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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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OPPO Reno4 is Coming To Kenya This September
OPPO is set to unveil its latest device under the Reno Series, the OPPO Reno4 in the Kenyan market this…
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Unpacking the realme C11 and realme 6 now in Kenya
On August 25, 2020, the world’s fastest growing smartphone brand realme launched two more brands into the Kenyan market, bringing…
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WomenInTech
Glovo Appoints Priscilla Muhiu General Manager for Kenya
On-demand delivery startup Glovo has appointed Priscilla Muhiu as the General Manager for Kenya. Priscilla takes over from William Benthall…
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Anker Officially Enters the Kenyan Market
Anker, the global leader in charging technology, is coming to Kenya. The company has reportedly picked Kenya as its launch…
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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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Gadgets
Infinix ZERO 8 Price and Specifications in Kenya
Infinix ZERO 8 is the latest ‘flagship’ smartphone from the company in Kenya. ZERO is the first phone in the…
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Gadgets
How to Watch TECNO Camon 16 Series AR Launch Event
As you may already know, TECNO is about to launch a new Camon series device in Kenya. TECNO Camon 16…
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Gadgets
Xiaomi’s Under-display Camera Phone Technology Coming in 2021
In the continuous bid to make the bezel-less phone, smartphone makers have it rough trying to find the appropriate spot…
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News
[Kenya] Manufactures Urged To Go Digital To Survive COVID-19 Pandemic
Kenyan manufacturers have been urged to embrace and adopt emerging technologies during this Covid- 19 Pandemic to remain in business…
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BUSINESS
East African SMEs accelerate their growth with cloud deployments
SMEs in the East African region are using digital transformation initiatives to increase their competitiveness and ensure they are set…
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BUSINESS
Get up to 70% import financing on the value of your car
If you’re thinking of buying a car, chances are you might be considering import financing. Import financing has the advantage…
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News
ATU and Huawei launch competition to support African innovators building solutions to combat COVID-19
The Africa Telecommunication Union (ATU) has launched a new competition to identify and support young African innovators helping combat COVID-19.…
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News
Huawei 5G passes GSMA’s Network Equipment Security Assurance Scheme
Huawei’s 5G wireless and core network equipment has passed the GSMA’s Network Equipment Security Assurance Scheme (NESAS), which assures that…
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BUSINESS
Telkom Kenya Calls on Market Regulator to Ensure Sector Fairness
Telkom Kenya is calling upon industry regulator, the Communications Authority of Kenya, to ensure a level playing field in the…
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BUSINESS
Ecobank wins Innovation in Financial Services award at African Banker 2020 Awards
Ecobank has won the Award for Innovation in Financial Services at the 2020 edition of the prestigious African Banker magazine…
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News
Equity Bank Appoints Ambassador Erastus Mwencha Board Chairman
Equity Bank (Kenya) Board has appointed former Deputy Chairperson for the Africa Union Commission (AUC) Ambassador Erastus Mwencha, as its…
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BUSINESS
Telkom Kenya Restructuring its Business after Merger Fallout With Airtel
Telkom Kenya is restructuring its business after the unexpected fallout of its merger plans with Airtel Kenya. Announcing the company’s…
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BUSINESS
Glovo Reports Increased Grocery Deliveries in Kenya
Glovo has reported an increase in deliveries in the country since the first case of covid-19 was registered in Kenya.…
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News
Jambojet customers to pay for flight tickets using Bonga Points
Safaricom users have yet another thing to smile about because they can now use their Bonga Points to pay for…
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News
Safaricom Offers Customers ‘Free 500MB’ through ‘Browse Bila Waas’ Campaign
Safaricom is offering free 500MB to its customers in a newly announced promotion called ‘Browse Bila Waas’. The product offers…
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PAIX Data Centres enters The Kenyan market
PAIX Data Centres (“PAIX”), a Pan-African provider of cloud- and carrier-neutral colocation data centre services has entered the Kenyan market.…
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Gadgets
TECNO Camon 16 with 48MP dual front camera launching soon in Kenya
TECNO Camon 16 is coming to Kenya soon. TECNO’s local office has announced plans to launch the device on September…
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Featured
Huawei launches a technology lecture series for University lecturers and students in Kenya
Huawei Kenya has today launched UniTech Talk, a regular lecture series for University lecturers, students and tech enthusiasts to share…
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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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Gadgets
realme Launches realme C11, 6 and Band Expanding its Portfolio of Devices in Kenya
Yesterday, realme Kenya officially unveiled a slew of devices, as they had long planned to. The devices included a new…
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Startups
Agritech startup, Hello Tractor, joins Mastercard Accelerate Programme
