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Month: April 2018

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Apart from Huawei Y7Prime 2018, here are other items on offer during Kilimall Mobile Week

April 30, 2018 admin 0

The Kilimall Mobile Week sale has been running for the last 5 days, having opened on Thursday April 26, 2018. Like the name indicates, Mobile Week is mobile devices sale (or online promotion) featuring a [c]

CSR

Samsung staff complete planting of 10,000 trees at Karura Forest

April 30, 2018 admin 0

Samsung Electronics East Africa in partnership with Friends of Karura Community Forest Association have completed the planting of over 10,000 trees in Karura forest in an effort to enhance the country’s forest cover to 10% by [c]

BLOG

Why reporting, analysis is a key part of fleet management business

April 30, 2018 admin 0

In today’s society, technology has been changing at an unprecedented pace. When you consider that tablets sales are now about to overtake the combined sales of desktops and laptops, it becomes apparent. The logistics and [c]

BLOG

How digitization benefits the Kenyan economy  

April 28, 2018 admin 0

By Peter Nduati Digitalization is changing the rules of the game. The digital economy carries the promise of unlimited opportunities, as the latest solutions for tomorrow’s economy. The first 15 years of the 2000s will probably be considered [c]

News

HMD Global introduces three new Nokia smartphones in Kenya

April 27, 2018 admin 0

HMD Global has announced the launch of three new Nokia models in the market – Nokia 1, Nokia 6 and Nokia 7 plus. The Nokia 1 smartphone, which runs on Android Oreo (Go edition), is [c]

Analysis & Features

Up&Ap: Sam Chappatte on building an e-retail industry, from West to East Africa  

April 27, 2018 admin 0

From an early age, he always had a dream of one day running a business in Africa. And so strong was the feeling that when he turned 18, he’d to share it with his wife [c]

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Taxify drivers, passengers in Kenya now have medical, security emergency rescue

April 26, 2018 admin 0

Ride-hailing app Taxify has introduced an SOS button on the driver application with the goal of safeguarding it’s driver-partners against violent attacks and hijacks. The SOS button embedded in the Taxify driver app triggers a [c]

News

EatOut Kenya to sponsor the Food Blog category during 2018 BAKE Awards

April 26, 2018 admin 0

The Bloggers Association of Kenya (BAKE) are pleased to announce that EatOut are once again the Food blog category sponsors in the BAKE Awards 2018. EatOut have sponsored the Best Food category twice; in 2016 [c]

CSR

Huawei Kenya pushes for diversity, inclusion of women in the workplace

April 26, 2018 admin 0

To mark the International Girls Day in ICT, Huawei Kenya re-affirmed its commitment to support women in the ICT sector pushing for the diversity and gender inclusion that aims at seeing more women advancing in [c]

News

ESET gets leadership award for its anti-malware solutions for enterprise clients

April 26, 2018 admin 0

ESET has been awarded the highest designation in the Innovation, Product, Market and Overall Leader categories in the 2018 Kuppinger Cole’s Leadership Compass Enterprise Endpoint Security: Anti-Malware Solutions report. The annual report by Kuppinger Cole [c]

Analysis & Features

Taking the mundane out of your meetings with Cisco Webex

April 26, 2018 admin 0

Cisco announce the convergence of Cisco Spark and Webex platforms. The result is a new Webex Meetings application for your meetings and a new seamless team collaboration application called Webex Teams (formerly Cisco Spark). Cisco [c]

BLOG

Why you should buy the Huawei Y7 Prime 2018 during Kilimall Mobile Week sale

April 26, 2018 admin 2

Finally, Huawei’s new model in the Y series, the Y7 Prime 2018, is here, and available for sale in Kenya. The device has been available locally via retail outlets since Thursday April 19. However, the [c]

CSR

Microsoft takes up Technology category sponsorship at 2018 BAKE Awards

April 25, 2018 admin 0

The Bloggers Association of Kenya (BAKE) has announced that Microsoft have come on board as the Technology category sponsors in the BAKE Awards 2018. The awards are an annual celebration of the best in Kenyan [c]

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Nigeria’s MainOne to invest $20 million in Cote d’Ivoire as part of regional expansion

April 25, 2018 admin 0

As part of its West Africa expansion, connectivity and data centre solutions operator MainOne has received a license to expand national and international connectivity services in Cote d’Ivoire. The C1B license, received from Minister Bruno [c]

BLOG

How Blockchain is transforming money and accountancy

April 25, 2018 admin 0

By Michael Armstrong Although there are concerns and issues around cryptocurrencies, such as the collapse of some Bitcoin exchanges, and the volatility of cryptocurrencies in general, interest in them is ever increasing. In some Western [c]

News

Liquid Telecom, Serianu in deal to raise cybersecurity standards, practices in Africa

April 25, 2018 admin 0

Liquid Telecom and Serianu, a pan-African IT security consulting firm, have announced a new partnership to improve cybersecurity standards and practices across Africa. The partnership brings together Liquid Telecom’s fibre network, data centres and cloud-based [c]

