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CYBER SECURITY
Chinese hackers targeted big tech companies to steal trade secrets from enterprise customers
A cybersecurity firm has recently revealed information about Chinese hackers who have been hacking big telco companies intending to extract…
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BUSINESS
Huawei stole trade secrets from a US chip production firm – Texas Court rules
Amidst of the tussle between Huawei and the US government, Huawei had sued CNEX Lab Inc., a semi-conductor production company…
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Gadgets
The next TECNO Phantom device is coming on July 10
TECNO Phantom Series was popular at some time in the Kenyan market but since the company’s relaxation things have turned…
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Apps
You can now set Google to delete your location tracking data automatically
Google last year run into problems after it was discovered that the company still tracks its user’s data despite turning…
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BUSINESS
US tech companies discover ways to resume business with Huawei despite the trade ban
The US ban on Huawei and 68 of its affiliate companies have been going on for over a month now.…
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News
LG InstaView refrigerator best fit for Kenya’s power fluctuations
Power blackouts in Kenya is something most of us are already used to. Although at times Kenya Power sends out…
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BUSINESS
Safaricom VoLTE goes live countrywide
Safaricom has today launched Voice over LTE (VoLTE) and Video over LTE (ViLTE) technology across the country aimed at meeting…
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Gadgets
Huawei Y9 Prime 2019 now available in Kenya for Ksh.24,999
The Huawei Y9 Prime 2019 is now officially available in the country. The device was launched today and will be…
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BUSINESS
FedEx sues US government on Huawei trade ban
Last week, PcMag claimed that their Huawei phone delivery to the US was rejected due to the on-going US government…
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BUSINESS
How LG TwinWash supports Kenya’s vision of smart city solutions
LG TwinWash has gained popularity in the Smart Homes industry. LG TwinWash another piece of an intelligent appliance from LG,…
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BUSINESS
Safaricom ups the game against fraud
Safaricom has today unveiled its new plans for tackling fraud activities on its platforms. Kenya’s largest telco reported that through…
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Gadgets
Your New 35 dollar PC: The Raspberry Pi 4 with 4K support and upto 4GB of RAM
Raspberry Pi has gained massive applications in the tech industry. It’s one form of hardware that has extensively used by…
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News
Cloud service provider afriQloud launches in Uganda, 15 African countries to follow in 2020
Pan-African connectivity provider, BringCom has partnered with science and technology investor, Imprimatur Capital, and European edge cloud software company, GIG…
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Startups
Google’s Third Launchpad Accelerator Africa Class Graduate in Lagos
12 African startups that that were taking part in Google’s Launchpad Accelerator Africa programme have graduated in Lagos. This third…
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Gadgets
Oppo’s First Under-Display Camera Device to be Showcased on June 26
We had already tipped on the upcoming trend in smartphone design with an Under-display camera which will likely be the…
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Gadgets
Xiaomi Shipped 1 million Mi Band 4 Units in 8 days
Xiaomi MI Band 4 is the latest Xiaomi fitness tracker that had its global debut recently. Mi band 4 is…
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BUSINESS
Google Continues its Fight Against Fake Business Profiles on Maps
Google Maps has over 200million business profiles to date, which helps many connect people to businesses every day. Google Maps…
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24BIt
24Bit Podcast Episode 15: Fake Phones in Kenya
Have you ever bought a fake phone? Or a tablet? Or a smartwatch? What makes up a “fake” device? How…
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News
BAKE Awards 2019 winners announced
The BAKE Awards 2019 winners were announced yesterday at an event held at the Utalii Hotel. The winners on the night…
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Startups
MIT D-Lab Scale-Ups Fellowship Program to provide $120,00 to Six East African Startup Entrepreneurs
Six East African startup entrepreneurs from Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda will receive $20,00 each from MIT D-Lab Scale-Ups Fellowships program.…
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Reviews
Oppo A1k vs. Nokia 3.2: Does the New Oppo Device Stand a Chance Spec-wise?
So the Oppo A1k, another ”budget-oriented” smartphone from Oppo officially launched in the country on Friday 21. HMD Global also…
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Gadgets
Oppo A1k Officially Available in Kenya – Specs and Price
We had earlier reported the upcoming device from Oppo- Oppo A1k which was about to hit the Kenyan market. Yesterday…
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BUSINESS
FedEx Won’t Ship Huawei Phones from the UK to the US
Huawei as a topic has been yesterday, today and likely will still be tomorrow’s news. All problems can be cited…
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News
West African Tech Giant Vatebra Limited Unveils Innovative Software Solutions for the Kenyan & East African Market.
