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TechTrends Podcast
TechTrends Podcast | Lipa Later Goes into Administration – What Happened?
In this episode of The TechTrends Podcast, we unpack the surprising news of Kenyan BNPL startup Lipa Later going into…
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TechTrends Podcast | The Mobile Money Shift – Airtel Money vs. M-PESA
In this episode of the TechTrends Podcast, we explore the evolving landscape of mobile money in Kenya, focusing on the…
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News
TechTrends Podcast | DeepSeek – The Chinese AI App Shocking the World
In this episode, we’re talking about DeepSeek—the Chinese AI powerhouse that’s taking the industry by storm. From mind-blowing capabilities to…
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Showmax 2.0: Our Frustrations, Thoughts and Suggestions
Showmax announced last year that they will be rebranding in 2024, well, they just did. The video-on-demand service revealed its…
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[24Bit Podcast] The AI Dilemma: Navigating Ethics, Innovation, and Regulation
In the second episode of 2024, we delve into the rapidly evolving world of Artificial Intelligence (AI). We unpack the…
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[24Bit Podcast] Starlink in Kenya – Are we boarding? Should you?
Starlink, the satellite internet company owned by Elon Musk has gone live in Kenya. The company had hinted about this…
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News
Players need to make connectivity available and affordable for SMEs, Liquid
Last week, the world marked World Telecommunication and Information Society Day, a day observed annually to mark the signing of…
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News
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[24Bit Podcast] The Biggest Tech Stories in February 2023
In this episode of our 24Bit podcast, we discuss everything that happened in February. Our guest – who will be…
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[24Bit Podcast] Tech in 2023: Discussing everything that happened in January
In this first episode of our 24Bit podcast, we discuss everything that happened in January. Listen in to the conversation…
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[24Bit Podcast] Discussing Samsung’s 2022 TV and Home Appliances Lineup
Samsung has unveiled a new lineup of smart home digital and electronic appliances. These are immediately available in the market.…
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[24Bit Podcast] What is the new M-Pesa VISA Virtual Card, and how can you use it?
In this episode, we discuss Safaricom’s latest Globalpay initiative where they’ve partnered with VISA to launch a Virtual CARD tied…
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Apps
[24Bit Podcast] The State of Banking Apps in Kenya
We all have a bank account, don’t we? And many of us use an app to operate our accounts, yes?…
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[24Bit Podcast] M1 MacBooks: Hype or Substance?
Welcome to Season 5, Episode 1. Our first self-produced Podcast. In this episode, we talk about the M1 Macs. Are…
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[24Bit Podcast] What are the Options for Sports Streaming in Kenya?
In this episode of our 24Bit Podcast, we sat down to discuss some of the ways in which Kenyans stream…
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[24Bit Podcast] AI for the Consumer – A Discussion with Samsung’s Head of Consumer Electronics Division, Mr. Sam Odhiambo
Samsung Electronics East Africa recently announced that its new line-up of AI-centered consumer electronics are now available locally. The company…
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News
[24Bit Podcast] TECNO Phantom X – Flagship Enough?
In this latest episode of our 24Bit podcast, we discuss the TECNO Phantom X. TECNO Officially launched this device three…
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[24Bit Podcast] LG exiting the smartphone business and how this affects the whole industry
Last week, LG Electronics confirmed that it’s shutting down its smartphone business. The move, the company said will enable it…
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[24Bit Podcast] Does PayPal Care about its Kenyan Users?
In this latest episode of our 24Bit Podcast, Emmanuel Chenze, Nick Kanali and Dickson Otieno discuss Paypal; Uses, benefits, problems,…
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24Bit Podcast Ep 24: Buying Smartphones Through Device Financing Plans
In this latest episode of our 24Bit podcast, Emmanuel Chenze, Nick Kanali and Dickson Otieno discuss different device financing plans…
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24Bit Podcast Episode 23- Discussion on Smartphone Cameras
In this latest episode of our 24Bit podcast, Emmanuel Chenze, Nick Kanali and Dickson Otieno are joined by Ken Bonyo…
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24Bit Podcast Episode 23: Are Kenyans Ready for Cashless Matatu Payments?
In this latest episode of our 24Bit podcast, Emmanuel Chenze, Nick Kanali and Dickson Otieno discuss the new upcoming requirement…
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24Bit Podcast Episode 18: Mobile Money and Mobile Banking Transaction Rates in Kenya
Do you use mobile money services? Okay, what kind of a question is that? Kenya is very synonymous with mobile…
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24Bit Podcast Episode 14: Which Way Huawei?
