in value, so has the mining for new…
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BUSINESS
#BlackFriday: Jumia Kenya Promises Best And Competitive Prices
It’s now 10 days since the Jumia Black Friday sales went live. Sales which will be running for a whole…
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BUSINESS
Take advantage of the 2017 Jumia Black Friday with this crazy deals.
Most of you are looking forward to the Black Friday. Its that time of the year when you get crazy…
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BUSINESS
Jumia ‘Price Hero’ campaign is offering deals of up to 50% off
Jumia Kenya has launched a new campaign that will see consumers buy products online at the lowest price ever. Dubbed…
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News
Battle of the Brands: Infinix vs Tecno.
Let us just agree that Tecno and Infinix Mobile are some of the most popular mobile phones in Kenya right…
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Reviews
Infinix Note 4 Review: Great device for just Kshs.14,000
A new report from DataFintech, a Kenyan consumer data broker reveals that Infinix Mobile has monopolized the first position in…
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Gadgets
Can iPhone 8 Outperform Galaxy S8 Later This Year?
Rather you are an Apple follower or a Samsung follower, I’m sure you can agree that this is looking to…
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Gadgets
Xiaomi sold 1 Million Redmi Note 4 smartphones in just 30 days in India
If you are a keen follower of the smartphone market you will agree that Xiaomi is probably one of…
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BUSINESS
Demand for TECNO Mobile phones went up after the Camon CX launch
Lets just agree that TECNO Mobile has been doing pretty well in the Kenyan market and even in Africa.…
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Gadgets
Everything you need to know about the Galaxy S8’s audio features
A smartphone’s audio capabilities can not only affect the quality of a phone call, but can also make or break…
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Gadgets
Infinix Mobile is teasing the Infinix Note 4, here is what to expect
Infinix is sending out teasers for its next smartphone. Yes, the company is launching the Infinix Note 4, the successor…
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BUSINESS
The Kilimall Mobile Week to run from 24th to 30th April
Online shopping mall Kilimall has announced the annual Kilimall Mobile Week, a one-week promotion that sees online customers treated to Mobile…
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News
Report: Lenovo Laptops, and LG television brands most popular among Kenyan consumers
Data Fintech has been working with PigiaMe to come up with an Electronics Trends Market Report. The reports provide an…
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News
HP recalls more than 100,000 batteries for fears of overheating and fires
Laptop manufacturing company HP has announced a massive recall of 101,000 laptop batteries sold between March 2013 and October 2016 for fears…
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Reviews
Huawei Y5 II full review: Is it worth your cash?
Huawei launched the Huawei Y5II a couple of months ago, in Kenya. The Y5 II brings every good feature that…
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News
Nokia-Branded Android devices to Launch in Q4 2016
Rumours about Nokia working on an Android device have been all over online tech platforms for quite some time now.…
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News
Tablet Shipment fall by 12% globally in the second quarter
It looks like people’s love for tablets is slowly dying. According to a new data released on Monday by researcher…
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News
Infinix HOT S, Next device from Infinix Mobile will feature a fingerprint scanner
Infinix Mobile is launching yet another device and well, it comes with a name most of us never expected. The…
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