News

Microsoft showcases its 365 Education suite at BETT Middle East and Africa 2018

April 25, 2018 admin 0

Microsoft this week marks its presence at the BETT Middle East and Africa (MEA) Leadership Summit and Expo for the third consecutive year, further highlighting the company’s deep commitment to regional education, employment and economic [c]

News

LG targets East Africa’s home owners with new AC product, MULTI V 5

April 25, 2018 admin 0

LG Electronics has announced the release of its new MULTI V 5 Variable Refrigerant Flow (VRF) air-con solution designed to offer exceptional performance for home owners. The latest in the company’s MULTI V line, the new model [c]

News

Ecobank Fintech Challenge seeking entries from 54 African countries

April 24, 2018 admin 0

Ecobank is inviting African fintech entrepreneurs to apply for its Ecobank Fintech Challenge. Now in its second year, the initiative gives African start-ups the chance to promote their fintech solutions, and potentially to partner Ecobank in [c]

BLOG

What it takes to develop a slow motion capture capability on a mobile device

April 23, 2018 admin 0

The camera has become an integral part of our lives with every moment presenting an opportunity to snap a photo. Some of the best moments nonetheless happen so fast, and we are not able to [c]

News

Eazzy Banking app now available in Mandarin as Equity Bank targets Chinese expats in Kenya

April 23, 2018 admin 0

Equity Bank’s EazzyBanking App is now available in Chinese Mandarin following a recent upgrade that will allow the growing number of Chinese expatriates working in the region to access banking services in their native language. [c]

BLOG

Picking up the pieces: What’s next for Zimbabwe’s economy?

April 22, 2018 admin 0

By Dustin Homer “Bob is gone.” At the end of November 2017, under intense pressure, Robert Mugabe stepped down as president of Zimbabwe – a position the controversial leader had held for 30 years. Global [c]

BLOG

An open letter to the management of Twitter, from Eugene Kaspersky

April 22, 2018 admin 0

“When you tear out a man’s tongue, you are not proving him a liar, you’re only telling the world that you fear what he might say.” Tyrion Lannister, Game of Thrones Dear Mr. Dorsey and [c]

News

Siemens, Anglo American Platinum in deal to boost Africa’s digital, automation skills

April 22, 2018 admin 0

Currently, one of the most debated topics influencing innovation is digitalization and its impact on the future of employment. It is met with equal parts excitement and trepidation. No matter how you look at it, [c]

News

Ghana delegation to Silicon Valley seeks partnerships with GE, Google and IBM

April 22, 2018 admin 0

GE recently joined a delegation to Silicon Valley led by Ghana’s Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, who is currently spearheading the country’s digital transformation project. Dr Bawumia’s focus with this project is to accelerate the [c]

News

Antony Trivet wins Kenyan leg of Sony World Photography Awards

April 22, 2018 admin 0

The Sony World Photography Awards panel has announced Antony Trivet as the winner of the 2018 Kenya National Award. Trivet, a renowned wedding and fashion photographer based in Kenya, won with a photograph titled Whisper Feel. The work was [c]

News

Tala to use Kshs 6.5 billion to hire new talent in Kenya, expand services in India, Mexico

April 22, 2018 admin 0

Tala, a provider of loans via mobile phones for underserved consumers, has announced a Kshs 6.5 billion (US $65 million) in new investment to power the growth of its consumer lending app. Tala operates in [c]

News

East Africa Data Centre opens new floor with expanded capacity in Nairobi

April 20, 2018 admin 0

Africa Data Centres, part of telecoms group Liquid Telecom, has opened a new floor at East Africa Data Centre (EADC) in Nairobi, Kenya. The additional floor will provide 500 square metres of rack space for major [c]

News

Visa opens up its developer program to young innovators at Nairobi Tech Week

April 20, 2018 admin 0

Visa has announced that it will be opening up the first Visa Everywhere Initiative for Sub Saharan Africa to young developers at this year’s Nairobi Tech Week (NTW) taking place from April 19 – 21, 2018. [c]

Analysis & Features

IT managers want better protection, visibility from current firewall – Sophos

April 20, 2018 admin 0

Sophos, a global provider of network and endpoint security solutions, has announced the findings of its global survey, The Dirty Secrets of Network Firewalls, which revealed that IT managers cannot identify 45 percent of their organization’s [c]

News

Brian Rono wins second season of BYOB TV show, takes home Kshs 5 million prize

April 20, 2018 admin 0

The second season of the BLAZE B.Y.O.B. TV Show came to an end on Sunday  April 14, 2018, with Brian Rono walking away with the grand prize of Kshs 5 million following 10 weeks of intense [c]

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Almost 50% of cryptocurrency users fear losing money due to volatility, and no longer use digital currencies

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With Africa set to become next global tech hub, here’s what it could mean for industries across the board

AVA to assemble BasiGo’s electric-powered buses for Nairobi PSV operators

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