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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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COLUMNS
Clarity within the cloud: How AR and smartphones will change collaboration forever
A fundamental transformation is underway thanks to Augmented Reality which is altering enterprise communications, logistics, manufacturing, product design, analytics, field…
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BUSINESS
NTSA Escalates Legal Fights With Egyptian Ride-Hailing Company, SWVL
Last year, the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA), stepped up legal fights with the Egyptian shuttle-hailing company, SWVL. The…
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Social Media
This Twitter Plugin Help Keep Your DM Safe From Unsolicited Nudes
Social media has brought with it the good and the bad. Sharing nudes without consent is part of an increasingly…
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CYBER SECURITY
[Column] Beware: Gender-based cybercrime
Recent South African news reports have reflected an influx of gender-based crimes targeting women. Heartbreaking and harrowing accounts have flooded…
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News
Are smartphones interesting again?- A closer look at Samsung’s Galaxy S20 range and Galaxy Z- Flip
The wait is finally over, Samsung has revealed four new smartphones at their much anticipated Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2020 event…
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COLUMNS
[Column] Mobile Lending – Non-traditional data in credit decision making
Retail lending in Kenya has taken a unique path. It has skipped some stages typical for developed markets and climbed…
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BUSINESS
Standard Chartered Bank launches mobile traded bond
Standard Chartered Bank Kenya has become the first commercial bank in Kenya to launch bond traded exclusively through mobile phone,…
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BUSINESS
Apple Warns Revenue Miss Due To Effects Of Coronavirus
Apple has on Monday warned that they expect to miss their revenue targets for the second quarter due to the…
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BUSINESS
Safaricom rolls out new 0110, 0111 mobile prefixes
Safaricom has today announced the introduction of SIM cards with the 0110 and 0111 prefixes. The sim cards will be…
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News
Airtel Uganda Launches VOD And Live TV Service
Airtel Uganda has launched its live TV and Video on Demand (VOD) service called Airtel TV. Through the platform, the…
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Startups
Kenyan fintech startup Wapi Pay raises capital to scale across Africa
Singapore and Kenyan based Fintech startup ‘Wapi Pay’ has raised seed capital through the accelerator Future Hub making it its…
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COLUMNS
Data: Africa’s “new blood”, rather than the “new oil”
Data protection and privacy regulation in most, or even all, African countries are often less mature – particularly when compared…
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Gadgets
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip UTG Screen Terribly Fails Durability Test
Samsung’s second-generation folding phone was a much-anticipated one. When the Galaxy Z Flip was announced with its flexible glass material…
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CYBER SECURITY
Google Deletes Hundreds Of Chrome Extensions Involved In Malvertising
Google has axed a slew of Chrome browser extensions that were part of a malicious advertising network. The malicious extensions…
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News
African business leaders believe data is key for strengthening customer trust, IBM Study
91 per cent of African business leaders strongly believed data helps create a strategic advantage in strengthening their level of…
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Startups
Egyptian E-health startup Vezeeta raises $40m Series D funding round led Gulf Capital
Egyptian e-health startup Vezeeta has raised a US$40 million Series D funding led by UAE-based Gulf Capital, alongside further investment…
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News
Huawei Given A 45-day Reprieve To Continue Supporting Its Telco Customers In Rural America
The Huawei troubles with the U.S. government are far from over. Lately, heat is building up, but the U.S. Commerce…
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BUSINESS
Intra-African remittances to soar to record numbers in 2020, says WorldRemit
Online international money transfer company WorldRemit predicts that 2020 will be the year of intra-African remittances. The World Bank already…
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News
MWC 2020 Is No More: The Aftermath?
