Articles by Kamau Mbote, Page 11
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Tue, August 13th, 19:00 · Kamau Mbote
VC4Africa invites startups for funding
Venture Capital 4 Africa (VC4Africa) has opened the application process for the September cohort and are on the lookout for startups that have already completed pilots and want funding. → Read more
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Tue, August 13th, 14:30 · Kamau Mbote
Airtel offers free Facebook on the Nokia Asha 501 across East Africa
East African buyers of the Nokia Asha 501 will receive free Facebook on the Airtel network, as the operator seeks to exploit the social network’s popularity. → Read more
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Tue, August 13th, 12:00 · Kamau Mbote
Better business models key to cheaper broadband – SEACOM
African governments, broadband initiatives and incumbents need to create effective commercial models that can make it cheap and easy to deploy broadband services to people on the continent, if fibre is going to increase internet penetration. → Read more
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Tue, August 13th, 11:30 · Kamau Mbote
Huawei partners with Orange Uganda to promote local applications
Huawei and Orange Uganda partnered for the Community Innovations Awards 2013 that seeks to recognise university students who have successfully developed mobile apps relevant to solving community issues in the areas of health, education and agriculture. → Read more
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Tue, August 13th, 06:00 · Kamau Mbote
Safaricom AGM set for September 12
Safaricom’s annual general meeting will be held at the Bomas of Kenya, on Thursday, September 12, with agenda items including the approval of dividends and amendments to the articles of association. → Read more
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Mon, August 12th, 13:20 · Kamau Mbote
Huawei appoints new Zambia MD
Spawn Wen has been appointed new Huawei Zambia managing director and will also be responsible for business operations in Zimbabwe and Malawi. → Read more
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Mon, August 12th, 12:20 · Kamau Mbote
Safaricom dominates social media awards
Safaricom carried away seven prizes from the OLX Social Media Awards ceremony held at the weekend that saw Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta receive a special award for his use of social media. → Read more
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Mon, August 12th, 10:00 · Kamau Mbote
Xbox to charge for features
Microsoft’s Xbox One console, to be released in the next three months, will attract an annual subscription for its key features. → Read more
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Fri, August 9th, 10:00 · Kamau Mbote
Sony unveils Shake-7 in Kenya
Sony has launched a new high power home audio system, the Shake-7, with 31,350 watts PMPO power output. → Read more
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Thu, August 8th, 16:30 · Kamau Mbote
CCTV may not provide lead in JKIA fire investigations
As investigation into what caused the deadly inferno at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (KKIA) yesterday (Wednesday) has begun, but questions are being asked at to whether a sufficient closed circuit television (CCTV) system was in place. → Read more
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Thu, August 8th, 09:59 · Kamau Mbote
300 startups apply for DEMO Africa
More than 300 African startups, from 24 countries, have applied to the DEMO Africa conference to be held in Nairobi in October. → Read more
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Wed, August 7th, 16:30 · Kamau Mbote
Last mile connectivity vital for investors to recoup in Africa
Africa has used and plans to use billion of dollars to put in place fibre optic infrastructure as it seeks to satisfy the increasing broadband demand. → Read more
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Wed, August 7th, 10:30 · Kamau Mbote
Landlords with illegal DStv/Zuku distributions to be prosecuted
Caretakers of two flats in Nairobi’s Donholm and Umoja estates are among the suspects appearing in court today following a raid targeting pirates distributing pay-TV signal without a licence. → Read more
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Wed, August 7th, 08:00 · Kamau Mbote
Banking and Mobile Banking COMESA Conference to be held in Nairobi
Kenya’s capital Nairobi will host the seventh annual AITEC Banking and Mobile Banking COMESA Conference, discussing ways of making the rapidly growing financial services sector locally and regionally more competitive globally. → Read more
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Wed, August 7th, 06:00 · Kamau Mbote
African Peering and Interconnection Forum set for September
Stakeholders in Africa’s ICT sector will congregate in Casablanca, Morocco, from September 3 to 5, to address key challenges in interconnection, peering and traffic exchange. → Read more
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Tue, August 6th, 10:30 · Kamau Mbote
Raid on Kenya’s TV pirates expected today
The Kenya Copyright Board, in collaboration MultiChoice Kenya, Zuku and Kenya Power are expected to ambush pirates who are illegally distributing pay channels without a licence. → Read more
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Tue, August 6th, 07:00 · Kamau Mbote
Africa to host Internet Society’s Hall of Fame event in 2017
The Internet Society has announced its global rotational schedule for its Hall of Fame events, with Africa set to host in 2016. → Read more
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Mon, August 5th, 16:30 · Kamau Mbote
IEBC takes to social media to assure of chairman’s health
Kenya’s Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) was forced to use its social media accounts to dispel rumours its chairman was was unwell on Sunday. → Read more
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Mon, August 5th, 15:30 · Kamau Mbote
Robot astronaut takes off to space
Kirobo, the world’s first talking robot, has taken off to the International Space Station months ahead of Japanese astronaut Koichi Wataka who arrives in November. → Read more
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Mon, August 5th, 11:30 · Kamau Mbote
ATU partners with Internet Society to strengthen access
The African Telecommunications Union (ATU) has signed an agreement with the Internet Society (ISOC) to strengthen the partnership between the two organisations and support more internet access on the continent. → Read more
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