- If you use taxi apps in Kenyan cities and towns, where services such as Uber, Bolt, and Little Cab exist, then you should be aware that driver partners have been airing their grievances about how their employers are treating them in terms of compensation. The issue has mostly been affecting Uber…
- Infinix has updated its entry-level Hot series with the launch of the Hot 20i in the country. The Hot 20 series is an improvement over the Hot 12 series from early this year and the company is bringing the Hot 20i to the country with upgraded specs. Infinix Hot 20i has a 6.6″ screen with […]
- Computing solutions provider Raspberry Pi has revealed that it will be manufacturing some of its electronics in Kenya. This development will be implemented following the firm’s partnership with local manufacturer Gearbox Europlacer, which will then see the production of some of Raspberry Pi’s…
- A new month and a new Twitter boss. Elon Musk completed buying Twitter late last week and fired the company’s top execs in his takeover. Well, besides spreading misinformation on his first day, the Tesla CEO is bringing radical changes to the social networking site. He changed the Twitter homepage…
- Sometime this year, Safaricom announced that it was planning to release M-PESA Junior Accounts for minors. This development has not occurred, and the reason is that there are some regulatory issues that need to be addressed before the CBK can give the telco a nod for the launch. Junior accounts…
- Itel Kenya has launched the itel S18 at Serena Hotel, a new and compact smartphone that is their flagship 4G model as opposed to all other existing models. The series succeeds itel S17 from late last year. iTel is known in the Kenyan market for making one of the most affordable smartphones, which…
- UPDATE: This seems to be working for the old Postpay (the KES 1000 one), and not the new postpay that was released back in 2020. Continue… Postpay customers, Safaricom ones, in this case, have some nice perks with that service. They get to access lots of minutes for voice, unlimited SMS, and a…
- In 2014, Safaricom launched a $1 million Spark Venture Fund. Its goal was to allow technology entrepreneurs access to financing, mentorship, and access to key resources for their businesses. It was motivated by many things, including the need for the telco to develop Kenya’s technology communities…
- Cybersecurity firm Check Point has published an interesting Brand Phishing Report for Q3, 2022. Phishing attacks are the practice of sending fraudulent communications that appear to come from a genuine source. It is usually conducted via email. The agenda is to steal sensitive information such as…
- What happened over the period the COVID-19 pandemic started and when it reached its peak? Well, more people went online for work, school, entertainment, and more. To this end, it has been reported that over 73% of Information Technology security decision-makers are concerned about the growing…
- By now, we already know that Twitter has been bought by the billionaire and CEO of Tesla, among other high-profile companies, Elon Musk. The development was officially announced yesterday. It has also emerged that Elon Musk’s first order of business was to reorganize Twitter’s top management team.…
- Even after a seven-month tussle, Elon Musk was bound to finalise buying Twitter. He first showed interest in April this year putting the social networking site’s worth at $44 billion. He has now taken it private. Early this week, the Tesla CEO shared a video of him entering Twitter’s Headquarters…
- Anytime you want to buy something online, the first place most people consult is google. A few years ago we never relied on google as much but with all the changes that have taken place, note 2020, there has been a shift in how businesses present themselves online. The year 2020 made a lot of […]
- Safaricom has gone big on 5G today with three important announcements. The telco became the first in the country to commercially roll out its 5G network after several months in the trial phase. Their 5G coverage has also expanded to cover more areas including Mombasa, Kisumu, some new Nairobi…
- Internet service provider Mawingu, which is also associated with Microsoft, and offers its services in the Mt. Kenya region, has announced that it is nearly closing a new investment round. This development will conclude in the next couple of months, and the funds will play a key role in its…
- 5G is now official in the country – at least Safaricom 5G. The company has commercially rolled it out today while also announcing the availability of their Home 5G Wi-Fi meant for areas not covered by Safaricom Home Fibre. The telco has been testing 5G for a while since early last year – quietly…
- Safaricom has today announced the availability of 5G in Kenya. The announcement comes after years of testing. The first time that the telco revealed to the public about the existence of the 5G network was back in April 2021. We also expected the service to be commercially available early this year…
