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Apple banned from selling iphone in Germany

Apple banned from selling iphone in Germany

Apple started this! In the same country against Samsung. Motorola has been on Apple’s case for some time now and this is their victory. A court in Mannheim, Germany ruled that iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS and iPhone 4 cannot be sold in online stores in …

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The spoils of owning a Galaxy S II, another free Game

The spoils of owning a Galaxy S II, another free Game

Here’s another time it feels good to own a Samsung Galaxy S II. Samsung Galaxy S II users have another chance to get freebies, this time Mordern Combat, priced at $6.99 in the Android Market. This is just two weeks after yet another freebies giveaway, …

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Samsung Champ goes Deluxe and Deluxe Duos [UPDATED]

Samsung Champ goes Deluxe and Deluxe Duos [UPDATED]

Samsung clearly has the muscle to battle on all mobile fronts, its evident with the 2011 sales where they were the leaders in global smartphone sales. Now the feature phone section is one that has alot of money on it. Its like the open air …

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Airtel offers 100 smses for 3 bob daily

Airtel offers 100 smses for 3 bob daily

Airtel wants to get you in the mood of texting by offering 100 smses for 3 shillings. This is an offer valid for one month of Febrary to prepaid customers(postpaid customers always get a raw deal). How to get the free smses: Send three text …

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Nokia intros extended warranty to East Africa [Updated]

Nokia intros extended warranty to East Africa [Updated]

Nokia customers in East Africa will enjoy 12 month extended warranty. Well, not the whole of East Africa but Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. Users’ warranty will be covered whether you purchase your phone from within or without your country borders in the three countries. This …

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Small victory for Ugands’s Unbanked, Uganda’s got Airtel Money

Small victory for Ugands’s Unbanked, Uganda’s got Airtel Money

With 3800 Airtel Money Agents, Uganda Airtel subscribers now have access to the service that has become close to a basic need to both the banked and unbanked mobile phone users in this region. Mobile money is the soft step for the millions of mobile …

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Samsung’s Second Engineering Academy opened in Nairobi, Kenya

Samsung’s Second Engineering Academy opened in Nairobi, Kenya

I have been saying this severally now, that Samsung is up-to a big impression in Africa. When others have been mainly sceptical of gambling with the African Market, Samsung is strengthening its presence further. Well. earlier today Samsung Electronics East Africa launched the second Samsung Electronics Engineering Academy in Africa. This …

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LG got a first! A 3 sim card phone

LG got a first! A 3 sim card phone

No seriously, there is a company which dares to dream. That people would take them seriously if they develop a 3 sim card phone. LG is actually working to launch LG A290 a 3 sim card phone in Russia next month. And thats a first, well …

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Recent happenings could make Blackberry a must have device

Recent happenings could make Blackberry a must have device

Safaricom recently announced the halving the price of access to Blackberry Internet Service in Kenya. From the previous Kshs 1000 to 500 bob. They even made it easier by introducing the daily offer of 20bob unlimited. But this is limited to prepay guys only, postpay …

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Galaxy Note users to get Personalized Engraving in South Korea

Galaxy Note users to get Personalized Engraving in South Korea

Samsung Galaxy Note purchasers in South Korea will get a chance to have their phablets (that’s what they call Galaxy note since its a blend of both a smartphone and a tablet) engraved. This service will be available till the 31st of March for consumers purchasing …

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Google Apologises for using Mocality Data, heads rolled [UPDATED]

Google Apologises for using Mocality Data, heads rolled [UPDATED]

This month has been a tough one for the Google Kenya office after the undoubted exposure of Google’s activity on the Mocality database earlier in the month. Google has taken several steps internally and given several statements on findings and outcomes. This was published by …

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Twitter acquires spam fighter dasient

Twitter acquires spam fighter dasient

Twitter has acquired Dasient, a web spam protection company which offers website protection, ad network protection and web protection API. Well, there is no need to reinvent the wheel, right? Plus we have been seeing very many acquisitions by the big boys where they find …

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Nokia fined for text spam in Australia, cue to Mobile carriers?

Nokia fined for text spam in Australia, cue to Mobile carriers?

Nokia was fined by Australian Communications and Media Authority a sum of A$55,000($58,000) for sending clients tips without an opt out option. Customers were not provided with an option to unsubscribe to the tips text messages. Nokia apparently has had to cut short the whole …

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ITU launches web portal to assist girls access ICT training

ITU launches web portal to assist girls access ICT training

Girls in ICT is the new portal launched today by ITU(International Telecommunication Union) with the aim to help girlsbetween age 11-25 access training, jobs and career information in ICTs. The girls in ICT portal will provide resources like links to scholarships, training and internships, ICT contests and …

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