West African software and technology firm Vatebra Limited recently unveiled its presence and by extension her software solutions offerings to…
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Gadgets
Oppo files trademark for Oppo Find X successor – Oppo Find Y
Oppo last year took over the industry launching its first flagship device that was aimed at rubbing shoulders with flagships…
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BUSINESS
Huawei has Shipped over 100million Devices this year
Huawei, today at the, was expected to launch their new Nova 5 series of phones alongside their new 7nm Kirin…
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Gadgets
Huawei Unveils 7nm Kirin 810 Octa-Core SoC with AI-capability
The Chinese tech giant Huawei had earlier reported that they would be unveiling their new Kirin processor based on TMSC’s…
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Gadgets
Galaxy Store: Samsung’s all-in-one platform for your digital Galaxy needs
In response to the diversifying needs of Samsung Galaxy smartphone and smartwatch users, Samsung Electronics launched Galaxy Store, a new…
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BUSINESS
Architectural Dubai
Dubai is known for its incredible vision and creative architectural feats, so it’s no surprise that the city is home…
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Startups
[Column] How to catch the attention of your future investor
What would you do if you were given free money for your business? Grants give the beneficiaries peace of mind…
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BUSINESS
Bolt (Taxify) is launching in Kakamega, Thika and Kisumu
Bolt or Taxify as some of us are already used to calling it is launching in Kakamega, Kisumu and Thika…
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News
Zuku’s email subscription service is a complete joke
Is an Email subscription service a great idea in 2019? I can’t believe we have to talk about this now…
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BUSINESS
You will soon start paying your Boda rider using Visa Mobile
You might soon start paying your boda-boda rider using Visa Mobile. Visa, KCB Bank and the Boda Boda Safety Association…
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Gadgets
Huawei Y9 Prime 2019 launching in Kenya – everything you need to know
Huawei has confirmed that it is launching the Huawei Y9 Prime 2019 in the country later this month. We had…
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News
You Have To Update Your Firefox Browser Now
A zero-day attack has hit the Firefox browser. If you run either Firefox 67.0.3 and Firefox ESR 60.7.1 or maybe…
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News
Safaricom Introduces Reverse Call Feature
Safaricom Kenya’s Telecom operator yesterday introduced a new Reverse Call feature which compliments their “Please Call Me” feature that lets…
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News
Google News Initiative Innovation Challenge applications open in Africa
A few months after expanding Google News Initiative (GNI) Innovation Challenge to Africa, Google has now announced that accepting application submissions from…
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News
China Awards Key 5G Contracts to Huawei, Nokia, and Ericcson
5G is around the corner, and China the home of the world’s largest telecom operator in terms of subscribers is…
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Gadgets
Role of Artificial Intelligence in OLED TVs
Artificial Intelligence has been applied even to areas you wouldn’t imagine it could apply. AI has opened a new world…
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News
Huawei Might Lose $30 Billion in Revenue due to the US ban
Since the Washington trade ban on the Chinese tech giant Huawei, there hasn’t been a word that quantifies the extent…
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Reviews
Huawei Y5 2019 Review: Go-to choice budget smartphone
The good people at Huawei sent me a review unit of the Huawei Y5 2019 last month just a week…
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Gadgets
Samsung launches the Notebook 7 and Notebook 7 Force laptops
Samsung Electronics has added the Samsung Notebook 7 and Notebook 7 Force to its PC Portfolio. The laptops, according to…
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BUSINESS
WorldRemit launches new product for SMEs payments to Kenya
Kenyan entrepreneurs and contractors selling goods and services to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the U.K. can now receive…
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News
Huawei files a trademark to HongMeng OS in several countries
It has been quite some time now since the Huawei ban struck the tech market, especially given that Huawei is…
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News
LG Electronics EA: Social activities can have massive impact on your business
Social activities or responsibilities have become increasingly important to companies over the past few years. Whether it’s cleaning the environment,…
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News
Huawei may opt for Sailfish OS fork as an Android alternative in future
Much has been said already about Huawei and its plan to find an alternative to Android OS. The clock is…
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Apps
