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#CIO100AwardsEA: ICT industry applauds data protections law but calls for fair taxation on digital economy
The ICT fraternity has today thrown their support behind the recently signed into law data protection bill terming it a…
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Gadgets
Infinix S5 To Be Launched in Kenya At The End Of The Month
Infinix S5 is almost launching in the country, according to their local offices. The phone was launched in some markets…
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Gadgets
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Launching in Kenya on November 25th
Xiaomi’s Redmi sub-brand is one of the most popular smartphones of the company. Last month the company reported selling a…
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BUSINESS
Some US Companies Are Being Licensed To Resume Trading With Huawei
Recently, the US Commerce Department gave Huawei another 90-day temporary license to continue supporting its telco customers in rural America.…
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Apps
TikTok Surpasses 1.5 Billion Downloads
TikTok, the popular short video app, has surpassed 1.5 Billion downloads. These figures are not for the Play Store alone…
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BUSINESS
Choose, Relax and Drive away with your dream car with Ngao Credit’s Motisha campaign
Owning a car has always been everyone’s dream and was probably one of your 2019 resolutions when the year started.…
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Apps
NordVPN Officially Launches NordLocker, Its File Encryption Tool
NordVPN, one of the world’s most popular VPN providers, has launched its file encryption tool – NordLocker. The tool can…
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Gadgets
Huawei Y9s officially launched in Kenya for Ksh 31,999
Huawei launched its Y9 Prime 2019 locally in July, and now the company wants to refresh the Y series lineup…
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Reviews
Infinix HOT 8 Review: Enough to offer at its price
Infinix launched the Infinix HOT 8 a few weeks ago. The HOT 8 packs some great features such as the…
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Startups
Visa is investing $200 Million in Nigeria’s fintech firm Interswitch
Visa is investing $200 million for a 20% stake in Nigeria’s digital payments company Interswitch. This minority equity stake acquisition…
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Startups
Here are the winners of the 2019 edition of the Orange Social Venture Prize in Africa and the ME
Orange has unveiled the names of the three winners of its Orange Social Venture Prize in Africa and the Middle…
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Gadgets
Vivo V17 Pro Price, Specifications and Availability in Kenya
Vivo Kenya announced its solid launch in Kenya, setting up its first regional office in the country’s capital. The launch…
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Reviews
Tecno Spark 4 Unboxing and Quick Impressions
Tecno Spark 4 Unboxing: The Tecno Spark 4 has finally been launched. Tecno’s local office has been teasing the device…
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News
Africa 24 Media Launches YEBO, An African-Focused VoD Platform
Africa 24 Media has launched YEBO, the first African factual storytelling Video on Demand (VoD) platform. The main event happened…
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Gadgets
Vivo Opens Regional Offices in Kenya Marked By The Launch of Industry’s First Dual Pop Up Camera Phone
Vivo Kenya has been in the Kenyan market for the past few months. But the company’s presence has only been…
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Social Media
Quoted Replies Bot Creator Offered A Job At Twitter
Twitter’s CEO and Founder Jack Dorsey paid a visit to Nigeria on Thursday 7th. As a CEO and founder of…
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COLUMNS
[Column] Next-generation cloud eliminates pain points for Kenyan business
In addition to experiencing our new brand look in person, business leaders who attended the recent Oracle Modern Cloud Day in Nairobi…
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News
Our OPPO A9 2020 Top and Favorite Features
After successfully launching the Reno 2 series in Kenya, OPPO has also brought the new OPPO A Series 2020 into…
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News
Jumia Black Friday Goes Live, Over 100,000 customers log in
The 2019 Jumia Black Friday finally kicked off last night Thursday, November 9th. Jumia Black Friday went live at exactly…
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Gadgets
Huawei Wins Two TechRadar Mobile Choice Consumer Awards
This year’s TechRadar Mobile Choice Consumer Awards (MCCA) had good news for Huawei as the company glitched two awards. The…
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Gadgets
Huawei Has Sold 37 Million Units of The P30 And Mate 20 Devices
There is a reason why Huawei has been so much vocal about its business performance. Whatever it is, it must…
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News
Facebook rebrands its parent company with a new logo
Facebook is just Facebook, but that is not true. The parent company, Facebook Inc., owns three different social media platforms,…
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News
