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CYBER SECURITY
Google Plans To Remove Spammy Add-ons from Chrome’s Web Store
Google is taking matters in its hands by retiring spammy chrome add-ons available on the web-store. Since its inception in…
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Gadgets
Nokia C2 Specifications, Price and Availability in Kenya
Nokia C2 is HMD’s latest entry level device in Kenya, that follows Nokia C1(specs) announced December 2019. The phone costs…
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BUSINESS
Global Smartphone Sales Suffer Worst Decline in History Due To Ongoing Covid-19 Pandemic
The global coronavirus outbreak, which is believed to originate from China, has adversely affected economies around the world. In the…
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News
LG rolls out mobile service platform to fight counterfeit products
LG Electronics has today rolled out a mobile service platform set to combat counterfeit LG products in East Africa. The…
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Gadgets
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S Specifications, Price and Availability in Kenya
Xiaomi Kenya recently debuted three new devices in the country: Redmi Note 9S, Xiaomi MI 10 and Mi 10 Pro.…
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CYBER SECURITY
Android Vendors Are Making Tangible Progress in Issuance of Security Patches
Android devices, especially non-premium ones, have long been left out of the cold from critical security patches, but that has…
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BUSINESS
Safaricom partners with Visa to develop M-Pesa products for customers and merchants
Safaricom has entered into a new partnership with digital payments leader Visa to develop products that will support digital payments…
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News
Safaricom to Launch Lipa Mdogo Mdogo, A Cheap Device Financing Product With Flexible Payment
Amidst the financial year results announcement today, Safaricom has revealed plans to launch a smartphone financing product dubbed Lipa Mdogo…
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News
DPO Group and Mastercard launch DPO Store, an e-commerce platform for African businesses
Digital payments company, DPO Group, has launched an e-commerce platform to help merchants across Africa to move their businesses online.…
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BUSINESS
Free Cash Transfers Cost Safaricom Ksh.650 Million In losses In March
The removal of transaction charges for M-PESA transactions below Kshs,1,000 over coronavirus outbreak has seen Safaricom lose Ksh.650 million in…
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BUSINESS
Safaricom’s M-PESA revenues from betting declined by Ksh.1.9B
Safaricom’s M-Pesa revenue shrunk by 33%, amounting to a whooping 1.9 Billion due to reduced betting activities in the country.…
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BUSINESS
Safaricom FY20 Revenue Grew by an impressive 14.3% to KShs.71.7 Billion Beating Expectations
Kenya’s largest telco, Safaricom, has just released its financial results of the year, which has indicated strong revenue growth. Profits…
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News
Visa and Pesapal Partner for Connected Payments in Africa
Visa has announced a new partnership with Pesapal to drive connected digital payments to consumers and businesses in Africa. Under…
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BUSINESS
Outrageous bet sees Kisumu Man win Ksh.818,496 on Odibets’ e-sports platform with Sh3
Mr. Meshack Ogutu, Kisumu based mechanic is the winner of Ksh. 818, 496 on Odibets’ e-sports platform after placing a…
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BUSINESS
Egypt’s Largest Private Lender Acquires 51% Stake in Kenya’s Mayfair Bank
Egypt’s Commercial International Bank (CIB) is acquiring a 51 percent of the shareholding of Kenya’s Mayfair Bank Limited (MBL). Commercial…
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CYBER SECURITY
Malware infects 1.69M Android Handsets in South Africa, Report
Secure-D from mobile tech company Upstream detected 1.69 million malware-infected Android devices in South Africa last year. Within many popular…
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Gadgets
Mass Production of 2020 Flagship iPhones Delayed by a Month
Apple is pushing back mass production of 2020 iPhones by a month, WSJ reports. Citing “people familiar with the matter,”…
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Gadgets
Nokia C2 With Android 9 Pie (Go Edition) Now Available In Kenya For Ksh.8,199
HMD Global has today announced the availability of the budget Nokia C2 in Kenya. The Android Go edition smartphone is…
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Gadgets
Vivo Made More Sales In Q1 Than South Korean Tech Giant, Samsung In India
For the first time, vivo has overtaken Samsung’s smartphone sales in India in a single quarter. The list of top…
