Articles by Kamau Mbote, Page 6
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Tue, October 1st, 17:00 · Kamau Mbote
Microsoft Kenya gets new boss
Microsoft has appointed Nigerian Kunle Awosika to lead its Kenya office, which is now an independent operation following a re-evaluation of the company’s regional structure earlier in the year. → Read more
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Tue, October 1st, 10:40 · Kamau Mbote
Huawei launches Ascend P6 in Kenya
Huawei has launched the world’s slimmest phone - the Huawei Ascend P6 - in Kenya. → Read more
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Mon, September 30th, 16:30 · Kamau Mbote
Egyptian developer creates blood donation app
Egyptian Samir Ali has built a mobile app that will help connect hospitals with blood banks, enabling them to receive different blood types on demand. → Read more
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Mon, September 30th, 15:30 · Kamau Mbote
Nairobi’s CCTV procurement to be completed by November
The closed circuit television (CCTV) project in Nairobi could finally begin moving forward after Joseph Ole Lenku, Kenya’s interior cabinet secretary, said the tender will be awarded in a month’s time. → Read more
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Mon, September 30th, 13:00 · Kamau Mbote
Tanzanian networks go to court over SIM duty
Tanzania’s mobile networks have sought an injunction barring the Tanzania Revenue Authority (TRA) from implementing a SIM card duty that would require phone users to pay TZS1,000 (US$0.62) every month. → Read more
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Mon, September 30th, 12:00 · Kamau Mbote
Nokia to launch 6 new devices in October
Nokia is set to launch six new devices in October at an event to be held in Abu Dhabi, with the company’s first phablet amongst them. → Read more
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Mon, September 30th, 10:40 · Kamau Mbote
Safaricom wins award at African investment summit
Safaricom, Kenya’s leading mobile operator, has scooped the Ai140 Company of the Year award at the Africa Investor Index Series awards, due to its role in deepening Africa’s capital markets through vibrancy of its listed equities. → Read more
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Fri, September 27th, 11:40 · Kamau Mbote
Sub-Saharan broadband connections to hit 160 million by 2016
A United Nations (UN) report has projected mobile broadband connections will increase four-fold between 2012 and 2016 in Sub-Saharan Africa to hit 160 million. → Read more
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Fri, September 27th, 08:30 · Kamau Mbote
‘Control-alt-delete’ was an error – Gates
Bill Gates has said the decision to force users to press ‘control-alt-delete’ to log on was an error brought about by the engineer who worked on the original IBM PC. → Read more
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Fri, September 27th, 06:00 · Kamau Mbote
ECOWAS ministers meeting to discuss digital migration
ICT ministers from the West African region’s economic bloc, ECOWAS, will meet in Banjul, Gambia, to discuss protocols and specifications of equipment to be used during the digital migration. → Read more
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Thu, September 26th, 11:40 · Kamau Mbote
Instagram launch iOS7 app
Instagram has launched its version 4.2 in the Apple App Store to cater for devices running the new operating system for iPhones and iPads. → Read more
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Thu, September 26th, 06:00 · Kamau Mbote
Samsung to launch curved phone next month
Samsung will be launching its first smartphone with a curved display next month as the company tries to keep up with competition and retain its position as market leader. → Read more
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Wed, September 25th, 18:00 · Kamau Mbote
Microsoft launches Immersion training programme in East Africa
The Microsoft 4Afrika Initiative is planning to train developers from various innovation hubs and universities in East Africa under its immersion training programme. → Read more
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Wed, September 25th, 14:30 · Kamau Mbote
VC4Africa raises $2 million in early stage funding
VC4Africa, an investment community aimed at supporting startups on the continent, has passed the US$2 million mark in money raised for early stage funding. → Read more
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Wed, September 25th, 09:30 · Kamau Mbote
Twitter verifies Kenyan government accounts following attacks
Twitter has verified two Kenyan government accounts following the attack by Westgate shopping mall by Al-Shabaab. → Read more
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Wed, September 25th, 05:00 · Kamau Mbote
Samsung, LG end patent row
Korean electronic manufacturing giants Samsung and LG have resolved their long patent dispute over display technology. → Read more
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Tue, September 24th, 18:00 · Kamau Mbote
Ericsson to participate at Kenya’s Social Good Summit
Representatives from Ericsson are among the speakers and panelists at Kenya’s Social Good Summit, today. → Read more
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Tue, September 24th, 10:00 · Kamau Mbote
M-Pesa Westgate donations hit $625k
Donations to the victims of the attack on Westgate mall in Kenya through mobile money platform M-Pesa reached KSh54.4 million (US$625,000) on Tuesday morning, with the contribution increasing by around KSh1 million (US$11,000) per hour. → Read more
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Sat, September 14th, 08:00 · Kamau Mbote
Kenyan underwriter launches phone insurance
A Kenyan underwriter has launched the country’s first standalone insurance product that allows phone owners to insure their devices. → Read more
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Fri, September 13th, 18:30 · Kamau Mbote
Panasonic outlines African strategy
Panasonic has outlined its strategy to increase its market share in Africa and make the market a major source of its revenue. → Read more
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