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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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Gadgets
Huawei Sold 6.9 Million 5G Devices In 2019
Huawei has announced its 5G smartphone sales for 2019. The Chinese tech giant said it managed to sell 6.9 million…
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CYBER SECURITY
Your iPhone Can Now Be Used As A 2FA Security Key For Google Accounts
Google has announced that it now supports iPhones to be used as a security key for securing Google accounts. Which…
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BUSINESS
Safaricom and M-Gas partner to offer prepaid gas services for Kenyan homes
Safaricom and M-Gas have launched a prepaid gas service for Kenyan households. The new service according to the two is…
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Apps
New Mobile App Trends That Will Help Businesses Succeed In 2020
Mobile apps are reshaping all industries and business leaders need to quickly adopt the latest mobile app trends in order…
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News
U.S. Government Officials Visit The U.K. To Push For Huawei 5G Ban
Every day brings with it a new Huawei story. Well, for today, the U.S. officials are mobilizing the U.K. to…
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Gadgets
TECNO Camon 12 Pro Variant With Google Assistant Button Showcased At CES 2020
TECNO was also at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2O20, which was held last week. The company, for the…
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Gadgets
Microsoft Ends Support For Windows 7 Today – How To Upgrade For Free
Windows 7 lovers and users, I’m hoping this information finds you well. Loving the old Windows 7 OS for all…
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BUSINESS
Global PC Shipments Rose By 2.3% In Q4 2019, Lenovo Still Ranks Number One Seller
Since the outbreak of portable alternatives, PC shipments have been slowing down slowly by slowly. This scenario however changed in…
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Gadgets
#CES2020: LG Unveils 2020 Real 8k Tv Lineup Featuring Next-Gen AI Processor
LG Electronics (LG) has introduced its expanded 8K TV lineup last week at CES® 2020 – eight TVs with new…
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COLUMNS
[Column] Artificial Intelligence gaining grounds in Africa?
Artificial Intelligence (AI) brings a whole new dimension to the drive for customer intimacy. The convenience customers experience weighs heavier…
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BUSINESS
Nigeria’s Attorney General has withdrawn a $2bn tax demand against MTN
MTN Nigeria has for a long time now been trying to fight a $2 billion tax dispute in court with…
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News
Kenya Has Been Ranked Among Countries With The Lowest Internet Costs in Africa
Internet costs in Africa are increasingly getting lower as time passes by. Kenya, as of now, is at a good…
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Apps
Google Urged To Kill Android Bloatware Over Privacy And Security Concerns
Google has been urged in an open letter signed by several dozens of privacy activists – including those from DuckDuckGo…
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BUSINESS
Safaricom Denies It Plans To Start Monetizing User Location Data – Here Is What Was Happening
Early this week, I am sure you were bombarded with several articles alleging that Kenya’s biggest telco Safaricom was planning…
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Social Media
India Plans To Tackle Fake News By Holding Social Media Companies Responsible For Content Posted On Their Platforms
India has been a haven for tech companies to thrive. Not only considering the large numbers available, but also the…
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News
Telkom Kenya Revamps Data Bundle Offerings – Now Offers Upto Double Data For The Same Price
Data in Kenya is getting cheaper as time goes by. Telkom Kenya’s rebranding brought some cheap 4G data on the…
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CYBER SECURITY
Hackers Could Take Over Your TikTok Account Using SMS
CounterPoint Research has detailed a bug buried inside popular Chinese-based short video message platform TikTok, which could let bad actors…
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CYBER SECURITY
Sophos’ MTR proactively hunts for and validates potential threats
Cybercriminals are continuously adapting new methods and increasingly launching hybrid attacks that combine automation with interactive human ingenuity to effectively evade detection. Once they gain a foothold,…
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Startups
African Guarantee Fund receives $33M financing to support African SMEs
Africa’s leading Guarantee Institution, African Guarantee Fund (AGF) has received an additional USD 33M financing from German lender KfW Development…
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Blockchain
