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8 days agoKenya police receive speed guns
The Kenya police traffic department has said it will deal firmly with speeding after it received speed cameras from the National Road (more)
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8 days agoSamsung S4 unveiled in Nairobi
The Samsung Galaxy S4 has launched in Kenya, two weeks after it was unveiled in South Africa.
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13 days agoSamsung Galaxy S4 to officially launch in Kenya on May 7
The much anticipated Samsung Galaxy S4 device will be officially launched in Kenya on Tuesday, May 7, over a week after the initial launch (more)
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19 days agoSamsung partners with Safaricom and Airtel for S4 launch
Samsung has confirmed a partnership with Safaricom and Airtel allowing Kenyans to acquire the new Samsung Galaxy S4 from May 2.
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22 days agoSafaricom pioneers in use of Durathon batteries by General Electric
Safaricom has become the first telecommunication company in the world to procure General Electric’s Durathon batteries to provide backup (more)
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23 days agoNokia 105 available in Kenya
The low cost Nokia 105 model is now available across the East African market almost six weeks after it was launched at the Mobile World (more)
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23 days ago‘The Rovers’ wins NASA Space Apps Challenge
‘The Rovers’ has emerged as the top app in the NASA Space Apps Challenge held in 76 cities around the world including Nairobi, where a (more)
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28 days agoCoca-Cola launches a solar energy project in Kenya
Coca-Cola has launched a solar energy product, BrightBox, to enable small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) to cut their energy costs.
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28 days agoSony not a manufacturer of low-end smartphones, targets middle class
Sony Mobile says it will continue to target the growing middle class with its products and will not concentrate on manufacturing low-end (more)
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29 days agoUhuru pledges legislation for tech sector in Kenya
President Uhuru Kenyatta has said the development of Kenya must be driven by technology, by creating a business climate that “encourages (more)
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29 days agoSony launches two new authorised service centres in Kenya
Sony Middle East and Africa (MEA) has formally launched two new authorised service centres in Nairobi, bringing the total number of such (more)
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1 month agoStarTimes admits poor services, COFEK threatens litigation
Digital television distributor StarTimes has received numerous complaints over its failure to provide 24-hour service, with broadcasts (more)
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1 month agoNokia launches new camera features for Lumia phones
Nokia has released the new cinemagraph digital camera for the Lumia range of smartphones.
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1 month agoKenya’s education sector will need more than just laptops
eLimu founder Nivi Mukherjee says it will take more than the incoming Jubilee government’s promise to provide free laptops to primary (more)
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1 month agoSamsung to open a laptop, TV assembly plant in Kenya
Samsung is planning to unveil an assembly plant for laptops and televisions in Kenya by the end of the year, bringing down the price for (more)
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1 month agoSony launches flagship Xperia Z smartphone in Kenya
Sony phone lovers in Kenya can now access the flagship Xperia Z series from local stores following the launch of the model in Nairobi.
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1 month agoKWS implements new anti-poaching technology
The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) is to implement new anti-poaching technology to help rangers evaluate and improve the effectiveness of law (more)
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1 month agoBoom Wireless Media player launched in the African market
Canadian based technology company, Digifon, has launched its Boom Wireless Media player in Nigeria and is targeting the wider African (more)
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1 month agoKWS installs CCTV cameras at Tsavo to curb poaching
The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) has installed CCTV cameras that will help track movements of targeted animals as the poaching menace (more)
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1 month agoFace Technologies denies supplying faulty voter kits in Kenya
South African firm Face Technologies has denied it supplied faulty biometric kits for the elections in Kenya.
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1 month agoIEBC IT Chief warned on election kits
Problems with Biometric Voter Registration (BVR) kits had been foreseen weeks in advance of the general elections in Kenya.
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2 month agoAfrican election embarrassment down to people and processes, not technology
The lack of process and training given to people applying technology in African elections is the likely culprit when things go wrong, (more)
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2 month agoKenyan I&M Bank looking at ATM biometric registration
I&M Bank, in Kenya, is investigating biometric devices to install into ATMs to tackle credit card fraud.
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2 month agoKenya prepares for US$22 million online cargo system launch
Kenya is to launch an online cargo clearance system valued at US$22 million by the end of the year, intended to increase cross-border (more)
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2 month agoCanon Middle East sets up subsidiary shop in Kenya
Canon Middle East has set up a subsidiary company in Kenya, in an effort to increase its presence in East Africa.