- Safaricom has been teasing 5G services for an extended period. The first mention of the 4G network successor went live in early 2021, but at that time, it was for test purposes. While commercial roll-out is yet to be official, the telco has already made other plans regarding how customers can enjoy…
- Safaricom has announced a very interesting service today. It is called Daima, and seeks to ensure that people who travel outside of the country (Kenya), or those who want to keep their numbers active even after the 90-day inactivity period elapses, are able to do so at a small fee. This makes a lot…
- OPPO has today updated its Reno lineup with the launch of the OPPO Reno8 series which includes the 5G and 4G versions. The OPPO Reno8 5G come with much-needed improvements over the Reno7 5G from early this year. Starting with design, OPPO went with a unibody look that streamlines the chassis with…
- WhatsApp is one of the worlds leading chat apps. It’s owned by Meta, the same company that also owns Facebook, Instagram, and Messenger. In terms of features, it is still trying to play catch up with Telegram, whose feature sets are simply superior. While that might be the case, WhatsApp has a…
- Following two straight quarters of subscriber losses, which wiped billions of dollars of its market cap, Netflix bounced back in Q3. The streaming giant reported 2.4 million new paid subscribers between June and September, causing its shares to skyrocket more than 18%. Numbers state that Netflix’s…
- Wondering what is going on with your favourite chat app WhatsApp? Well, you are not alone, because the Meta-owned platform has been down for nearly two hours now. People are not able to send messages, nor can they receive them. We have seen the same response on WhatsApp web too. People have since…
- Over the course of the ongoing bear market, crypto experts have reiterated countless times that it is a situation that is necessary for the growth and development of the cryptocurrency industry. Crypto experts argue that at the end of the ongoing bear market, the industry would be better off and…
- Safaricom has announced that it is trialing VoWiFi, which enables fibre to the customer’s home/building to make voice calls using fixed network. Roll-out to customers is currently underway. Once it fully goes official, we will notify you and test it for a deeper assessment. VoLTE and VoBB Safaricom…
- Airtel Africa, which operates in 14 African states, including Kenya and Uganda, has announced title sponsorship of The Voice Africa at an event in Lagos, Nigeria. The Voice is a competition format music and entertainment show, airing in over 180 countries. Building on the success of The Voice…
- Kenya celebrated its 59th Mashujaa Day yesterday. During the show, which was attended by President Ruto, among other high-ranking government officials, one key development was announced as far as Kenya’s stand in ICT matters is concerned: the Digital Superhighway. It was revealed by the President,…
- Last week, we learned that the dx5, formerly known as CIO East Africa, will be holding the CIO Awards in Diani, Mombasa from November 23rd to 25th. The awards now are referred to as dx100 following the rebrand from CIO East Africa. This is also one of the few times that the publisher has moved […]
- Safaricom’s mobile data coverage is the best in Kenya, and this has been the case for the past years. While it is not the cheapest in terms of data prices (compared to the competition), the carrier has tried to boost its coverage across the country. By now, its 2G and 3G coverage are at 98 […]
- Airtel Africa and the American Tower Corporation (ATC) have announced a deal that will see the two parties enter a beneficial multi-year and multi-product transaction. The idea here is that Airtel Africa will leverage ATC’s substantial communications sites, new sites and product development…
- Internet security firm Surfshark has published some interesting numbers based on the annual digital wellbeing index, shortened as DQL, for 2022. According to the assessment, lower-income countries (including most of Africa) have to work 3 times more than higher-income countries for 3 times slower…
- Cloud-based services are in demand across the world, including in Africa. This has been accelerated by hybrid work, so cloud service providers are looking into how they can serve their customers who need that facility the most. To this end, it has been announced that Microsoft will be partnering…
- M-Shwari, which is owned by lender NCBA and telco Safaricom is set to become a standalone company in the coming days. This development was revealed today and was first mentioned by publisher the Business Daily. According to people who are privy to the matter, NCBA is already in the process of…
