1 Apr 2020 - How reverse people lookup do works? Losing someone intimate to your heart is one of the most significant losses, no doubt.  However, you always try your level best to get that person back in your life. Therefore searching for the individual alone is a hard nut to crack. In that regard, you can…

1 Apr 2020 - Uber may temporarily suspend the accounts of users, drivers exposed to COVID‑19 in Kenya. The firm has also adjusted its systems to work according to the 7 pm to 5 am curfew set up by the Kenyan government in bid to help reduce the spread of COVID-19. “In accordance with the measures announced by…

1 Apr 2020 - Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) is collaborating with the Co-Creation Hub (CcHUB), to launch a call, for innovative communication projects on COVID-19 based on indigenous African languages targeted at the semi-urban and rural population across Africa. The…

1 Apr 2020 - Smartphone users will often see the prompts about allowing a certain app to access location services. Often times these apps will request location access when a user is attempting to view a map or when a user wants to send a location pin. However, there are times when an attempt will randomly ask…

1 Apr 2020 - Migrating to the cloud offers corporate organisations greater agility, enabling companies to create new services, update and roll out applications faster, and introduce alternative ways to communicate with customers. However, migrating to the cloud, and operating within this space, brings its own…

1 Apr 2020 - The profitability of deploying ransomware has led to an explosion of disastrous attacks on companies and institutions such as Boeing, Honda, Telefónica, San Francisco’s MTA, the UK’s National Health Service, Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center, and entire cities, such as Atlanta. The unfortunate…

1 Apr 2020 - Peter Ndegwa has officially taken over as the new CEO of Safaricom – making him the first-ever Kenyan to do so. 51-year-old Ndegwa succeeds Bob Collymore, who passed away in 2019 after a two-year battle with cancer. His appointment comes at an unusual time where Kenya is getting to grips with the…

1 Apr 2020 - Peter Ndegwa reports today as the new Safaricom CEO. Ndegwa was appointed in the position in October 2019 following the demise of the companies CEO Bob Collymore in July 2019. He takes over the position from the interim  CEO Michael Joseph. Mr Ndegwa will also become Safaricom’s first Kenyan CEO. …

1 Apr 2020 - The Facebook-owned chat service and messaging platform, WhatsApp is on track to support users simultaneously using their account across multiple devices. This is, of course, while taking all the necessary privacy and security precautions, reports Tech Weez. Adding multi-device functionality is…

1 Apr 2020 - The COVID-19 pandemic has forced individuals and institutions alike to use online platforms to do their work. This includes branches of government and one of them is the Judiciary. The Judiciary has been sending out notices on social media informing lawyers that they will be sending pending…

1 Apr 2020 - While the national lockdown should go a long way to slowing the spread of COVID-19 across the country, the fact that many housebound South Africans are spending more time than usual on their digital devices means it’s more important than ever before to protect yourself from the risks of computer…

1 Apr 2020 - After Samsung and Huawei unveiled their flagship devices, OnePlus, a company owned by China’s BBK Electronics has finally revealed a launch date for its 2020 flagship devices. Succeeding last year’s OnePlus 7 series, which came... The post OnePlus CEO Shares Details on Crucial OnePlus 8 Series…

1 Apr 2020 - A Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) survey has revealed that Kenyans spend most of their income on airtime. The KNBS Consumer Price Index (CPI) for March 2020 revealed that mobile phone airtime has the highest expenditure in this new CPI with an overall weight of 5.496%, which is up from…

1 Apr 2020 - Whilst many individuals, companies and manufacturers initially stocked up on disinfectants and sanitisers at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, did they foresee just how long these stocks would last? There are already many countries stopping exports of raw materials and ingredients needed to…

1 Apr 2020 - The Communication Authority (CA) has ordered all pay-TV providers to allow access to free to air (FTA) channels on their decoders.  The providers received licenses two years ago. Allowing them to broadcast free to air channels but some of the providers have since blocked consumers from accessing…

1 Apr 2020 - The coronavirus pandemic has disrupted traditional working and schooling in South Africa, leaving thousands of people practising social distancing amidst the nationwide lockdown in order to curb the spread across Africa. To make spending all this extra time at home a little more bearable and…

1 Apr 2020 - Nokia 7.2 is finally being updated to Android 10. HMD Global has kept a reliable launch schedule and has so far, not disappointed. According to the company’s rescheduled update timeline, Nokia 7.2 was in the... The post Nokia 7.2 Starts Receiving Stable Android 10 Update appeared first on TechArena.

