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Social Media
Twitter Starts Verifying Health Professionals To Help Fight Misinformation Over Coronavirus Outbreak
Amidst the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, social media platforms have been turned out as the perfect breeding grounds of misinformation. Various…
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News
Coronavirus: YouTube Is Now Defaulting Streaming Quality To 480p Globally For A Month
YouTube will be reducing the streaming quality of videos to SD format to help ease internet traffic. Starting yesterday, the…
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COLUMNS
Less is more with innovative technology
In a hugely tech driven world, it has become more evident that device companies have to incorporate and augment technology…
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News
Opera introduces Opera News Lite for devices with limited storage
Opera has today launched a smaller version of its Opera News application. Know as Opera News Lite, the app has designed…
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Gadgets
Nokia 8.3 5G Specifications, Price And Availability In Kenya
HMD Global has finally unveiled its new mid-range device, Nokia 8.3 5G. It supports 5G and is powered by Qualcomm’s…
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COLUMNS
Coronavirus: Only connected businesses will succeed
The disrupted business environment, as a result of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, has made it essential to provide everyone in…
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News
Coronavirus: You Can Now Pay Your Matatu Fares Through M-PESA
Safaricom today announced that it has partnered with public transport sector players to accept cashless payments through M-PESA in the…
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News
Kenya Finally Signs Agreement To Allow Loon Internet Balloons To Fly In The Country
Due to the Covid-19 outbreak, schools have shut down, and the government wants to keep the learners busy at their…
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Gadgets
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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BUSINESS
Glovo partners with Naivas to offer free deliveries for orders above Ksh.1,000
Delivery firm Glovo has announced a new partnership with Naivas Supermarkets to provide free deliveries in the wake of the…
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Gadgets
Infinix S5 Pro Specifications, Price And Availability in Kenya
Infinix’s newest device is the S5 Pro. It’s an additional model to the Infinix S5 series device launched last year…
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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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News
Netflix Lowers Streaming Quality In Europe To Reduce Bandwidth Strain(Update: YouTube, too)
Working from home delivers a uniquely flexible opportunity, especially if you’ve been locked in the 9 to 5 cycle until…
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News
Safaricom Will Have A System Maintenance On Sunday – Here’s What You Need To Know
Kenya’s largest internet service provider, Safaricom, has a planned system maintenance that will take place this Sunday (22nd March). During…
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News
Usiku Games To Offer Kenyan Mobile Gamers Free Access During Coronavirus Lockdown
Kenya’s Mobile Games company, Usiku Games, has free-rated its fees on mobile app games. Mobile app gamers will now not pay…
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CLOUD
Opportunities abound for edge computing, but security concerns remain
From less than $1.5 billion in 2017 to an anticipated $9 billion by 2024, the worldwide edge computing market is set…
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News
LG wins AHRI Performance Award for the 2nd consecutive year
South Korean tech giant, LG Electronics, was recently honoured with the Air-Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) Performance Award for…
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BUSINESS
Nigeria is getting its first-ever bitcoin ATM
Nigeria has the strongest economy in Africa and has always stood out as more or less financially stable compared to…
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Featured
Coronavirus: Here’s How To Clean Your Phone Properly
The coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) continues its tour, and has, unfortunately, made it to over 100 countries around the world. Kenya has…
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BUSINESS
Airtel Waives Transaction Fees On Its Mobile Payment Service Across all Bands
After the CBK met with Payment Service Providers and other financial industry players. Safaricom was the first telco to announce…
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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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News
Alphabet’s Loon Internet Project In Kenya Still Grounded By Bureaucracy Almost 2 Years After Being Launched
Alphabet’s ambitious balloon-powered internet project in Kenya is apparently being delayed by the regulatory issues. The project has not yet…
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COLUMNS
Are you working at home due to coronavirus? Secure yourself with these few tips
Many if not most organisations have already crossed the “working from home”, or at least the “working while on the…
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News
Jumia And Reckitt Benckiser To Provide African Consumers Access To Hygiene Products As Coronavirus Continues To Bite
The effects of Coronavirus continue to be felt across the globe and organisations around the world are joining hands to…
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News