- Samsung Kenya has revealed the availability of a new phone, the A04S. As its name suggests, it is part of the A series lineup that has been so successful. The A series basically replaced the J series many years ago. Based on its price, the A04S is among the smartphones at the bottom of the […]
- For so long, the lack of reliable and sufficient preservation facilities has challenged meat traders at the Kariokor market. This leads to significant losses since huge chunks are dumped as moldered meat. However, a Kenyan tech startup – Veno Autobotics, has developed a cold storage solution to…
- It’s more than three decades since the launch of the first ever website on 30th April 1993. Today, a website is nearly a prerequisite for every business in the world- from local startups to multinationals. Contrary to what many expect, websites will never become obsolete. New and revolutionary web…
- A couple of months ago, we learned and reported that Airtel Money was going to be split from Airtel Kenya. It marked the first mobile money product that was heading in that direction, bearing in mind that other mobile money services will be split from their mother companies before the year ends or…
- Showmax Pro, which airs sports events, will be bringing FIFA World Cup 2022 to its customers, but that is not news because the platform has been doing that for a while now (games, not the World Cup). This time around, however, the matches will be broadcasted in 4K thanks to a partnership between…
- Ecommerce platform Copia, which provides its B2C service to 750 million middle to low-income African consumers, has announced new appointments to its leadership as the organization deepens its focus on regional growth and continues to pursue its expansion strategy. It has therefore revealed the…
- It’s going to be a long weekend, at least, here in Kenya. And instead of spending the three-day weekend scrolling looking for titles to watch – here are our top suggestions for new tv series to binge-watch on Showmax. House of The Dragon Season 1 House of the Dragon is a prequel set to the […]
- Streaming service Netflix has revealed a partnership with Kenya’s Ministry of Tourism and Wildlife that will see the American platform promote the country as a travel destination of choice globally. According to a statement announcing the collaboration, Netflix seeks to demonstrate and showcase…
- Infinix has spun out a slew of phones in the Note 12 series in recent months. We’ve gotten our hands on some of them including the Note 12i(Read our review here) and the Note 12 VIP(Read our review here) and now it’s the Pro 5G‘s time that landed on our review desk. Inside the box […]
- Budget smartphones have come a long way and now have features that have trickled down from their midrange and flagship counterparts. The best example is the Infinix Note 12i which comes loaded with green flags and a high spec-to-price value – setting the bar for smartphones under 20K in the country…
- Xiaomi has unveiled the Redmi A1+ in Kenya. This is the company’s latest budget smartphone in the country. Xiaomi Redmi A1+ comes with a 6.5″ 720p display. It ships with Android 12 Go and MIUI 12 straight out of the box. Xiaomi Redmi A1+ is powered by MediaTek’s Helio A22 chipset paired by 2GB RAM…
- MEST Africa has announced a shortlist of 36 qualified technology startups from 5 African countries that will be going into the regional pitch competition stage of the 2022 MEST Africa Challenge. The Next Stage of the Competition MEST has shared some key updates on the MEST Africa Challenge and the…
- The European Parliament has voted to pass a law that will see the USB-C or as is commonly known type C enforced as the common charging ports across all consumer electronic devices which also including the iPhone and all Apple products which have different ports by the end of 2024. This means that…
- Safaricom Ethiopia is now officially open, following an event that was attended by Kenya’s President William Ruto, among others including Safaricom Kenya CEO Peter Ndegwa. The telco is now live in Addis, among other 10 cities in the country whose population is higher than 115 million people. The…
- Loan apps have been a menace to a lot of Kenyans. They had been acting illegally for an extended period and it took the complaints of thousands of locals, and bigger visibility from the media to prompt an action. To this end, the CBK developed a set of laws under the CBK Amendment Bill, 2021 […]
- Google has revealed its intent to establish a new Google Cloud region in South Africa. This is its first cloud facility on the continent. The news, which came at the second Google for Africa event, is the latest example of how Google is delivering on the $1bn investment commitment made last year by…
- Podcasts are quickly gaining ground both locally and internationally. Streaming platforms are making exclusive deals with popular podcasters. Podcasts are here to stay are they are becoming important storytelling platforms. The good thing about podcasts is that they have the freedom to talk about…