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News
Bolt introduces new ride-type to safeguard drivers and passengers against COVID-19
As the Coronavirus pandemic continues to spread across the globe. Different organisations and businesses are coming up with solutions to…
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Reviews
Huawei Y7p Camera Review: Here’s what you get with 48MP
Huawei officially unveiled the Huawei Y7p in the Kenyan market selling at Ksh.18,499. The phone comes with a 6.39-inch touchscreen…
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Gadgets
TECNO Spark 5 To Be Launched Soon in Kenya
Tecno Mobile Kenya is on a launching spree and the latest gadget set to be unveiled in the market is…
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Gadgets
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S, And Mi10 Series To Be Launched On Wednesday in Kenya
The dates have been set. Xiaomi Kenya is officially pulling the wraps off the Redmi NOTE 9S on April 29,…
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Reviews
TECNO Camon 15 Review: A good camera phone that needs some slight adjustments
TECNO Camon 15 Review: TECNO mobile launched the TECNO Camon 15 a few weeks ago in the Kenyan market. The…
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CYBER SECURITY
Sextortion Money Trail Leads to Underbelly of Cybercriminal Activity, SophosLabs Report
Sophos has published a SophosLabs article, Following the Money in a Massive “Sextortion” Spam Scheme, that shows how the funds…
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Startups
Here Are The 22 African Startups Selected For The Wimbart Mentorship Programme
London-based PR agency Wimbart has announced the final list of 22 African startups that will take part in the first…
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CYBER SECURITY
Hackers Attacked Businesses 22 Million Times In The Past 7 Days Globally, Report
Staying and home and betting on the internet to get most of the daily activities done that during the pre-Covid19…
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News
Four Loon Internet Balloons Finally Arrive in Kenya, Kicking Off Commercial Testing
Just a month after Project Loon was given a go-ahead by the government, commercial testing has already commenced. Current reports…
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CLOUD
Amazon’s First African AWS Region Opened In Cape Town, South Africa
Amazon Web Services, commonly referred to as AWS, has opened its first-ever AWS Region in Africa. The new AWS Africa…
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BUSINESS
StarTimes new online platform, StarTimes GO, will allow customers to shop from their TVs
Pay Television provider StarTimes Kenya has introduced an online shopping platform for its customers. Named StarTimes GO, the platform will…
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Apps
Zoom’s Daily Usage Continues To Grow Despite Escalated Scrutiny On Privacy
Zoom ’s daily usage numbers are still on the rise, despite the company’s open laxity on privacy issues. The company’s…
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CLOUD
South Africa to lead cloud adoption race in the continent
As the battle between international cloud providers intensifies, Africa’s cloud market is starting to gain traction with many enterprise customers…
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BUSINESS
Twiga Foods sign fresh produce distribution deal with Jumia, cut prices by 50%
Twiga Foods has signed a distribution deal with e-commerce leader Jumia to deliver fresh and processed food to consumer’s homes…
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BUSINESS
Huawei Revenue Growth Slows Immensely Amidst Coronavirus Pandemic
Amidst the coronavirus pandemic, business is not doing good for most industries around the world. Huawei ‘s revenue growth has…
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News
Microsoft Teams to accommodate offline and low-bandwidth users in new changes
Microsoft will start allowing users without an internet connection and those with low bandwidth connectivity to read chat messages on…
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Gadgets
Oppo Reno 3 Now Available Across The Country For Ksh 39,999
After a series of tips online, and an ample pre-order period, Oppo Kenya’s latest Reno device is now available for…
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BUSINESS
Netflix Gained 15.8 Million Paying Customers Globally In Q1 2020 Beating Its Expectations Due to Home Confinement
With several conventional industries experiencing what seems like one of those all-time low seasons, the streaming has seen an upsurge…
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CLOUD
Alibaba Pledges To Invest $28 Billion In Cloud Computing Over The Next Three Years
Chinese e-commerce giant, Alibaba, has promised to invest 200 billion yuan (approx. $28 billion) in its cloud computing business to…
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Gadgets
Should You Buy Infinix NOTE 7 Or Tecno’s Camon 15?