Huawei has been all over the news in recent days. The company has been banned by Google from using its…
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24Bit Episode 10: A discussion on the recent Twitter Purge.
24Bit Episode 10: One of the hashtags that was trending last week on Twitter locally was #TwitterCleanUpKE. If you missed…
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24Bit Episode 6: Are online reviews relevant for businesses?
Online reviews have been termed as key drivers in customer purchase decision. Traders across different spheres of the global economy confess…
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The State of eCommerce in Kenya – 24Bit, Episode 5
Watch and Listen to our latest podcast as we discuss the state of eCommerce in Kenya. You can also listen…
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24Bit Episode One – Lets Talk About Blogging.
TechTrendsKE has been in existence for a while now, let me just say it has been close to five years…
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Reviews
Product Review: Microsoft Lumia 535
Introduction: One of the most “what if” questions came to pass in 2013, when Microsoft announced the buyout of the Nokia…
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Apps
Easy Taxi Launches a cashless payment option for its customers
Easy Taxi ,Kenya’s fastest growing taxi hailing mobile phone application will today launch, Easy Taxi Pay (ET Pay) an in-app…
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Gadgets
Fitkat; A health wearable to help you track your steps, calories and water intake
By Nixon Kanali, Nairobi If you love wearable devices and also keen on watching your fitness then Fitkat is something…
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News
Uber to make driverless cars in ‘robot taxi war’ vs. Google
In just the next few months, in fact, the taxi industry could be a messy battlefield between the hugely popular…
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News
M-KOPA Solar wins Zayed Energy Future Energy Award
M-KOPA Solar has won the 2015 Zayed Future Energy Prize at the opening ceremony of the annual Abu Dhabi…
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Social Media
Could Facebook be planning to be the next new YouTube?
Could Facebook Video be the next big video sharing platform after YouTube? Well, maybe yes. According to new statistics released…
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Social Media
Twitter suffers temporary outage, back now
By Nixon Kanali Something is technically wrong,thanks for noticing-we’re going to fix it up and have things back to normal…
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Gadgets
Hands on with the new Samsung Galaxy Note Edge,
By Nixon Kanali Samsung Electronics has launch the Galaxy Note Edge, which was showcased alongside with the Galaxy Note 4 during the Samsung…
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Gadgets
Rumor: Samsung to Unveil Galaxy S6 in January
Still saving for the Samsung Galaxy S5? Well, here is some interesting news. The Galaxy S5 could just be old…
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Social Media
Facebook rolls out new Search tool to help you seatch for old posts
Facebook has rolled out a new Search tool in what it says is to make it easier for users to…
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News
Athi Water adopts mobile water treatment units to bridge supply gap during emergencies
Davis and Shirtliff has partnered with the Athi Water Services Board (AWSB) on a Sh46m project to equip the water…
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News
Google gets rid of the ‘frustrating’ Captcha security test
Google is getting rid of the “frustrating” Captcha security test and replacing it with a much simpler method. Previously Google…
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News
Philips unveils Ingenia, the first-ever digital broadband MRI system at Karen Hospital
Philips East Africa in partnership with the Diagnostic Imaging Department at Karen Hospital have unveiled the first ever digital broadband magnetic resonance…
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News
KQ Emerges Winner of the 2014 CIO 100 Awards
It was a double win for Kenya Airways as it emerged winner of the 2014 CIO 100 awards and the…
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News
#CIO100EA: Players Discuss the Trends of Tech in East Africa
In the just concluded, 4th annual CIO100 Awards IT key players across the East Africa region came together to discuss…
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News
Google rolls out a new standalone messenger app
Google has rolled out a new Messenger app that has been created to basically send and receive both SMS and MMS…
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Gadgets
The Microsoft Branded-Lumia smartphone is now here, Microsoft Lumia 535
By Nixon Kanali, Nairobi After putting an end to the Nokia brand name from its products and renaming it as “Microsoft…
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Social Media
You can now easily unfollow Boring Friends on facebook
By Nixon Kanali, You got a boring Facebook friend who frequently posts boring posts? And you do not want to…
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News
Microsoft to launch First Microsoft-Branded Lumia Smartphone on Tuesday
Remember a recent report on Microsoft putting an end to the Nokia brand name from its products and renaming it…
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News
Facebook to create ”DONATE” button to help fight Ebola
The Ebola epidemic in West Africa seem to have attracted so much attention from across the globe. Many organisations are…
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News
TRACE patners with Mahindra Comviva as technology partner for TRACE Music Stars
TRACE TV has partnered with Mahindra Comviva as their technology partner to launch TRACE Music Stars across all Airtel operations…
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Apps
