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Facebook is Building a Meme Hub to Connect with Shrinking Teen Demographic
Facebook knows that it is not trendy to kids unlike before and they have to find a way to connect to them. This next...
Samsung Note9 and S9 Are Receiving Android 9 Pie in Kenya
Samsung appears to have a busy January, as it even preps for an even a more engaging February whose hallmark fair will be the...
Egypt-based Mass Transit e-Shuttle Service Swvl Starts Pilot in Nairobi
A little over a week ago, Little, the company that runs e-taxi services such as the likes of Uber and Taxify announced a pilot...
Zimbabweans are Turning to Telegram After Internet Ban
Zimbabwe recently decided to ban Internet access to its citizens and this was confirmed by the owner of the largest telecommunications company in the...
Samsung Rolls Out Android 9 Pie Beta with One UI for the Galaxy S8 and Note8
The Galaxy S8 and S8+ were released about two years ago, and they pioneered an important design transition for the South Korean phone maker....
Massive ‘Collection #1’ Breach Exposes 773 Million Emails, 21 Million Passwords
We generally need two variables to get an account online: Your email address and a password. These are used to identify you and they...
Safaricom’s Fuliza Overdraft Facility Issues KES 1.5 Billion Days After Launch
Safaricom’s overdraft facility Fuliza was announced in late 2018 and went live a few days ago. The product has proved its popularity, both from...
Safaricom Brings Back Fuliza on MySafaricom App
MySafaricom app has become the one stop shop to access Safaricom services and frankly, it is quite convenient. You can access services ranging from...
HMD May Announce the 5 Camera-touting Nokia 9 in Month End
Nokia devices will forever hold a special place in our hearts owing to their hand in revolutionizing mobile phone telephony. The Finnish manufacturer, whose...
Telkom Kenya to Launch Project Loon by June as it Commits KES 1 Billion to 3/4G Expansion
Telkom Kenya has announced a KES 1 billion expansion plan that will see further improvements on 3G and 4G coverage. The budget is also...
Huawei Set to Launch the Mate 20 Series of Phones in Kenya in January
The world's top 3 smartphone maker Huawei has grown so much, it pushed the second highest smartphone sales in the world (after Samsung), beating...
Netflix Increases Monthly Billing in the West, Could Do So in Kenya
A little over three years ago, American video-on-demand vendor Netflix launched its product in Kenya. The launch was necessary owing to the streaming service’s...
Econet Founder Confirms Zimbabwe’s Internet Ban
Econet's founder, Strive Masiyiwa seemingly confirmed that his company, Econet Wireless had been ordered to suspend Internet services in the country to their consumers. Econet...
Facebook Activates Safety Check After Riverside Drive Attack
Facebook has opened Safety Check for residents in Nairobi after the horrifying Riverside Drive attack that happened today in the afternoon.
Facebook's Safety Check is a feature...
Telkom and CA Kenya Deploy 3 Base Stations in Kilifi for Better Cellular Connectivity
Kenya’s third largest mobile operator Telkom has erected three stations in Kwale that will see resident enjoy better cellular connection on their devices. The...
CES 2019: The Best, Bad and Weird Tech Products
CES 2019 wrapped this past weekend and kicked off product launches that ranged from the wild to the weird tech we expect to see...
Branch Issues 10 Millionth Loan in Kenya as it Raises KES 500 Million for Expansion
Popular digital lender Branch has announced its third and largest commercial paper issuance worth KES 500 million. The financial services firm’s latest commercial paper...
Telkom-Airtel Kenya Merger Rumoured to Take Shape Amid Talks with Top Executives
UPDATE: Telkom Kenya has admitted exploring conversations as it looks forward to offering customers the best value and superior experience.
“It is common practice within...
VLC Crossed 3 Billion Downloads. Here’s What’s Next for Them
VLC, the open source media player passed 3 billion downloads last night at CES 2019 where they celebrated this occasion with a live download...
Facebook is Rating and Punishing Advertisers Based on Customer Feedback
Facebook's business plan is simple. Have a free platform where people sign up and in return, they harvest your data that is used as...
Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 is Official with a Huge 48 MP Camera Sensor at A Budget Price
Xiaomi has finally unveiled its first phone under the new budget sub-brand, Redmi – the Redmi Note 7. The device’s headline-making feature is a...
Instagram to Let Users Share Posts to Multiple Accounts, Adds Google Photos Shortcut
Instagram iOS app now lets you share posts to multiple accounts in one sitting or at least for some users just like how the...
Charles Mwangi Leaves Tesla For a Secretive Startup
Charles Mwangi, Tesla's former Senior Director of Engineering announced recently on LinkedIn that he has decided to leave the company after 6 years.
"After slightly...
People Are Pissed They Can’t Delete Facebook From their Samsung Phones
Facebook is a company that enjoys a relatively huge install base and you'd be hard pressed to find someone in this modern era who...
WhatsApp May Bring Biometric Authentication In The Future
WhatsApp is a really popular instant messaging app around the world and its simplicity could be the reason that it is loved by the...
Twitter Will Test ‘Status Indicators’ and More To Spur Conversations
Twitter is one of those social networks that have stuck to their true nature where the core experience has not changed in a while....
Millions Downloaded Adware on Google Play That Masqueraded As ‘Apps’
App Stores nowadays boast millions of apps and although we have amazing paid and free apps on them, there are some apps that are...
Xiaomi Releases Cheaper and Better AirPods Competitor, Among Other Xiaomi-Related Stories
Chinese device manufacturer Xiaomi has been doing well in the last couple of months. The OEM, which spun popular third part ROM for Android...
The Superstitious Network Is Dedicated to Sharing Your Irrational Beliefs
The Superstitious Network is a recently launched social media platform that allows users from all over the world to post their most irrational beliefs....
Kenya Interior Ministry Launches System for Police, Advises Officers to Take ICT Classes
The Kenya Police has been implementing some changes in its law enforcement processes. It started with the plan to switch their attire from the...
