Articles by Kamau Mbote, Page 2
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Tue, November 5th, 13:40 · Kamau Mbote
IBM claims Twitter infringes on 3 patents
IBM has issued a letter to Twitter, which could go public by the end of the week, claiming it has infringed on three patents held by IBM in the United States. → Read more
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Mon, November 4th, 17:30 · Kamau Mbote
Safaricom to announce half year profits today
Safaricom is expected to announce its half year profits today amid a different political environment, new taxes in the sector and continued economic growth. → Read more
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Mon, November 4th, 13:40 · Kamau Mbote
Hitachi Data Systems opens East Africa office
Hitachi Data Systems (HDS), a global data storage solutions firm, has opened offices in Kenya to serve the East African region. → Read more
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Mon, November 4th, 10:20 · Kamau Mbote
Anza launches free mobile application
Kenyan real estate portal Anza.co.ke has launched an Android app in a bid to reach more users. → Read more
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Fri, November 1st, 19:00 · Kamau Mbote
Google praise Chief Kariuki for his use of social media
Kenya’s Chief Kariuki, a local administrator in Lanet Umoja, Nakuru North district, has been praised at the annual Google Ideas conference in the United States for his impact through technology. → Read more
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Fri, November 1st, 16:30 · Kamau Mbote
Twitter IPO set to be oversubscribed
Twitter’s initial public offering (IPO) is reportedly highly likely to be oversubscribed following the lower than expected pricing of its shares. → Read more
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Fri, November 1st, 10:20 · Kamau Mbote
Bitcoin unveils first ATM
The world’s first Bitcoin ATM has been launched in a coffee shop in downtown Vancouver, Canada, allowing Canadians to exchange the digital currency for cash. → Read more
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Fri, November 1st, 06:00 · Kamau Mbote
GOtv now available in Kisii
Digital platform GOtv is now available in the western Kenyan town of Kisii and its surroundings, according to the signal distributor. → Read more
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Thu, October 31st, 13:40 · Kamau Mbote
Congolese documentary wins Lovie Award
A documentary by Refugees United about a Congolese woman living in Uganda titled ‘Lost and Found’ has won a bronze Lovie Award in Europe, beating around 1,500 entries from more than 30 countries. → Read more
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Thu, October 31st, 05:00 · Kamau Mbote
Oracle open day set for Nairobi
Oracle is hosting a Nairobi open day aiming to demonstrate the power of hardware and software engineered to work together on November 8. → Read more
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Wed, October 30th, 17:30 · Kamau Mbote
Africa boosts Airtel’s revenues amid a weak rupee
Bharti Airtel has reported a 10 per cent increase in year-on-year total revenue for the second quarter ended September 30, boosted by large growth in mobile data revenue and traffic across various international markets, especially Africa. → Read more
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Wed, October 30th, 14:00 · Kamau Mbote
Sankalp Forum launches first Africa chapter
The Sankalp Forum, an initiative by Intellecap, will be hosting the first edition of its Africa summit in Kenya on February 13 next year. → Read more
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Tue, October 29th, 17:30 · Kamau Mbote
Nokia to fund 16 African startups
Sixteen startups from across Africa are set to receive funding from Nokia as part of its AppCampus programme. → Read more
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Tue, October 29th, 14:00 · Kamau Mbote
Smartphones account for 60% of mobile shipments
Global shipments of smartphones came to 251 million units in the third quarter of 2013, accounting for six in 10 mobile phones shipped during the the period, according to a report by Strategy Analytics. → Read more
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Tue, October 29th, 13:40 · Kamau Mbote
OPINION: Time has come for the media to acquire drones
If the Westgate siege in Nairobi is anything to go by it is clear just how hard credible news can be to come by and the time has come for journalists to invest in better technology to cover risky and cordoned areas. → Read more
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Mon, October 28th, 16:30 · Kamau Mbote
FraudCracker seeks to ease fraud whistleblowing
South African startup FraudCracker is aiming to combat fraud with its online technology solution to tackle the large amount of money lost every year through internal fraud and international fraud rings. → Read more
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Mon, October 28th, 14:00 · Kamau Mbote
Misys’ BankFusion aims to accelerate Co-operative Bank’s growth
The Co-operative Bank of Kenya has completed its implementation of the Misys’ BankFusion platform, which will replace its core system in a bid to drive profits and customer acquisition. → Read more
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Mon, October 28th, 12:00 · Kamau Mbote
Somali government takes Shabelle Media Network stations off air
The Somali government has stormed Radio Shabelle and SkyFM in Mogadishu, both of which are owned by the Shabelle Media Network, saying the building it is housed in belongs to the government. → Read more
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Mon, October 28th, 10:00 · Kamau Mbote
Fairwaves targets remote Africa with GSM technology
Russian company Fairwaves has created low cost base stations and has its eyes on rural and remote Africa as its next market. → Read more
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Fri, October 25th, 19:30 · Kamau Mbote
Egypt’s Vivifi to revolutionise the world of touch
Egyptian startup Vivifi is taking touch to the next level, making it possible to use any surface as a touchpad. → Read more
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