Safaricom, Huawei among companies shortlisted for AfricaCom Awards 2019
Safaricom, MTN and Huawei are among the companies that have been shortlisted for the 2019 AfricaCom Awards. AfricaCom Awards 2019…
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CLOUD
Oracle showcases its latest cloud solutions in Nairobi
Oracle recently showcased its latest Cloud led digital solutions to top business and government leaders at the International Modern Business…
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Social Media
Facebook says it will let UK election candidates run false Ads
In what comes as no surprise, Facebook has said it will allow UK political candidates to run fake ads on…
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News
Jumia Expects Massive Turn Out For November Black Friday Sale
With Black Friday deals looming, expect massive deals from your favorite e-commerce stores. Kenya’s biggest online retailer, Jumia Kenya, is…
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BUSINESS
Google Acquires Wearables Company Fitbit for $2.1 Billion
After some rumors that Google was in talks with Fitbit for a possible purchase, both companies have come clear yesterday…
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New Appointments
Fintech company e4 appoints Grant Phillips as its new CEO
South Africa’s Fintech software company e4, has announced the appointment of Grant Phillips as its new Chief Executive Officer. Having…
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CYBER SECURITY
NordVPN Announces Plans to Up its Security following Cyberattack
Following last week’s reports on NordVPN, the company has announced plans to step up its security. The first move is…
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Gadgets
Global Smartphones Shipments increased in Q3, first time in two years
After two years of a continuous slump in sales, the smartphone industry has finally ticked up a little bit. According…
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BUSINESS
Forget the Critics; Facebook Keeps Growing
Despite all the criticism thrown at Facebook, the company keeps going bigger, making ends meet in terms of revenue. The…
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BUSINESS
Samsung records profit in its Mobile Business, thanks to strong Galaxy Note 10 sales
Samsung Electronics announced its quarterly results today, showing growth in revenue quarter-over-quarter. The company recorded a 56% decline in operating…
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BUSINESS
Huawei Ships more phones daily than Sony in an Entire Quarter
Yeah, you read it right; Huawei ships more phones on an average day than Sony sold in an entire quarter.…
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Gadgets
Xiaomi’s Mi Note Line is back – Mi Note 10 To Sport a 108MP Camera
Xiaomi’s Mi Note line, not to be confused with the Redmi Note series, is finally back after a hideous one-year…
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Apps
Netflix is working on a feature that lets you adjust playback speeds
Netflix is working on ways to let you play those boring episodes faster. In a blog post, the company says…
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Startups
On-demand deliveries startup Sendy raises $2m from Goodwell Investments
Nairobi based on-demand delivery platform Sendy has received a $2 million investment from Dutch impact investor Goodwell Investments. According to…
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Social Media
WhatsApp is Suing Infamous Spyware Vendor NSO Group For Allegedly Hacking its Users
WhatsApp has decided to take action against the notorious Israel-based NSO Group, a company well known in the world for…
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Startups
South Africa’s fintech startup uKheshe wins 2019 Global Fintech Hackcelerator Programme
South Africa’s QR cash card and microtransaction platform, uKheshe, has won the 2019 Global Fintech Hackcelerator Southern Africa competition. Launched by…
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BUSINESS
Equitel rolls out a new Riziki Cover bundle with talk time and insurance cover
Still using Equitel? Well, there is a new deal that will make you run for that SIM card if you…
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News
150 East African companies shortlisted for the 2019 CIO100 Awards
150 East African companies have been shortlisted for the 2019 CIO100 awards. The companies have been shortlisted ahead of the…
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Gadgets
Apple’s iOS 13.2 Officially Rolling Out With New Privacy Features, Deep Fusion Camera Technology and more
Since the iPhone 11 series launch in September, Apple’s new devices have not disappointed in terms of photography. But there…
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Gadgets
Apple AirPods Pro Launched With Active Noise Cancellation Going for $249
Apple fans, your beloved company Apple has a new set of AirPods. The new AirPods are called the AirPods Pro…
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News
Facebook has opened a small Business Group Operations Centre in Nigeria
Facebook in partnership with Teleperformance, has announced the opening of its first Small Business Group (SBG) Operations Centre in Lagos,…
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COLUMNS
LG’s ThinQ AI, 5G Technology and SmartThinQTM App Offers Limitless Opportunities
