Telkom Kenya is Doubling the Amount of Data Purchased from Freedom Bundles Subscriptions
Barely two months ago, Telkom Kenya unveiled Freedom Bundles. The offer is still going on, and from December 12, it got an addition especially...
Standard Chartered Women in Tech Incubation Unveils Cohort 6
Standard Chartered in partnership with Strathmore Business school announced 15 startups for the Women in Tech Incubation. The women-led startups will be part of...
Opera Opens Kenya Office, Appoints Former KCB Executive as Africa Managing Director
Eddie Ndichu will be Opera’s Managing Director for Fintech Africa starting today. Formerly serving as the Head of Digital Service & Mobile Payments at...
Best Xiaomi Smartphones to Buy in Kenya Right Now
Xiaomi smartphones are the most loved devices in the country, ranging from their entry level devices to the midrange and flagship devices.
We've gotten...
Apple is Now the World’s Number One Wearables Vendor, Xiaomi Closes in
According to a report by Strategy Analytics (a global, independent research and consulting firm) Apple has surpassed Fitbit to become the world's top wearable vendor.
Strategy...
BitConnect Cryptocurrency Collapse Leaves Investors in Pool of Tears
BitConnect described itself as an open source community cryptocurrency whose main aim was to allow people to store and invest their wealth in a non-government controlled...
Google Bard Launches in Swahili Becoming The First African Language To Be Included
Google has included Swahili in its conversational AI, Bard expansion to 40 new languages. Swahili becomes the first African language to be incorporated into...
Google’s New Fuchsia OS Brings Armadillo UI to Life with a Focus on Multitasking
Since some time last year, around August, it was unofficially revealed that Google was working on a new mobile operating system (OS) dubbed Fuchsia....
Airtel Kenya’s 4G Network Imminent as Rollout of 4G Sites Ongoing
For close to two years now, we've heard rumours of Airtel Kenya testing their 4G network but it has always remained that, rumours, up...
Worldcoin Responds to Recent Suspension In Kenya
Worldcoin has today released a statement following its suspension in the country yesterday. Interior CS Kithure Kindiki announced the Government would be suspending Worldcoin...
Safaricom’s Okoa Jahazi Users Term the 10% Interest Illegal, Demand for Compensation
Some Safaricom clients are unhappy about the telco's Okoa Jahazi service, which is why they have sued the company for breaching banking laws.
Okoa Jahazi...
Telkom Kenya is Celebrating Near 4 Million Subscribers by Giving Away 50 Cars to Lucky Customers
To celebrate a number of key milestones after transitioning from Orange in mid-2017, Telkom Kenya has launched one of Kenya’s biggest promotion that will...
OpenAI Acquires Digital-Product Company Global Illumination to Work on Core Products
OpenAI, the creators of ChatGPT have acquired Global Illumination, a digital-product company based in New York with the entire team joining OpenAI to work...
Zombie Social Site MySpace Attracts 15 Million Users Monthly
If you thought MySpace was dead, well think again because 15 Million monthly visits is not a small number, albeit a far cry from...
CS Chirchir Revokes Appointment of 5 EPRA Board Members
The Cabinet Secretary in charge of Energy and Petroleum, Mr. Davis Chirchir has fired 5 board members. The five serving on the Energy and...
This iPhone 8 Leak Will Leave You Drooling After The New Bezelless Design
After the LG G6 and Samsung Galaxy S8 stripped off nearly all their bezels, it would be bad for the iPhone to keep them....
Here’s Why I’m High-Key Loving Instagram’s Suggested Posts
With Instagram suggested posts, the memes come to you.
This new feature pushes for more engagement and ironically, I love it.
Instagram recently introduced suggested posts....
Pulse Influencer Awards 2023: Techweez Nominated!
The list of nominees for the Pulse Influencer Awards is out. This year’s list has Techweez nominated in the Tech category.
The Pulse Influencer Awards...
Microsoft Lit the Spotlight On 21 East African Entrepreneurs To Be Awarded Insiders4Good Fellowships
Microsoft's Insiders4Good program was launched in partnership with Growth africa to support the ideas of promising entrepreneurs to become a reality.
This year, they will...
Reddit is Rolling Out its New Redesign in Over a Decade
Reddit is one of those social networks that have largely stuck with their classic user interface since the mid 2000s. When other networks moved...
AfriKonekta: The $1 Online Bus Booking Platform Launched in Kenya
AfriKonekta is a digital bus booking platform. Passengers are able to book intercity bus tickets on the online platform.
The company promises affordable fares with...
Sambaza Internet Limit Increased by Safaricom
Safaricom has had the Sambaza Internet feature since 2013. The feature enables one to share Safaricom bundles from one line to another.
However, the Sambaza...
Why .ke Domains Will be Priced Higher Than .co.ke and Understanding Domain Segmentation
The higher price for dot ke 2nd level domain revenue will be used to fund various ICT based activities KeNIC needs to do for registrars and community.
Safaricom’s Bonga is a Messaging Platform with Deep M-Pesa Integration
Safaricom, through its innovation arm Alpha, has been working on a new instant messaging platform to take on the likes of WhatsApp and Messenger....
Watu Credit and ARC Ride in Battery Swap Stations Partnership
Watu Credit Limited announced a partnership with Battery-as-a-Service provider ARC Ride. The partnership aims to set up over 300 battery swap stations in Nairobi...
Safaricom intros Cloud Services built on VMware Tech and local Data Centers
Safaricom announced an upgrade to its local cloud computing platform and cloud services suite. The move is aimed at empowering businesses and organizations to...
Machine Learning Makes its Way to the Google App, Neat Features in Tow
The Cloud. Big Data. Machine Learning. Robots. Artificial Intelligence.
These are terms that are currently common in the tech space and it is the future. Tech...
Kenya’s CA Directs Operators to Switch Off Irregularly-Registered SIM Cards
The Communication Authority of Kenya (CA) was created to oversee several ICT-related functions. One of such tasks is ensuring that mobile operators comply with...
Kenyan Digital Lenders Raise Loan Minimums Above KES 1000
Kenya's digital lenders have responded to regulatory changes by raising the minimum loan amount to above Sh1,000. This adjustment comes in light of new...
Kenyan Energy Distribution Service PayGo Raises 1.3 Million Dollars in Seed Capital
PayGo is an energy distribution service based in Nairobi whose aim is to provide liquid petroleum gas (LPG) to homes everywhere through their innovative...
East African Telcos Embrace Diversity: MTN Uganda Achieves 51% Female Workforce
The tech industry has long been challenged to step up its efforts in bringing more ladies into the sector. MTN Uganda part of the...
Nairobi’s Revenue Collection at Risk as NRS Remains Unavailable
The Nairobi Revenue System (NRS) is down. This is a crucial portal that allows Nairobi residents to pay for all the 135 county services....
Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) and Airtel Kenya’s Licensing Row Mushrooms to High Court
Airtel Kenya has locked horns with the local ICT watchdog, the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) over the renewal of the operator’s operating permit....
High Mobile Sector Taxation in Kenya Cause of Reduced Usage and Lower Revenue -Report
Kenya's mobile sector has experienced significant changes in taxation in recent years, impacting both consumers and the government's revenue. The excise duty on mobile...
Trending Topics Show Nairobians Value their Fun
Nairobians have limited ways to blow off steam and one main ways for them to have fun is by going to a bar. They...