Articles by Kamau Mbote

Articles by Kamau Mbote, Page 23

Fri, May 10th, 09:59 · Kamau Mbote

Huawei not working with Chinese government to spy on US

Ren Zhengfei, founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of Huawei, has denied his company was assisting the Chinese government in spying on their United States counterparts. → Read more
Fri, May 10th, 07:38 · Kamau Mbote

Tanzania working on Cyber Crime Act

Tanzania has said it is on course to finalize a cyber crime act that will safeguard business, especially financial institutions. → Read more
Thu, May 9th, 14:57 · Kamau Mbote

Facebook in US$1 billion bid for Israel’s Waze

Facebook is reportedly in talks to acquire Waze, an Israeli mobile satellite navigation startup, for up to US$1 billion. → Read more
Thu, May 9th, 13:40 · Kamau Mbote

Niaje.com seeking investment to become a full media house

Niaje.com is set for more major expansion after it was recently announced the best blog in Kenya by the BAKE Awards, completing an impressive four year journey. → Read more
Thu, May 9th, 09:45 · Kamau Mbote

SkyDrive hits 250 million users

Microsoft’s SkyDrive has announced it has reached the 250 million users milestone, up by 50 million, since Windows 8 launched in October last year. → Read more
Thu, May 9th, 08:43 · Kamau Mbote

Microsoft offers Nooks $1 billion

Microsoft has reportedly offered US$1 billion to buy the digital assets of Nook Media, but will leave the digital operation that includes e-books, nook e-readers and Tablets with Nook. → Read more
Wed, May 8th, 13:43 · Kamau Mbote

NGO embarks on giving Kenyan girls ICT training

Eighteen girls have been trained in a project meant to bridge the skills gap for high school graduates and encourage young women to consider careers in ICT. → Read more
Wed, May 8th, 09:49 · Kamau Mbote

Safaricom launches KSh500 million promotion

Safaricom has launched the biggest promotion in Kenya’s history dubbed ‘Tetemesha’ that will see winners get airtime and cash prices worth KSh500 million (US$6 million). → Read more
Wed, May 8th, 09:38 · Kamau Mbote

BitTorrent heads to monetization by releasing bundles

BitTorrent is stepping up its monetisation efforts by releasing a new content packaging format called BitTorrent Bundle, in alpha mode. → Read more
Wed, May 8th, 08:14 · Kamau Mbote

Google Maps facelift likely at I/O conference

Google could be about to launch a new interface for its mapping services after a blog displayed screenshots appearing to unveil its new look. → Read more
Tue, May 7th, 15:15 · Kamau Mbote

Kenya police receive speed guns

The Kenya police traffic department has said it will deal firmly with speeding after it received speed cameras from the National Road Safety Trust to help check drivers. → Read more
Tue, May 7th, 13:47 · Kamau Mbote

Report projects bright future for innovation hubs in Africa

The future of African innovation hubs remains bright, according to the iHub 'Comparative Study On Innovation Hubs Across Africa', pointing to rapid progress in a short time span. → Read more
Tue, May 7th, 11:03 · Kamau Mbote

Food startup Hellofood secures US$20 million in funding

Hellofood, which owns food delivery service foodpanda, has secured more than US$20 million in funding from a group including Investment AB Kinnvik and Phenomen Ventures. → Read more
Tue, May 7th, 10:15 · Kamau Mbote

Samsung S4 unveiled in Nairobi

The Samsung Galaxy S4 has launched in Kenya, two weeks after it was unveiled in South Africa. → Read more
Mon, May 6th, 14:13 · Kamau Mbote

Amazon launches app store in China

Amazon has beaten Google in the race to become the first company to open an Android store, where customers can access paid-for apps, in China. → Read more
Mon, May 6th, 12:50 · Kamau Mbote

First 3D printer gun fired

The first gun made with 3D printer technology has been fired in the United States, with the company behind it, Defense Distributed, planning to make the blueprints available online. → Read more
Mon, May 6th, 09:13 · Kamau Mbote

E-Justice to reduce backlog of cases in Tanzania

Tanzania is planning a feasibility test on the viability of e-justice that will be carried out by ZTE Corporation as the backlog of court cases mounts. → Read more
Mon, May 6th, 08:22 · Kamau Mbote

YouTube nears paid channel subscriptions

YouTube could be nearing the launch of a paid content platform this week that will target its specialist video channels. → Read more
Mon, May 6th, 07:25 · Kamau Mbote

Charlie Munger not following Warren Buffett footsteps

Warren Buffett’s number two in command Charlie Munger has said he is not contemplating joining the social media platform after his boss joined Twitter last week. → Read more
Fri, May 3rd, 14:49 · Kamau Mbote

Huawei to focus on 5-year business strategy for enterprise market

Huawei has said it will focus on strengthening its role in the enterprise market by focusing on enterprise ICT solutions and integrating with the global ecosystem. → Read more