Mastercard has announced the expansion of its Accelerate fintech portfolio, adding dynamic entrepreneurs to its award-winning startup engagement program Start Path and more technology…
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Gadgets
Huawei Is Offering Discounts on Its Y-series phones and Huawei Nova 7i
Huawei Mobile Kenya has opened a two-week-long sale offering Y-series devices and the mid-range Huawei Nova 7i at a discount.…
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Gadgets
Realme C11 and realme 6 Launching in Kenya Today
Realme’s local office is launching two new phones in Kenya, as well as a fitness band. The duo, realme C11…
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News
Liquid Telecom Deploys Its Azure Stack Cloud Solutions in Nairobi
Liquid Telecom has announced the deployment of its Azure Stack Hub in Nairobi, Kenya. The availability of the hub within…
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Gadgets
The Real Cost of Buying Cheap Chinese Smartphones
It’s apparent that smartphones are getting cheaper by the day, at least in the lower market segment, a trend that’s…
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Startups
Ecobank Fintech Challenge 2020 Winners Announced
Ecobank has announced the winners of its 2020 Ecobank Fintech Challenge. The winners were announced after an exciting virtual event…
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Gadgets
Vivo partners with Jumia for vivo Y30 launch in Kenya
Vivo recently announced plans to launch yet another device under its Y series, the vivo Y30 in Kenya. The device…
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BUSINESS
Equity Bank Rolls-out Universal Number for All Outgoing Calls to Customers and Stakeholders
Equity is saving its customers a headache by rolling out a universal number for all outgoing calls. From now henceforth,…
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BUSINESS
Airtel Africa Strikes a Global Cash Transfers Deal with MoneyGram
Airtel Africa has partnered with MoneyGram, the US money transfer company. Through the deal, Airtel Money customers will be able…
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CYBER SECURITY
Delete these 23 Dangerous Apps from your Android Device
It’s become a norm that, now and then, new security reports emerge advising against some number of apps. The issue…
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Gadgets
These are the LG NanoCell TV models that are currently available for purchase in Kenya
2020 LG NanoCell TVs, features 12 new models led by the stunning large-screen 86-inch class Nano97 4K UHD model and…
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Apps
Windows 10 can now run apps from your Samsung Galaxy Phone
Windows 10 is now capable of running mobile apps from some Android devices. The lucky few, in this case, are…
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Blockchain
Paxful Empowers Women In Kenya And Around The World To Boldly Venture Into Crypto Entrepreneurship
Women are becoming catalysts of crypto entrepreneurship in Kenya and the rest of the world. Since 2019, the number of…
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CYBER SECURITY
Top 4 Reasons You Need a Virtual Data Room For Your Business
There’s no shying away from the fact that technology has encapsulated the world completely. So whether it’s about a big…
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News
Safaricom’s 24-hour Service Upgrade To Affect a Number of Services, Starting Tomorrow
Kenya’s largest telecom Safaricom has announced a planned weekend service upgrade. According to the telco, the service upgrade is meant…
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CYBER SECURITY
Database with Millions of Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube Profiles Exposed
A database containing data of nearly 235 million users across Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube has been breached. The database stored…
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Startups
South African fintech startup Ukheshe launches prepaid payments programme with Mastercard and Nedbank
South African fintech startup Ukheshe has launched its Third-Party Processing Services (TPP) in partnership with Mastercard and Nedbank. This latest…
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News
Huawei opens applications for its Seeds for the Future Sky program for Kenyan youths
Huawei Kenya has opened applications for its Seeds for the Future Sky program for University undergraduates undertaking ICT related degrees…
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Gadgets
A Closer Look at ZTE’s Upcoming Under-display Camera Smartphone
ZTE is launching a phone with an under-display camera next month. The phone, ZTE Axon 20 5G, if available commercially,…
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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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BUSINESS
Asset Finance and how it can help you grow your business
Ngao Credit Asset Finance: Running a business during this COVID-19 pandemic is not smooth running. As the effects of the…
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Gadgets
Infinix Hints at Upcoming Infinix ZERO 8 Launching on September 7th in Kenya
Infinix is almost launching a new device under its Zero series in Kenya. Infinix ZERO 8 is the name, another…
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Gadgets
A 5G-powered BlackBerry Smartphone with a Physical Keyboard is Coming
BlackBerry is preparing for a come back in the smartphone market in 2021. The company’s new mark of resurrection will…
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Apps
Internet Explorer is Dead After a 25-year Run
Microsoft is finally pulling the plug on Internet Explorer. According to the company, the browser will be laid to rest…
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Social Media
Oracle Joins Microsoft in the TikTok Acquisition Race
TikTok is up for grabs. ByteDance Ltd., TikTok’s parent company, wants to offload the platform’s U.S. operations as a way…
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Startups
UNDP and Hackster announce winners of COVID 19 Detect and Protect Challenge
