28 Jan 2020 - CiTi’s Women in Business programme, now in its third year has opened for Western Cape Women Entrepreneurs from February 2020. CiTi’s or Cape Innovation and Technology Initiative Women in Business programme will see female entrepreneurs in the Western Cape not only have the opportunity to access…

28 Jan 2020 - Motorola Edge might be launched during this year’s Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona. The styling is much the same as other devices in the series, with the same kind of speaker grille design up top, alongside a  punch-hole camera opening. It will be the first Motorola phone with a stylus…

28 Jan 2020 - Buying phones on a contract like Americans do is something we have been waiting for for so long, but I have high levels of confidence it is not going to happen soon for obvious reasons. This, however, does not mean that there is a shortage of other options in Kenya. Products such as Lipa Later […]…

28 Jan 2020 - Tech companies hold enormous volumes of data. The data is used for various money-making projects (through user consent, although you may not know what you are consenting to). However, the data is not available to many other organizations such as government agencies. It is at this point that law…

28 Jan 2020 - Last month WhatsApp officially ditched support for Windows-powered smartphones. But it’s about time the same applies for old Android phones and iPhones.  The company announced that the end of support is mainly because old devices... The post WhatsApp will Stop Working on These Smartphones From…

27 Jan 2020 - Rensource has raised $3 million from Proparco, with the support of the European Union under the Africa Renewable Energy Scale-Up facility (ARE Scale-Up). Rensource, the first beneficiary in the program, will use the funding to contribute to facilitating energy access in the context of a significant…

27 Jan 2020 - The Allan Gray Africa ex-SA Equity Fund’s performance over the past year was downright disappointing, writes Nick Ndiritu

27 Jan 2020 - Grant Brooke’s Twiga’s co-founder and former CEO has announced that he is stepping down from management. “I’ve decied to step down from active management in Twiga as of this month,” he said in a LinkedIn post. He also added that he will remain on the Board of Directors going forward. Grant Brooke…

27 Jan 2020 - Android 10 is slowly making its way to more smartphones from different manufacturers. This latest version of Android was released late last year but its market share its still low as we have come to... The post These are the LG Smartphones Scheduled to Get Android 10 Update appeared first on…

27 Jan 2020 - You may have seen people with briefcases in your favourite malls promising a new type of screen protector for your phone. The so called Liquid protector is promised as an alternative to the normal screen protector. Don't fall for the nano liquid screen protector scam#ThursdayThoughts #…

27 Jan 2020 - Grant Brooke, Co-Founder, Twiga Foods has stepped down from active management of the firm he co-founded more than five years ago. Brooke had handed over his CEO role last year and stuck around to help in that transition. “I’ve decided to step-down from active management in Twiga as of this month,…

27 Jan 2020 - The wearables market has been growing so fast the last couple of years. Some of the top players including Samsung, Huawei and Apple have a number of wearable devices on the market. With the future... The post OPPO is Working on its First Smartwatch to be Unveiled this Year appeared first on…

27 Jan 2020 - Technology firm SevenSeas was started two decades ago. With a ‘transforming lives and changing communities’ motto, the organization is one of Kenya’s many tech-based organizations that have been reported as success stories. Founded by Michael Macharia, SevenSeas has also been involved in many…

27 Jan 2020 - There is a good chance that you have already heard about 5G. Ian Fogg, mobile data analytic from OpenSignal, puts it simply: ”Whatever we do now with our smartphones we’ll be able to do faster and better.” But what 5G can bring for our daily lives? Here are 5 things you could consider: 1. Health […

27 Jan 2020 - Huawei has launched the Nova 5T in the Kenyan market. The phone features four, rear-mounted AI cameras that capture stunning high-definition, ultra-wide-angle, macro and bokeh photography. The cameras also create next-level videos. Rich, clear images and videos from vast landscapes to breathtaking…