WhatsApp to take legal action against spammers
WhatsApp Facebook-owned instant messaging platform has been run into problems with spammers, but now the going has turned out to…
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Apps
Telegram blames China for DDos attacks
Durov the founder and owner of secure messaging platform Telegram has reported the app has been hit by gazillions of…
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News
Google Reportedly Wants Huawei Ban Lifted To Keep Its Monopoly
When the United States imposed its ban on American companies doing business with Huawei, it didn’t only hurt the Chinese…
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Apps
Google Photos and Drive about to be disintegrated to reduce confusion among users
Google photos and Drive have both been working together to provide a seamless way to backup and retrieve data across…
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Startups
AfriLabs Network Expands to 45 African Countries
Pan-African network of technology and innovation centres AfriLabs has admitted 27 new hubs into her network, extending her reach into…
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News
SEACOM launches its direct-to-corporate connectivity and cloud services in Uganda
Pan-African telecoms enabler SEACOM has extended its corporate market offering into the East African region, under its SEACOM Business brand.…
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News
UoN among African universities selected for IBM’s Quantum Computing Program
The University of Nairobi is among the fifteen African universities set to benefit from IBM’s Quantum Computing Program (IBM Q).…
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BUSINESS
Travelstart to acquire 100% stake in Southern Africa’s Club Travel Group
Travelstart is set to wholly acquire South Africa’s Club Travel Group. The acquisition will boost Travelstart’s offering by adding Club…
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Apps
Opera launches Opera GX, a gaming-focused browser
A gaming browser – that idea has never passed the minds of many. However, Opera is the first company in…
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News
Huawei will need more time to become the biggest smartphone seller
Huawei had at the start of the year set a goal to become the world’s largest smartphone seller by the…
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COLUMNS
[Column] The huge opportunity for consolidation and cloud in Africa
It is only 100 days since I took up the post of VP for Africa at Oracle, but already it…
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Gadgets
Oppo A1k another budget-oriented device is launching in Kenya soon
Budget–oriented devices have become a common focus in the Kenyan market, and this isn’t about to end soon. Many companies…
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News
Mozilla is planning to launch a premium version of Firefox this October
Mozilla thinks we’re ready to pay to use the browser. The company says it is planning to launch a premium…
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Reviews
Infinix S4 vs Nokia 3.2: A battle of specs and price
Infinix recently just launched their new device the Infinix S4 which was followed immediately by Infinix Smart 3 and Smart…
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24BIt
24Bit Podcast Episode 14: Which Way Huawei?
Huawei has been all over the news in recent days. The company has been banned by Google from using its…
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COLUMNS
[Column] 5 key considerations for your journey to cloud
According to the IDC’s Kenya Enterprise ICT Market 2019 Outlook, 1,9 million USD is predicted to be spent on ICT in Kenya…
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News
You can now pay a visit to the International Space Station according to NASA
We all have heard and even read books about the other side of the globe, the orbit. The orbit and…
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News
Brazil has no plans of restricting Huawei from 5G network-Vice President
Huawei, since the US trade ban the company has faced some rejections in three countries so far in terms of…
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BUSINESS
MultiChoice is urging young people to register for its Talent Factory Academy
MultiChoice Kenya is calling out for young people passionate in film and television to register for the MultiChoice Talent Factory…
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Startups
Fintech Startups can now apply and pitch at the Finnovation World Kenya Summit
The Finnovation World Kenya summit takes place in Nairobi on June 18. The event will bring together fitench players from…
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Gadgets
Infinix Smart 3 and Smart 3 Plus launched in Kenya for Ksh 7,999 and Ksh 11,999 respectively
Infinix mobile has today unveiled two new devices in the Kenyan market, the Infinix Smart 3 and the Smart 3…
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Gadgets
Top smartphones with high battery capacity for heavy users in Kenya
Battery endurance is one thing we all want when it comes to our favorite gadgets. There are a ton of…
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Gadgets
Alternative to Android: Does Huawei Stand A Chance?
