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Huawei to launch Huawei Y9 Prime (2019) in Kenya later in June
Huawei has been on the light in Kenya with their Y-series devices. Seemingly its become a common trend for Huawei…
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Google launches entry-level Pixel 3a and 3a XL devices featuring their pro pixel 3 camera
In the era of smartphones becoming more pricey, nobody seems interested in lowering the price of premium flagship devices. Over…
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The Huawei Y5 2019 is launching in Kenya
Huawei is launching yet another device in its Y Series, the Huawei Y5 2019. Huawei has started sending out teasers…
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BUSINESS
Telkom Kenya to upgrade its network from 30 to 100Gigabit in Five towns
As part of its KSh.1 Billion network expansion and optimisation programme, Telkom Kenya is upgrading its network’s capacity in five…
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COLUMNS
[Column] Urban vs Rural – How to optimise ICT investment strategies
Africa is a large continent, and investors tend to pick and choose their markets based on a multitude of criteria.…
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Samsung Galaxy A50 Specs, Price and Availability in Kenya
The Samsung Galaxy A50 was launched in Kenya a couple of weeks ago. The phones come with some few premium…
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Huawei P30 Lite Specs, Price and Availability in Kenya
The Huawei P30 Lite is also an attractive new offering in its price range. The phone borrows design elements from…
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Infinix S4 Specs, Price and Availability in Kenya
The Infinix S4 was launched in the Kenyan market just the other day and is the first from the company to…
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TECNO Spark 3 Pro Specs, Price and Availability in Kenya
The Tecno Spark 3 Pro is here. The company launched the device in March and its available across the country for…
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Reviews
Huawei P30 Lite Review: The ultimate 2019 midrange smartphone
The Huawei P30 officially goes on sale in Kenya on April 26th. Huawei unveiled the P30 series in the country…
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OPPO F11 Pro and F11 officially launched in Kenya
OPPO has officially launched its latest F11 series – F11 Pro and the F11 smartphone in the Kenyan market. The…
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Tecno Spark 3 Pro Review: Great budget smartphone with good pricing
The Tecno Spark 3 Pro is here. The company launched the device in March and its available across the country…
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Infinix S4 Unboxing and Quick Thoughts
The Infinix S4 is here with us. The device was launched in the Kenyan market just the other day and…
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OPPO is bringing the OPPO F11 Pro Marvel Avengers Edition to Kenya
OPPO is bringing a special OPPO F11 Pro Marvel Avengers Edition to Kenya. The device is part of a partnership…
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News
Safaricom introduces 3 Android Go devices in its latest Maisha Ni Digital Campaign
Safaricom has today launched three new 4G devices in the country – Neon Ray, Neon Nova and the Neon Storm…
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Gadgets
The Infinix S4 with 32MP selfie camera and waterdrop notch is here
Infinix Kenya has officially announced the availability of the Infinix S4 in the country. The S4 comes with a 32-megapixel…
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Reviews
Huawei P30 Lite Unboxing – Video
The Huawei P30 Lite comes with a 6.15-inch full-HD+ (1080×2312 pixels) LCD display in a 19.3:9 aspect ratio. It is…
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The OPPO F11 is launching in Kenya soon
OPPO is bringing the OPPO F11 in Kenya soon. The company has hinted that it will be bringing the OPPO…
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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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Reviews
Infinix HOT 7 Review: HOT but……
The Infinix HOT 7 is officially selling in Kenya. Infinix actually has two variants of the device, the 1GB/16GB variant…
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Gadgets
The Nokia 1 Plus is now selling in Kenya at Ksh 9,300
HMD Global, the home of has today announced the availability of the new Nokia 1 Plus in Kenya. The device…
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News
Parallel Wireless’ 5G RuralFirst initiative exploring new network deployment strategies for rural areas in Africa
Despite significant strides in the telecom industry, which have been made in terms of technology and reach, the spread of…
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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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The Nokia 8.1 now available in Kenya for Ksh 45,000
HMD Global has announced the availability of the Nokia 8.1 in Kenya. The device is the newest addition to Nokia’s…
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BUSINESS
Telkom sets up fibre loop for Mombasa in network expansion
Telkom Kenya has begun setting up a fibre loop for the city of Mombasa to meet growing demand for faster…
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TECNO SPARK 3 Launching Soon; Here’s What We Know
TECNO Mobile is set to unveil its next device in the SPARK series, the SPARK 3. The company has started…
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Startups
List of African Startups taking part in the third Google Launchpad Accelerator Africa programme
Google has announced the 12 African startups that will take part in its third class of its Launchpad Accelerator Africa…
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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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News
Safaricom Deploys 400G Network Link To Support Increasing Demand For Mobile Data and Fibre On Its Network
Safaricom has today announced the deployment of a 400G network link to cater for the increasing demand for mobile data…
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Infinix ZERO 6 PRO Now Available in Kenya For Ksh. 31,999, Pre-orders open from today
You have probably seen Infinix Mobile sending out teasers about their next device in their ZERO High-end series, the ZERO…
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News
Loon sets up new Ground Stations in Nyeri ahead of commercial launch in Kenya
Loon has announced the installation of a new set of ground stations in Nyeri, marking another step on the road…
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News
Samsung is working on industry’s First 1TB memory chip for smartphones
Samsung now says it has begun production of industry’s first one-terabyte (TB) embedded UFS, for use in next-generation mobile applications.