TECNO Mobile Opens Pre-Orders For The Camon 15
TECNO Mobile has been teasing the Camon 15 smartphone in Kenya for a few weeks now. The company had not…
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News
Safaricom Waives Fees For M-PESA Transactions Below Ksh 1000 Over Coronavirus Outbreak
Safaricom has announced that they have waived off all the transaction fees for M-PESA transactions below Ksh 1000. In a…
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BUSINESS
Safaricom Doubles Daily M-PESA Transaction Limit To Ksh 150,000
In a meeting held today, Kenya’s largest telco, Safaricom, has scrapped off charges for all transactions below Ksh 1000. Also,…
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Startups
This Kenyan Ed-tech startup wants to train teachers on digital content creation amidst Coronavirus concerns
The coronavirus outbreak has brought the world to a standstill. The virus, which started in China before spreading to different…
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BUSINESS
Safaricom’s AI Chatbot Zuri Brings A One-Stop Support Desk On WhatsApp
Safaricom’s AI Chatbot Zuri is a hell of a kind. The telco is the only one in the country with…
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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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BUSINESS
Apple Temporarily Shuts Down All Retail Stores Outside China Until March 27
Apple has temporarily closed its stores around the world, except those located in China, in response to the ongoing Covid-19…
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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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Gadgets
Tecno Camon 15 Specifications, Price and Availability in Kenya
Tecno Camon 15 is the younger sibling to Tecno Camon 15 Pro thus features less specced. The phone is now…
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Gadgets
Samsung Galaxy S20 series officially unveiled in Kenya
Samsung has unveiled the Samsung Galaxy S20 in Kenya. Pre-orders for the device went live on February 25th and ended…
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Gadgets
Tecno Camon 15 Pro Specifications, Price and Availability In Kenya
Tecno Camon 15 Pro pr Premier is the company’s latest Camon series device which was announced together with Tecno Camon…
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Gadgets
Itel A56 Specifications, Price And Availability In Kenya
itel introduced the itel A56 in Kenya recently. The phone is an entry-level device going at a price of Ksh.…
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CYBER SECURITY
Hackers Can Infect Your Computer If You Visit Coronavirus Maps
As the coronavirus outbreak continues to raise eyebrows around the world, the WHO has declared it a global pandemic. Many…
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News
Safaricom’s AI chatbot Zuri now available on WhatsApp – How to activate
Remember Zuri? Safaricom’s artificial intelligence (AI) Chatbot to manage customers’ queries. Well, she’s now available on WhatsApp. Zuri has been…
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CYBER SECURITY
Remove These VPN And Ad Blocking Apps That Are Spying On Your Device
Understanding the basis of how app store analytics platforms, for instance, App Annie and Sensor Tower, sparks anxiety. These platforms…
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Gadgets
Vivo Y Series Phones Could Be The Real Deal In The Kenyan Market
Vivo Kenya traces its way to China, one of the world’s biggest consumer markets. The company’s entrance in Kenya towards…
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News
Tanzania’s Menstrual Hygiene Management Enterprise – WomenChoice Industries Secures $200k Funding from Gray Matters
US-based impact investor Gray Matters Capital has today announced $200,000 funding in Tanzania based WomenChoice Industries. WomenChoice Industries is a…
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New Appointments
SWVL Appoints Former Uber Kenya Country Manager Its New GM
Egyptian shuttle-hailing company SWVL has today announced the appointment of Dip Patel as its General Manager in Kenya. Until his…
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Gadgets
itel A56 now available in Kenya for Ksh. 6,699
itel is launching a new smartphone in its A series into Kenya, the itel A56. The device is the successor of the…
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News
South Africa’s Cloud platform builder Jini Guru partners with Azilen to build fintech solutions for emerging markets
South Africa’s cloud platform builder, Jini Guru is partnering with Azilen Technologies, a product engineering company, to build innovative fintech…
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News
Apple Smartphone Sales In China Severely Dropped In February
Amid the global crisis of the Covid-19 outbreak, smartphone companies are feeling the pinch. The problems started with the cancellation…
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BUSINESS
Visa has unveiled a Ksh.242M grant to support Kenyan women-owned micro-businesses
Visa has announced a Ksh.242 Million grant to Hand in Hand Eastern Africa to support low-income business owners in Kenya.…
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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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CYBER SECURITY
NordVPN Bug Exposed Critical Customer Data With No Authentication Required
One of the world’s popular VPN services, NordVPN, has experienced a critical bug that exposed user information to hackers. The…
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Gadgets
It’s OK to Clean and Disinfect your iPhone, Apple Says as the Coronavirus Epidemic Continues
Apple has finally given an OK to users of its products to disinfect products they own from the company. The…
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BUSINESS
