Articles by Kamau Mbote

Articles by Kamau Mbote, Page 39

Fri, November 23rd, 14:22 · Kamau Mbote

MTN top brass facing trial over tax evasion, files protest

Mobile network operator MTN has filed a protest with Uganda’s legal authority the Judicial Service Commission after a number of its senior managers were summoned to face tax fraud charges. → Read more
Fri, November 23rd, 12:11 · Kamau Mbote

Safaricom revises roaming rates to partner networks

Kenya’s integrated telecommunications firm Safaricom has introduced roaming charges for receiving calls through its partner networks in the East African Community (EAC), with receivers from MTN Rwanda hardest hit with charges KSh28 per minute. → Read more
Fri, November 23rd, 08:41 · Kamau Mbote

OPINION: JKIA can learn from Kigali airport’s proper utilization of ICT

Upgrading works, including construction of an additional terminal and runway expected to reduce congestion, are in top gear at Kenya’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA), East Africa’s largest airport in terms of size, passenger traffic volumes and cargo clearance. → Read more
Thu, November 22nd, 14:15 · Kamau Mbote

Kenya leads Africa in rejecting .africa domain name private ownership

Kenya is leading 15 African countries in voicing opposition to the allocation of the .africa domain name to the DotConnectAfrica (DCA) trust by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), the non-profit corporation charged with IP address allocation and domain name system management. → Read more
Thu, November 22nd, 12:34 · Kamau Mbote

e-pepea: Kenya’s online supermarket

As the Kenyan middle class grows, a change in shopping habits has become noticeable. → Read more
Thu, November 22nd, 08:12 · Kamau Mbote

Samsung shot in the arm in Apple patent battle

Global electronics maker and seller Samsung has acquired an order from a US judge compelling computer-maker Apple to disclose details on its deal with HTC, a Chinese technology firm, which could have far-reaching implications for Apple’s argument that monetary damages are not enough. → Read more
Thu, November 22nd, 06:51 · Kamau Mbote

Counting the gains achieved ahead of Africa’s ICT week

The Africa ICT Week kicks off next week from November 26 to 30, in line with implementation of resolutions reached at the World Summit of Information society held in Tunis, Tunisia in 2005. → Read more
Thu, November 22nd, 06:51 · Kamau Mbote

Autonomy overvalued during takeover by HP

Dr. Mike Lynch, otherwise known as Britain’s Bill Gates, could face jail after a cover up was unearthed in a deal that saw HP acquire his company Autonomy for more than the exact price, after inflating the company’s revenue and profits. → Read more
Wed, November 21st, 07:42 · Kamau Mbote

Safaricom to store contacts data for non-data handsets

Kenyan mobile network operator Safaricom has unveiled a backup service for storing contacts for close to 10 million users of non-data phones, allowing users to save their contacts even if they need to replace their SIM. → Read more
Wed, November 21st, 06:00 · Kamau Mbote

CyberCrime draining banks billions, experts warn

Banks in East Africa have lost some KSh170 billion to Internet fraudsters, according to UK-based e-commerce security firm Cyber Security Africa. → Read more
Tue, November 20th, 12:36 · Kamau Mbote

OPINION: Banking halls should be left for those with little ICT skills

Kenya has earned numerous praises for its innovations on the financial services applications, starting with the world-famous mobile money transfer platform M-Pesa. → Read more
Tue, November 20th, 08:51 · Kamau Mbote

BlackBerry of little consequence nine years later

Not so long ago, the ‘who's who’ in the corporate world owned a BlackBerry smartphone. The black exterior looked executive, the QWERTY keypad was innovative, and the trackball was exclusive. With time however, the hardware has become of little consequence to users as most smartphones today place emphasis on software. → Read more
Mon, November 19th, 14:16 · Kamau Mbote

Android system error skips December from year 2012

An “extremely embarrassing error” affects Google’s latest update to its Android mobile OS as certain handsets such as Nexus 4 Smartphone and Nexus 10 tablet appear to be missing December in key built-in applications. → Read more
Mon, November 19th, 11:25 · Kamau Mbote

Mauritania, Rwanda lead in broadband speeds in Africa

Mauritania tops Africa with its download speed of 24.52Mbps, with Rwanda second with 6.46Mbps, a study on downloading speeds by Speedtest.net indicates. → Read more
Mon, November 19th, 09:57 · Kamau Mbote

Presidential aspirants’ embrace of social media ahead of polls has it limitations

Kenya’s political aspirants continue to engage youth through the social media with messages ranging from those of national importance to personal ads on future political engagements, though the conversation remains one-sided. → Read more
Mon, November 19th, 08:16 · Kamau Mbote

Developers awarded in Safaricom Appstar challenge

‘Tough Jungle’ developer Gerald Kibugi has won the Safaricom Appstar challenge grand prize pocketing KSh1 million (approx US$11,680). Gilbert Rono who was number two overall collected KSh500,000 (approx US$5,840) with his education app ‘Eureka’. → Read more
Fri, November 16th, 11:47 · Kamau Mbote

OPINION: Are DVDs and flash disks on the way to obsoleteness?

Looking back down memory lane, you cannot fail to see how all ‘animals’ in the ICT world turn out to be grazers in the food chain, and how come no specific species is immune to extinction. Unlike other sectors where innovation is driven by demand, the ICT world seems to be driven more by supply. → Read more
Fri, November 16th, 09:23 · Kamau Mbote

MultiChoice announces discounts for loyal customers

Africa’s leading pay television provider MultiChoice Kenya has unveiled a special package for its customer who pay on time. Starting next month, subscribers who pay the annual subscription early and in full will enjoy a 12 percent discount, while monthly payers will enjoy a 10 percent discount. → Read more
Fri, November 16th, 08:09 · Kamau Mbote

Kenyan developers take advantage of Windows 8

Microsoft’s next generation OS Windows 8 was officially launched in Kenya Thursday, even as Kenyan apps developers stole the show displaying their innovations for the new version. → Read more
Thu, November 15th, 08:43 · Kamau Mbote

Slow but sure death of postal services in Kenya

After a long period at the top, monopoly, rigidity and overconfidence, normal attitudes pose the greatest threat to a business. New competitors don’t have to reinvent the wheel; they just fill in the gaps you have left open. This is the story of the downfall of postal services in Kenya. → Read more