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Lava enters the Kenyan phone market, unveils a number of smart and feature phones
Indian phone maker Lava international has finally launched in Kenya. The company yesterday unveiled its low-cost feature phones and smartphones…
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Nokia 3.1 Plus, Specs, Price and availability in Kenya
The Nokia 3.1 Plus comes in Baltic and Charcoal colours and is already available in the market -selling for an…
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News
Huawei has officially unveiled the Mate 20 and Mate 20 Pro in Kenya
Huawei has unveiled the Huawei Mate 20 series which include the Mate 20 and the Mate 20 Pro in Kenya.…
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Reviews
Nokia 6.1 Plus review: You cannot go wrong with this one
The Nokia 6.1 Plus became available in Kenya in October 2018. The device is the international version of the Nokia…
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The 2019 trends impacting mobile on the African continent
According to the GMSA Mobile Economy 2018 report for sub-Saharan Africa, mobile subscribers rose by 44% in 2017 and this…
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Nokia 6.1 Plus Specs, Price and Availability in Kenya
HMD Global unveiled the Nokia Nokia 6.1 Plus smartphone in July 2018 and its the first smartphone from the company…
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News
Government wants police officers to undergo compulsory ICT training
The Kenyan government wants all police officers to undergo a compulsory six-month training on Information and Communication Technology (ICT). According…
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News
LG makes the shift to 5G
Imagine a world where houses are self-cleaning and electrical grids responding automatically to fluxes in energy demands. Think about virtual…
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What’s Good for 2019? 5G Network
2018 has been a great year for technology. It is the year that saw the awe-inspiring scientific and technological advances…
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Gadgets
Huawei Y5 Lite (2018) Specs, Price and Availability in Kenya
Huawei launched the Huawei Y5 Lite (2018) in the country early last week featuring some entry-level specifications. Huawei is selling…
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OPPO Unveils The OPPO A7 Smartphone: Specs, Price And Availability in Kenya
OPPO has unveiled the OPPO A7, its latest device in the A series in the Kenyan market. The company says…
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TECNO Camon 11 Review: More than just the cameras
TECNO Camon 11 Review TECNO unveiled its latest device in the Camon series, the Camon 11 last month. The device…
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LATEST DEALS
Jumia Black Friday Ultimate Battle – iPhone X + Samsung Galaxy Note 9
We have previously told you about the Jumia Ultimate Black Friday 2018 deals which will begin on the 23rd of…
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Jumia Ultimate Black Friday 2018 deals revealed: Groceries, TVs, Phones — and Unga for Ksh.20 bob
The Jumia Ultimate Black Friday 2018 deals have been revealed and there are some good ones which online shoppers in…
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TECNO Camon 11 Pro & Camon 11 with AI officially launched in Kenya
TECNO Mobile has today officially unveiled its new smartphones in the Camon series, the Camon 11 and the Camon 11…
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Tecno Camon 11 and Camon 11 Pro specs, price and availability in Kenya
Tecno Mobile is launching the Tecno Camon 11, the successor of the Camon X in Kenya this month. Pre-orders for…
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OPPO F9 Pro launched in Kenya: Specs, Price and Availability
OPPO has launched the OPPO F9 Pro with 6GB RAM and VOOC Flash Charger in Kenya. The OPPO F9 Pro…
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New Appointments
Mugo Kibati appointed new Telkom Kenya CEO
Telkom Kenya has announced the appointment of Mugo Kibati as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). He takes over from Aldo…
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Reviews
Huawei Y9 (2019) Quick Thoughts: More than just the cameras
Huawei did a media launch for its latest device in the Y Series, the Huawei Y9 2019 on the 18th…
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iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max Specs, Price and availability in Kenya
Redington Kenya Ltd – Telecom Distribution has officially introduced the iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max in Kenya. The new iPhones…
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Samsung makes an addition to the J-series with the introduction of the Galaxy J6+ and Galaxy J4+
Samsung Electronics has extended the J-series 2018 line-up in the country with the introduction of the Galaxy J4 Plus and…
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OPPO F9 Starry Purple colour variant now available in Kenya
More than a month after unveiling the OPPO F9 in Kenya, OPPO has now announced the availability of a new…
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BUSINESS
Safaricom opens new retail shop in Eldoret town
Safaricom has opened its new retail outlet in Eldoret town as part of its regional expansion strategy to reach customers…