Watching movies gives you the impression that the future of technology is far-fetched, but the reality is it has arrived.…
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Gadgets
Huawei Continues with Mass production of 5G base stations without US Supplies
It has not been easy for Huawei upon the US trade ban, but the company is having to take the…
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BUSINESS
Direct Bill Payments and its consumer benefits
Direct Bill Payments is a form of electronic bill payment that allows consumers to pay their bills for services or…
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Gadgets
4 Essential Things to do Before Updating your Android Phone
So, Google’s next major Android update is here, and from what we know, the new Android version (Android 10) has…
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Gadgets
Best 2019 Infinix Phones Available in Kenya
Infinix – TECNO and itel’s sister company is for no doubt one of Kenya’s popular smartphone brands. The company has…
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BUSINESS
Consider these key points before integrating a payment gateway into your website
More people are now shopping online and if you sell online, you have to make a smart move to provide…
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Gadgets
Redmi 8A Specifications, Price and Availability in Kenya
After Redmi 7A, Xiaomi’s sub-brand is back with another device in the Redmi A series. The “Redmi” sub-brand is Xiaomi’s…
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News
Paxful has launched a new Mobile Wallet App to ease access to bitcoin in Kenya
Paxful has launched a mobile wallet app that will enable bitcoin transactions to be conducted with ease. The mobile app,…
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BUSINESS
Emergency loans and their benefits – Ngao Credit Limited
Emergency loans refer to short term loans meant to satisfy peoples’ urgent financial needs. This means the borrower must pay…
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BUSINESS
TAI+ has launched an app to directly link Kenya truckers and cargo shippers
Estonian based technology company TAI+ has launched a mobile App that enables truckers to connect cargo shippers directly in real-time…
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Gadgets
Oppo plans to launch OPPO A9 (2020) in Kenya Soon
Oppo Kenya has revealed that their new A-series device Oppo A9 (2020) is launching in Kenya soon. The latest entry…
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Startups
Nigeria’s CcHUB has acquired Kenya’s iHub for an undisclosed fee
Nigeria’s technology innovation centre Co-creation Hub (CcHUB), has acquired Kenya’s iHub for an undisclosed fee. The deal will see iHub’s…
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Gadgets
itel S15 and S15 Pro Specifications, Price and Availability in Kenya
itel S15 and S15 Pro are the latest devices in itel Kenya’s portfolio of devices. The two phones are available…
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News
Price of Bitcoin dropped by 18 percent in one day – Luno explains why
On Tuesday, 24 September, the price of Bitcoin dropped by 18 percent – the largest intraday drop in the cryptocurrency’s…
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Apps
Google Pulls down Android Apps overcharging users for basic features
Google Playstore – Android’s official application store has been up for bashing, especially on the security-related side of it. Well,…
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Gadgets
Google Announces Security-focused Android 10 based Go Edition
After the official release of Android 10 – the latest version of Android – earlier this month, Google has announced…
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Startups
Facebook London Accelerator opens to African startups for the first time
Facebook is inviting applications for the third edition of its Facebook London Accelerator programme, which is open for the first…
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Gadgets
Itel announces 100 days free replacement for A33, P33, S15 & S15 PRO devices
Want to get a new itel device? Now is the best time for that. Because the company has announced an…
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BUSINESS
Safaricom has sold over 0.6 million Neon Devices in 2019
Safaricom’s Neon smartphones have been on the lower end of the smartphone market in Kenya, owing to their puny pricing…
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Startups
Kenya’s Tiny Totos wins MIT Inclusive Innovation Challenge Africa finale
Kenyan-based startup, Tiny Totos, has been named among the winners of the MIT Inclusive Innovation Challenge (IIC) Africa finale. Tiny…
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Gadgets
Infinix HOT 8 Pre-orders Go Live in Kenya
Infinix Kenya has officially announced the availability of Infinix HOT 8 in Kenya. Earlier we had tipped about the device…
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COLUMNS
Why Using a Password Manager is Vital in this Day and Age
Facebook is in the middle of an ongoing privacy-related scandal: the exposure of hundreds of millions of passwords online. This is…
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Social Media
How to Make the Most of Social Media When Looking for a New Job
Today, social media is about much more than simply being social. From its humble beginnings as an innovative way to…
