Articles by Kamau Mbote

Articles by Kamau Mbote, Page 24

Fri, May 3rd, 13:00 · Kamau Mbote

4G still economically viable in Kenya – Ericsson

The new managing director (MD) of Ericsson in Kenya, Robert Rudin, has backed the launch of 4G in the country, saying increased speeds will be necessary in the coming months given the high uptake of data consuming devices. → Read more
Fri, May 3rd, 09:17 · Kamau Mbote

Online black market site hacked

Underground website Silk Road, which acts as a platform for selling drugs and other prohibited items, is reported to have been down for two straight days. → Read more
Fri, May 3rd, 08:06 · Kamau Mbote

ICT reduces East African business registration costs

The use of ICT in Kenya and Tanzania while searching for business names has reduced the cost and time of registering a business, with the average time taken to start a business falling by 31 per cent across the region. → Read more
Fri, May 3rd, 07:33 · Kamau Mbote

Broadcasters want third digital licence issued

Kenyan broadcasters have asked the president to address the issue of the third digital signal licence, saying it is unfair for the country to be left at the mercy of two companies. → Read more
Thu, May 2nd, 14:31 · Kamau Mbote

Kenyatta applauds media’s adoption of technology

Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta has commended the adoption of technology by the country’s media in order to quickly and efficiently reach the masses. → Read more
Thu, May 2nd, 14:06 · Kamau Mbote

Ericsson commends Apps for City Life winners

The Tokelezea and Easy Parking teams from Kenya were on Tuesday commended by Ericsson following their performance at the Apps for African City Life awards, where they were runners up and second runners up respectively. → Read more
Thu, May 2nd, 12:05 · Kamau Mbote

Flytxt named ‘cool vendor’ for emerging markets

Mobile marketing technology provider Flytxt, which provides services to 23 cellular service providers (CSPs) across Africa, has been named a “Cool Vendor” by tech research firm Gartner. → Read more
Thu, May 2nd, 08:40 · Kamau Mbote

Samsung Galaxy S4 to officially launch in Kenya on May 7

The much anticipated Samsung Galaxy S4 device will be officially launched in Kenya on Tuesday, May 7, over a week after the initial launch in South Africa, South Korea and the United States. → Read more
Thu, May 2nd, 06:50 · Kamau Mbote

Kenya automates public transport

Google and Equity Bank have partnered in Kenya to launch cashless bus fare solution BebaPay, helping passengers use public service vehicles without the risk involved with carrying cash. → Read more
Wed, May 1st, 09:05 · Kamau Mbote

Next Xbox may be called ‘Xbox Infinity’

The next Xbox, codenamed Durango, may be called Xbox Infinity, with a touch panel similar to the PlayStation 4 (PS4). → Read more
Tue, April 30th, 13:27 · Kamau Mbote

Twitter urges news organisations to be vigilant

Twitter has warned news organisation they will remain high profile targets for hackers, urging them to remain vigilant and secure. → Read more
Tue, April 30th, 12:03 · Kamau Mbote

Orange to launch tele-presence centre in Kenya

Orange Kenya is to launch a tele-presence suite in Nairobi, providing a video conferencing facility for local businesses and making communication more efficient. → Read more
Tue, April 30th, 09:48 · Kamau Mbote

Kenyan government to offer bandwidth to support digital villages

The government of Kenya, through the ICT Board, will from this May subsidise internet provision for all digital villages, with the high cost of bandwidth still seen as one of the greatest challenges to connectivity in the country. → Read more
Tue, April 30th, 09:03 · Kamau Mbote

Huawei South Africa to support children with disabilities with ICT skills

Huawei South Africa has partnered with Khulisani to launch a mobile Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Training Centre Project in the south of Johannesburg to teach computer skills to disabled and underprivileged children. → Read more
Mon, April 29th, 12:55 · Kamau Mbote

Microsoft urges use of legitimate software

Microsoft has urged governments, industry and customers to increase consumer education about the significance of avoiding counterfeit products and protecting intellectual property (IP) rights. → Read more
Mon, April 29th, 09:39 · Kamau Mbote

Huawei wins Cloud Forum award 2013

Huawei won the Informa Cloud Africa award at the Cloud World Forum Africa conference in Johannesburg at an event held at the end of first day. → Read more
Mon, April 29th, 08:34 · Kamau Mbote

Orange rewards internet users

Orange Kenya for the next two months will reward customers for purchasing mobile internet bundles through bonus voice and SMS airtime, in a move to increase internet usage. → Read more
Mon, April 29th, 06:38 · Kamau Mbote

“Innocence of Muslims” movie tops removal requests

The “Innocence of Muslims” movie trailer was amongst the videos with the most removal requests from different countries around the world, according to the Google Transparency Report. → Read more
Fri, April 26th, 17:00 · Kamau Mbote

Zain remains without licence in South Sudan

Zain has yet to granted a licence to operate in South Sudan, in spite of being the largest operator by market share in the young country. → Read more
Fri, April 26th, 12:30 · Kamau Mbote

Samsung partners with Safaricom and Airtel for S4 launch

Samsung has confirmed a partnership with Safaricom and Airtel allowing Kenyans to acquire the new Samsung Galaxy S4 from May 2. → Read more