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BUSINESS
Telkom Kenya to send home 500 employees in workforce restructuring exercise
Telkom Kenya has announced plans to send home 500 employees as part of its workforce restructuring exercise. ‘’Telkom has issued…
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Reviews
Safaricom Neon Kicka 4: Kenya’s Cheapest Android Go Smartphone
Safaricom Neon Kicka 4: In August this year at the GSMA ‘Mobile 360 – Africa’ event held in Kigali. GSMA…
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News
The Huawei Y9 (2019) unveiled in Kenya for Kshs 24,990
Huawei has today unveiled its latest device in the Y series, the Huawei Y9 2019. The device was launched today…
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Nokia 6.1 Plus starts selling in Kenya for Ksh. 31,900
HMD Global has announced the availability of the Nokia 6.1 Plus in Kenya. The Nokia 6.1 Plus joins the Android…
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Huawei Y9 (2019) Specs, Price and Availability in Kenya
Huawei recently unveiled a new device in its Y series, the Huawei Y9 2019 in the country. The new Huawei…
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Galaxy A7 (2018), Samsung’s triple lens smartphone starts selling in Kenya
Samsung Electronics today announced the launch of its latest mid-range smartphone, Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) in Kenya. The Galaxy A7…
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Xiaomi Pocophone F1 specs, price and availability in Kenya
Xiaomi has confirmed that its flagship killer, the Pocophone F1 which is its first device in its new Pocophone (You…
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Safaricom’s Android Go Neon Kicka 4 specs, price and availability
The Safaricom Neon Kicka 4 started going on sale just recently and you have probably seen the ads running on…
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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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BUSINESS
Safaricom introduces optional Internet Plus Package for its Home Fiber customers
Safaricom has introduced new packages for its Home Fiber customers. The company is calling it Internet Plus and is describing…
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The Itel S13 now in Kenya: Specs, Price and Availability
Itel one of the phone brands under TRANSSION HOLDINGS has unveiled the Itel S13 smartphone in the Kenyan market. The…
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Reviews
Infinix HOT S3X Unboxing and First Thoughts
Infinix is selling its latest device, the Infinix HOT S3X on its new e-commerce shop X-Mall for Ksh 17,500. The…
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BUSINESS
Safaricom Data Center attains Tier 3 Design Certification
Safaricom has received Tier III Design Certification from Uptime Institute for the Thika Data Center, thus joining elite data centers…
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Gadgets
OPPO F9 with 6.3-inch display and VOOC fast charge officially unveiled in Kenya
OPPO has today launched its next flagship phones, the OPPO F9 in the Kenyan market. The phone will start going…
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BUSINESS
Vodacom customers in Tanzania can now buy apps on Google Play Store using their airtime
Vodacom Tanzania customers can now pay for content on Google Play Store using their airtime balance. This after the operator…
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News
Loon successfully sends test internet connection 1000km across seven balloons
Loon, the Alphabet company that is planning to launch balloon-powered internet connectivity in Kenya next year, has successfully sent a…
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Gadgets
The Infinix HOT S3X is available on X-Mall for Ksh.17,500.
The Infinix HOT S3X (Well, I wonder why Infinix decided to give this phone such a name) went on sale…
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OPPO F9 with VOOC integration launching this month in Kenya
OPPO’s next device in the F series, the OPPO F9 is set to launch in the country at the end…
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Reviews
XIAOMI Redmi 6A Unboxing and Quick Thoughts
Redmi 6A Unboxing Xiaomi unveiled its budget-friendly Redmi 6A this week in Nairobi. Jumia had already started sending out teasers…
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OPPO Find X now in Kenya, here’s everything you need to know
The OPPO Find X was one of those devices from OPPO that smartphone lovers like me were really looking forward…
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Infinix Note 5 Stylus specs, price and availability in Kenya
Infinix launched the Infinix Note 5 about a month ago, and just like what we saw with the Note 4…
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BUSINESS
Safaricom opens new retail shop in Busia
Safaricom has today opened a new retail shop in Busia. The new shop is an addition to the retail centers…
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News
How YouTube is helping reclaim the lost art of apprenticeship
We live in a fast-paced century. Half the time at work is spent keeping up with and adapting to new…
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Reviews
Infinix Note 5 Review: Best Infinix Device in The Note Series?
