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Gadgets
For Ksh.23,000, the Nokia 5.3 is a good buy
The Nokia 5.3 is available for purchase in Kenya for Ksh.23,000. HMD Global launched this device in June this year…
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Affordable smartphones drive digital inclusion in Africa
With mobile connectivity now integral to the modern economy, a key part of any national development programme must be digital…
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Reviews
Some Quick Thoughts on the Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 Gaming Laptop
If you’re a gamer, chances are that you have heard about the new Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 gaming laptop. Asus…
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Nokia 5.3 Unboxing
Nokia 5.3 Unboxing: The Nokia 5.3 now available for purchase in Kenya for Ksh. 23,000. HMD Global launched this device…
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LG has opened a ThinQ Experience Zone at the Sarit Centre
LG Electronics has today launched its LG ThinQ Experience Zone in Kenya. The brand shop located at Sarit Centre has…
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Startups
British startup Planet Smart City partners with UN-Habitat on slum upgrading initiatives in Mathare and Kibera
Planet Smart City, the British startup revolutionizing smart affordable housing has announced a new partnership with UN-Habitat. Together, they will…
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Samsung Unpacked: Here’s how you can watch the Galaxy Z Fold 2, Note 20 announcement on Aug 5
Samsung is hosting the Unpacked event on Wednesday August 5th online. During this event we expect the company to announce…
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Digital Lenders Oppose CBK’s Plans to Regulate Mobile Loan Interest Rates
As part of the Central Bank of Kenya (Amendment) Bill, 2020, the banking regulator is about to be given power…
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Microsoft announces winners of its Game of Learners hackathon
Microsoft has announced the winners of its just-concluded Game of Learners (GOL) hackathon sponsored by Microsoft’s Africa Development Center (ADC).…
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COLUMNS
[Column] Soromfe Uzomah: How global disruption can have local implications
The global impact that the Covid-19 pandemic has had not only on public health, but on business, cannot be underestimated.…
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Reviews
TECNO Pouvoir 4: Our Three Favorite Features
The TECNO Pouvoir 4 is the latest device from TECNO Mobile’s Pouvoir series to hit the local market. TECNO is…
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Gadgets
OPPO’s 125W flash charge, 65W AirVOOC wireless flash charge is now official
OPPO has been at the forefront in spearheading the fast charging market. The company has now introduced the mightiest charger…
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TECNO Pouvoir 4 Unboxing
TECNO Pouvoir 4 Unboxing: TECNO Mobile officially unveiled its new addition to its hugely popular Pouvoir series – TECNO Pouvoir…
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News
Paxful celebrates its 5th Year, Hits $4.6 Billion USD In Volume and Reaching 4.5 Million Registered Wallets
Paxful, a peer-to-peer bitcoin (BTC) marketplace platform has hit $4.6 billion in trade volume and reached 4.5 million wallets registrations.…
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Reviews
OPPO A92 Review: Deserves your consideration
OPPO A92 Review: OPPO made the OPPO A92 officially available in the Kenyan market in May this year. Well, we…
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COLUMNS
[Column] Jack Ngare: Organisations need to think critically about digital skills for the new world order
More than ever before, the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the place of technology and elevated the need for employees to…
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5G’s Impact on Global GDP over $7.5 trillion
Huawei recently held its 5G+, Better World Summit, where various operators and industry partners shared their experiences of how 5G…
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Gadgets
Some Nokia Phone Deals You Can Check Out During This Jumia 8th anniversary campaign
Jumia Kenya’s 8th anniversary campaign is currently ongoing. The campaign started on Monday June 22nd and will until July 5th…
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COLUMNS
[Opinion] Restriction on the use of U.S technology and its impact on the tech ecosystem
Day by day, our lives become more digital. We use digital technology in everything from cooking to communications. As the…
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Reviews
Some Quick Thoughts On The Budget Nokia C2
Nokia C2 Review: Nokia C2 is already selling in the Kenyan local market. The phone is among the budget phones…
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BUSINESS
Safaricom, The Star and People Daily Partner for KES.10 Digital Newspapers
Safaricom has partnered with Radio Africa Group and Mediamax to enable customers purchase The Star and People Daily e-Papers for…
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News
Top New Features You Can Expect from the vivo V19
Vivo V19 is the latest trendsetting smartphone that vivo plans to unveil in the Kenyan market this week. The phone…
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Facebook Launches Programme To Meet Digital Literacy Needs Across Sub-Saharan Africa
Facebook has today launched a new digital literacy programme designed to equip young people across Sub-Saharan Africa with digital skills…
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Internet Solutions is rebranding to Dimension Data East Africa