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Startups
Three Kenyan firms among top 12 finalists in the MIT Inclusive Innovation Challenge
Three Kenyan organisations are are among the 12 finalists, shortlisted for the Regional Finale of the MIT Inclusive Innovation Challenge…
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News
Nokia 105 (2019) Feature Phone Now Available in Kenya for Ksh1,600
HMD Global has today announced the availability of the fourth generation of its most popular feature phone – Nokia 105…
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Gadgets
Apple Announces iPhone 11, 11 Pro and 11 Pro Max
Apple has finally announced its new iPhone 11 series aimed to take on the many Android flagships existent on the…
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Gadgets
Huawei Announces Android 10 Update Roadmap for its devices
After Android 10 was officially rolled out, only the chosen few have been able to have a share of Google’s…
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Gadgets
Oppo A9(2020) is Official, Featuring Snapdragon 655 SoC and Quad-camera Setup
So, it is still 2019, but we are remaining with only four months before the year closes. Oppo has officially…
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Gadgets
4 Ingenious Inventions and Gadgets That Will Make Your Life So Much Easier
Life can be challenging. But luckily for us, humans have carefully evolved over millennia to harness the resources of the…
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News
Apple Set to Announce iPhone 11 Series today – How to Watch Live
Apple’s new series of iPhones, the iPhone 11 is set to be launched today. And as usual, there have been…
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Gadgets
Huawei Launches Kirin A1 Chip at IFA 2019 Featuring Dual-Channel Support
Huawei announced the Kirin A1 chip aimed at taking advantage of the Internet of Things era. Kirin A1 is designed…
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News
African ICT Foundation Opens Applications for Volunteers Tech Trainers
The African ICT Foundation (AfICTF) has opened applications for volunteer trainers for its Digital Connect Africa (DCA) Project in Nigeria.…
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Gadgets
Huawei Unveils its new-generation whole-home Wi-Fi system
At IFA 2019, Huawei the Chinese tech behemoth unveiled a new-generation whole home Wi-FI system called HUAWEI Wi-Fi Q2 Pro.…
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BUSINESS
#Business: Here’s how you can take advantage of Ngao Credit’s 20 months loan repayment product
If you have ever been in need of cash to take care of your business or an item you’re importing,…
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Gadgets
Huawei Freebuds 3 Wireless Noise Cancellation Earbuds Launched at #IFA2019
With IFA being Europe’s top electronic trade show, Huawei made a couple of announcements. Huawei announced its new Kirin 990…
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INSURANCE
Here’s why you should offer health insurance to your employees
Today, the cost of healthcare in Kenya has risen drastically, thanks to the evergrowing demand for medical services. Having health…
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Gadgets
Huawei Refreshes its P30 Pro Flagship device with New Color Variants
Huawei at IFA 2019 held in Berlin Germany refreshed its Huawei P30 Pro smartphone by the introduction of new color…
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Gadgets
Huawei Unveils Kirin 990, a 5G Integrated Processor to Power Mate 30 Series
Recently Samsung announced the world’s first 5G integrated SoC, Exynos 980. Following that suit, Huawei at IFA 2019 also announced…
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BUSINESS
More local SMEs need to start selling online, says Jumia Kenya MD Sam Chappatte
Kenya has for a long time been ranked among the African countries that are dominating the e-commerce sales. E-commerce has…
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Apps
Facebook Dating Service Officially Launched
After tipping its entry into the dating industry last year, Facebook has officially launched its dating platform dubbed Facebook Dating.…
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Social Media
Facebook Tightens its Advertisement Policies Ahead of the Upcoming US Elections
As the saying goes, once bitten twice shy. It is clear Facebook wants to keep regulators astray in the next…
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News
DeepNudes – An app that turned women’s photos to nudes discontinued
DeepNudes app uses deepfakes technology to transform women’s images with clothes into ‘realistic-looking’ nudes. The deepfakes technology has been a…
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Blockchain
Facebook’s Cryptocurrency Libra Officially launching in 2020
We had earlier reported that Facebook was planning the launch of its Cryptocurrency soon codenamed Libra. Facebook has now officially…
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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
Facebook bans its apps from being pre-installed on Huawei devices
Huawei devices will no longer have Facebook apps pre-installed. This is just an additional drop to the already existing sea…
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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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