New google Calendar app turns your emails into Calendar events automatically
Google wants you to spend less time managing your day, and more time enjoying it. The company has announced its latest…
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News
Google releases new Bookmark Manager extension for its Chrome browser
Google has apparently released a new extension of Google Chrome browser. Called Google Bookmark Manager the extension would provide a way…
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News
Google exploring a way to search bodies for cancer, heart disease
Google Inc is exploring a way to search inside people’s bodies for early signs of deadly illnesses such as cancer…
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News
YouTube considering getting rid of ads, to introduce subscription-based billing
Ever opened youtube and the first thing you see are those increasingly annoying pre-roll ads that appear before you watch…
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Gadgets
Reports: Samsung Galaxy S6 to Feature 4K Screen
By Nixon Kanali Samsung could just be working on its next flagship smartphone, the Samsung Galaxy S6. According to a…
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Apps
”Inbox” Googles’ new email service
By Nixon Kanali Google on Wednesday introduced a new e-mail service called Inbox, a service which it says is designed to focus…
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Gadgets
Panasonic launches its Panasonic T40 smartphone in India
Panasonic has launched its new android smartphone in India. The new phone, Panasonic T40 will be priced at Rs. 5,990…
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Social Media
”Safety Check” New facebook feature that notifies your friends and family your are safe during a disaster
By Nixon Kanali Have you ever been in a tight situation? found yourself in the middle of disaster or crisis?…
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Gadgets
Samsung Galaxy Note 4 now available in India at Rs 58,300
Samsung today launched its flagship phone Galaxy Note 4 in India at Rs 58,300. The phone will be available for…
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News
French Bank and twitter team up to allow customers transfer money via tweets
Groupe BPCE, one of France’s largest banks is teaming up with social media site Twitter to allow its customers to transfer money via…
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93 percent of Kenyans using mBanking services
By Nixon Kanali, Nairobi 93 percent of Kenyans are using their mobile phones to carry out their bank transactions. This…
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Apps
Microsoft’s Android Wear keyboard lets you draw letters on your smartwatch
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Iu7bUKKrJE Microsoft has a new keyboard app for Google’s Android Wear-powered smartwatches called Analog Keyboard for Android Wear. The “analog…
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Apps
Google Testing Doctor Patient Video Chats feature
Google is testing a new search feature that could hook you up with a virtual doctor appointment when you…
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UPCOMING EVENTS
APO to sponsor one African Journalist/Blogger to AfricaCom 2014
By Nixon Kanali, Nairobi Are you a journalist or a Blogger, well, African Press Organisation (APOA) is inviting you to…
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News
Oracle launches Capacity-Building Programme to close IT Skills Gap in Africa
The four-pronged program was devised as a response to the rapid adoption of new technologies by governments and businesses in…
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News
Nedbank adopts Gemalto’s plug-and-play solution to secure online banking for corporate clients
By Nixon Kanali, Nairobi Nedbank Ltd, a leading commercial bank in South Africa, is deploying its Ezio eBanking solution to…
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News
Equity Bank issues smart SIM powered by Taisys Technologies to provide mBanking and mobile communication services
By Nixon Kanali Equity Bank customers can now enjoy funds transfer, micro-payments and other mobile financial services that are agnostic…
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Gadgets
US Researchers develop ‘Gigapixel’ Camera that Can Help Spot Signs of Skin Cancer
Imagine a camera that can be able to scan your entire body and detect deadliest form of skin cancer during its early stages.…
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News
EU approves Facebooks’ acquisition of WhatsApp
By Nixon Kanali The EU has finally given a green light to Facebook’s acquisition of mobile messenger service WhatsApp. According to…
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Gadgets
Motorola launches Moto 360 smartwatch in India
New Delhi: Motorola has finally launched the much-awaited Moto 360 smartwatch in India at a price of Rs 17,999. Quite…
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News
Windows 10 technical preview now available
Just a few days after unveiling the Windows 10, Microsoft has now launched a technical preview of the same. The…
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Microsoft Unveils Windows 10
Microsoft ha announced the next version of its Windows operating system: The Windows 10 which the company says represents the first…
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News
#OracleOpenWorld2014: Oracle unveils `Oracle Analytics Cloud’ for data analysis
Oracle today announced Oracle Analytics Cloud, a comprehensive portfolio of analytics offerings built for the cloud; deployed in the cloud;…
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News
Apple sells more than 10 million new iPhones in first three days
Apple Inc said it sold more than 10 million iPhones in the first weekend after its new models went on…
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News
New Facebook News Feed to emphasize on fresh Trending topics