The Mobile World Congress 2020 (MWC 2020) show is no more. The show has been around since 2006 and still…
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Gadgets
Samsung Galaxy Flip And Galaxy Fold Comparison – Here’s What’s New
Samsung’s first-generation Galaxy Fold was the most troubled phone throughout 2019. The new form factor brought its challenges on the…
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News
Windows 10X To Run Most Win32 Programs, Take “Less than 90 Seconds” To Update
Time has passed since Microsoft first announced its new Windows 10 OS variant (Windows 10X) that will be running on…
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Gadgets
Samsung Galaxy S20 Vs S20 Plus Vs S20 Ultra: Price And Specifications
Samsung’s recently announced Galaxy S20 Series comes in three models – Galaxy S20, S20 Plus, and S20 Ultra. But what…
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News
GSMA Cancels MWC 2020 Over Coronavirus Fears
The world’s biggest mobile phone show (MWC 2020) has officially been canceled. The event organizer, GSMA, has decided to call…
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Gadgets
Samsung Galaxy S20, S20 Plus, S20 Ultra And Z Flip Price In Kenya Revealed
Samsung’s new Galaxy S20 Series has an official reveal date in Kenya. The local office says the phones will be…
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News
Microsoft Reverts Plans To Force Bing On Office 365 Users
Microsoft has come openly yesterday stating that they won’t force their search engine on Chrome users who pay for the…
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Reviews
Vivo Y19 Unboxing
Vivo Y19 Unboxing: The vivo Y19 is official. The device was launched in the country back in January and is…
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Gadgets
Samsung Galaxy S20 Series Smartphones Launched – More Powerful And Expensive Than Ever
Yesterday Samsung announced its new Galaxy S Series flagship devices as planned – Samsung Galaxy S20. This time, the company…
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News
Africa Influencer Agency launches, introducing digital PR tools to connect business professionals in the continent and beyond
Africa Influencer Agency is a B2B PR platform that will embrace all available digital channels and social media to support brands…
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COLUMNS
[Column] Mastering the complexity of multicloud in 2020
As enterprises’ demands look set to continue maturing in 2020, they are better able to distinguish between cloud platforms and…
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Apps
Google Chrome To Start Blocking Insecure Downloads Soon
At times, we assume the small but very critical warnings shown by browsers. Warnings about visiting sites with no secure…
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CYBER SECURITY
Bluetooth Security Flaw Paves Way For Hackers To Deliver Malware To Millions Of Android Smartphones
Android smartphones have allegedly a Bluetooth security flaw that can be exploited to deliver malicious files. Security researchers at ERNW,…
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News
Sony Pulls Out Of the MWC 2020, To Announce Its Products Remotely On YouTube
The Mobile World Congress (MWC) is scheduled to happen this month from 24th to 27th, but this year the event…
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Startups
Nigerian fintech startup Aella raises $10m financing round
Nigerian fintech startup Aella has raised a $10m debt financing round from Singapore-based HQ Financial Group (HQF). This debt financing…
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Gadgets
French Watchdog Fines Apple $27 Million For Slowing Down Old iPhones Without Users Consent
The Directorate General for Competition, Consumer Affairs and Fraud Prevention (DGCCRF), a competition and fraud watchdog has fined Apple €25…
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24BIt
24Bit Podcast Episode 19: Value vs Brand Name
What’s in a name? Well, turns out, a lot. Quite a lot. Question, would you compromise on features of a…
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COLUMNS
[Column] Achieving digital ecosystems in rural Africa remains a challenge
Creating digital ecosystems in rural areas requires collaboration with local suppliers if long-term success is to be achieved. This is…
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Gadgets
Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Lite Launched In Kenya – Price, Specifications And Availability
Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Lite is one of Samsung’s unusual launches hinted last year. The company took it far to…
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BUSINESS
Twitter Nets $1 Billion In Quarterly Revenue For The First Time
Twitter just released its Q4 earnings report today. From the report, the California based social media company was happy to…
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CYBER SECURITY
Strangers Might Have Downloaded Your Private Videos On Google Photos, Google Warns
Cloud storage services are a must have service in this time and age. Many people rely on these services to…
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Apps
Windows 10 Search Feature Broken By Bing
If you are like me and still uses Windows – you might have been experiencing problems with the Windows 10…
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Startups
Egyptian food delivery startup Elmenus raises $8m series B funding
Egyptian food delivery startup elmenus has raised $8 million Series B funding round. The round was co-led by Global Ventures,…
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Apps
Google Chrome Will Start Blocking Intrusive Video Ads In August
Google Chrome will start cracking down on intrusive video ads starting August as they try to become compliant with the…