Huawei Expects Smartphone Sales To Plunge In 2020
Chinese smartphone maker and largest telco equipment maker Huawei had a good year in 2019, despite the US Ban. The…
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News
Kenya’s Fifth and Fastest Undersea Fibre Optic Cable Lands in Mombasa
Kenya has received its fifth undersea fibre optic cable which landed at the coast of Mombasa last week. Djibouti Africa…
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Gadgets
TECNO Camon 15 With 64MP Camera Launching In Kenya Soon
We have already told you about TECNO’s upcoming device, the TECNO Camon 15. TECNO’s local office has already started sending…
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BUSINESS
Understanding The New Safaricom PostPay plan
Safaricom has a revised its PostPay plans to make the product more appealing to more user now. We have already…
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News
Huawei Y6s officially goes on sale in Kenya for Ksh. 13,999
After two weeks of pre-orders, Huawei Mobile Kenya has now officially launched the Huawei Y6s into the market. The pre-orders…
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Social Media
Twitter Bans Content That Dehumanizes People Based on Age, Disability Or Disease
Twitter has updated its hateful conduct policy to combat the dehumanization of people on the platform based on their age,…
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BUSINESS
Safaricom New PostPay plans – How to join and everything you need to know
Kenya’s leading telco Safaricom finally rolled out new PostPay plans for its consumers. Unlike previously, the new packages have been…
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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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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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COLUMNS
[Column] Connectivity a bedrock for riding the fourth industrial revolution wave
There can be little doubt that the much-touted Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) is underway, to the extent that this latest…
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Apps
Apple’s New Developer Guidelines Permits Apps To Send Push Notification Ads
The advertising industry is huge, raking in billions in terms of revenue each year. With the proliferation of mobile devices,…
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Gadgets
HMD To Announce New Nokia Phones On March 19th
Since the coronavirus outbreak started to tour more countries around the globe, tech companies have to figure out other ways…
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News
SEACOM is patnering with Tata Communications to offer high-speed pathways between Africa, Europe and Asia
Pan-African telecommunications service provider, SEACOM has joined forces with digital infrastructure provider Tata Communications to offer high-speed, reliable pathways between Africa, Europe…
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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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Startups
Kaspersky is calling on tech startups to apply for its Open Innovation Program
Kaspersky Innovation Hub (IHub) is calling on tech startups from across Africa and the rest of the world to apply…
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News
Safaricom Introduces New PostPay Plans With No Expiry Data And Minutes – How To Enroll
Safaricom has introduced new offerings for its postpaid customers. The new packages have been harmonized to offer more value for…
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CYBER SECURITY
Sophos acquired for $3.9 billion in cash
Cybersecurity company Sophos has announced earlier today that it has been acquired. The firm was acquired by Thoma Bravo, a…
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BUSINESS
Samsung Plans To Sell 8 Million QLED TVs In 2020
South Korean tech giant, Samsung, has not only been the biggest smartphone vendor but is also one of the industry-leading…
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BUSINESS
Nokia Appoints New CEO After Missing Out On 5G
Nokia CEO Rajeev Suri is stepping down after over six years as the face of the company, Nokia said on…
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Gadgets
Huawei P40 Lite Specifications, Price And Availability In Kenya
Huawei announced the P40 Lite ahead of schedule in select markets in Europe. As usual to Huawei, their P series…
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Gadgets
Report: Smartphone Shipments To Fall By 10.6 Percent In H1 2020
As the coronavirus outbreak continues to conquer more countries around the globe, the tech industry, among other sectors, is already…
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Reviews
Huawei Y6S Unboxing And Quick Impressions
Huawei Y6S Unboxing: The Huawei Y6 is as we have previously mentioned is expected to go on sale across the…
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News
Microsoft launches initiative to support social enterprise startups
Microsoft has today announced the launch of the Global Social Entrepreneurship programme to support startups in 140 countries around the…
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News
Windows Servers Still Matter! Know All About Them and Pass Microsoft’s 70-740 Exam with Exam Dumps
The Favorite Pick When Microsoft was founded, they never tried to enter a popularity contest. But they sure seem to…
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Gadgets
Huawei Y6S Specs, Price And Availability In Kenya
Huawei Y6S specs: Huawei Y6S smartphone is expected to go on sale across the country from March 4th 2020. The…
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News
US Senate passes bill to “rip and replace” old Huawei and ZTE equipment from networks