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Hackster.io, have announced 10 grand prize winners today of the COVID-19 Detect and…
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CLOUD
[Column] Francis Wainaina: The New Business Debate – Cloud Vs Security
2020 has been a year that will forever mark a dramatic spike in global corporate cloud adoption. Connecting employees to…
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News
90% of customers consider counterfeiting a serious issue to their organisation, survey
Over 97% of customers see HP’s Customer Delivery Inspections (CDIs) as a valuable service for their business. This is according…
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Startups
Seed stage investing and why it matters for Africa’s startup and innovation community
Startup entrepreneurs are working to harness Africa’s potential. Together they represent a critical pipeline of innovation that is driving high…
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Gadgets
Realme C3 Available in Kenya, Selling at Ksh 14,000
Realme’s entrance in the Kenyan market as part of its global expansion plans marked the entry of realme C3. Realme…
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Smartphones Can Tell When You’re Drunk by Analyzing Your Walk
Smartphones – the daily companion to many – can detect when you’ve had too much alcohol. These handhelds can do…
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Startups
Founder Institute Startup Accelerator Opens Applications in Kenya for the First Time
The Founder Institute, the world’s largest pre-seed startup accelerator, has opened its accelerator program in Nairobi, Kenya. This is the…
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Gadgets
Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Series Pre-orders Live in Kenya
Samsung’s second annual Galaxy Unpacked marked the release of its new flagship series phones under the Note series – Samsung…
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Gadgets
The World’s First Phone with an Under-display Camera Launching Next Month
Chinese smartphone companies are well known for chasing “world’s first” titles. They are often seen chasing to be top companies…
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Gadgets
For Ksh.23,000, the Nokia 5.3 is a good buy
The Nokia 5.3 is available for purchase in Kenya for Ksh.23,000. HMD Global launched this device in June this year…
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CYBER SECURITY
[Column] Amir Kanaan: The role of AI and machine learning in cybersecurity
If artificial intelligence (AI) is the practice of trying to make machines become more humanlike, machine learning (ML) is one…
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Startups
Kenya’s Savanna Circuit Tech Wins US$100,000 Grand Prize at Cisco Global Problem Solver Challenge 2020
Kenyan agri-tech startup Savanna Circuit Tech is the winner of this year’s Cisco Global Problem Solver Challenge. Now in its…
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Startups
This Kenyan edtech startup is launching an online marketplace to help students learn from home
PataTutor, a Kenyan edtech startup has announced plans to launch an education-based online marketplace to help students learn from home…
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Featured
Untold: 2G, 3G, 4G as E-Commerce Catalyst in Northern Kenya
Northern part of Kenya is covered by 2G, 3G, 4G mobile networks. This cellular data in Marsabit is provided by…
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Gadgets
LG’s NanoCell TVs raising the standards in TV innovation.
LG Electronics releases a lot of TVs every year, probably more than any other manufacturer. Most of them are always…
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BUSINESS
[Somalia] Sombank to Implement Temenos banking platform in the cloud
Sombank, a privately owned Islamic bank in Somalia, has selected the Temenos Islamic Banking solution in the cloud to accelerate…
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Apps
TikTok Dodged Android’s built-in protections to Track Millions of Users
In a new revelation that may amplify TikTok’s scrutiny over security concerns, a report has revealed that the app skirted…
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Featured
AI recognition platform digitises coronavirus management for companies
NEC XON is using the NeoFace Watch facial recognition platform and specialised thermography cameras that include optical lenses to measure…
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CYBER SECURITY
Sophos Deconstructs Dharma Ransomware-as-a-Service Attacks on Small and Mid-Sized Businesses During Global COVID-19 Pandemic
Sophos today published, “Color by Numbers: Inside a Dharma Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) Attack,” which provides the first in-depth look at an…
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Startups
Untold: Tech-startups in Northern Kenya
Tech innovations, either self-generated or initiated from outside the suburbs of Kenya, are central to the development of many counties,…
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BUSINESS
Airtel Money Customers Will Soon Deposit and Withdraw Cash Online via Standard Chartered Bank
Airtel Money customers will now be able to make deposits and withdrawals via Standard Chartered bank, thanks to the recent…
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Gadgets
Microsoft’s Android-Powered Dual Screen Phone Announced Starting at $1399
In 2019 October, Microsoft took a bold step to announce its upcoming Android foldable phone that was to launch nearly…
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News
M-Shwari Raises the Minimum Loan Limit to Ksh 2000
M-Shwari, a mobile lending product from Safaricom in partnership with NCBA, has raised its minimum loan limit to Ksh 2000.…
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News
Odibets Launches New Live Stream and Analysis Feature
Betting platform Odibets has launched a live stream and analysis feature. The feature which is available on the Odibets betting…
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News
Blockchain breakthroughs in Africa signal enterprise adoption readiness
