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Month: October 2018

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#HuaweiY9KE: The phone for quality images, bigger storage and longer battery life

October 18, 2018 admin 0

Huawei has this year launched two Y series smartphone models in Kenya – that is the Y7 Prime 2018 in April followed by the Y5 Prime 2018 in July. Going by the user sentiments among [c]

Analysis & Features

Why SMS-based two-factor authentication is not safe

October 17, 2018 admin 0

By Alex Drozhzhin In the past couple of years, the concept of two-factor authentication (2FA), long the preserve of geeks, has found its way into the mainstream. However, the talk is still largely confined to using [c]

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Safaricom calls, SMS and internet services to cost more from midnight tonight

October 17, 2018 admin 1

Safaricom has this afternoon announced via statement that it will increase its voice, SMS and data tariffs from midnight tonight in response to various taxes introduced by the government recently. In the statement, Safaricom, which [c]

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Liquid Telecom buys out Zambian subsidiary from Copperbelt Energy Corporation

October 17, 2018 admin 0

Liquid Telecom has completed the acquisition of the remaining 50 per cent stake in its Zambian subsidiary, CEC Liquid Telecom, from Copperbelt Energy Corporation. The acquisition will help facilitate the group’s digital transformation strategy through [c]

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200 finalists to compete for prizes at 2018 edition of CIO100 Awards in November

October 17, 2018 admin 0

With entry submission phase coming to an end, a total of 536 East Africa companies sent in their projects for analysis while 200 others made it for final screening of the 2018 CIO100 Awards. According [c]

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MYDAWA customers can now pay for medical, health products through iPay platform

October 17, 2018 admin 0

Kenya’s e-health platform, MYDAWA, has signed a deal with iPay, a payment processing solution and payment gateway for Africa. The move is intended to scale up its service delivery in line with achieving better health [c]

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Internet Solutions launches consumption-based bandwidth service in Kenya

October 17, 2018 admin 0

Enterprises can now pay for internet connectivity based on their monthly usage following the launch of a consumption-based billing service dubbed IS Open Network (ISON) by Internet Solutions. The solution, which is now available in Kenya, [c]

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#HuaweiY9KE – Guess the price of the Huawei Y9 2019 smartphone and win gift hampers

October 17, 2018 admin 0

As part of the launch plans to launch Y9 2019 device in the market that will soon be available on Jumia and retail stores across the country, the company has rolled out a campaign dubbed [c]

CSR

Google commits Kshs 10 million to train 100,000 Kenyan farmers on digital skills

October 16, 2018 admin 0

Google has announced a Kshs 100 million grant to train more than 100,000 Kenyan smallholder farmers in digital skills. The company also launched Street View and for the first time ever in Africa, Motorbike Mode [c]

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From Nairobi, Taxify expands bodaboda services to Mombasa

October 16, 2018 admin 0

Ride-hailing firm Taxify has launched Taxify Boda in Kenya’s coastal city of Mombasa. Shivachi Muleji, Taxify General Manager East Africa said that the firm had developed the new service in response to a growing demand [c]

Analysis & Features

Up&Ap: Andy Halsall on connecting Kenya’s unconnected via poa! Internet’s unlimited data

October 16, 2018 admin 0

Andy Halsall has been involved in the ICT industry from early 1990’s, first working at IBM as a Telecom Analyst before later moving to Orange and Fon. In 2014 however, Mr Halsall decided to focus [c]

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Adil Youssefi to lead Liquid Telecom operations in 5 countries in Eastern Africa

October 15, 2018 admin 0

Liquid Telecom has appointed Adil Youssefi as the new Regional CEO of East Africa, where he will oversee five key markets in the region. In his new role, Adil will be directly responsible for the [c]

CSR

Airtel Kenya expands free internet program to 30 schools in Nyeri County

October 15, 2018 admin 0

Airtel’s Internet for Schools program continues to harness the strength of the company’s technology to drive change in the community by giving more and more students the freedom to connect to the world of information, [c]

BLOG

Yggdrasil branches out, expands into Spanish market

October 15, 2018 admin 0

As one of the biggest names in online casino gaming, Yggdrasil has recently announced their expansion into the new world of the Spanish market. So what should players know about this gaming giant, and what [c]

CSR

Sophia Bekele honoured at 2018 Solidarity Awards for Miss.Africa digital initiative

October 12, 2018 admin 0

Sophia Bekele, the founder and CEO of DotConnectAfrica (DCA), has been honoured with Champion of Development Award at the 2018 Solidarity Awards for her program, Miss.Africa Digital Initiative, which enables hundreds of young women and girls to [c]

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2018 SES Industry Days Africa (iDAfrica18) set for South Africa in November

October 12, 2018 admin 0

The 2018 SES Industry Days Africa (iDAfrica18) is set to be held in Cape Town, South Africa on November 12, 2018. During the one-day event, delegates and speakers will attempt to investigate the future of [c]

