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Month: December 2018

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IRONSCALES unveils IronShield, an advanced cloud-based email protection module

December 31, 2018 admin 0

IRONSCALES has announced the availability of IronShield, an advanced cloud-based email protection module that automatically taps into sandbox and multi AV engines to weed out messages with malicious links and attachments in real-time. Complementing IronSights, IRONSCALES’ advanced [c]

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Airtel’s ChapaStori promo offers subscribers Kshs 1 off-net, free on-net calls

December 27, 2018 admin 0

With the festive season underway, Airtel Kenya has launched a new voice campaign which will see its customers making calls at the lowest industry rate of Kshs 1 to all other networks and free Airtel [c]

Analysis & Features

Dimension Data targets East Africa with digital business solutions in 2019

December 27, 2018 admin 0

Dimension Data East Africa, trading as Dimension Data Solutions, will launch its digital business solutions in East Africa in 2019. Using big data and analytics, artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies the firm will start [c]

News

Telkom Kenya offering its internet users free 10GB of data until mid January 2019

December 27, 2018 admin 0

Telkom is offering free data to its prepaid subscribers who sign up for the Kshs 999 bundle that grants them 7GB of data and 300 minutes of talktime to any network. Subscribers will also enjoy [c]

BLOG

These Christmas gifts and greetings are the worst

December 27, 2018 admin 0

By Tatyana Shcherbakova All holidays involve some fuss and bother, and Christmas and New Year are probably the fussiest of all: You have to buy gifts, plan gatherings, cook food a week in advance, and remember [c]

BLOG

Famous branding tools to establish a strong brand identity

December 24, 2018 admin 0

Do you know about popular branding tools of top branding agencies around the world? Branding tools are techniques that help you refine and build a reputation for your firm. With these techniques, you can successfully [c]

CSR

Liquid Telecom partners with Code for Africa to fight effects of air pollution in Kenya

December 18, 2018 admin 0

Liquid Telecom Kenya has partnered with Code for Africa (CfA), a non-profit civic technology network, to install air quality sensors at 3,000 sites across Kenya, following warnings that air pollution is killing more than 20,000 [c]

News

Tuskys embraces e-commerce, unveils Kshs 30 million online store

December 17, 2018 admin 1

Tusker Mattresses has made a move to the e-commerce space with the launch of a dedicated online store on its portal. As part of its business development plans, Tusker Mattresses, which operates Tuskys Supermarkets and [c]

Analysis & Features

Preparing for tomorrow’s threats – Fortinet 2019 threat predictions

December 17, 2018 admin 0

To manage increasingly distributed and complex networks, organizations are adopting artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning to automate tedious and time-consuming activities that normally require a high degree of human supervision and intervention. To address this transformation of the security [c]

Analysis & Features

Consumer behaviour, e-commerce and digital marketing trends set to change in 2019

December 17, 2018 admin 0

Techies and corporate organisations are foreseeing fundamental shifts in the digital landscape that will transform consumer behaviour, e-commerce, digital marketing and mobile communication come next year. A forum on Digital Trends 2019 held in Nairobi [c]

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Deal to enable DPO Group authorise Mastercard payments with no bank integration

December 17, 2018 admin 0

Mastercard and payment service provider, DPO Group, have announced a collaboration to enable  more than 40,000 African merchants to accept Mastercard payments, connecting more people and businesses to the global economy. The collaboration will enable DPO [c]

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OPPO’s new A series smartphone, the OPPO A7, now on sale for Kshs 23,990

December 17, 2018 admin 0

OPPO Kenya has announced the launch of the OPPO A7 in the local market, a device which the vendor says offers customers high performance, quality and trendy design. “The A7 series is a smartphone that [c]

Analysis & Features

Africa, Middle East and Turkey region had 17% rise in banking malware attacks in 2018 – Kaspersky

December 17, 2018 admin 0

The past year has been extremely eventful in terms of the digital threats faced by financial institutions: cybercrime groups have used new infiltration techniques, and the geography of attacks has become more extensive. According to [c]

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MTC Namibia pilots Huawei LTE solution in Windhoek to boost network efficiency

December 17, 2018 admin 0

MTC Namibia partnered with Huawei to put the 4T6S solution into large-scale commercial use. The area selected to benefit from this solution is the central business district of Windhoek with the move aimed to efficiently [c]

BLOG

Showmax is now available on the DStv Explora in Kenya, for free

December 13, 2018 admin 0

Showmax has added the DStv Explora to its list of supported devices in Kenya, making it possible for Explora owners to enjoy the entire binge-worthy Showmax catalogue directly on any big-screen TV. However, remember the Explora needs [c]

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Entry submission phase open for Africa Tech Week Awards till January 15, 2019

December 13, 2018 admin 0

The Africa Tech Week Awards celebrate the leaders in the African technology ecosystem through their carefully chosen categories and criteria, recognizing the very best of the best in the tech industry in the whole of [c]

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Sophos’ new Lateral Movement Protection exposes blind spots on network switches or LAN segments

