Articles by Kamau Mbote

Articles by Kamau Mbote, Page 38

Wed, December 5th, 15:24 · Kamau Mbote

Mobile networks feel pinch as free messaging apps eat into SMS, MMS revenue

The rise in free messaging applications such as Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, ebuddy and other mobile-based apps mostly fuelled by the smartphone revolution has led to a drop in SMS and MMS messages sent. → Read more
Wed, December 5th, 12:06 · Kamau Mbote

Google, Microsoft to channel millions of dollars to innovators

Tech giants Google and Microsoft have announced they will channel funds totaling $36 million (approx KSh3.1 billion) to developers with innovations aimed at bettering the society. → Read more
Wed, December 5th, 10:17 · Kamau Mbote

New Nokia Siemens approach hoped to cut data prices

Nokia Siemens, specialists in mobile broadband, has adopted a new tactical approach expected to drive data prices down by using the right technology and network design by mobile network operators. → Read more
Wed, December 5th, 10:02 · Kamau Mbote

Huawei to offset bills for paediatric patients as Christmas gift

Global ICT solutions leader Huawei has said it will offset the bills of nine children at Kenya’s major referral hospital, the Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH), as part of its Christmas corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities. → Read more
Tue, December 4th, 15:46 · Kamau Mbote

Mobile phones to get IP addresses in new drive to fight cybercrime

The Kenyan government will assign every mobile phone a unique Internet protocol address to boost its efforts to crack down on cybercrime. → Read more
Tue, December 4th, 12:37 · Kamau Mbote

One-fifth of African countries likely to witness Internet switch off

The 52-hour blackout which hit Syria last week is also possible in another 61 countries, including 12 in Africa, mostly those where the Internet is controlled by one or two telecoms, according to a report by Renesys. → Read more
Tue, December 4th, 08:31 · Kamau Mbote

Twitter under pressure to freeze terrorist accounts

‘Twitter is soon becoming a tool for terrorist,’ lawmaker says. World’s major microblogging site Twitter is under pressure from six US lawmakers to freeze the accounts of Hezbollah and Hamas, arguing the social networking site gives the two organizations an opportunity to propagate their hatred against the US, contrary to the law. → Read more
Mon, December 3rd, 15:24 · Kamau Mbote

The Pope set to become Twitter’s most significant tweep

The pope is expected to start tweeting on the feast of Madonna of Guadalupe on December 12 under his new handle @pontifex, viewed by many as a way of bringing the conservative Catholic Church in line with more modern practices. → Read more
Mon, December 3rd, 11:03 · Kamau Mbote

Kenyan taxi drivers and car owners seize Twitter’s carpooling to make money

It all started as a way of helping stranded passengers get to work and back home as public service vehicles (PSV) switched off their engines in protest at “new and more punitive traffic laws”, but five days into the strike #carpoolke is now a way to make money for taxis as well as private vehicle owners. → Read more
Fri, November 30th, 10:43 · Kamau Mbote

OPINION: Transport problems call for telecommuting solutions in business

The public transport problems being experienced in Kenya are likely to cost the economy billions of shillings, as most employees remain at home as the strike continues. Yet there are ways of getting your job done without physically reporting to the office. → Read more
Fri, November 30th, 07:34 · Kamau Mbote

Kenya opposes internet regulation by ITU

Kenya will not back a proposed changes to the Melbourne Internet rules and economic model by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), claiming it would stunt innovation. → Read more
Thu, November 29th, 12:30 · Kamau Mbote

Microsoft to charge businesses more for services via multiple devices

A new move by Microsoft means that businesses looking to give their workers access to systems through multiple devices will from December 1 pay 15 percent more for new licences. → Read more
Thu, November 29th, 10:51 · Kamau Mbote

Safaricom to remain unscathed despite lower MTR

Barely a week since Kenya’s telecommunications industry regulator lowered the mobile termination rates (MTR), sources from Safaricom reveal that the telco’s top executives are betting that other network providers are unlikely to be able reduce voice call charges and still remain profitable. → Read more
Thu, November 29th, 05:49 · Kamau Mbote

Safaricom’s MShwari doesn’t threaten M-pepea’s emergency micro-credit facility, founder

Two developers have created ‘M-pepea,’ an emergency micro credit solution accessible via mobile phones, and insist that they are not threatened by the launch of Safaricom’s MShwari product yesterday. → Read more
Wed, November 28th, 13:00 · Kamau Mbote

Nokia launches Lumia smartphone in East Africa

The launch of the first Lumia smartphone that runs on the Windows platform into the East African market is expected to trigger smartphone competition in the region. → Read more
Wed, November 28th, 07:17 · Kamau Mbote

Nowhere to hide for adult Kenyans as registration ministry automates

Kenya's Ministry of Immigration and Registrar of persons has completed the creation of an Integrated Population Registration System (IPRS) that will enable financial institutions, employers and law and order agencies to store all data for any Kenyan at a central source. → Read more
Tue, November 27th, 15:33 · Kamau Mbote

Safaricom launches paperless, no collateral credit service MShwari

Kenyan integrated mobile services operator Safaricom has teamed up with Commercial Bank of Africa (CBA) to offer M-Pesa users a chance to save as well as access money in a partnership that could help make the bank the largest in terms of customer base. → Read more
Tue, November 27th, 04:34 · Kamau Mbote

Nokia launches new data sharing service and devices

Nokia users will now be able to share photos and videos almost instantly using Bluetooth-enabled devices without pairing, through the Slam feature. → Read more
Mon, November 26th, 13:29 · Kamau Mbote

Smartphone sales double at expense of feature phones

Smartphone sales accounted for 39.6 percent of the total mobile phones sold as sales peaked at 46.9 percent in the third quarter, according to IT research leader Gartner. → Read more
Mon, November 26th, 13:16 · Kamau Mbote

Mobile advertising on Android platforms threatened by new software

Advertisements on the mobile browser and other phone-based applications that use the Android platform are projected to face serious rivalry from mobile AdBlock software set for launch by software manufacturers Eyeo tomorrow. → Read more