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Samsung Galaxy A9, with four rear lenses, goes on sale in Kenya from November

October 12, 2018 admin 0

Samsung Electronics has announced the Galaxy A9, a new smartphone which debuts a rear quad camera. The Galaxy A9 allows one to capture dynamic and beautiful photos effortlessly. With its four lenses, it enables the [c]

BLOG

Common ad agency mistakes: The supply-chain attack

October 12, 2018 admin 0

By Nikolay Pankov Bill doesn’t like morning calls. It’s not that he’s lazy; he just thinks that work should begin once one’s emotional balance has been restored after the mayhem of the morning commute — and [c]

Analysis & Features

From ‘World Tofauti’ to ‘Aisha’: These are the Kenyan productions to watch on Showmax this October

October 12, 2018 admin 1

This year’s Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCA) ceremony, held in Lagos, Nigeria, in early September, will be remembered by Kenya’s film and TV producers and actors for a number of years to come. And [c]

CSR

Huawei sponsors two-day Big 4 Agenda hackathon in Bomet County

October 11, 2018 admin 0

Bomet County played host to the first county-based hackathon targeting The ‘Big 4 Agenda’’ and the County Integrated Development Plan (CIDP) 2018-2022. This marks a major milestone for the county where ICTs and the Youth [c]

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MultiChoice Talent Academy opens, to nurture region’s film and TV talent in 12-month programme

October 11, 2018 admin 0

MultiChoice Africa has announced that the Multichoice Talent Factory Academy in East Africa is officially open. The opening took place at a ceremony at the MultiChoice Kenya headquarters in Nairobi alongside MultiChoice partners, stakeholders and [c]

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Truecaller now seeks to detect fake news with via new Chat feature

October 11, 2018 admin 0

Truecaller has announced the launch of its instant messaging (IM) platform ‘Truecaller Chat’. With the aim to make communication safer to prevent fake news from circulating, the IM platform will allow users to report links, [c]

Analysis & Features

How Mellanox’ high throughput, low latency has revolutionized supercomputing in Africa

October 11, 2018 admin 0

Many people are simply unaware that the Centre for High Performance Computing (CHPC), which is based at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) in Cape Town, is home to the fastest computer on [c]

BLOG

How the GDPR protects your data, and what it means for the future

October 11, 2018 admin 1

According to a telecom consulting company, you may not have heard of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), but you’ve certainly seen the effect if you’ve been online in the last several months. The GDPR [c]

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EasyPDF, a new online tool that helps you work with PDFs totally anonymously

October 11, 2018 admin 0

EasyPDF is a new online PDF converter that can convert PDFs to other formats and back. If you need a quick solution to convert PDF report to another format, then you should go with this [c]

News

Wefarm records 1.1 million users in Kenya and Uganda, sends more than a million questions and answers

October 9, 2018 admin 0

Wefarm, the farmer-to farmer digital network, has reached over 1.1 million users across Kenya and Uganda. For the first time, farmers have also asked and answered more than one million questions through Wefarm in a [c]

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Samsung Electronics launches 2018 QLED TV lineup in Kenya

October 9, 2018 admin 0

Samsung Electronics has launched its 2018 QLED TVs in Kenya. The QLED 2018 lineup was first launched in New York, in March this year. The electronics company’s new lineup features great innovations that enrich the [c]

News

Three-day Huawei Connect 2018 set for Shanghai, China this week

October 9, 2018 admin 0

By 2025, more than 86% of businesses and organizations will use AI, and data utilization will reach 80%; AI services will be everywhere, creating an intelligent world that will reveal endless vistas of opportunity, according [c]

News

Sophos adds endpoint detection, response capability to Intercept X Advanced solution

October 9, 2018 admin 0

Sophos has added Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) to its Intercept X endpoint protection portfolio. Intercept X Advanced with EDR powered by deep learning technology delivers faster, more extensive malware discovery and is available today through [c]

BLOG

VIDEO: Managing a cyber crisis within an organisation

October 9, 2018 admin 0

It is deeply disruptive and potentially traumatic when something strikes at the nervous system of an organisation. Clients, employees, shareholders and stakeholders can all be affected. The suspicion of malfeasance, a dispute, or an attack [c]

BLOG

Why Huawei is the fastest growing smartphone brand in Africa and Middle East

October 8, 2018 admin 0

Today’s discerning consumers are looking for groundbreaking products and services that offer them compelling experiences. As Huawei Consumer Business Group (CBG) becomes number two smartphone brand globally, we remain committed to our mission of creating [c]

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LG Electronics receives Robot Safety Control Certification from Det Norske Veritas

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Report reveals phishing emails that employees find most confusing

ToddyCat, an advanced threat actor, targets high-profile entities with new malware

Cybercriminals charge $2,000 to sell access to companies via the Dark Web

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SMEs in Kenya still in danger of cyber threats, facing a 47% rise in attacks in 2022

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