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BUSINESS
Posta Kenya’s M-Post Service Hits 150,000 Subscribers
Towards the end of November last year, Posta Kenya, in partnership with Kenya’s largest telco Safaricom announced a new service…
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Social Media
Twitter Opens Warfare On Manipulated Media On The Platform With New Rules
Deep fake technology is still a new thing. Yet, its use in the real world has already raised alarms to…
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Startups
Africa-focused VC Firm TLcom Secures $31M For Its TIDE Africa Fund, Closes At $71M
TLcom, the Africa-focused Venture Capital firm has secured an additional $31M for its TIDE Africa Fund. This new funding now…
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Gadgets
LG And ZTE Cancel Their MWC Press Conferences Amid Corona Virus Threat
Since the outbreak of coronavirus in China, the death toll is substantially increasing, with new cases of infections being reported…
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News
Here Is How Much Revenue Google Makes From YouTube
For the first time since Google acquired YouTube in 2006, we have the real figures that the company makes from…
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Startups
Five African credit scoring startups selected for ENGIE challenge at the Africa Tech Summit
French multinational energy utility company ENGIE has announced the five credit scoring startups that will pitch on the Africa Startup Summit at…
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News
IT Spending In South Africa To Top $26 Billion In 2020, IDC
Overall IT spending in South Africa is set to reach $26.4 billion this year, up 2.5% on 2019. That’s according…
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News
Decentralized Finance Conference to held in Nairobi in March
Fintech companies or startups are making Africa a leading global Innovation Hub. To help organisations understand this Kesho Labs Development…
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Gadgets
Huawei Surpasses Apple To Become The Second-Best Selling Smartphone Brand Globally In 2019
Huawei had a rough time in 2019. From the US blacklist that barred the company from trading with its partners…
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Gadgets
Nokia C1 Specifications, Price And Availability In Kenya
Nokia C1 is the cheapest Nokia smartphone unveiled in Kenya end of last year. Nokia C1 is the current cheapest…
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BUSINESS
LG’s Home Appliance Business Soared In 2019, As Mobile Unit Stayed In Red
On January 30th, LG released its fourth-quarter financial results for 2019 indicating a struggling mobile business despite restructuring efforts to…
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Gadgets
Samsung Galaxy A51 Price And Specifications In Kenya
Samsung Galaxy A51 is part of Samsung’s continued efforts to recapture the market as it competes with Chinese brands. The…
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Startups
On-demand delivery platform Sendy raises $20 million round
Kenyan on-demand delivery platform Sendy has raised a $20 million Series B led by Atlantica Ventures. The funding was also backed…
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BUSINESS
Jumia Advertising now official, opens its platform for brands to advertise
Three weeks ago, Jumia Kenya CEO, Sam Chappatte, through a LinkedIn post revealed that the e-commerce giant was planning to…
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BUSINESS
Apple Fined $837 Million For Infringing Wi-Fi Patents From The California Institute Of Technology
Apple, together with its close partner Broadcom have to pay a total of $1.1 Billion in fines for infringing three…
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BUSINESS
Samsung Annual Revenue Dropped In 2019 Despite Strong Flagship Smartphone Sales
Samsung Electronics yesterday announced its quarterly financial results of the period ended December 31, 2019. Revenue in the final quarter…
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News
[Column] There’s not enough women-led tech startups – and it’s costing us all
Africa’s technology startup scene is vibrant – and growing fast. There are currently over 640 active technology hubs across the…
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News
2020 is set to be the year of RCS, says mGage
The interaction between organisations and consumers is set to become revolutionised with all-new Rich Communications Services (RCS), the latest development…
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Gadgets
Vivo Y19 Specifications, Price And Availability In Kenya
Vivo Y19 was announced in Kenya mid this month and has even hit the shelves on vivo-branded stores. Like other…
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Gadgets
Huawei Nova 5T Specifications, Price And Availability In Kenya
Huawei Nova 5T is the latest device from the Chinese tech company Huawei. Huawei introduced the Nova 5T on January…
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Gadgets
Apple Says It Has 1.5 Billion Active Devices Globally
In a report released by the trillion-dollar valuated American tech giant, Apple now says that it has over 1.5 Billion…
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News
Google launches its first Developers Space for African startups and developers in Nigeria
Google has launched its first Google Developers Space for African developers, entrepreneurs and startups in Lagos, Nigeria. Google CEO Sundar…
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BUSINESS
UK Allows Huawei To Take Part In The Country’s 5G Network Despite US Pressure
Contrary to what their close allies from the West wanted, Britain has given Huawei permission to take part in the…
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CYBER SECURITY
[Column] Is your personal data safe?