The US Senate has passed new policies under the Secure and Trusted Telecommunications Networks Act as they aim to clamp…
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Startups
12 African ed-tech startups to receive funding from Mastercard Foundation
The Mastercard Foundation Centre for Innovative Teaching and Learning in Information, Communications, and Technology (ICT) has announced the first 12 African EdTech…
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CLOUD
Safaricom Becomes Amazon Web Services Reseller In Kenya and EA
Safaricom has today announced a partnership with Amazon Web Services, which will see the telco resell AWS services in Kenya…
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News
Santam Insurance invests in South Africa’s Insurtech startup JaSure
South Africa’s on-demand insurance technology (Insurtech) startup JaSure has raised funding from the country’s leading short-term insurer Santam. Details about…
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BUSINESS
Safaricom’s integrated mobile platform DigiFarm wins Global Mobile Award
Safaricom’s integrated mobile platform DigiFarm has been named the Best Mobile Innovation for Emerging Markets in this year’s Global Mobile…
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Gadgets
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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Gadgets
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
Japan Just Rolled Out 10Gbps Internet Speeds Priced At About Ksh 5500 A Month
The state of fixed broadband in Kenya is still wanting – penetration is little and in areas served, outages and…
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CYBER SECURITY
PayPal Accounts Used By Hackers For Unauthorized Payments
PayPal has fixed a bug that could let attackers perform unauthorized mass payments. The bug, according to ZDNet, lied in…
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News
Samsung Opens Pre-Orders For The Galaxy S20 In Kenya
Samsung announced its new Galaxy S Series flagship devices, the Galaxy S20 early this month. As we mentioned in the…
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Gadgets
Tecno Camon 15 and 15 Pro Announced, Introducing New Design Trends From Tecno
Tecno has been quiet for some time now – we haven’t seen any new smartphone launch from them in 2020.…
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BUSINESS
Glovo to integrate an SOS function on its Glovo app
Local delivery firm Glovo has announced plans to integrate a new emergency SOS function into its mobile app to improve…
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CYBER SECURITY
Nigeria to host the 2020 Cyber Africa Summit
Global B2B events and conference organizer, Tradepass is set to host their exclusive cyber security conference, Cyber Africa Summit (CyFrica)…
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BUSINESS
Jumia appeals to local manufacturers with 50% lower commissions
In a move aimed at encouraging more local manufacturers to sell online, e-commerce leader Jumia is now extending a 50%…
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Gadgets
Google Warns Against Sideloading Its Apps On “Uncertified” Huawei Phones
Since Huawei was listed on the so-called entity list in the US, which barred the company from trading with its…
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News
Safaricom Hits Back Accusing Petitioner Of Stealing Customer Data In The Ksh115 Trillion Lawsuit
Last year July Safaricom was sued in a class-action suit with one Benedict Kabugi Ngungu, for mishandling customer data. According…
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Startups
Ecobank Opens Applications For Its 2020 Fintech Challenge
Ecobank Group is calling on African startups and developers to apply for its 3rd edition of the Ecobank Fintech Challenge.…
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BUSINESS
Safaricom Will Consider Huawei To Build Its 5G Infrastructure
By now it’s presumed that you are aware of 5G, the next generation of wireless technology that takes over 4G.…
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CYBER SECURITY
Sophos launches ‘Xstream’ version of XG Firewall
Sophos has introduced a new “Xstream” architecture for Sophos XG Firewall with high performance Transport Layer Security (TLS) traffic decryption…
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Apps
Apple Weighs Letting Users Set Their Default Apps On iPhone, Report
Almost all tech companies are currently or have previously faced scrutiny around the world for their anti-competitive practices. Apple is…
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Gadgets
Huawei Y6S Launching In Kenya Soon
Huawei fans in Kenya will soon have a new device that adds to the already wide-catalog of smartphones the company…
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Apps
Google Removes Nearly 600 Apps from the Play Store over Annoying Ads
Google has removed nearly 600 apps from the Play Store for breaking what it calls the disruptive ads policy and disallowed interstitial policy.…
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BUSINESS
Safaricom’s 200 Percent Storo Bonus Promotion is Back
Kenya’s largest telco, Safaricom, is back with its Stori Ibambe promotion, which offered its subscribers a 200 percent airtime bonus…
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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
Samsung Galaxy A71 Price And Specifications In Kenya
Towards the end of 2019, Samsung released new devices in its Galaxy A-series. One of them was the Galaxy A51…
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Blockchain
Coinbase becomes the first cryptocurrency company to receive Visa membership
“Today we’re announcing that Coinbase has become the first pure-play crypto company to be approved as a Visa principal member,”…
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