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Tue, December 4th, 09:46 · Elly Okutoyi

iPhone 5 coming to Kenya this December

Apple’s iPhone 5 will be officially launched into the Kenyan market on December 21, as the company works towards fulfilling its promise of introducing its newest phone in 100 countries by the end of the year. → Read more
Tue, December 4th, 08:54 · Robin Okuthe

SMS text messaging helps HIV patients reduce viral load

Mobile-based communication between HIV patients and doctors can help reinforce observance to drug treatment and reduce the viral load, a new study by WelTel Kenya, a non-profit non-governmental mHealth organization, reveals. → 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, 13:40 · Tefo Mohapi

Ushahidi being used to assist Kenya carpools

Ushahidi, a Kenyan non-profit organisation specialising in free and open source software, has aided the Kenyan carpool Twitter surge by creating a crowdmap to capture, categorise, geo locate and visualise as many tweets as possible. → 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
Mon, December 3rd, 10:27 · Elly Okutoyi

Kenyans in Diaspora to vote online in 2017

Although Kenyans in Diaspora have been ruled out from voting in Kenya’s general elections in March next year due to “time and resource constraints,” they could cast their votes online in subsequent elections. → Read more
Mon, December 3rd, 10:17 · Elly Okutoyi

90 percent of Nairobians to miss switch to digital signal deadline

Some 90 percent of television set owners in Kenya’s capital Nairobi could miss the switch to digital signal by the end of this year, after it emerged that only 105,000 out of close to one million owners of analogue TV sets had bought set-top boxes. → Read more
Mon, December 3rd, 09:45 · Vincent Matinde

eHealth programmes in Africa lack support from governments

Research and consultancy firm Frost & Sullivan has reported that eHealth in Africa will continue to face great challenges unless governments make efforts to support it. → Read more
Fri, November 30th, 11:37 · HumanIPO

The HumanIPO Debate: Should CCK continue implementing the reduced MTR rates?

The Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) has finally announced a cut in mobile termination rates (MTR), ending months of uncertainty about the move and flying in the face of protests from market leaders Safaricom and Orange. But is this the right move? HumanIPO reporters Gythan Munga and Kamau Mbote debate the issue. → Read more
Fri, November 30th, 11:18 · Robin Okuthe

Is the ATM’s death due to mobile money?

The African financial system has undergone a period of substantial change, the impact of which continues to transform the way financial services are delivered. A number of alternative channels, such as mobile money and point-of-sale services, seem to threaten the popularity of the ATM. → Read more
Fri, November 30th, 11:13 · Gabriella Mulligan

Local ownership requirement waived for Airtel Kenya

Airtel Kenya has received an unlimited waiver to the 20 percent local ownership requirement, as the Kenyan government acknowledges the profitability troubles of the operator. → 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, 08:05 · Vincent Matinde

Mobile phone penetration to surpass 80 percent in Q1 of 2013

Africa’s mobile penetration will jump to above 80 percent from the current 54 percent by early next year, aided by cheaper call and gadget prices, according to a new report by ABI Research. → Read more
Fri, November 30th, 07:40 · Vincent Matinde

Kenyans on Twitter mobilise car pooling in the wake of transport hitch

Stranded Kenyans are this morning using Twitter to carpool their way to various destinations in the wake of the transport strike across the country, using the hashtag #CarPoolKe. → 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
Fri, November 30th, 05:23 · Vincent Matinde

Online trading platform B&S Media making ground in Kenya

As e-commerce seeks to gain footing in Africa, Kenyan firm B & S Media seems to be accelerating the process by offering a platform to promote online businesses. → Read more
Thu, November 29th, 15:17 · Gabriella Mulligan

Odinga to use AR apps for election campaign

Kenyan presidential hopeful Raila Odinga is launching an augmented reality (AR) application to further his election campaign, allowing voters to access content on the campaign via mobile and Internet. → Read more
Thu, November 29th, 14:55 · Vincent Matinde

Manyatta Rent geared to change face of Kenya’s real estate industry

The developers of Manyatta Rent, software enabling real estate agents to receive rent via mobile money transfer services, have vowed to revolutionise the real estate business with their new property management tool. → Read more
Thu, November 29th, 12:46 · Vincent Matinde

Gamsole ready to take African gaming global

Nigerian gaming company Gamsole has become the newest entrant into an industry that is slowly taking shape, with companies such as Maliyo Games and Kuluya gaining international recognition and eying the US$67 billion global market. → Read more