North Korean hacker Group Reportedly Using Telegram To Steal Cryptocurrency
North Korean linked hacker group dubbed Lazarus has reportedly been using instant messaging platform Telegram to steal cryptocurrency from victims.…
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News
Sophos enhances MSP Connect to enable its service providers unlock new revenue opportunities
Sophos has announced that it is introducing enhancements to MSP Connect, a program that makes it easier for Managed Service…
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Gadgets
#CES2020: HP Elite Dragonfly G2 Laptop Unveiled, Another 5G Powered Machine With Intel’s 10th Gen CPU
HP has unveiled the Elite Dragonfly G2, a business convertible laptop that succeeds last year’s Elite Dragonfly laptop. It is…
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Apps
Like Firefox, Chrome will also help you dodge irritating website notifications
Recently, Mozilla announced a new version of its browser – version 72. Firefox brought new features, including a way to…
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Gadgets
Vivo Y19 with 5000mAh battery set to launch in Kenya soon
Vivo is bringing its latest product, the Vivo Y19 to Kenya. The device will be an addition to the Y-series…
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Startups
Nigerian Fintech Startup Trove Secures An Undisclosed Amount Of Funding From ARM
Nigerian micro-investing fintech startup Trove has secured an undisclosed amount of funding from asset management firm, ARM. This is the…
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Apps
Mozilla Firefox Version 72 Released, Here Is What’s New
Mozilla has released a new version of its Firefox browser, Mozilla Firefox Version 72. According to the norm, the company…
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Gadgets
Oppo Find X2 will not feature under-display camera, says Oppo VP
Ever since Oppo confirmed the existence of a successor to the Find X, the Oppo Find X2 many have anticipated…
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Gadgets
#CES2020: AMD Unveils 7nm Ryzen 4000 Laptop CPUs, Competitors To Intel’s 10nm Ice Lake Chips
At the on-going CES 2020 show, AMD’s keynote has been filled with goodies, almost entirely. Part of the goodies includes…
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New Appointments
Microsoft Names Kendi Nderitu New Country Manager For Kenya
Microsoft has appointed Kendi Nderitu as the Country Manager for its operations in Kenya. Prior to joining Microsoft, Kendi served…
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Gadgets
ASUS Debuts Latest VivoBook And ZenBook Series Lineup At CES 2020
At the CES 2020 show, Asus has introduced new laptops in its lineup of VivoBook and ZenBook laptops. Under its…
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Gadgets
CES 2020: 14-inch Dual-Screen Asus ZenBook Duo Laptop Unveiled At CES 2020
At CES 2020, Asus has introduced a variant to its dual-screen laptop, the Asus ZenBook Pro Duo. This year’s model…
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BUSINESS
Safaricom Customers Being Conned Using Telco’s Official Number
Looks like fraudsters are always devising new ways to con people on the Safaricom network. A number of users are…
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Gadgets
Oppo Just Patented A Smartphone With A Side Pop-up Selfie Camera
After almost three years of working to achieve full-screen displays on smartphones, which we already have – to some extent…
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Blockchain
Telegram Refuses To Tell Market Regulator How It Spent The $1.7B ICO Cash
Telegram ’s fight with the market regulator United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), has taken another turn. SEC has…
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BUSINESS
Safaricom Is Now The Largest Fiber Internet Provider In Kenya
Safaricom has now beaten Zuku to claim the number one spot in the fixed broadband market. The Wananchi Group-owned ISP…
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Gadgets
Samsung Secures Top Spot In The Middle East And African Market, Thanks To Its Galaxy A Series Phones
Samsung Electronics has been ranked as the number one smartphone vendor in the Middle East and African market in Q3…
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Gadgets
Xiaomi, Vivo And Oppo’s Airdrop-Like File Sharing Platform Is Coming In February
Last year, the three Chinese smartphone makers – Xiaomi, Oppo and Vivo – teamed up to work on a standard…
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BUSINESS
Samsung Shipped More Than 6.7 Million Galaxy 5G Devices In 2019
Samsung Electronics has announced that it shipped over 6.7 million 5G capable Galaxy Phones in 2019. The company, being among…
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BUSINESS
We’re not exiting the Kenyan market, SWVL says
Ride-hailing company, SWVL has denied claims that it plans to exit the Kenyan market. The company has also refuted allegations…