Technological breakthroughs such as blockchains and distributed ledger technologies are digital infrastructures that enable innovation. Businesses across the globe are…
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COLUMNS
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[Column] Mark Walker: Defining the Digitally Determined
Digital has become so commonplace as a term that it has almost lost its value. It is all digital. Digital…
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CYBER SECURITY
Remote working has led to increased cybersecurity threats
Cybercriminals have certainly been using the pandemic in their relentless phishing and ransomware attacks. They even disguise themselves as the…
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News
Women In Big Data South Africa to exhibit at AI Expo Africa 2020
The Women in Big Data South Africa chapter, a forum which seeks to strengthen diversity in analytics and big data,…
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Gadgets
LG’s Newest NanoCell 2020 TV line-up explained
LG Electronics East Africa has announced plans to finally make the 55’’-75’’ NanoCell TVs for 2020 available in the local…
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Gadgets
Realme Preparing to Launch realme C11, realme 6 and a fitness band in Kenya on August 25
Few days after its debut in Kenya, as part of the brand’s global growth and expansion strategy, realme is preparing…
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Startups
South African fintech startup Ukheshe among finalist of Ecobank Fintech Challenge 2020
South Africa’s SMME digital banking platform provider, Ukheshe, is among the finalist in the Ecobank Group’s 2020 Ecobank Fintech Challenge. In its third…
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News
Presidential Digital Talent Programme Award Winners announced
The ICT Authority has announced the winners of the Presidential Digital Talent Programme (PDTP). The Authority hosted a virtual graduation…
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Gadgets
Realme C3 to Start Selling in Kenya at Ksh 14,000 on August 18th
Realme is now available in Kenya, and the company unveiled its first device, realme C3, last week. The phone is…
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News
Nokia Phone Maker HMD Global raises $230 million funding from Google, Qualcomm and Nokia
HMD Global, the company behind new Nokia phones, has secured $230 million in new funding from its strategic investor partners…
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Gadgets
Unlike the previous Fold, Samsung says it will bring more Galaxy Z Fold2 devices in Kenya
Samsung will bring more Galaxy Z Fold2 devices in the Kenyan market. This, according to Charles Kimari, head of mobile…
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BUSINESS
Equity Completes KSh.10.2 billion Acquisition of majority stake in Congolese Bank
Equity Group has completed its acquisition of 66.53% stake in the Banque Commerciale Du Congo (BCDC) at a cost of…
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News
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Brookhouse School Goes Online With Virtual Classes for its Students
As the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic continue to bite, learning has also been disrupted. The pandemic resulted in schools…
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Gadgets
Vivo Y30 Launching in the Kenyan Market Soon
Vivo is back with another device, this time under its Y- series branding. Vivo Y30 follows the company’s recently announced…
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News
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
Airtel Kenya joins the streaming market with Airtel TV, a free streaming app
Barely a fortnight after dropping merger talks with Telkom, Airtel Kenya has begun making moves with the company’s new target…
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News
Equity’s Eazzy Banking App now allows customers to open accounts instantly via the app
Equity Bank has made some updates to its Eazzy Banking App for both iOS and Android devices. The newly updated…
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BUSINESS
Huawei Forced to Halt Production of its High-end Kirin Smartphones Chips Due to U.S Sanctions
Chinese tech giant, Huawei, is in limbo in the production of its own high-end Kirin smartphone chips. US sanctions imposed…
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Gadgets
Toshiba Officially Exits the Laptop Business
Toshiba is officially quitting the laptop business for good. The company originally sold the majority of its stake two years…
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News
Zoho’s new BackToWork solution will enable companies transition back to workplace
Zoho, a software-as-a-service (SaaS) firm has announced BackToWork, a new solution to enable businesses and organisations to safely transition back…
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BUSINESS
Telkom and Airtel Kenya Merger Talks Mutually Dropped
Telkom Kenya and Airtel Kenya have consensually halted their merger talks. The two announced that the mutual pullout was due…
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News
Join the Official Binance Kenya Telegram Group and Stand a Chance to Win $10 in BNB
Binance Kenya would like to welcome you to our official Telegram group where you can get real-time updates on upcoming…
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Apps
Trump Bans TikTok and WeChat in Newly Signed Executive Order
US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order dated August 6th, banning TikTok and WeChat. The order blocks US…
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Startups
Here are the startup finalists of the 2020 Ecobank Fintech Challenge
Ecobank Group has announced the finalists of its 2020 Ecobank Fintech Challenge. The challenge, in its third edition, is designed…
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News
StarTimes and NBCUniversal Launch DreamWorks for Kenyan Subscribers
Pay Television operator StarTimes and NBCUniversal International Networks (NBCUIN) have announced the introduction of DreamWorks – a 24-hour channel dedicated…
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