Articles by Kamau Mbote, Page 15
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Tue, July 9th, 13:15 · Kamau Mbote
Microsoft’s Imagine Cup finals kicks off in Russia
Eleven African teams are among the finalists facing off at Microsoft’s Imagine Cup finals in St Petersburg, Russia, battling another 76 teams from 71 countries around the world. → Read more
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Tue, July 9th, 11:25 · Kamau Mbote
Nokia Asha 501 now available in East Africa
Nokia’s has launched the Asha 501 for purchase across East Africa, featuring a faster interface and smarter internet. → Read more
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Mon, July 8th, 14:11 · Kamau Mbote
Khalid Abu Baker new Kaspersky MD for Middle East
Khalid Abu Baker has been appointed the new managing director (MD) of Kaspersky Lab Middle East, covering key markets including the GCC, Egypt and Pakistan as well as relevant territories including Libya and Ethiopia. → Read more
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Mon, July 8th, 13:59 · Kamau Mbote
Founder2be extends operations to Africa
A co-founder finding network has extended its operations to Africa and Australia, making it available in more than 100 countries and adding to its presence in Asia, Europe and United States. → Read more
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Mon, July 8th, 12:27 · Kamau Mbote
IBM announces Morocco Global Delivery Center
IBM will be creating up to 400 information technology roles in Morocco once it has completed a new delivery centre. → Read more
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Mon, July 8th, 10:59 · Kamau Mbote
AccessKenya board urges shareholders to accept takeover bid
AccessKenya’s board of directors has recommended shareholders accept a KSh3.2 billion (US$36 million) takeover bid of 100 per cent of the shares by South Africa’s Dimension Data. → Read more
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Mon, July 8th, 08:28 · Kamau Mbote
Safaricom withdraws from Makueni by-election
Safaricom will not transmit election data for the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) during the approaching Makueni by-election, saying flaws in the system procured by the IEBC had not yet been fixed. → Read more
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Fri, July 5th, 13:25 · Kamau Mbote
Samsung misses Q2 earnings forecast
Samsung has missed its second quarter earnings forecast, mirroring its rival Apple, which has in the recent past experienced shrinking earnings. → Read more
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Fri, July 5th, 09:55 · Kamau Mbote
Huawei appoints another non-Chinese executive in ESA region
Deborah-Anne Strydom has been appointed to the position of assistant director (in charge) of Huawei’s Contract Commercial and Fulfilment Department for the East and Southern African region, the first non-Chinese individual to be appointed to such a position globally. → Read more
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Thu, July 4th, 14:30 · Kamau Mbote
KEMSA, Fintech unveil drug tracking app
The Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (KEMSA) and Fintech Kenya have released a mobile based commodity tracking application for monitoring and evaluating drugs for programmes supported by the ministries of Public Health and Medical Services. → Read more
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Thu, July 4th, 12:17 · Kamau Mbote
Samsung, Strathmore and Kenya Law Reports to unveil app for law practitioners
Samsung, Kenya Law Reports and Strathmore University are to create an app enabling practitioners in the judiciary to access case law, the Kenyan Gazette and the constitution on Samsung devices. → Read more
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Thu, July 4th, 11:03 · Kamau Mbote
Businesses suffer as Zuku internet outage extends for hours
Nairobi businesses relying on Zuku for internet connectivity have been without internet for hours, with the company saying they were working on the problem. → Read more
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Thu, July 4th, 10:23 · Kamau Mbote
Able Wireless plots coup on digital broadcasting space
Kenyan media startup Able Wireless is set to enter the digital broadcasting space, providing video on demand services to the middle and low income segment. → Read more
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Wed, July 3rd, 14:56 · Kamau Mbote
ICANN board approves 2013 registry agreement
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) board has approved the 2013 registry agreement (RA), allowing trademark holders to protect their rights. → Read more
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Wed, July 3rd, 13:14 · Kamau Mbote
COFEK drums up support against VAT bill via social media
The Consumers Federation of Kenya (COFEK) has intensified its opposition to the VAT bill, which was presented by the government to parliament yesterday (Tuesday), on social media, warning MPs of the consequences should they pass it. → Read more
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Wed, July 3rd, 11:18 · Kamau Mbote
Nokia launches three smartphones
Nokia has released three new handsets - the Nokia 207, Nokia 208 and Nokia 208 - in dual SIM, capable of achieving 3.5G internet speeds. → Read more
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Wed, July 3rd, 08:18 · Kamau Mbote
Streamlining of Kenyan film sector can create 250,000 jobs
Kenya’s cabinet secretary for sports, arts and culture Hassan Wario has urged agencies involved in the film industry to rationalise if they are to create jobs. → Read more
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Tue, July 2nd, 13:37 · Kamau Mbote
Worldwide IT spending to hit $3.7 trillion in 2013 – Gartner
IT spending globally is expected to exceed last year’s US$3.6 trillion by 2 per cent in 2013, hitting US$3.7 trillion, according to Gartner. → Read more
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Tue, July 2nd, 12:42 · Kamau Mbote
WikiLeaks hits out at Obama over CIA role in Mandela jailing
Whistleblowing site WikiLeaks has hit out at US president Barack Obama after he toured the Robben Island cell of former South African president Nelson Mandela, blaming the US government for having been behind the ailing icon’s arrest in 1962. → Read more
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Tue, July 2nd, 09:52 · Kamau Mbote
Zynga hires Microsoft Xbox head
Struggling gaming firm Zynga has announced Microsoft president of Interactive Entertainment Don Mattrick will be replacing founder Mark Pincus as chief executive officer (CEO). → Read more
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