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BUSINESS
Huawei To Focus On ‘Survival’ In 2020
In a New Year’s message to employees, Huawei’s Chairman, Eric Xu, said that the company’s top priority for 2020 would…
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BUSINESS
Huawei’s 2019 Revenue Increased By 18%, Expects Difficult Times Ahead
Even though Huawei was faced with rough times throughout the second half of 2019, the company has still been able…
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News
Man wins KSh300,674 with 10 shillings on Odibets in the wake of Bundesliga return
Anthony Mugami is still coming to terms after winning Ksh300,674 after staking Ksh10 on Bundesliga matches over the weekend. Mugami…
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News
Vodafone Australia partners with Nokia to begin rollout of 5G services
Vodafone Hutchison Telecommunications (Australia) has announced a new partnership with Nokia to roll out 5G services in Australia, the two…
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Gadgets
Here are the Best-Selling Phones Globally in Q3 2019
The year is coming to an end, and so is the fourth quarter. But Counterpoint Research has some exciting analytics…
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New Appointments
Nancy Matimu Takes Over From Odipo As MultiChoice Kenya Managing Director
MultiChoice Africa has appointed Nancy Matimu as its new MultiChoice Kenya Managing Director, effective December 2019. Nancy becomes the first…
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Gadgets
Nokia C1 Now Available In Kenya For Ksh 5,999
The Nokia C1 is now officially available in Kenya for Ksh 5,999. The Nokia C1 was among the devices launched…
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Apps
Avoid These 100 Malicious Apps Listed On Google Play
New Android malware has been spotted online and has infected over 100 apps available on the Google Play Store. This…
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CYBER SECURITY
Delete ToTok From Your Device, Its Reportedly An Emirati Spy Tool
Popular Chat app ToTok is reportedly a spy tool deployed by the United Arab Emirates government. The chat app, according to…
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Social Media
U.S. Navy Bans TikTok On Mobile Devices, Terms It A Cybersecurity Threat
As popular as it is, TikTok has also had a fair share of ugly bumps like other social media giants.…
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BUSINESS
Uber’s Ride-Hailing Service Banned In Germany And Colombia
Uber’s ride-hailing business has been banned after a regional court in Frankfurt, Germany decided that the US company has no…
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Gadgets
Nokia 2.3 Price, Specifications And Availability In Kenya
HMD Global announced the Nokia 2.3 in Kenya on 11th December along with an entry-level device – Nokia C1. Nokia…
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CYBER SECURITY
Here Is Why You Should Update Your Twitter Android App Immediately
Twitter recently stated that it’s Android app had a vulnerability that could allow malicious actors to view private user information.…
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News
#TECNOTakesMeHome Campaign Winners Announced, Promo Extended To January 25
TECNO Mobile Kenya ‘s #TECNOTakesMeHome campaign finally came to an end. TECNO Mobile launched the campaign early December 2019 to…
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News
Opera Mini and Mdundo are partnering to provide free downloadable music in nine African countries.
Opera and Mdundo, an African music sharing platform have entered into a new partnership to provide free downloadable music in…
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Startups
4G Capital Raises $4million Funding For Onward Lending To MSMEs in Kenya And Uganda
4G Capital has announced the completion of its second round of fundraising. The investment was secured by a $2m debt…
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Gadgets
Apple, Google And Amazon Team Up To Bring Compatibility To Smart Home Devices
In a rare and unexpected move, Apple, Google and Amazon have announced pooling their resources together to bring compatibility between…
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CYBER SECURITY
Google Removes Avast And AVG Extensions From Chrome Web Store
Google has kicked Avast and AVG browser extensions out of the Chrome Web store. The two were found guilty of…
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News
Dark Mode Scheduling Might Be Available On Android Soon
With Android 10, one of the most anticipated features has been dark mode. Dark mode has been vouched for by…
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Gadgets
Oppo Reno 2F Price and Specifications in Kenya
Oppo Reno 2F is the company’s latest device that was launched in Kenya towards the end of November. In Kenya,…
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News
VIVO V17 Pro Review: Is It Worth Your Money?