Internet Solutions (IS), Dimension Data and Continuity East Africa (CEA) are all rebranding to operate as Dimension Data East Africa.…
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Gadgets
Budget Nokia 2.3 currently selling on Masoko at a discounted price of Ksh.10,999
The Nokia 2.3 is now selling on Masoko at a discounted price of Ksh.10,999. HMD Global launched the phone in…
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Reviews
Infinix HOT 9 Play Review: Worth Considering
Infinix Mobile’s new Hot series device dubbed Infinix HOT 9 Play is now officially in Kenya. The device succeeds the…
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Reviews
ASUS ZenBook 14 (UX434F) Review: Premium Laptop With An Extra Display
ASUS ZenBook 14 UX434F Review: In November last year, I did a quick review of the Asus ZenBook Pro Duo.…
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News
Safaricom is Now Offering Affordable YouTube Data Bundle
Safaricom in partnership with Google has announced a new YouTube Data bundle. The data bundle can be used for YouTube…
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CYBER SECURITY
Sophos unveils an updated version of its EDR solution
Sophos today unveiled an updated version of its Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR), the first solution designed for both security…
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Gadgets
Every Nokia 7.2 purchase on Masoko gets you a free James Bond 007 edition phone case
The Nokia 7.2 was probably one of my favorite Nokia devices to be launched in Kenya. HMD Global, the home…
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Gadgets
Oppo Offers Ksh.2000 Discount on Enco W31 Earphones Purchases Bundled with Oppo A92
Oppo Kenya is offering a Ksh.2,000 discount on the Enco W31 earphones if you purchase them together with recently launched…
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News
Paxful Launches A Series of Webinars on the Resourcefulness of Bitcoin During COVID-19 Pandemic in Africa
Paxful has launched a series of webinars targeted at positioning bitcoin as a resourceful tool in alleviating the COVID-19 pandemic…
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OPPO A92 Unboxing and Quick Specs
OPPO A92 Unboxing: OPPO finally launched the OPPO A92 in the Kenyan market on May 28th. The company is selling…
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Nokia C2 is currently selling on Masoko at a discounted price of Ksh.7,499
The Nokia C2, the successor of the Nokia C1 that was launched in Kenya in December last year is selling…
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Gadgets
Nokia 2.3 is now running Android 10
Nokia 2.3 is now running Android 10. The device was launched in the Kenyan market in December last year for…
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Gadgets
Oppo Reno 3 Vs Samsung Galaxy A71: What’s the big difference?
If you’re looking for a high-end mid-range device the perfect spot to scout for such phones is the Ksh 35k…
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Reviews
Infinix HOT 9 Play Unboxing
The Infinix HOT 9 Play is yet to be launched in the Kenyan and we’re not sure when it will…
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COLUMNS
[Column] The Role of Emerging Technologies in the World of Work
The future of work has been a topic on the minds of business owners across the world for years. Terms…
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Reviews
OPPO Reno 3: Our Three favourite Features
The OPPO Reno 3 is already selling in the Kenyan market. OPPO officially launched the phone on April 22 and…
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News
Safaricom Partners With Media Houses To Offer Digital Newspapers For Ksh.20
All Safaricom Customers will be able to access Digital Newspaper for a promotional price of Ksh.20 per day for the…
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Reviews
Huawei nova 7i Review: This is a good mid-ranger
Huawei nova 7i Review:: Huawei’s latest device in the Kenyan market, the Huawei nova 7i will be going on sale…
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Two JKUAT students win Ksh.1.6M Microsoft Imagine Cup competition
Two students, Michael Mwaisakenyi and Kenneth Gichira, from Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology are the regional winners of…
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Gadgets
Huawei Y8p Unveiled with 6.3″ OLED Display, 48MP Camera and 6GB of RAM
After unveiling the Huawei Y7p in several markets, including Kenya, Huawei has quietly introduced a new Y-series device dubbed Huawei…
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Gadgets
Tecno Camon 15 Premier Vs Vivo Y19: Stiff Competition
Tecno Camon 15 Premier and vivo Y19 (Review) both come from Chinese smartphone makers and target the same lower mid-range…
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News
Bundesliga is Back: Best Bets, Predictions and Key Fixtures on Bongobongo
Football is back, and this weekend, action returns in Germany with the restart of the Bundesliga this Saturday on May…
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Gadgets
Huawei Releases The P30 Pro New Edition With Essential Google Apps and New Color Variant
Huawei P30 Pro was one of the most powerful smartphones released last year from Huawei. The phone won EISA’s Best…
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BUSINESS
Purchasing essential products on Jumia with your Mastercard will earn you a 10% discount
Consumers who purchase essential products using their Mastercard on the Jumia platform will receive up to a 10% discount on…
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Gadgets
Infinix NOTE 7 Vs Huawei Y7p: Which One Should You Buy?