December 13, 2018 admin 0

Sophos has now included lateral movement protection to prevent targeted, manual cyberattacks or exploits from infiltrating further into a compromised network. According to the SophosLabs 2019 Threat Report there is a rise in targeted ransomware. [c]

CSR

LINC, a Kenyan-based NGO, among those set to benefit from $1.2 million Microsoft, National Geographic grants

December 13, 2018 admin 0

LINC (or Lion Guardians, an AI assisted collaborative database for Lion Identification and Inter-Organizational Research) is among 11 organisations that  have been selected to receive Microsoft and National Geographic AI for Earth Innovation Grants to [c]

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Worried about what kids are watching? Here’s guilt-free content for kids this holidays

December 13, 2018 admin 0

When schools close, screen time increases. As a parent, you can feel bad about it, or you can use this list of award-winning shows from Showmax to make sure it’s time well spent. Here are [c]

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Liquid Telecom to use $180 million investment from CDC to expand coverage in Africa

December 13, 2018 admin 0

Liquid Telecom has reached an agreement with CDC Group, the UK’s development finance institution, to invest US $180 million in the company. This investment will enable Liquid Telecom to expand its high-speed broadband connectivity to [c]

News

Ursula Burns made VEON CEO, more than a year after joining the firm’s board

December 13, 2018 admin 0

VEON, a global telecom operator with headquartered in Amsterdam, has announced the appointment of Ursula Burns as Chairman and CEO, effective immediately. Ms Burns has served as Chairman of the VEON Board of Directors since [c]

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Sophos XG Firewall now available on Sophos cloud platform via an early access program

December 12, 2018 admin 0

Sophos has announced that its next-generation Sophos XG Firewall is now available on Sophos Central through an Early Access Program. The most current version of Sophos XG Firewall with lateral movement protection to prevent the spread [c]

Analysis & Features

Online fraud: Five of the most common spammer tricks

December 12, 2018 admin 0

By Maria Vergelis Spam and phishing often go hand in hand: Fraudsters send mass mailings in an attempt to phish information from recipients. For them, users’ personal data remains a highly prized and desired asset, as evidenced by both [c]

Analysis & Features

#YIS2018KE – Here is what Kenyans searched for on Google in 2018

December 12, 2018 admin 0

Google has released Year in Search 2018, an overview of the searches and questions that drove Kenyans online throughout the year. The trending searches in 2018 were mainly dominated by events and personalities. Kenyans’ enthusiasm [c]

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M-SCAN from Uganda wins TechCrunch Startup Battlefield Africa 2018 contest, gets $25,000

December 11, 2018 admin 0

M-SCAN, a Uganda-based firm that develops portable mobile ultrasound devices (Ultrasonic probes), was crowned as Sub-Saharan Africa’s Most Promising Startup at TechCrunch Startup Battlefield Africa 2018, held in Lagos, Nigeria on December 11, 2018. Bettr, a developer of [c]

BLOG

Pablo, the award-winning autism animation series, now available on Showmax

December 11, 2018 admin 0

Nominated as Best Pre-School Programme at the 2019 Broadcast Awards, Pablo is now streaming first and only on Showmax in Africa. Pablo is five-and-a-half and on the autism spectrum. To cope with the challenges he [c]

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New Huawei budget phone, Y5 Lite, now on sale in Kenya for Kshs 9,900

December 11, 2018 admin 1

Huawei Mobile Kenya has introduced its new budget smartphone, the Huawei Y5 Lite phone. The Huawei Y5 Lite is a 4G-nabled budget phone that will be retailing at Kshs 9,990 in retail stores across the [c]

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Funke Opeke, MainOne CEO, named Data Centre Dynamics Business Leader of the Year for 2018

December 11, 2018 admin 0

The Data Centre Dynamics (DCD) Awards has announced MainOne CEO, Funke Opeke, as the the 2018 Data Centre Dynamics Business Leader of the Year during the 2018 edition at the awards ceremony in London, UK. [c]

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Mnet opens pop-up channel featuring East African movies over festive season

December 11, 2018 admin 0

Mnet will for the first time open a pop-up channel featuring the best movies from East Africa. The special festive season pop-up channel called East Africa Movie Fest will be available to DStv subscribers on Compact, Compact [c]

BLOG

Reusing passwords: Why it’s convenient but dangerous

December 8, 2018 admin 0

By Alex Perekalin Using one password for everything is convenient, but it’s also dangerously insecure. We examine the case of Mark, a young designer. Mark is a regular guy. He has e-mail, Facebook, Instagram, Amazon, eBay, [c]

Analysis & Features

African leaders still struggling to use, engage via Instagram – study

December 8, 2018 admin 0

Indian PM Narendra Modi is the most followed world leader on Instagram with 14.8 million followers. He is closely followed by Indonesian President Joko Widodo, with 12.2 million followers, who more than doubled his followers [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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StrongPity APT group’s espionage campaign targets Android users with trojanized Telegram app

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

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AFEX names new management changes as it expands operations to Uganda

Kenya Association of Music Producers granted CMO license by KECOBO

LG rolls out color changing fridge with upto 190,000 possible color combinations

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