One of the most resounding news in the world of smartphones was the United States’ ban on local companies from…
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News
Everything you need to know about Google Stadia including pricing, minimum requirements, and availability
Google Stadia an online gaming service by Google, which was announced in March at the Game Developers Conference (GDC) has…
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BUSINESS
DPO Group’s DumaCard is Africa’s first B2B Virtual and Prepaid payment card
Africa’s leading Payment Service Provider (PSP) DPO Group has launched Africa’s first business to business payment card. DPO is calling…
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News
Telkom Kenya sets up free WiFi hotspots in Nairobi CBD
Telkom has partnered with Nairobi County Government and Meelin Media Limited to set up free, wireless internet in select parts…
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News
Microsoft and Oracle link up their Cloud services to take on AWS Cloud
Microsoft Cloud and Oracle Cloud have on June 5th signed a new deal that will see the two companies collaborate…
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News
Firefox deepens privacy protection with default third-party cookie blocking
Dave Camp Firefox’s Senior Vice President in a blog post stated that “we feel that the time is right for…
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News
Kenya among African countries set to benefit from Microsoft’s Cloud Accelerator Programme
Microsoft has announced it is extending the reach of its Cloud Accelerator Programme to eight more countries including Kenya. The Cloud…
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News
Huawei signs deal to develop 5G for Russian Telecoms
Amid the China-US trade war that has escalated to higher levels last month, Russian telecoms MTS has signed a deal…
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Apps
Instagram users to gain more data control with the new data saving feature
Instagram is one of those applications that consume a lot of data. High data usage is even one thing that…
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Gadgets
Apple devices that won’t get iOS 13 or iPadOS 13
Apple just held its 2019 WWDC keynote Event which was held at San Jose McEnery Convention Center, San Jose, California.…
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Startups
Azuri Technologies raises $26M expand its solar energy distribution efforts to new African markets
Azuri Technologies has raised $26 million led by Japan’s Marubeni Corporation with additional participation from existing shareholders, including IP Group…
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CYBER SECURITY
Sophos Acquires Rook Security to Provide Managed Detection and Response
Sophos, today announced that it has acquired Rook Security, a pioneer and leader in managed detection and response (MDR) services.…
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Gadgets
ALERT: Under-display camera- the next big thing showcased on Twitter
Pop-up camera, notch designs, pizza-like cameras, and even screen punches have been almost a perfect way of achieving a high…
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News
Samsung-AMD partnership to bring AMD’s graphics architecture to Exynos chips
June 03, Samsung, together with AMD, has today announced a partnership in their chipsets for a couple of years. The…
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CYBER SECURITY
Sophos launches Intercept X for Server with EDR to help businesses battle new blended cyberattacks
EndPoint security leader Sophos has today announced that it is launching Intercept X for Server with Endpoint Detection and Response…
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Gadgets
Nokia 3.2 now available in Kenya starting at Ksh 13,999
HMD Global has launched another device the Nokia 3.2 which is supposedly a successor to the Nokia 3.1 launched in…
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News
[Column] Can e-commerce be Africa’s economic goldmine?
Digital economy in Africa is snowballing, and in the process, it’s creating new jobs and opportunities for digital entrepreneurs to…
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Gadgets
Vivo set to launch its smartphones in Kenya soon
You probably haven’t heard about Vivo, but if you watched last years World Cup, you have seen the company as…
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News
Xiaomi’s sub-brand Redmi eyes more market share as they plan entry in Latin America and Africa
In an interview with SinaTech yesterday, Lu Weibing, Vice President of Xiaomi Group and general manager of Redmi couldn’t keep…
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News
Africa50 Innovation Challenge seeking solutions to help increase access to internet in Africa
Africa50 has launched the Africa50 Innovation Challenge to look for innovative solutions to help increase access to high-speed internet in…
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News
Workable launches corporate co-working offices in Nairobi
There’s a new co-working space in Nairobi. Known as Workable, the new corporate coworking hub was launched yesterday and is…
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Gadgets
Huawei Y5 2019 officially goes on sale in Kenya for Ksh.11,499
The Huawei Y5 2019, another entry-level smartphone from Huawei has officially gone on sale in Kenya. Huawei is selling the…
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Apps
WhatsApp beta for iOS hints the inability to save profile pictures in the future
WhatsApp, Facebook-owned instant messaging app has been reported working on a few improvements in the iOS app. One of the…
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Reviews
Tecno Spark 3 Vs Spark 3 Pro Comparison
Tecno launched two devices in the Spark series early this month – there’s the Spark 3 and the Spark 3…
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News
MediaTek eyes a share of Qualcomm’s 5G chip glory with their new Integrated 5G SoC
5G technology – the next generation of wireless data connection has developed interests from tech companies. The race is already…
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COLUMNS
[Column] Autonomous IT, empowering business to be its best
Cloud computing is rapidly becoming an essential component of business transformation. In Kenya, cloud is no longer just a possibility,…
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CYBER SECURITY
Google stored plaintext passwords for a subset of G-Suite users since 2005
To say that our online data is secure on any website on the internet is a mere hoax. However, companies…
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Apps
Indonesia restricts usage of some WhatsApp and Instagram features over riots
The Indonesian government has restricted the use of both Instagram and WhatsApp over deadly riots experienced in the country. The…
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Apps
Ads are coming to WhatsApp Status next year, are you ready?
WhatsApp since being acquired by Facebook in February 2014 was the only app that was not monetized. However, in last…
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CYBER SECURITY
WhatsApp voice call feature used by attackers to inject malicious spyware
On Monday, WhatsApp, a Facebook-owned instant messaging service, has reported the existence of vulnerabilities that allowed hackers to spy on…
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Gadgets
Nokia 8110 4G gets WhatsApp support
The Nokia 8110 4G banana phone now supports WhatsApp. The phone was launched in February last year and came pre-loaded…
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News
Telcos in South Africa ignore half of all consumer complaints on social media
Half of all consumer complaints on social media go unanswered by mobile operators in South Africa. This is according to…
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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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