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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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BUSINESS
Airtel Kenya Revamps Amazing Data Bundles With More Data
Airtel Kenya has also launched new offers on its amazing data bundles plans. Furthermore, Airtel has also revamped its offerings…
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News
Qualcomm Snapdragon 865; Here Is The Most Powerful Chipset Yet
Qualcomm announced the Snapdragon 8 series and 7 series chipsets, which will be featured in most flagship and mid-range devices…
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BUSINESS
Amazon Sent Random Items To Nintendo Switch Buyers On Black Friday, Including Condoms
Amazon users getting a Nintendo Switch were in for a shock this Black Friday. Amazon reportedly sent random and in…
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CLOUD
Developers to make API calls with SophosLabs Intelix, a Cloud-Based Threat Intelligence Platform
SophosLabs Intelix, a cloud-based threat intelligence and analysis platform enables developers to build more secure applications. Developers will be able…
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Apps
New Cool WhatsApp Features That You Should Know About
Being one of the most popular instant chatting platforms out there, WhatsApp tries to be ahead in terms of functionality.…
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Reviews
Tecno Spark 4 Review
Tecno Spark 4 Review: The Tecno Spark series has always been my favourite series from Tecno Mobile. Tecno first launched…
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CYBER SECURITY
Sophos upgrades its Cloud Optix to simplify cloud security
Endpoint security leader Sophos has unveiled advancements to its Cloud Optix that automate and simplify the detection and response of…
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Reviews
Infinix S5 Unboxing
The Infinix S5, a successor to this years Infinix S4 is already out in the market. Infinix launched two variants…
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News
AfDB and Microsoft launch platform to help African youth learn to code
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and Microsoft have launched a new digital training to help young people across Africa learn…
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Gadgets
The Huawei Y9s is now available in all retail stores across the country
Huawei officially announced the launch of the Huawei Y9s in Kenya last month. The device has been available for pre-order…
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Apps
Google’s RCS Messaging is Good, but there’s a dark side too
RCS messaging is the future of messaging on Android. Well, maybe not the future since you can use RCS messaging…
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Gadgets
Nokia 2.3 with a 6.2-inch Notched Display Officially Launched
HMD Global has officially launched the Nokia 2.3. Nokia 2.3 is yet another budget-oriented smartphone aimed at those who have…
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Startups
Kenya’s Agritech Startup Farmshine Raises US$ 250,000 Funding
Nairobi based agritech start-up Farmshine has raised a USD 250,000 funding from US-based impact investor Gray Matters Capital’s gender lens…
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Startups
Kenyan Media Production Firm Portable Voices Signs Partnership Deal with Afripods
Kenyan based media production and podcast start-up Portable Voices has announced a partnership deal with Afripods, an African focused platform…
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News
Safaricom M-PESA Users Can Now Invest and Earn Interest Through Mali
Mali is a new product by Safaricom that is targeted at M-PESA customers. Through Mali – Swahili name for Wealth,…
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Gadgets
Pablo Escobar’s Brother Launches A Foldable Smartphone
After Samsung introduced us to the world of folding phones, more people want to cash in on this opportunity. The…
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Apps
Mozilla Firefox Unveils Picture-in-Picture Mode Feature On Windows
While browsing, it is often a common thing that we want to get the most out of every minute through…
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Gadgets
Qualcomm Unveils Snapdragon 865 and 765 Mobile Platforms
At the on-going annual Snapdragon Summit in Hawaii, Qualcomm announced two mobile platform chipsets that will power most of 2020’s…
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BUSINESS
Jumia Food Index report predicts a 50% increase in On-Demand deliveries in 2020
Jumia Food launched the Kenya Food Index yesterday. The report has some interesting stats and predictions about the type of…
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Reviews
TECNO Camon 12 Air Review
The Tecno Cam 12 series has been in the market for a few weeks now. As we have previously mentioned,…
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Apps
Unpatched Android Bug Exploited To Steal Bank Logins
When it comes to security, the Android ecosystem is not safe. Android is the most vulnerable platform out there. New…
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Gadgets
Apple Now Owns Intel’s Smartphone Modem Business
Despite investing billions in its smartphone modem business over the years, Intel was forced out of the market by Qualcomm.…
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News
How technology has optimized the viewing experience
Just a few years ago, if you told someone that the viewing experience through the evolution of TV would be…
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CLOUD
[Column] Making the right decision to benefit from true Cloud applications
Many people often confuse the similarities and differences surrounding both web hosting and cloud computing. While many believe that cloud…
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Startups
Nigeria’s edtech startup uLesson raises $3.1 million seed round led by TLcom Capital
uLesson, Sim Shagaya’s edtech startup from Nigeria that aims to address infrastructure and learning gaps in Africa has raised $3.1mn…
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Blockchain
$4.4 Billion has been lost this year to cryptocurrency crimes, Report
2019 seems to be a good year for cryptocurrency criminals. According to a report from CipherTrace, victims have lost $4.4…
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News
TECNO Announces Christmas Goodies For Customers Who Purchase Any of Camon 12 Series Phones
In a move to celebrate its customers this holiday season, TECNO Mobile Kenya has announced that it will offer fantastic…
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CLOUD
Cloud offers 20% saving on IT spend, report
Cloud migration is typically driven by business demand, cost-savings and IT efficiency. However, to realise the full benefit of cloud…
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BUSINESS
Safaricom Partners with Posta Kenya to Bring Digital P. O. Boxes tied to your Phone Number
Safaricom has today announced a partnership with Posta Kenya in a move to roll out digital post office boxes through…
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Gadgets
Huawei feels optimistic about the future even without Google
Recent months have not been kind to Huawei. But at least the company has been recording sales growth in its…
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News
Safaricom M-PESA Black Friday Deal: Get 5% Back For Using Lipa Na M-Pesa
Tomorrow (November 29th) is Friday and since it is the last Friday in November, it is Black Friday. Many brands…
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BUSINESS
Four ways fintech is changing international money transfer space
According to recent data from the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK), diaspora inflows in the country rose to Ksh30.4 billion…
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BUSINESS
Why eCommerce companies in Kenya should adopt online payments solutions
Research firm eMarketer estimate that global eCommerce will rise by 20.7% in 2019 to $3.535 trillion. The firm notes that…
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News
Revolutionizing the viewing experience with Artificial Intelligence
“Your television could be smarter than you,” said an expert at an exhibition at the Kenyatta International Conference Center (KICC).…
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Apps
WhatsApp is working on multi-device support
Multi-device support could be coming on WhatsApp soon. This is according to one of the beta versions of WhatsApp for…
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CLOUD
Local partner role is critical to cloud success in Africa
While cloud technology presents a significant opportunity for enterprises to innovate as if they were potentially start-ups, the time and…
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Social Media
Twitter Plans to Delete Inactive Accounts From December
Twitter has announced plans to delete inactive accounts from December 11th. The company says any account that has been inactive…
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Gadgets
Huawei Y9s Preorders Go Live in Kenya
Huawei Y9S was announced in Kenya mid this month, and the company had promised to open the pre-order window on…
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