Articles by Kamau Mbote

Articles by Kamau Mbote, Page 34

Fri, January 25th, 09:31 · Kamau Mbote

Microsoft sensitizes developers on free tools

Microsoft has unveiled a group of eight expert ‘evangelists’ called the Africa Apps team to sensitize tech developers on available opportunities. → Read more
Thu, January 24th, 15:15 · Kamau Mbote

Fake app stores target Android customers

Google’s app store Google Play, formerly known as the Android Market, is under attack from apparently sham app stores such as Gcogle Play and Android Express Play, antivirus software company Symantec has warned. → Read more
Thu, January 24th, 12:46 · Kamau Mbote

Kenya at advanced 4G/LTE testing phase

Kenya’s Ministry of Information and Communications has said the country is at an advanced testing phase of a advanced 4G/LTE network, months after it advertised tenders for the technology’s equipment. → Read more
Thu, January 24th, 10:18 · Kamau Mbote

Konza City: What next?

Even as construction work begins on Konza Techno City, a number of Kenyans and interested businesses are still in the dark on what to expect in the next 12 months. HumanIPO spoke exclusively to Todd Sigaty, the project’s master-planner, to find out. → Read more
Wed, January 23rd, 17:32 · Kamau Mbote

RIM, Huawei and Samsung to open in Konza City

Fourteen local and multinational corporations, including RIM, Huawei and Samsung, have committed to setting up shop in Kenya’s Konza Techno City. → Read more
Wed, January 23rd, 13:19 · Kamau Mbote

Construction begins on Kenya’s Konza Techno City

The construction of Konza Techno City, Sub-Saharan Africa’s first technopolis, has officially started following a groundbreaking ceremony officiated by President Mwai Kibaki in Machakos town. → Read more
Tue, January 22nd, 13:51 · Kamau Mbote

Kenya to destroy one ton of pirated DVDs

The Kenya Copyright Board (KECOBO) will destroy infringed DVDs and CDs weighing more than one ton on Thursday. → Read more
Tue, January 22nd, 11:27 · Kamau Mbote

Konza City actualization nears

Kenya’s President Mwai Kibaki will tomorrow officially launch the country’s first smart city at a ceremony that will mark the start of a 20-year journey towards making the technopolis concept a reality. → Read more
Tue, January 22nd, 07:54 · Kamau Mbote

Information ministry centre of Eritrean ‘coup’

Eritrea’s Information Ministry was yesterday the centre of an attempted coup after two tanks and some 100 soldiers barricaded its headquarters as the state television was taken off air. → Read more
Mon, January 21st, 15:01 · Kamau Mbote

Notorious Nairobi laptop thief nabbed as guards go hi-tech

An infamous computer thief reported to have stolen dozens of laptops from city-based sellers in Kenya’s capital Nairobi has been nabbed after security firm Securex resorted to high-tech measures. → Read more
Mon, January 21st, 11:36 · Kamau Mbote

MTN to roll out LTE in Uganda

Uganda may be the first country in East Africa to enjoy Long Term Evolution (LTE) wireless network services after integrated telecommunications services provider MTN announced it would upgrade its network infrastructure to offer high-speed broadband of up to 100Mbps. → Read more
Mon, January 21st, 09:31 · Kamau Mbote

Windows 8 upgrade prices to shoot five-fold as offer ends

Microsoft’s operating system for personal computers Windows 8 upgrade will start retailing at $119.99 from $39.99 on February 1, as the software’s promotional offer ends on January 31. → Read more
Fri, January 18th, 15:23 · Kamau Mbote

US expresses fears Iran could be the future ‘cyber superpower’

The head of the US Air Force Cyber Operations General William Shelton believes Iran will be a “force to reckon with” in the coming years, having survived the 2010 Stuxnet attack that dealt a major blow to its nuclear enrichment program. → Read more
Fri, January 18th, 15:04 · Kamau Mbote

RIM to pay developers for apps at ‘Port-A-Thon’

BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion (RIM) has said it will pay US$100 for any app developed that is compatible with its yet-to-launch BlackBerry 10 phone at the ‘BlackBerry 10 Last Chance Port-A-Thon’. → Read more
Fri, January 18th, 09:22 · Kamau Mbote

Cyber frauds create bogus Java patch

Opportunistic hackers have created a malicious software that masquerades as a Java patch, barely a week after technology giant Oracle released two patches for its Java programming language. → Read more
Thu, January 17th, 14:03 · Kamau Mbote

SIM-card registration in Rwanda to kick off in February

Rwanda’s telecommunications industry regulator Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Authority (RURA) has said SIM card registration will start on February 4, after the close of the one-month piloting exercise. → Read more
Thu, January 17th, 12:42 · Kamau Mbote

Embassies across East Africa targeted in cyber attacks

A report by Kaspersky Lab has detailed how Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania were the targets of a cyber espionage network attacking computer networks of several international diplomatic agencies, mostly embassies. → Read more
Thu, January 17th, 09:37 · Kamau Mbote

Review: Mi-Fone A200

The Mi-Fone smart handset released into the market late last year is no less of a smartphone than the already established high-end brands. For a phone that costs just KSh7,999 shillings (approximately US$92), it has everyday needed features plus several other capabilities. → Read more
Wed, January 16th, 14:19 · Kamau Mbote

US power facilities under cyber attack

Two US power facilities have suffered malware attacks in the past three months, according to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Industrial Control Systems Cyber Emergency Response Team (ICS-CERT). → Read more
Wed, January 16th, 10:25 · Kamau Mbote

Kenya’s Konza City requires $8bn for phase 1

Dr Reuben Mutiso, a director of the newly inaugurated Konza Technopolis Development Authority (KOTDA), today informed investors that between KSh680 billion and KSh700 billion (approximately US$8 billion) is required to complete Konza Tech City’s first phase. → Read more