Articles by Kamau Mbote, Page 3
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Fri, October 25th, 16:30 · Kamau Mbote
Microsoft partners with 3 African incubator hubs
Microsoft has today announced strategic cooperation agreements with three incubator hubs across Africa in a bid to enable startups, innovator and developer communities acquire skills to build their enterprises. → Read more
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Thu, October 24th, 19:00 · Kamau Mbote
Leaked Westgate CCTV clips land journalists in trouble
Kenya’s inspector general of police David Kimaiyo has warned journalists over their continued use of leaked CCTV footage of the Westgate attack, cautioning that it bordered on hate speech as arrest warrants for two investigative journalists were issued. → Read more
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Thu, October 24th, 13:40 · Kamau Mbote
ICANN domain name expansion underway
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has announced the first new generic top-level domains (gTLDs) from its new programme have been delegated. → Read more
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Thu, October 24th, 12:00 · Kamau Mbote
Grade 13 student wins Kenya’s Doodle 4 Google competition
Google has named 17-year-old Esther Wamai as the winner of the 2013 Kenya Doodle 4 Google competition, being voted the best online out of thousands of submissions. → Read more
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Wed, October 23rd, 18:30 · Kamau Mbote
Most Kenyan ATMs EMV compliant – KBA
Ninety-six per cent of ATM machines in Kenya have been upgraded to the more secure EMV standard, according to the Kenya Bankers Association (KBA). → Read more
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Wed, October 23rd, 15:00 · Kamau Mbote
Gilat Satcom establishes new PoP in Ghana
Gilat Satcom has announced that it has established a new point of presence (PoP) in Ghana aimed at providing reliable, high-speed, cost effective broadband connectivity over fibre to network operators, internet service providers (ISPs) and businesses in the country. → Read more
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Wed, October 23rd, 14:00 · Kamau Mbote
Ugandan youth use UNICEF tool to gain a united voice
A free SMS-based reporting tool in Uganda is allowing the country’s youth to communicate with their government and community leaders using their cell phones. → Read more
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Tue, October 22nd, 20:00 · Kamau Mbote
Nakumatt to launch prepaid EMV cards
Kenyan retail giant Nakumatt will tomorrow launch the Nakumatt Global MasterCard prepaid card, that will allow customers to preload their cards before making purchases. → Read more
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Tue, October 22nd, 17:00 · Kamau Mbote
OPINION: Set-top box price to determine digital broadcasting market share
The Kenyan government has finally gazetted the analogue switchoff date as December 13, putting the last nail in the coffin of analogue broadcasting in Kenya. Following the development thousands of homesteads likely to be affected by the switchoff are expected to rush to buy the necessary set-top boxes, but what are their options? → Read more
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Tue, October 22nd, 10:40 · Kamau Mbote
Safaricom increases calling rates to regional countries
Leading Kenyan mobile operator Safaricom has increased its international calling rates to East African Community (EAC) countries following new taxes on international calls from Kenya. → Read more
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Mon, October 21st, 06:00 · Kamau Mbote
Huawei awards E-lab to Makerere University innovation challenge winners
Huawei has presented an E-lab to the winner of the innovation challenge organised by Uganda’s Makerere University under the iLabs@MAK project, which asked students to present innovations involving the use of robots and engage in mobile phone disassembling and reassembling. → Read more
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Sat, October 19th, 12:00 · Kamau Mbote
Huawei releases cyber security white paper
Huawei has released a cyber security white paper that discusses how to create a common international cyber security standard to tackle existing challenges. → Read more
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Fri, October 18th, 17:30 · Kamau Mbote
Oracle and Kenyan government partner to provide Java training
Oracle Academy has partnered with the Kenyan Ministry of Education to launch its introduction to computer science programme and a five day fundamentals course that will benefit ICT teachers from primary and secondary schools and staff from the ministry. → Read more
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Fri, October 18th, 07:00 · Kamau Mbote
Huawei among participants at Innovate Africa 2013
Huawei has announced its participation at Innovation Africa 2013, to be held in Gaborone, Botswana, where it will give insights on national broadband, data centres and e-learning. → Read more
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Thu, October 17th, 20:00 · Kamau Mbote
NIC rolls out mobile banking platform
Kenya’s NIC Bank has introduced a mobile banking platform, NIC NOW, a convergence of solutions offering banking services and lifestyle information via mobile. → Read more
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Thu, October 17th, 18:30 · Kamau Mbote
Windows 8.1 now available
Microsoft has announced the global availability of the upgrade to Windows 8 in more than 230 markets. → Read more
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Thu, October 17th, 12:20 · Kamau Mbote
StarTimes adds 6 channels to Kenya bouquet
Chinese pay-TV company StarTimes has added six more channels to its bouquets for subscribers across Kenya as it looks to add additional content ahead of the country’s digital migration. → Read more
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Thu, October 17th, 07:00 · Kamau Mbote
UNCTAD’s chief scientist urges Africa to adopt technology
The chief of the Science and Technology Section of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Dr Padmashree Sampath has challenged delegates attending a workshop in Tanzania to adopt technology to add value to their goods and boost trade. → Read more
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Wed, October 16th, 16:00 · Kamau Mbote
SA’s CityMark app targets Kenya’s real estate sector
South African property development and management firm CityMark has launched an app to ease to accessibility of data from Kenya’s real estate sector. → Read more
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Wed, October 16th, 12:20 · Kamau Mbote
Orange Kenya launches wireless fixed service
Orange Kenya has launched a wireless fixed voice service dubbed Home Talk, targeting homes and small offices. → Read more
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