Vivo V17 Pro review: Vivo finally announced their official entry into the Kenyan in November 2019. This official entry was…
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BUSINESS
Jumia says it attracted over 100M unique visits during Jumia Black Friday 2019
Jumia has reported that the 2019 Black Friday had hit a record high, attracting over 100 million unique visits to…
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BUSINESS
Bolt is expanding to seven more towns in Kenya
Ride-hailing app Bolt is extending its operations into more Kenyan towns. The company is expanding to Nyeri, Meru, Embu, Nanyuki,…
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Apps
Google Halts Chrome 79 Rollout On Android, Here Is Why
Chrome 79 rollout has been paused by Google after it was discovered that the update deleted data from other apps…
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BUSINESS
Huawei To Narrow The Gap With Samsung In The Smartphone Market
Huawei has been ambitious to become the number one smartphone seller by the end of the year. But that changed…
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Apps
Google Play Merchant Account Now Available In 13 more African Countries
Google has now opened its developer and merchant registration on the Play Console for 13 more African countries. Developers in…
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Reviews
Infinix S5 Camera Review
When Infinix Mobile’s local office sent us a review unit of the Infinix S5, one of the features we were…
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BUSINESS
Visa is partnering with MFS Africa to boost digital payments among African consumers and businesses
Visa and pan-African fintech leader MFS Africa have announced a partnership to boost digital payments among African consumers and businesses.…
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Reviews
Infinix S5 Review: Worth Considering
Infinix S5 Review: Budget smartphones have been pretty exciting this year. The market has seen a number of these devices…
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News
Huawei Kenya Announces Christmas Offers To Treat Its Customers
Huawei Kenya has announced that it will treat its customers this Christmas with goodies to commemorate its achievements in the…
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CLOUD
Telkom South Africa shuts down its ADSL copper network, forces customers to move to cloud
Telkom South Africa is shutting down its ADSL copper network and is ultimately forcing its business customers to move to…
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News
Leveraging Digital Transformation to drive corporate performance across businesses in Kenya
In a move that reaffirmed the organisations commitment to streamlining and enabling digital transformation across various service industries. Microsoft in…
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Gadgets
Samsung Has sold 1 Million Galaxy Fold Smartphones Globally
Being among the most futuristic phones of the year, Samsung’s Galaxy Fold comes at a price. A serious price. But…
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CYBER SECURITY
Chrome Now Alerts You When Your Password is Stolen
Google’s latest Chrome version now alerts you when your password is stolen in a data breach. The new feature is…
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News
OPPO Reno 2F Camera Review
We have been using the OPPO Reno 2F for a while now and one of the things we wanted to…
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Gadgets
Oppo Find X2 Coming In Q1, 2020 To Run On Snapdragon 865 Chipset
Oppo’s last flagship device in the Find Series was last year’s Oppo Find X. The company didn’t provide a successor…
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CLOUD
[Column] Extending security to the cloud
Business leaders now have a choice whether they want to continue using their trusted firewall or move to a next-generation…
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Reviews
OPPO Reno 2F Review: You certainly can’t go wrong with it
OPPO Reno 2F Review: The OPPO Reno 2F with a pop-up selfie camera is now official. The device was launched…
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News
Microsoft launches the Windows PC Affordability in Africa Initiative
Microsoft has today launched the Windows PC Affordability in Africa Initiative, a programme that aims to reduce the prevalence of…
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News
From How To Hack WIFI To BirdBox; Here Is What Kenyans Searched For The Most in 2019
Google’s year in search report for this year is out. Since most people use Google to search for answers they…
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CLOUD
Internet Solutions partners with icolo.io to enhance its Data Centre Services Offering
Converged ICT Services Provider Internet Solutions has signed a partnership with IT infrastructure company, icolo.io, to boost its data centre and…
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Gadgets
Apple Dominates The Wearable Market, As Apple Watch, AirPods, and Beat Headphones Gain Popularity
Apple still is the leader of the wearable market in 2019. According to data from IDC, Apple’s Q3 Shipments surged…
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Gadgets
HMD Global Introduces Nokia 2.3 and Nokia C1 in Kenya
HMD Global has announced two devices in Kenya today. The two are all budget-oriented smartphones but the Nokia C1 is…
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News
Loon Signs Overflight Agreement With Uganda
Loon, the company that is preparing to launch balloon-powered internet connectivity in Kenya has announced that it has reached an agreement Uganda to…
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Gadgets
Huawei to Deploy Harmony OS in more of its products in 2020
Chinese tech giant Huawei plans to roll out more products powered by its in-house Operating System, Harmony. The plan was…
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News
SWVL Now Offers Long Distance Rides, Starting With Nairobi-Nakuru Route
Egyptian ride-hailing company, SWVL, is looking into more ways to cement its operations in the country. Although the company has…
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