Infinix NOTE 7 is the company’s latest device in the country, while Tecno Mobile has also availed the Camon 15…
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Gadgets
TECNO Camon 15 now available in Kenya for Ksh.17,999
TECNO Mobile has announced that the TECNO Camon 15 is now officially available in the Kenyan market. The Camon 15…
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Gadgets
A Less Expensive, More Powerful iPhone Is More Welcome
Last week Apple introduced a new iPhone, which is not only cheap but also small in size. At just 4.7inches,…
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Gadgets
Huawei’s new device, Y7p, arrives in Kenya, with all your favourite apps through Huawei AppGallery
Huawei’s latest device, the Huawei Y7p, is now officially available in the Kenyan market. Launched on the 17th of April,…
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Gadgets
Infinix NOTE 7 Specifications, Price and Availability in Kenya
Infinix NOTE 7 Specifications: The NOTE 7 is the latest Note device available in Kenya after 2018’s Note 5. Infinix…
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News
Huawei Y7p Now Available In Kenya For Ksh.18,499
Huawei Mobile Kenya has today announced the launch of the HUAWEI Y7p, the latest addition to the HUAWEI Y Series.…
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Gadgets
Infinix NOTE 7 Pre-orders Open in Kenya Starting at Ksh 18,399 with Free Delivery
Infinix Kenya has opened pre-orders for its new NOTE device, Infinix Note 7. It succeeds 2018’s Note 5, bringing the…
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New Appointments
Liquid Telecom appoints Mark Townsend as CEO of Zambia business
Liquid Telecom has appointed Mark Townsend as CEO of Liquid Telecom Zambia. Mark takes over from Susan Mulikita who resigned…
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Gadgets
Apple Will Donate Part Of iPhone SE Product Red Profits To COVID-19 Relief Fund
On Wednesday, April 15, 2020, Apple announced a new iteration of its smallest iPhone since 2016, iPhone SE. It starts…
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Gadgets
The Hottest New Gaming Tech Takeaways From CES 2020
The annual CES event for 2020 was recently held in Los Angeles. Arguably the biggest tech event of the year,…
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Gadgets
Apple’s Cheapest iPhone Officially Announced Going for Around Ksh 40,000
As rumoured before, Apple has finally announced the iPhone SE2. The iPhone SE 2 ships with iPhone 8’s design, one…
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News
Mobile World Congress Will Stay In Barcelona Until 2024
Mobile World Congress, the world’s largest annual gathering in the telecommunications industry will be held in Barcelona through 2024. According…
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BUSINESS
Coronavirus: Global PC Sales Experience Sharpest Decline Since 2013
Global PC shipments in Q1 fell by 12.3% from the previous year, with just 51.6 million units shipped in the…
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CYBER SECURITY
Over 500,000 Stolen Zoom Accounts Sold Online For Cents
Over 500,000 stolen Zoom accounts have been spotted online being sold for cents each and sometimes even free, reports BleepingComputer.…
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Gadgets
Qualcomm Partners With BOE To Bring 3D Sonic In-display Sensors To More Smartphones
US-based mobile chip maker Qualcomm has announced a partnership with Chinese company, BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd., the world’s largest…
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Gadgets
The Power of Artificial Intelligence in vivo S1 Pro
Many smartphones released over the past two to three years have leveraged the power of artificial intelligence (AI) in both…
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Gadgets
Raspberry’s $5 Pi Computer Used in Powering Ventilators
If there’s a piece of equipment in high demand right now is a ventilator. The usefulness of ventilators has proved…
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News
Safaricom Data Traffic Up By 40 Percent Due To Stay At Home Order
Kenya’s largest telco, Safaricom, has reported a 40 percent spike in data traffic as more Kenyan stay at home in…
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Gadgets
Oppo’s First Phone With Wireless Charging Technology Announced
Just days after Oppo’s sister company OnePlus announced that their next phone, OnePlus 8, will feature wireless charging technology, Oppo…
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Startups
Kenya’s Logistic Platform Amitruck Secures Funding From GreenTec Capital
Kenya’s mobile and web-based trucking logistics startup Amitruck has received a new investment from GreenTec Capital. With this new undisclosed…
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News
YouTube News Views Jump By 75% On Thirst For Coronavirus Updates
The Coronavirus crisis has changed how we live and despite many switching to working from home, some are just staying…
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Gadgets
Windows 10 Now Supports Wireless File Transfers To And From Samsung Phones
In a not so surprising move, Microsoft now supports wireless file transfer between some Samsung Galaxy devices and Windows 10…
