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Month: May 2012

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Nairobi to host China-Africa Communications Conference

May 30, 2012 Staff Writer 0

Kenya is this July set to host a communications conference bringing together renowned scholars from around the globe with the theme “Sino-African communications in a global setting: Breaking the ice.” The conference is being organized by [c]

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Paysure partners with Kenswitch, Chase Bank to launch local online payments platform

May 30, 2012 Staff Writer 0

Paysure has partnered with Kenswitch and Chase Bank to offer an online payments platform in order to tap into the growing e-commerce market in the region. Through the deal, Kenswitch member bank cardholders can now [c]

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Orange Kenya makes new staff appointments

May 30, 2012 Staff Writer 1

In order to boost service delivery and internal communications, Telkom Kenya Orange has made two new appointments in its IT and communications departments. The two new appointments are that of: Shadrack Omondi Anyuo – Head [c]

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Orange launches 2nd edition of Orange African Social Venture Prize

May 28, 2012 Staff Writer 0

Buoyed by the success of the inaugural awards in 2011, Orange has today announced the launch of the second edition of its Orange African Social Venture Prize whose goal is to promote social innovation that [c]

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Safaricom, Pesapoint launch ATM to MPESA money transfer service

May 24, 2012 Staff Writer 0

Safaricom Limited has partnered with PesaPoint to launch a new service which will enable M-PESA subscribers transfer money from their bank accounts into their M-PESA account via any of the 80 PesaPoint ATMS countrywide. The [c]

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Samsung unveils the GALAXY Pocket in Kenya

May 23, 2012 Staff Writer 2

As efforts to raise Kenya’s internet penetration through mobile devices gets underway, Samsung Electronics East Africa, has unveiled a device priced at Kshs 10,000 (about US $ 119) meant  to introduce millions of Kenyans to [c]

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Telkom Kenya, Huawei launch the Huawei Gaga Android smartphone

May 23, 2012 Staff Writer 2

Telkom Kenya, which operates the Orange brand in Kenya, has unveiled a new entry-level, 3G enabled, smart phone into the local market. The Huawei Gaga, retailing for US $ 105 (Kshs 8,799) is targeted at middle [c]

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yuMobile opens relationship centre in Kisumu

May 22, 2012 Staff Writer 0

Essar Telecoms Kenya’s yuMobile has continued with its roll-out of new-look customer care centres with the opening of its first upcountry facility in Kisumu city. The outlet, located at Swan Centre along Oginga Odinga Street, [c]

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New mobile-based weather alert system to aid Uganda’s fishermen on Lake Victoria

May 18, 2012 Staff Writer 0

The Uganda Department of Meteorology (UDoM), World Meteorological Organization (WMO), MTN, Ericsson, National Lake Rescue Institute (NLRI) and the Kalangala Fishing community have partnered to launch a localised weather alert service to fishing villages on [c]

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PIVOT East Africa Developer conference set for Nairobi on June 5-6

May 16, 2012 Staff Writer 0

Nairobi is set to host the Pivot East Africa regional mobile applications developer competition which will culminate in a pitching conference on 5th and 6th June 2012. The competition has five categories with each having [c]

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Orange Kenya in one month 3G Modem offer for university students

May 16, 2012 Staff Writer 0

Orange has today launched a month long 3G data offering for the youth in target universities and colleges. The campaign, dubbed 3G Campus Offer, will see students from target universities enjoy one month’s free unlimited [c]

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Samsung East Africa’s Engineering Academy admits first 200 students

May 16, 2012 Staff Writer 1

The recently established Samsung East Africa Engineering Academy has opened its doors to the pioneer class of 200 students. The institution, built at a cost of Kshs 84 million (US $ 1 million) and aimed [c]

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Airtel Kenya donates 200 mobile handsets, Golden numbers to Coast Police

May 15, 2012 Staff Writer 0

Airtel Kenya has donated 200 phones to the Kenya Police Post in Coast province which will each be bundled with golden numbers, a special number with digits that are easy to recall from memory in [c]

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3 out of 4 Kenyans ready to share their locations online via mobile devices

May 10, 2012 Staff Writer 0

Three quarters or three in four Kenyans with mobile devices are willing to share their location details online via their devices with their close friends, family members and business associates. According to survey titled Mobile [c]

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Orange Uganda, Intel Corp in partnership to boost PCs and broadband access

May 9, 2012 Staff Writer 0

Orange Uganda and Intel Corporation, the global computer chip maker, have come together to deploy a new sales model with regional telecommunication companies to reach more buyers in developing markets through high speed broadband and [c]

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PesaPoint, Safaricom ATM based M-PESA service to enable users interact with bank accounts

May 8, 2012 Staff Writer 0

Kenya’s largest independent ATM network- PesaPoint – is in mid May 2012 set to launch a system that will make it possible for M-PESA users to directly interact with their bank accounts. The system, said to [c]

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