27 Jan 2020 - POCO recently became an independent brand from Xiaomi and the first phone to be released under the new company will be the POCO X2, a successor to the Pocohone F1. And as expected with smartphone trends we’ll see this year of more megapixels and higher refresh rates, the POCO X2 will come with a…

27 Jan 2020 - Nokia 9.2 Pureview is the company’s 2020 flagship. The device will be launched much later in the year probably in the last quarter of the year. The release delay is pegged on HMD Global’s plans for using Qualcomm’s latest chipset. The company is looking to power the 9.2 PureView with Snapdragon 865…

27 Jan 2020 - VerifyMe Nigeria, an ID verification and KYC technology company, recently secured a Series A financing for an undisclosed amount from Consonance Investment Managers. VerifyMe Nigeria will use the funds to expand strategic partnerships and bring new digital ID verification products to market. “We…

27 Jan 2020 - The Huawei Nova 5T and the OPPO Reno 2F are the latest mid-range smartphones to hit the Kenyan market. OPPO Reno 2F was launched late last year while the Huawei Nova 5T launched in Kenya in late January. Both come with incredible features with very competitive prices but which one should you pick…

27 Jan 2020 - Samasource, a Nairobi and San Francisco-based AI training provider, has lost its founder and CEO Leila Janah, to a rare form of cancer. “We are deeply saddened to announce that Leila Janah, Samasource Founder and CEO, passed away last night due to complications from Epithelioid Sarcoma, a rare form…

27 Jan 2020 - Omidyar Network has spun off Imaginable Futures, its global philanthropic firm focusing on unlocking human potential through learning. Imaginable Futures begins with $200 million of capital invested, and an additional $150 million for operations and investment over the next four years. The arm is…

27 Jan 2020 - Xiaomi’s Redmi 8A has received an official Android 10 update. This update comes after receiving the latest version of MIUI 11 back in November. The listing shows a Xiaomi Redmi 8A handset running the latest Android 10 suggesting that an update might be underway. Xiaomi hasn’t disclosed a time frame…

26 Jan 2020 - Meat may be meeting its match, as more and more South Africans are experimenting with vegetarian and vegan lifestyles.

26 Jan 2020 - It’s hard to believe we are racing ahead into a new decade, but 2020 is mere days away. The 2010s will certainly be remembered for some great leaps forward when it comes to technology. Indeed, consider that as we entered the start of the 2010s nobody had yet heard of an iPad, Uber, Twitch TV […]…

26 Jan 2020 - If you have waited all year to get your hands on the latest limited-edition sneakers, it is time to brace up for the real thing. Staying updated about the release date, the release sites, and deciding on the browser preference – are good ways to prepare. However, you are unlikely to see real…

25 Jan 2020 -   Android 10, Google’s latest mobile operating system has been out for a couple of months since it was released last year and brought system-wide dark mode, Focus mode(a compliment to Digital Wellbeing), new gesture navigation systems, boosted privacy, security and notifications (Grouped silent…

24 Jan 2020 - Twitter has been adding new features to its mobile apps and even on the desktop version. The company is trying to find ways for people to spend more time on the platform and adding new... The post Twitter DMs Get Support for Emoji Reactions appeared first on TechArena.

24 Jan 2020 - Google’s annual developer conference I/O 2020will be held from May 12 to May 14 at the company’s headquarters in Mountain View, California near Google’s HQ and is where Google has hosted the event for the... The post Google I/O 2020 to kick off on May 12: This is What to expect appeared first on…

24 Jan 2020 - The World Economic Forum happened this week in Davos where global leaders, corporate titans and thinkers meet and Ren Zhengfei, Huawei’s CEO spoke on Tuesday aiming to downplay the threat that the Chinese giant poses while insisting that the company is fully prepared to withstand any further U.S. “…

24 Jan 2020 - A couple of days ago, it emerged that many loan apps were running their trade normally, with their tools live in Google Play Store many months after Alphabet detailed a set of regulations for financial apps. The rules tasked the mobile lenders to disburse loans with at least 61 days in repayment…