Infinix Note 5 Review: The Infinix Note 5 was launched in the country close to a month ago. The device…
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The Huawei Honor 7A, 7S and 7C are now available on Jumia
The Huawei Honor 7A, 7S, and 7C are now available on Jumia. If you’re a keen follower of Huawei you…
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News
Mobile Connectivity in Sub-saharan Africa continues to record significant growth.
In much of Sub-saharan Africa, mobile phones are more common than access to even things like electricity. A decade after…
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BUSINESS
CAK Gives US Firm Clearance To Buy 723 Telkom Kenya Towers
American Tower Corporation (ATC) has been given a go-ahead by Competition Authority of Kenya (CAK) to buy 723 Telkom Kenya…
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Gadgets
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S4; Everything You Need To Know Including Specs
In our previous episode of 24Bit, we had a very interesting discussion on tablets. The argument we all had was…
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Xiaomi Redmi 6A Specs, Price and Availability in Kenya
The Xiaomi Redmi 6A is coming to Jumia. The device was launched back in June in Beijing China and is…
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BUSINESS
Safaricom launches two base stations in Coast, Expands its FTH Connectivity In The Region
Safaricom has launched two base stations in the coastal region and expanded its Fiber-To-Home connectivity in the Coastal region. This…
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Gadgets
Samsung Galaxy J6 Specifications, Price and Availability in Kenya
The Samsung Galaxy J6 was among the devices Samsung launched in Kenya in June this year. The device was launched…
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News
Andela Makes Kigali its 4th African Market, launches Pan-African Tech-Hub
Last year Andela announced that it was planning to expand its footprints to other African markets. The announcement came after…
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Reviews
Infinix HOT S3 Review: If You Love Taking Selfies Then Go For it
The Infinix HOT S3 has launched about a month ago. The device was first unveiled in January but never saw…
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News
More than half of Sub-Saharan Africa to be connected to mobile by 2025
More than half of the population of Sub-Saharan Africa will be connected to mobile service by 2025. This means there…
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Reviews
Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Quick Review, specs and features
I have been using the Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 for a week now. I already did the unboxing article 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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Reviews
Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Unboxing, specs and first impressions.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 was unveiled early this year but started selling on Jumia last week for KSh 22,999.…
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BUSINESS
Updated: Here’s a list of shops where you can buy the latest Nokia devices
You all have been asking where you can buy the latest Nokia devices apart from getting them on e-commerce site…
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Gadgets
Android One powered Infinix NOTE 5 officially unveiled
Infinix Mobile has finally unveiled the much hyped Infinix Note 5. The device was unveiled yesterday at a Global event…
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News
Infinix HOT S3 with 20MP selfie camera now in Kenya for Ksh. 18,999.
Infinix Mobile has finally unveiled the much awaited Infinix HOT S3. The device was launched today and will be sold…
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Gadgets
The Infinix HOT S3 is launching in Kenya on Thursday, June 21st
We’re all preparing for Infinix to unveil the Infinix NOTE 5 and you probably have seen the teasers the company…
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The Upcoming Infinix NOTE 5 will be an Android One phone; leaked specs & other expected features.
Its that time of the year where you expect Infinix Mobility to be launching a new device in their NOTE…
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News
Samsung has unveiled 4 new devices in Kenya: Galaxy JZ Duo, Galaxy J4, Galaxy J6 and Galaxy A6+.
Samsung Electronics East Africa has today unveiled four new devices in the Kenyan market. Dubbed the Ultimate Squad, Samsung says…
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BUSINESS
Safaricom, Kwesé iflix partner to bring World Cup streaming to smartphone users in Kenya
The FIFA World Cup 2018 start in six days. If you are football fanatic like me then you’re definitely looking…
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BUSINESS
Tanda Launches Out of Beta To Help Retailers Source Their Inventory & Offer Credit on the Go
Tanda, a Kenyan platform designed to make it easier to run a shop by allowing shop owners order and manage…
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Reviews
Infinix HOT 6 Pro review: Good pricing with an amazing battery life
The Infinix HOT 6 Pro was launched about a month ago in the country. The device is the first smartphone…
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