Twitter Is Back With Verification: What’s Next?
Twitter has been dancing with the verification process for the longest time now. It has been the most intense on and off relationship; scrapping...
iPhone 15 Lineup Unveiled: USB-C Charging Update, 48MP Main Camera
Apple unveiled the new iPhone 15 lineup with a key charging update and an advanced camera system among other features in its annual September...
Facebook’s Major Redesign and Other Key Things Mentioned at F8 2019
Facebook F8 conference is usually their developer focused conference that they use to share new features that they are planning for their ecosystem.
In 2019's...
Instagram To Default Young Users To Private Account
Instagram is increasing its efforts to make the platform safer for its young users and has announced new features to cater for that.
The first...
Pricey iPhone 14 Pro Max Highest Selling Phone as Apple and Samsung Dominate
The iPhone 14 Pro Max is the most shipped phone across the world this year. The model released last September, is selling for between...
Celebrity Photo Leak: How Hackers Gained Access to iCloud Accounts
Following Sunday's nude photo leak of various A-List Celebrities including Jennifer Lawrence, Ariana Grande, and Kate Upton by faceless hackers, online security has been front of mind...
Best TECNO Smartphones To Buy In Kenya This Month
TECNO has this year churned out really good devices for its consumers in the budget, entry-level midrange and now with the new Phantom X,...
CA Advertises Director General Role After Chiloba’s Resignation
Following the resignation of Ezra Chiloba, the search for a new Director General (DG) has commenced. Currently, Chris Wambua holds the position in an...
Instagram’s Direct Messaging App Is Being Killed Off
Instagram Direct messaging app is being killed off as the Facebook-owned giant photo sharing platform will no longer be supporting the app. Users of...
Company seeking to Create an ETF Based on 25 Most-Tweeted-About Stocks
The world of finance thrives on data and information and Twitter has certainly become a source of it. From influential players in the trade...
Twitter Begins Testing Feature That Lets You Flag Tweets as Misleading
Twitter is now working to eradicate misinformation on its platform with new features it's launching and others it has been testing.
The social media giant...
ICT Authority to Manage E-Waste For Public Institutions
The ICT Authority (ICTA) is spearheading the management of electronic waste (e-waste) for government agencies. Public institutions in Kenya can now deliver their electronic...
Safaricom & Vodacom Plan Kshs 1.3 Billion Purchase of MPESA Rights
Kenya's Safaricom and South Africa's Vodacom are planning to have a joint venture to acquire the intellectual property rights of MPESA from the British...
Collins Word of The Year List Is Greatly Influenced By Social Media
Collins dictionary have compiled a list of the words of the year and some of them are thanks to social media.
LinkedIn Stories Are Getting Shut Down at the End of September
New month. New features getting killed. Following Twitter's Fleets, LinkedIn Stories are getting shut down.
Twitter killed Fleets last month and this month LinkedIn...
Cross Border Payment: Equity Bank and Mastercard Join Forces
Equity Bank and Mastercard entered into an ambitious Customer Business Agreement, poised to bring a wide array of benefits to customers across six countries...
WWDC 2019: Apple Decommissions iTunes, Clears out Its Facebook and Instagram Pages
Apple is reportedly moving away from its iTunes brand and the music library may end after 18 years as Apple breaks out Podcasts, Video,...
M-KOPA launches Solar-Powered TV for Kshs. 125-a-day
Earlier this month, M-Kopa announced it had closed a series D round of funding of $20 Million to fund its expansion to one million...
Google Disclosed Some User Data to Authorities in Hong Kong
Google has in an interesting twist been reported to have broken a user data privacy stand given by themselves just a week after a...
Samsung Galaxy S23 FE, Tab S9 FE and Buds FE Arrive in Kenya
Samsung has today officially announced the Galaxy S23 FE, Galaxy Tab S9 FE and Galaxy Buds FE in the country. These are the company's...
HMD Announces the Budget Nokia 2.2 Smartphone With “AI Face Unlock”
HMD today has released the Nokia 2.2 which is their latest budget friendly phone which slots on the lower end of their lineup.
The Nokia 2.2 sports...
Safaricom’s Efforts to Convert Bonga Points To Revenue Slowed By Rich Customers
Safaricom Bonga points, the loyalty program by the telco, is one of the most versatile products that they offer to customers due to its...
Soma Label App: Your Defence Against Fake Alcohol
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) introduced the Soma Label system. This is a free application designed to enable the public to authenticate consumer products....
Huawei Mate X, Galaxy Fold Launch Pushed to September and Beyond July Respectively
The Huawei Mate X was supposed to launch globally on June this year but it has been postponed for later this year. The foldable phone...
BlackBerry is Not Yet Done Making Smartphones With Physical Keyboards
It's not over until John Chen says it's over.
In Expansion Drive Over Africa, Sendy and Toyota Tsusho Earn Stake in Kamtar
Kenya logistics company Sendy has finalized a strategic equity investment in a Francophone logistics firm and platform. Kamtar.
The development is motivated by recent funding...
Fraud Alert: Kenya’s CA Cautions Public About Impersonators
The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) has issued a statement warning the public to be vigilant of fraudsters. CA has stated that individuals masquerading...
Canal+ Bets Big on African Expansion: Offers $1.7 Billion for Full Control of Multichoice
The African media scene experienced some Seismic shift with the news that Videndi's Canal+ has offered to buy Multichoice (Dstv & Showmax). The French...
CIO100 Awards 2023 to Convene Africa’s Tech Leaders in Diani
Africa's biggest names in technology will be coming together in the Kenyan coastal town of Diani at the 15th annual CIO100 Symposium and Awards...
Twitter’s New Algorithm Aims To Have Better Looking Compressed Photos
One of Twitter's companies is envisioning a time where compressed photos will not be a mess as they are right now
Airtel Africa and UNICEF Seek to Scale-up Digital Learning for Children in Africa, Including Kenya
Airtel Africa and UNICEF announced today a five-year pan-African partnership to help accelerate the roll-out of digital learning through connecting schools to the internet...
Safaricom December Deals — up to 60% Off on Routers
Safaricom has unveiled a new campaign seeking to grow home internet uptake. The campaign dubbed 'feels good to be home' aims to showcase connectivity...
Oppo’s VOOC Tech Charges Up a 2,500mAh Battery in Just 15 Minutes!
Most smartphones today ship with a key feature: fast charging. Reacting to demand for devices that can charge faster now that long life batteries...
Infinix Note 11 Pro Officially Launched in Kenya
Infinix Note 11 Pro and Note 11 have finally been launched for the Kenyan market. The two succeed the Infinix Note 10 series from...