We share a lot more information in the digital world than we used to. Businesses, organisations, close family, friends and…
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News
Huawei to open its 1st Experience Store at Sarit Center on Saturday
Huawei Mobile Kenya is set to open its first experience store at Sarit Center in Nairobi. When opened, Huawei customers…
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CYBER SECURITY
Sophos’ Intercept X secures Android and iOS mobile users from fleeceware applications
Sophos introduced Sophos Intercept X for Mobile with new security capabilities for Chrome OS devices and improved mobile threat defense for Android…
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BUSINESS
Samsung, Safaricom and M-Kopa unveil financing plan for the Galaxy A10s, don’t go for it
Safaricom, Samsung and M-Kopa today morning launched a new product or what they are calling a pay as you go…
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Social Media
Google Will Now Charge Law Enforcement Agencies For User Data Requests
User data requests by government agencies have increased immensely in the past. Google now believes it is time that the…
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Gadgets
Vivo Surpasses Samsung To Become The Second-Best Selling Smartphone Brand In India
It is no secret that Chinese smartphone brands have gained traction in the past decade. Huawei is number two in…
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News
US Government Plans To Tighten The Ban On Huawei
In a new report from Bloomberg, the U.S. Commerce Secretary, Wilbur Ross told the publication that the government plans to…
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CLOUD
[Column] Stay ahead of those data security woes
The very factors that have helped to make Kenya such a motivated and major African player in the Digital Age…
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24BIt
24Bit Podcast Episode 18: Mobile Money and Mobile Banking Transaction Rates in Kenya
Do you use mobile money services? Okay, what kind of a question is that? Kenya is very synonymous with mobile…
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CYBER SECURITY
250 Million Microsoft Customer Service And Support Records Exposed Online
Microsoft was involved in a data breach with millions of customer service and support records exposed. The report was revealed…
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Startups
African tech startups raised $491M funding in 2019, Disrupt Africa report
2019 was the best year yet for investment into the African tech startups, with 311 companies banking a combined US$491.6…
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Gadgets
Huawei Nova 5T Officially Launched In Kenya, Going For Ksh 41,999
Yesterday Huawei’s local office officially unveiled Huawei Nova 5T, a not-so-new device since the parent company introduced it first in…
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News
[Column] How fintechs are making Africa a leading global Innovation Hub
In a continent where over 60% of the adult population is unbanked and the financial sector is considerably underdeveloped, fintech…
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Apps
Bolt Now Has A Multiple Destinations Feature
Ride-hailing app Bolt has updated its mobile application with a new feature that will allow users to add extra stops…
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Gadgets
Kenya’s Drones Draft Rules Finalized, Headed To The House Soon For Approval
Initial drone regulations in Kenya were a mess. Fortunately, they were rejected. A time like this, 2020, and we still…
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Startups
CDC Group to invest £2 billion in African businesses over the next two years
CDC Group is to commit a further £2bn into African businesses over the next two years, as it looks to…
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CLOUD
Apple Drops Plans To Encrypt iCloud Backups After FBI Complained – Report
Apple has put itself in a unique spot in the industry, continuously selling its brand as privacy-focused. In most cases,…
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BUSINESS
Uber Sells Its Food Delivery Business, UberEats, To Local Rival In India
Uber has officially sold its food delivery arm to Zomato, a local rival in India. As part of the deal,…
