Articles by Nick Sato, Page 18
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Tue, August 27th, 19:00 · Nick Sato
iHub announces Nairobi UX Month
Nairobi’s iHub will host the first Sub-Saharan User Experience workshop, bringing together entrepreneurs, university students and other key players from the Kenyan tech scene with world-class user experience (UX) experts. → Read more
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Tue, August 27th, 16:00 · Nick Sato
Kenyan water providers pilot mobile app to send data online for billing
Computing Development Strategies has unveiled a mobile phone application that will enable water service providers in Kenya to send data from a water meter directly for billing using a smartphone. → Read more
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Tue, August 27th, 10:00 · Nick Sato
Million SIM cards to be switched off in Uganda, new court challenge begins
The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) has confirmed all unregistered SIM cards will be switched off on Saturday, with eight per cent of the country’s 16 million active SIMs still unregistered. → Read more
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Mon, August 26th, 17:30 · Nick Sato
OPINION: Can a startup idea be stolen?
The question of whether a startup idea can be stolen has been widely discussed in the Kenyan tech scene in the past week after a Nairobi company claimed Safaricom had nabbed its mobile money rent payment concept. → Read more
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Mon, August 26th, 11:20 · Nick Sato
Kenyans in diaspora to enjoy government services via virtual online platform
A web portal will be unveiled next month to allow Kenyans in the diaspora to access government services online, enabling them to interact with the government on a regular basis on issues affecting them. → Read more
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Mon, August 26th, 08:00 · Nick Sato
Kenya IT Week partners Kinetic
The ICT Authority and Kenya IT and Outsourcing Services (KITOS) have partnered with Kinetic to host the three-day Kenya IT Week 2013, which seeks to bring together East Africa's foremost business and technology leaders. → Read more
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Mon, August 26th, 06:00 · Nick Sato
SanDisk launches 4G SD cards, premium flash drives in Kenya
Memory storage solutions company SanDisk Corporation has introduced a range of new devices for the Kenyan market as it launches operations in East Africa. → Read more
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Sat, August 24th, 12:00 · Nick Sato
Sony receives more than one million preorders for PlayStation 4 console
Sony has revealed it has received more than one million pre-orders globally for its PlayStation 4 (PS4) gaming console. → Read more
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Fri, August 23rd, 14:00 · Nick Sato
Evans Wadongo named top global innovator under 35 by MIT
MIT Technology Review has revealed its top 35 young innovators, with Kenyan Evan Wadongo honoured as a humanitarian for his work in the field of energy and sustainable development. → Read more
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Thu, August 22nd, 17:30 · Nick Sato
OPINION: Kenyan tourism biggest casualty in Masai Mara e-ticketing row
The Masai Mara Game Reserve is widely considered to be Africa’s greatest wildlife reserve. Yet today a dark cloud hangs over the operations and management of the park which threatens to have a negative impact on Kenya’s economy. → Read more
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Thu, August 22nd, 14:20 · Nick Sato
Mandalay, YellowDot sign VAS and gaming content deal with MTN Cameroon
MTN Cameroon has partnered with United States based Mandalay Digital and YellowDot to provide value-added services (VAS) and mobile content to its subscribers in the West African country. → Read more
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Thu, August 22nd, 11:20 · Nick Sato
Kenya’s county funds to be monitored electronically after $35.5 million loan
The Kenyan government has received a KSh3.1 billion (US$35.5 million) loan from the Belgian government that will help facilitate the e-government private network County Connectivity Project Phase 2 (CCP2). → Read more
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Wed, August 21st, 17:30 · Nick Sato
JKIA operations receive boost as LG donates 10 display screen televisions
LG Electronics Eastern Africa has donated 10 state of the art, 47-inch televisions to Kenya’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) to be used as Flight Information Display Screens at the airport's departure lounges. → Read more
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Wed, August 21st, 15:00 · Nick Sato
Kenyan government to improve online portal’s information accessibility
The Kenyan government is upgrading its online portal to make it a one stop shop for all information and realise Article 35 of the country’s constitution, which ensures citizens’ right to access information held by the state. → Read more
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Wed, August 21st, 11:30 · Nick Sato
Masai Mara National Reserve terminates e-ticketing system
The Masai Mara National Reserve will now clear its park entry fees using bankers cheques, following the termination of its e-ticketing system contract. → Read more
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Wed, August 21st, 06:00 · Nick Sato
ITAZ launch Document Management Software in Kenya
ITAZ Technologies, a provider of document management software, has partnered with Records and Archive Management Systems (RAMS), to resell its Globodox product in Kenya. → Read more
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Tue, August 20th, 20:00 · Nick Sato
Kenyan government implements digital service delivery in all counties
The Kenyan government has launched e-Huduma, a programme that will enhance and improve service delivery through a digital system delivery in all its 47 counties. → Read more
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Tue, August 20th, 19:00 · Nick Sato
Equatorial Commercial Bank partners Airtel to offer m-solutions to customers
Airtel Kenya, in partnership with Equatorial Commercial Bank (ECB), will offer m-commerce services for Airtel Money subscribers as it looks to increase user numbers. → Read more
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Tue, August 20th, 13:20 · Nick Sato
Kenyatta urges China to invest in Konza Techno City
President Uhuru Kenyatta has urged China to invest in Kenya’s Vision 2030 flagship project, Konza Techno City, in a move to realise technology growth in the East African country. → Read more
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Tue, August 20th, 11:40 · Nick Sato
High-end smartphones in Kenya to cost as low as $45 in 2014
Qualcomm Technologies has projected rising competition in the Kenyan smartphone market will lead to huge reductions in cost, with the price of devices locally potentially dropping as low as KSh4,000 (US$46). → Read more
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