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2 month agoKenyan anti-counterfeit authority destroys a tonne of pirated material
The Kenya Copyright Board has today destroyed over one ton of an assortment of pirated material and gadgets used in infringing piracy that (more)
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2 month agoSony launches 4K TV in Africa
Sony has unveiled the 4K 84-inch LED TV in Nairobi in a ceremony replicated in three other African cities in South Africa and Morocco.
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2 month ago13-year-old Kenyan speaks on his invention to keep cattle safe at TED
Richard Turere, 13, was the youngest speaker at the ongoing TED conference in California, highlighting how he uses flashlights to keep his (more)
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2 month agoIEBC computers stolen, may contain voter data
Two computers have been stolen from the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) offices in Kisumu, Kenya, which may contain (more)
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2 month agoLenovo seeks more say in Africa and Middle East
Lenovo, the world's second-biggest maker of personal computers, will be launching its newest products, the Lenovo Yoga, Lenovo Thinkpad (more)
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2 month agoMasterCard extends financial inclusion to Kenyan students via UNISCOO card
Chase Bank and the University Students Community Organisation (UNISCOO) have launched a MasterCard prepaid card to be used by members of (more)
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2 month agoTechnology will prevent election rigging, IEBC boss assures Kenyans
Kenya’s electoral commission the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has said it has sealed all loopholes for rigging (more)
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2 month agoEast Africa hailed as world leader in contactless payments
Global electronics payments leader MasterCard Worldwide has rated East Africa among the world’s leading regions in the uptake of (more)
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3 month agoGame raises Kenyan malaria awareness
Kenya-based Momentum Core has released a malaria awareness game, Mosquito Hood, with the aim of educating the population and reducing (more)
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3 month agoKenya: businesses and individuals yet to invest in security
Kenyan businesses and investors have been hesitant in procuring solutions to insecurity, in spite of the increasing prevalence of (more)
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3 month agoSamsung and MultiChoice in deal to speed up Kenya’s digital TV migration
Samsung Electronics has partnered with MultiChoice Kenya, a pay TV company, to run a promotion that rewards consumers with a free decoder (more)
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3 month agoKenyan politicians warned on politicising RMS frequency row
Kenya’s National Steering Committee on Media Monitoring has warned politicians against inciting members of the public by politicising the (more)
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3 month agoMaasai Mara smartcards may render many jobless
Thousands of youths could lose job opportunities as the Maasai Mara smartcards come into use, according to a new report.
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3 month agoNokia Lumia 820 smartphone now available in Kenya
The Nokia Lumia 820 smartphone is now available in Kenya, retailing at KSh45,000 (approx. $518) in shades of black, white and yellow.
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3 month agoCCK shuts down media house transmitters
Royal Media Services, a leading media house in Kenya, this weekend saw six of its major transmitters shut down by the Communications (more)
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3 month agoKenya in digital TV migration stalemate as regulator meeting is snubbed
Talks aimed at setting a proper date for analogue television broadcasting switchoff between the Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) (more)
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3 month agoIntel targets over half a billion phone sales in Africa
Intel has indicated it is eyeing over 500 million mobile users in Africa after launching YOLO, its low-cost smartphone for Africa.
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3 month agoSafaricom and Intel launch YOLO smartphone in Kenya
Leading mobile network operator Safaricom and chip-maker Intel have jointly launched a smartphone dubbed YOLO (You Only Live Once) in (more)
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3 month agoKenya to destroy one ton of pirated DVDs
The Kenya Copyright Board (KECOBO) will destroy infringed DVDs and CDs weighing more than one ton on Thursday.
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3 month agoNotorious Nairobi laptop thief nabbed as guards go hi-tech
An infamous computer thief reported to have stolen dozens of laptops from city-based sellers in Kenya’s capital Nairobi has been nabbed (more)
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3 month agoMasterCard partners with Equity Bank to boost cashless transactions in Kenya
Kenya’s Equity Bank has entered into a joint venture with global payments leader MasterCard in a deal that will see five million credit (more)
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4 month agoAffordable tablets set to hit the Kenyan market
Indian technology firm HCL Infosystems is set to debut low-cost Android-powered tablets for the Kenyan market in the next few weeks.
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4 month agoCourt stops Kenya’s TV digital migration until after elections
The High Court in Kenya has suspended the analogue TV broadcasting switch-off until after the March 2013 general elections.
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4 month agoIntel to launch low-cost smartphone in Kenya
Chip giant Intel is intending to plunge deeper into low-end smartphone manufacturing, with HumanIPO learning that it is set to launch a (more)
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