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News
Vodacom and Samsung donate 20,000 smartphones to the South African government to help fight COVID-19
Vodacom Group has partnered with Samsung to provide 20,000 smartphones to the National Department of Health in South Africa to…
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News
Number Of Active ShowMax Users Up 50% Amidst Coronavirus Crisis
ShowMax, among other streaming services, has recorded a spike in viewership numbers as more people remain stuck in their homes…
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Gadgets
Huawei Has Lost Over US$60 Million On Foldable Phones
Like other tech companies using Google’s Android, Huawei joined the run for making foldable devices early to compete with Samsung.…
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CYBER SECURITY
Sophos Reports discovers 30 Fleeceware Apps Targeting iPhone users
Sophos has published a new report showing how Apple device users are being targeted by applications that overcharge users through…
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News
Staying connected in a crisis: How emerging technology and data can reduce the impact of a pandemic
The world is facing a once in a generation crisis, its scale matched only by the Spanish Flu pandemic of…
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BUSINESS
Safaricom partners with more PSV Matatus to Collect Fares through M-PESA
Safaricom has partnered with more matatu Saccos to collect fares through M-Pesa. The telco first launched the service last month…
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News
Jumia donates 100,000 masks to the government to help fight Covid-19
Jumia has today donated 100,000 masks to the Ministry of Health to support the fight against Covid-19. The masks will…
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Gadgets
Microsoft’s Dual-Screened Windows 10X PC Won’t Be Launched This Year
Towards the end of 2019, Microsoft made an absurd announcement, releasing two new hardware products – Surface Neo dual-screened PC…
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CYBER SECURITY
Google Joins Other Organizations In Banning Zoom Over Security Concerns
Zoom is a security mess, and that has been proved over and over in the past few weeks. Last week,…
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Social Media
Here Is Why Twitter Will Now Share More Of Your Data With Advertisers
In a recent notification sent to a section of its users who logged in on the platform on Wednesday, Twitter…
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Gadgets
Huawei Y7p Specifications, Price And Availability In Kenya
Huawei Y7p Specifications:Huawei Y7p is Huawei Kenya’s latest device set to hit the market. Unlike other Y-series devices, Huawei Y7p…
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BUSINESS
Uber Eats For Business Customers To Expand To Over 20 Countries Globally After Successful Pilot Progam
Uber for Business, the corporate version of Uber aimed for corporate customers, is finally expanding its food delivery business for…
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Gadgets
Huawei To Launch Huawei Y7p in Kenya on April 17th
Huawei Mobile Kenya is set to officially unveil another smartphone in the local market. Dubbed the Huawei Y7P, the phone…
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Gadgets
OPPO Reno 3 Pre-orders Now Open In Kenya
OPPO Reno 3 pre-orders have been opened in Kenya. The pre-orders can be made via the OPPO Kenya Facebook Page at…
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Startups
Two African tech startups accepted into Founders Factory Accelerator Programme
Two African technology startups have been selected and accepted into the Founders Factory Africa Accelerator programme. (FFA) The two startups…
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BUSINESS
Samsung Electronics Posts Better Than Expected Profits In Q1 Despite Covid-19 Crisis
In the recently ended January to March quarter, Samsung Electronics realized a slight increase in its revenue debating expectations. The…
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Gadgets
Oppo Reno 3 Specifications, Price And Availability In Kenya
Oppo Reno 3 Specifications: Oppo Reno 3 is Oppo Kenya’s latest device in the country. The device succeeds Oppo Reno…
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BUSINESS
Vodacom Group Is Suing Absa For Losses Of At Least $64.1 Million, Report
Vodacom Group is reportedly suing Absa, formerly Barclays Africa Group Limited, asking to be compensated as much as $286-million on…
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BUSINESS
Safaricom And Vodacom Fully Acquire The M-PESA Brand From Vodafone
Safaricom and Vodacom have announced that they have now completed the full acquisition of the M-PESA brand from Vodafone through…
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BUSINESS
Tencent Eyes Africa To Grow Its Music Streaming Business
Chinese tech giant Tencent Holdings Ltd. is eyeing Africa as a potential market to grow its paid music streaming service…
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Gadgets
OPPO Reno 3 Coming To Kenya On April 16
The OPPO Reno 3 smartphone is coming to Kenya this month. OPPO Kenya has announced plans to launch the device…
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News