1 Apr 2020 - COVID-19. We all have a general idea about the virus and what it has done to the world. In a Kenya context, the government has been on the frontline in ensuring citizens are safe or the rate of transmission is managed with the hope of containing the menace. The measures mean that some Kenyans who…

1 Apr 2020 - In the age of electronic and digital invasion over confidentiality, data security has never before now been so insubstantial. Sophisticated services have been modified and updated to provide high-quality security and, most importantly, ensure safety. However, what does safe even mean nowadays, and…

1 Apr 2020 - As we head deeper into 2020, speculation, predictions and technology foresight are everywhere. But when it comes to cloud computing, no other technology has seen such rapid adoption across both the business and consumer sphere. Cloud has become so indiscernible from our everyday existence that’s…

1 Apr 2020 - Exploring and tracing genealogy is no small feat. In actuality, it’s a colossal task, especially when it comes to researching the family roots of African-Americans. After all, the vast majority of the enslaved were stripped of their identities in the past. And as such, lacked many of the most basic…

1 Apr 2020 - WhatsApp is set to soon join the likes of rival messaging apps like Telegram with one feature we’ve been highly requesting for years on end by its over 2 billion users worldwide. The Facebook-owned chat app will add support for using your WhatsApp account/number on multiple devices simultaneously…

1 Apr 2020 - The Samsung Galaxy A20s is one of the many smartphones unveiled by the company in 2019. The Galaxy A20s is available in Kenya for Ksh 16,500 on Gadgets Leo and Jumia and in different retail... The post Samsung Galaxy A20s Specifications and Price in Kenya appeared first on TechArena.

31 Mar 2020 - Any sort of business call nowadays starts with “So, how has working from home been?” The inevitable response is something between acceptance and mild indignation. For some, working from home is a blessing in disguise. There are those amongst us that prefer the quiet of their own abode, the dynamism…

31 Mar 2020 - It seems like we have to talk about the coronavirus pandemic as it affects us in more ways than we imagine. The pandemic has affected lives all over the world and the current recommendation by... The post WhatsApp Usage Increases by 40% As the Coronavirus Pandemic Forces People to Stay Home…

31 Mar 2020 - Running an event is an exciting occasion. It’s also a daunting and stressful one. Even if you’re only organizing a small celebration, there are many different elements to consider for a successful event. Due to these elements, it can be tricky to remain within budget when arranging an event. Costs…

31 Mar 2020 - Samsung Display, Samsung’s display making arm is finally calling it quits on making LCD displays by the end of 2020. According to Reuters, the company currently owns two LCD making lines; one in South Korea... The post Samsung Display To Exit the LCD business by the End of 2020 appeared first on…

31 Mar 2020 - The latest numbers from the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) in terms of mobile money use cases are here, and they reiterate what we have come to expect regarding who is the market leader and that the competition cannot compete in the same space. As we are all aware, mobile money services are…

31 Mar 2020 - Fixed broadband connections in the country have been increasing year on year in the country. In urban areas, it is not uncommon to see people with Wi-Fi in their houses or businesses and it is so thanks to the spread of fiber connections to these locations. In Kenya for example, between October and…

31 Mar 2020 - The COVID-19 pandemic has had a far-reaching impact on everyone – mentally, physically and emotionally. We’re all trying to cope with the mixed feelings that come as a result of this viral outbreak. According to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University (JHU…