Infinix and Huawei have both released new devices in the Kenyan market recently. Infinix debuted with the Infinix NOTE 7,…
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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
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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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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Opera introduces Opera News Lite for devices with limited storage
Opera has today launched a smaller version of its Opera News application. Know as Opera News Lite, the app has designed…
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Reviews
Vivo Y19 Review: Could have been better
Vivo Y19 Review: vivo launched the vivo Y19 smartphone into the Kenyan market in January this year. The device is…
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News
Tanzania’s Menstrual Hygiene Management Enterprise – WomenChoice Industries Secures $200k Funding from Gray Matters
US-based impact investor Gray Matters Capital has today announced $200,000 funding in Tanzania based WomenChoice Industries. WomenChoice Industries is a…
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Reviews
Huawei Y6S Unboxing And Quick Impressions
Huawei Y6S Unboxing: The Huawei Y6 is as we have previously mentioned is expected to go on sale across the…
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BUSINESS
Safaricom’s integrated mobile platform DigiFarm wins Global Mobile Award
Safaricom’s integrated mobile platform DigiFarm has been named the Best Mobile Innovation for Emerging Markets in this year’s Global Mobile…
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COLUMNS
[Column] Mobile Lending – Non-traditional data in credit decision making
Retail lending in Kenya has taken a unique path. It has skipped some stages typical for developed markets and climbed…
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Reviews
Vivo Y19 Unboxing
Vivo Y19 Unboxing: The vivo Y19 is official. The device was launched in the country back in January and is…
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Startups
Five African credit scoring startups selected for ENGIE challenge at the Africa Tech Summit
French multinational energy utility company ENGIE has announced the five credit scoring startups that will pitch on the Africa Startup Summit at…
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BUSINESS
Jumia Advertising now official, opens its platform for brands to advertise
Three weeks ago, Jumia Kenya CEO, Sam Chappatte, through a LinkedIn post revealed that the e-commerce giant was planning to…
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CLOUD
[Column] Stay ahead of those data security woes
The very factors that have helped to make Kenya such a motivated and major African player in the Digital Age…
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Startups
African tech startups raised $491M funding in 2019, Disrupt Africa report
2019 was the best year yet for investment into the African tech startups, with 311 companies banking a combined US$491.6…
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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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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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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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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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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
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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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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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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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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News
Web Rangers Africa Summit in Nairobi explores new ways to tackle online threats
The three-day Web Rangers Africa Summit came to an end in Nairobi on Saturday with organisers seeking to explore new…
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Reviews
TECNO Camon 12 Review: Ideal budget-friendly phone
TECNO Camon 12 Review: The TECNO Camon 12 was launched in the country back in October. Tecno launched the three…
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Reviews
Asus ZenBook Pro Duo Laptop Quick Thoughts
Last week, I had a rare chance to spend a few days with the Asus ZenBook Pro Duo Laptop. Well,…
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News
Bolt launches €10 environmental impact fund with maiden transaction in East Africa
Bolt (Formerly Taxify) has launched a dedicated environmental impact fund with seed capital of €10 million aimed at initiatives which…
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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
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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News
Agritech startup WeFarm secures $13 Million funding to scale its Smallholder Agricultural Ecosystem
London-based farmer-to-farmer digital network WeFarm has raised $13 million in a Series A round of funding. The round was led…
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CLOUD
[Column] Technological disruption looming for Africa’s data network market
Sometimes a disruptive technology can loiter for a while, before it changes everything. Yet change it will bring, because nothing…
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Reviews
Video: Unboxing The Nokia 7.2
The Nokia 7.2 was launched in Kenya a couple of weeks ago and is selling at Ksh.34,000. It comes with…
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CLOUD
[Column] How cloud-based AI enables modernisation of business
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is proving to be a key technology in delivering improved customer experience and exceeding customer expectations. It…
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News
TECNO Mobile shares its African achievements at the China-Africa Mobile Internet Economy Summit in Nairobi
In recent years, Africa’s mobile network infrastructure has been rapidly improved, and smartphones have been further popularized. The number of…
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News
SheHacks 2019: Microsoft commits to support women Cybersecurity Engineering
Microsoft through its Cloud and AI Security Engineering team has reiterated its commitment to advocate for women with an interest…
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BUSINESS
Safaricom Has Rebranded M-PESA To Support Eliud Kipchoge’s Challenge
Safaricom has rebranded its M-PESA logo in honor of Eliud Kipchoge in his challenge to become the first-ever athlete to…
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BUSINESS
M-PESA has been listed among the Top 10 Most Influential Finance Projects Of Last 50 Years by PMI
M-PESA has been recognised as one of the Top 10 Most Influential Finance Projects of the last 50 years. The…
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Startups
Startup Insight: Develop your innovative idea into a viable business
Kenya is among the African countries with a vibrant startup ecosystem. According to VCA4 this is due to a number…
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COLUMNS
KaiOS devices were meant to be cheaper, not until Nokia confirmed otherwise
Feature phones have been so doomed since the first smartphone broke the unimaginable barriers that could have not been possible…
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BUSINESS
LG opens its first premium electronic shop in Mombasa
LG Electronics has opened its first premium brand shop in Mombasa County to push its top-tier products. The new shop…
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Blockchain
France says it will block Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency in Europe
Two months later since Facebook officially announced its planned launch of own cryptocurrency Libra, many jabs have been thrown at…
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Startups
ENGIE acquires off-grid solar solutions provider Mobisol an undisclosed amount
French multinational electric utility company ENGIE has acquired Mobisol, a pioneer of off-grid solar solutions to expand its decentralized energy…
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Reviews
Nokia 5.1 Review: After 6 Months of Daily Use
I bought the Nokia 5.1 back in February and since then I’ve used the device as my daily driver –…
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