Facebook has announced that yet again it would be making changes to its News Feed. This time round, the company…
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News
Microsoft to launch Windows 9 on September 30th
By Nixon Kanali, September 30th is the day Microsoft will showcase an enterprise technology preview of its next version of…
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News
Google to make YouTube videos available offline In India
Google is planning to make YouTube videos available offline in India, allowing people to save on download charges for watching…
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News
SanDisk SD launches 512 GB memory card , largest memory card ever,
By Nixon Kanali, Nairobi Kenya How about a memory card that has more storage space that your computer, well, Flash memory storage developer…
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News
Hands on with the new iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus
By Nixon Kanali, Nairobi Apple officially launched The iPhone 6 on Tuesday, the thinnest iPhone ever made at just 6.9mm together…
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Social Media
Facebook hits 100 million active users in Africa
By Nixon Kanali, Nairobi Facebook has now hit 100 million active users in Africa, 80 percent of which are mobile…
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News
HERE for Samsung: Fresh maps for the new Samsung Gear S
HERE has today announced a partnership programe with Samsung to bring its maps and location platform services to Tizen-powered smart…
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Apps
Instagram launches Hyperlapse app for capturing high-quality time lapse videos
Popular photo-sharing site Instagram has launched a new app that will let users capture high-quality time lapse videos even while in motion…
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Apps
Sanofi pediatrics ’Mommy’s Book’ App in Kenya
Sanofi pediatrics is now offering more than solutions from prevention to treatment adapted to children. In conjunction with Kenya Pediatrics Association, the…
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News
Apple launches free iPhone 5 Battery Replacement Program
By Nixon Kanali, Nairobi Do you own an iPhone 5? Does it run out of battery in half the time that it…
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News
Facebook makes changes to News Feed, targets ”Click-baiting” articles
By Nixon Kanali, Nairobi Facebook has adjusted the way its users see articles on its site to reduce what it…
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Social Media
Twitter to add tweets from non-followers to your timeline
Your twitter timeline could just be getting more crowded with tweets from people you do not even follow according to…
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News
Thermal cameras gaining popularity in Africa
Follow #TechTrendsKE Thermal imaging cameras are gaining in popularity in Africa, because the cost of these kinds of cameras are…
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News
Google’s new music subscription service to be known ‘YouTube Music key’: Report
By Nixon Kanali, Nairobi Kenya You might have heard about Google’s long-expected YouTube music subscription service. Earlier on, Android Police…
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News
Facebook to label satirical stories for you So You Don’t Think They’re Real
By Nixon Kanali In December last year, The Daily Currant a satirical magazine that publishes fake stories for humor published…
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News
Twitter introduces video advertising
Follow Nixon Kanali, Twitter is apparently testing a feature that will let brand advertisers include a playable video directly into…
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News
Perseid Meteor Shower 2014 Celebrated by a Google Doodle
An annual celestial event is the latest topic of Monday’s Google doodle. The ongoing Perseid meteor shower has inspired a…
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News
Zuku rolls out a KSH. S220m network upgrade project
Wananchi Group customers will now have faster internet speeds and reduced customer downtime when using Zuku services after the company rolled…
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News
LG could be launching the G3 Stylus, A Galaxy Note Competitor
LG is reportedly set to launch a G3 Stylus smartphone, Android Police has reported. According to the report, the source of…
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News
Surface Pro 3 to be available in 25 Other countries on August 28th
Surface Pro 3, and it is set to arrive in 25 more countries this month, Microsoft has announced. This means that…
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News
Chinese government excludes Apple products from its procurement lists
The war between China and Apple could just be getting tougher after the Chinese government excluded products from its procurement lists because of…
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News
Gmail adopts accented and non-Latin characters for gmail
By Nixon Kanali, In a move that the company says is aimed at making emails global, Google has announced that…
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News
iPhone 6 release set for September 9, reports
By Nixon Kanali Apple could be launching its long-anticipated large-screen iPhone 6 on September 9 if reports by the online…
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Gadgets
Microsoft’s Newest Surface Lap-Tablets Go on Sale
A little more than two months after its unveiling, Microsoft’s Surface Pro 3 is finally available for purchase in all its…
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News
Galaxy Note 4 expected to launch on September 3
By Nixon Kanali, Tue, 05 Aug 2014 10:15 AM Samsung is reportedly expected to introduce its latest flagship phablet, the anticipated Galaxy…
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