Articles by Kamau Mbote, Page 10
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Tue, August 20th, 12:20 · Kamau Mbote
Google offers grants for women in tech
Google has announced a grant offering female journalists and women in computer science, computer engineering or technical fields from Africa, Europe and the Middle East support to attend tech conferences. → Read more
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Tue, August 20th, 11:20 · Kamau Mbote
Microsoft merges Skype and outlook
Microsoft has merged its communication platforms Skype and Outlook in various countries, enabling users to call and send messages directly from their emails. → Read more
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Tue, August 20th, 06:00 · Kamau Mbote
Wikileaks hits 2 million Twitter followers
Wikileaks now has two million followers on Twitter, as the fate of whistleblowers around the world continues to make headlines. → Read more
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Tue, August 20th, 05:00 · Kamau Mbote
Nokia rumoured to be planning tablet & phablet releases
Nokia is rumoured to be on the verge of releasing a 10.1-inch Nokia tablet running on the Windows RT operating system as well as a phablet also likely to run on the Windows Phone 8 GDR3 OS. → Read more
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Mon, August 19th, 19:30 · Kamau Mbote
Zuckerberg’s Facebook page hacked
Palestinian computer expert Khalil Shreateh has hacked Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg’s page to prove the social network’s vulnerability after it ignored his prior warning. → Read more
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Mon, August 19th, 15:00 · Kamau Mbote
Ericsson tops Gartner’s LTE infrastructure providers
Ericsson has been named a leader in the 2013 Magic Quadrant for LTE Infrastructure report by analysts Gartner for the fourth time. → Read more
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Mon, August 19th, 14:00 · Kamau Mbote
Huawei launches Ascend P6 in South Africa
Huawei has unveiled the Ascend P6 smartphone in South Africa at an event held in Greenpark, Sandton. → Read more
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Mon, August 19th, 12:00 · Kamau Mbote
Orange Kenya introduces wireless device for desktops
Orange Kenya has launched a wireless device for desktop computers, costing KSh5,000 (US$57). → Read more
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Mon, August 19th, 10:30 · Kamau Mbote
Kenyan VAT bill set to drive up mobile phone prices
Mobile phone manufacturers in Kenya have slammed a proposed VAT law they say will push up ICT software and hardware prices, urging the government to seek revenue from the workforce rather than the inputs. → Read more
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Mon, August 19th, 09:30 · Kamau Mbote
Samsung Android wristwatch on the way – report
Samsung is rumoured to be readying an Android watch for launch in September, according to Bloomberg. → Read more
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Fri, August 16th, 12:30 · Kamau Mbote
AfricaNews portal to shut down at month end
AfricaNews.com, which launched in 2007, will be closing on September 1, having failed to secure the required funding. → Read more
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Fri, August 16th, 09:30 · Kamau Mbote
CID director warns crime is going hi-tech
Kenya’s Criminal Intelligence Department (CID) boss, Muhoro Ndegwa, has warned hi-tech crime is on the rise and asked government agencies to take extra precaution as various procedures are automated. → Read more
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Fri, August 16th, 05:00 · Kamau Mbote
Nokia releases Asha software development kit
Nokia has released the first version of a software development kit for the Asha 501, aimed at increasing the number of applications available on the device. → Read more
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Thu, August 15th, 18:00 · Kamau Mbote
Safaricom Telecommunications Lab opened at JKUAT
Kenyan operator Safaricom has equipped a US$1 million state of the art GSM suite at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, which aims to train students in engineering. → Read more
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Thu, August 15th, 11:40 · Kamau Mbote
Kenyan shooting incident caught on CCTV
CCTV cameras recorded the shooting of a bride as she shopped for her wedding ring in Nairobi’s central business district (CBD) on Tuesday, according to police sources. → Read more
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Thu, August 15th, 09:00 · Kamau Mbote
Another iPhone explodes, injures user in China
A Chinese woman has been hurt after her iPhone 5 heated up and exploded after a 40 minute call, injuring her eye. → Read more
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Wed, August 14th, 17:00 · Kamau Mbote
COFEK petition hearing set for September 19
High court judge Isaac Lenaola has pushed the case brought by the Consumer Federation of Kenya (COFEK) against the Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK), which demands a uniform digital migration date is set in 2014, back until September 19, 2013. → Read more
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Wed, August 14th, 14:00 · Kamau Mbote
Kenya’s Kiss TV shutting down
Kiss TV has shut down its news department and fired more than 40 employees from its editorial and sales departments. → Read more
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Wed, August 14th, 12:00 · Kamau Mbote
YouTube returns to Windows Phone
Microsoft’s YouTube application for Windows Phone has returned to the Windows Marketplace, ending weeks of disagreements between the two giants. → Read more
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Wed, August 14th, 05:00 · Kamau Mbote
Kaspersky warns on offline cyber attacks through USB drives
Kaspersky Lab has warned users they need to protect themselves from threats facing their computers and digital devices from offline sources. → Read more
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