Internet Solutions Enters Home Internet Market in Kenya
Converged ICT Services Provider Internet Solutions (IS) has entered into the home internet market in Kenya. The company has unveiled…
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CYBER SECURITY
Zoom Freezes Feature Updates Committing To Improve Security And Privacy As Scrutiny Increases
Over the past three months, Zoom has seen its daily usage numbers explode. Zoom CEO Eric S. Yuan says that…
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Startups
Andela Launches Online Code Challenge For Engineers
Andela has launched a competitive online code challenge for software engineers. The competition named “Crack the Code” is open only…
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BUSINESS
Safaricom Customers To Pay Less As Telco Implements Government’s Reduction In VAT Order
As of today, you may have already heard that the government slashed the Value Added Tax from 16 percent to…
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BUSINESS
Uber Temporarily Suspends Its Services In Uganda As Country Enters 14-day Lockdown
Ride-hailing company, Uber, has temporarily suspended its services in Uganda. The company’s decision follows the 14-day national lockdown announced in…
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News
Safaricom, Eneza, Longhorn And Viusasa Partner To Enable Free Access To Educational Content
As the effects of Coronavirus continue to bite Safaricom has partnered with Eneza Education, Longhorn Publishers and Viusasa to provide…
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CYBER SECURITY
Watch out! Scummy scammers target home deliveries
If you’re sitting at home right now, sheltering from the coronavirus pandemic – and there’s a good chance you are…
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BUSINESS
Airtel Kenya Is The Only Telco That Grew Its Mobile Subscriptions Market Share In Q2 2019/2020
The latest insight report into the mobile subscription industry reveals rather shocking details. The Communications Authority of Kenya in its…
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News
Kenyans Deposited Nearly Ksh.607B Via Mobile Money In Q2 2019/2020, Report
Mobile money usage in Kenya has continued to grow in the country tied to its convenience. Using the platforms, you…
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News
Zuku Reclaims Top Spot As The Largest Fixed Data Provider In Kenya Surpassing Safaricom
Wanachi-owned Zuku has reclaimed its top spot as the country’s largest fibre internet provider, according to latest Sector Statistics report…
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Startups
London-based PR Agency Wimbart launches mentorship programme for African tech startups
London-based PR agency Wimbart has launched a webinar and mentorship programme to equip African tech startups with the PR tools…
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Apps
Zoom Isn’t End To End Encrypted, Report Reveals
Popular video conferencing Zoom has long stated that it’s end to end encrypted, but that is not the case, a…
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News
CA Orders GOtv And StarTimes To Allow Access To Free To Air TV Signals On Their Set Top Boxes in 48 hours
The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) has ordered two Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) service providers, Star Times and GOtv, to…
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Gadgets
Huawei’s 2019 Expenditure With US firms Went Up Despite Trade Ban
Despite being faced with sanctions in the US, Huawei still saw increased spending with US suppliers in 2019, according to…
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New Appointments
South Africa’s Fintech Firm e4 Appoints Fikile Sibiya as its Chief Information Officer
South Africa’s fintech software specialist, e4, has announced the appointment of Fikile Sibiya as its Chief Information Officer. Fikile will…
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BUSINESS
Samsung Galaxy S20 Sales Affected Immensely By Coronavirus Pandemic
Despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, many smartphone companies have not been turned away from launching their new phones. Samsung already…
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BUSINESS
Standard Chartered commits $1B to finance companies helping tackle Covid-19
Standard Chartered has announced that it will commit USD1 billion of financing for companies that provide goods and services to…
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BUSINESS
Coronavirus: This could be the right time to get home internet
The demand for home internet and wireless connectivity in Kenya might go high as more Kenyans work and learn remotely…
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News
Huawei Kenya Donates Thermal Image Scanner To The Ministry Of Transport
Huawei Kenya has donated a thermal image scanner to the Ministry of Transport as part of their Corporate Social Responsibility…
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News
South African Government To Use Location Data To Help Prepare For Coronavirus Case Spikes
The South African government headed by President Cyril Ramaphosa has asked mobile phone companies to help track movement of people…
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