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Startups
Women-Led Janngo Announces EUR 60 Million Fund To Support African Tech Startups
Janngo has announced a Euro 60 million fund to support African tech startups accelerating progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)…
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News
Safaricom Reportedly Plans To Launch 5G In Nairobi This Week
Kenya’s largest telco Safaricom is reportedly planning to roll out 5G in some parts of the country. This is according…
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BUSINESS
MTN Uganda Begins 5G Trials In Partnership With China’s ZTE
Last week on Friday, China’s ZTE, together with MTN Uganda, officially began trials of the Standalone 5G network in the…
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Gadgets
Qualcomm Announces Three New 4G Powered Mobile Processors For Non-5G folks
Towards the end of 2019, Qualcomm unveiled its next-gen chips that will power most of 2020s premium and high mid-range…
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Gadgets
iPhone 11 Pro Users Finally Granted The Power Over Location Tracking
Apple’s 2019 iPhone 11 series phones were great. However, it was unfortunate that users who bought the iPhone 11 Pro…
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BUSINESS
Safaricom Partners With Ria Money To Enable International Money Transfers With M-PESA
Safaricom has today announced a new partnership with Ria Money Transfer that will allow MPESA users to receive money from…
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Startups
Online Travel Agency Timbu Launches New Fund To Invest In Kenyan Travel Startups
Timbu, a Mauritian based online travel agency has launched an investment arm to fund and invest in Kenyan travel and…
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News
Liquid Telecom Is launching First 5G Wholesale Roaming Network Service In SA
We are all excited about 5G and we are all looking forward to when it will be available to all…
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Apps
[Updated: OKash Compliance] Opera’s Predatory Loan Apps With Crazy Interest Rates Still Exist On Google Play Store
Opera’s main browser business has not been doing well. Since it went public, the company’s browser market share has immensely…
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Gadgets
Huawei To Use TomTom’s Maps And Navigation System
Huawei has signed a deal with Dutch navigation and digital mapping company, TomTom that will see the former install their…
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Startups
Here Are The Five Zambian Startups Selected For FinTech4U Accelerator Programme
Five Zambia-based fintech startups have been selected to join the FinTech4U Accelerator Programme in January 2020. The five were selected…
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New Appointments
Kenneth Oyolla Takes Over From Diana Owusu-Kyereko As New Jumia Kenya CCO
Kenneth Oyolla has joined Jumia Kenya as the Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) from IPS Group Limited where he previously held…
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News
Microsoft Now Nagging Windows 7 Users To Upgrade
Microsoft officially ended support for Windows 7 on Tuesday. Unless you haven’t been keen enough to catch the news, then…
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Apps
Remove These 17 Apps From Your Android Phone ASAP!
You might be used to this kind of news already if you frequent our space. Last year no tangible progress…
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Startups
Bolt has raises €50M in venture debt from the European Investment Bank to expand its services
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed a €50 million venture debt facility with ride-hailing app Bolt. The funding will…
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Startups
Applications for the 4th edition of Digital Lab Africa’s acceleration programme opened
Digital Lab Africa (DLA) has opened applications for its fourth edition of the DLA acceleration programme (DLA#4). Creatives and cultural…
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Gadgets
Vivo Y19 Is Now Available In Kenya For Ksh.26,999
We have previously told you about vivo’s plans to bring the vivo Y19 smartphone in the Kenyan market. Vivo started…
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