In August 2013, Opera’s consumer base – including the Opera Mini, Opera for Android and Mobile Classic browsers – had more than 264 million unique users globally – showing a 26% increase in users year [c]
Kenya’s GOtv subscribers have until Monday September 30 to dash to selected sales and installation centres to exchange their stub antenna – normally hanged indoors – with the outdoor aerials (called GOtenna) for free. Initially, the free [c]
Highlights: Task force report says that over the next 15 years, broadband’s contribution to sustainable development will only increase in pace with its growth globally Mobile broadband connections are expected to increase almost four times [c]
The Mawingu project, which was developed by Microsoft in partnership with Kenya’s Ministry of Information and Communication and Indigo Telecom, has won the “Innovation Award” at the 2013 edition of the African Business Awards held [c]
Less than a month since Microsoft announced that it would buy Nokia’s device unit for US $ 7.17 billion, Fairfax has now expressed interest in BlackBerry. BlackBerry yesterday announced that it had entered into Letter [c]
As Kenya grapples with loss and destruction arising from the Saturday September 21 terror attack at Nairobi’s Westgate Mall, the country’s four mobile operators – Orange; Safaricom; Airtel and yuMobile – have all joined in [c]
Highlights: Orange customers to make international calls for as low as Kshs 2 per minute Free bonus data for every international calls bundle purchase Offer runs up until December 15, 2013 Orange has launched special international [c]
Even as the attack and hostage situation at Nairobi’s Westgate Mall – which began on Saturday September 21, 2013 at around midday and is yet to be resolved until now – details of the [c]
Two weeks after Yahoo! unveiled its new logo after the “30 Days of Change,” Google has now joined the fray and yesterday announced new changes – which include a redesigned logo as well as an [c]
Highlights: Ericsson Connected Vehicle Cloud recognized for innovative contribution to advance the field of IP communications Ericsson enables significant opportunity for stakeholders in the automotive and technology ecosystems to reach drivers and passengers in new [c]
Dimension Data has made 3 new appointments to the AccessKenya Group board. The new directors are Dimension Data Middle East & Africa CEO, Derek Wilcocks, Nick Reed, MD of Internet Solutions International, and Julian Sunker, COO, Internet [c]
The Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) has finally responded to many airline passengers’ wishes and installed free Wi-Fi connectivity at Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA), a development that will enable those using the facility to [c]
Kenya has been selected to play host to the second edition of the Vodafone Appstar Challenge. The Appstar Challenge is an international contest targeting mobile apps developers from South Africa, Egypt, Kenya, Tanzania and India [c]
The Bloggers Association of Kenta (BAKE) has partnered with the Social Good Summit (+SocialGood) and will manage a ‘Digital Lounge’ at the 2013 event venue Nairobi on Tuesday September 24 at Strathmore University. The Digital Lounge will [c]
Airtel Africa and British Council have partnered to maximize the learning benefits of Airtel’s wider broadband connectivity of 5GB per month in a 3-year deal for 127 Digital Hubs located in schools across 9 [c]
Tsunami; Kipaji Africa; FBI and #RadioActive are the 4 wildcard finalists to the Orange Beat Ya Street (OBYS) grand finale set for Nairobi on Saturday September 21 in Nairobi. The OBYS judges – led by [c]
Nokia has today unveiled 2 affordable camera phones – the Nokia 108 and the Nokia 108 Dual SIM – which are all ideal for people purchasing their first camera phone. With Nokia’s Slam technology on board, [c]
Tusker has launched Tusker.mobi, an entertainment platform meant to increase fan influence over certain aspects of Tusker Project Fame 6 (TPF6). The site, which also gives fans access to exciting season news and content, will [c]
Two renowned Kenyan photo journalists – Stafford Ondego (formerly of STANDARD newspaper) and Stephen Mudiari (formerly of NATION MEDIA GROUP) – recently announced via their respective Facebook walls that they have quite their former jobs [c]
Safaricom CEO Bob Collymore recently added his voice to the debate about the increased taxes on Kenya’s telecoms services, brought about by the VAT Bill which was passed into law on August 6, 2013 [c]
Portia and Mary (not their real names) are both 16 years old and live in Nairobi’s Kawangware area in Kenya. Neither are currently attending school – Portia is helping her family by looking after her [c]
Strathmore Univeristy’s @iLabAfrica has unveiled East and Central Africa’s first hands-on studio-assisted training academy for digital security. For the launch, @iLabAfrica has collaborated with Egypt’s SoftLock in the initiative establish the digital security academy that [c]
Cisco has announced the appointment of Sabrina Dar as GM for East Africa – including Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda and Ethiopia replacing Dr Gilbert Saggia who has since moved to Oracle as Kenya country leader. Sabrina will [c]
Airtel Kenya has announced a partnership with Gecko Landmarks to offer a text-based location service dubbed “mLocator” to all its customers which will enable subscribers to locate friends and family using an [c]
Motorola Solutions has launched three new Enterprise Mobility products in Kenya as it deepens its presence in the market. The new products include the ET1 Enterprise Tablet, the MC40 Enterprise Assistant and its Wireless Network [c]
Safaricom Business has launched online solutions that will enable SMEs to access affordable high-end software hence transforming the way they manage business. Safaricom’s solution is set to directly compete with Google’s Kenyan Businesses Online (KBO) [c]
The media has recently been awash with stories – here’s an example – of the alleged irregular transfer of Telkom Kenya’s shares by France Telecom during the period just before the March 4, 2013 General [c]
AccessKenya has commissioned a new Data Center in Mombasa in a move expected to bolster the enhanced expansion of the firm’s metropolitan and fiber optic network across the country. According to CTO Raymond Macharia, the [c]
Demo Africa, the launch pad for emerging technologies and trends, has announced the top 40 startups that will launch at the 2nd annual DEMO Africa event in October. The finalists were picked from a record [c]
Paynet Group has signed a multi-million sponsorship deal with AITEC Africa to go towards facilitating a forum on card security at its upcoming banking conference. The deal will enable the conference organizer to invite [c]
So after trying out new logo designs for a month, in what it called “30 Days of Change,” Yahoo! has today unveiled its new logo. Below’s the announcement: “Marissa’s Tumblr: Geeking Out on the Logo [c]
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