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19 days agoKenya, Ghana reach Ericsson app challenge semi-final
Three teams from Africa are among the semi-finalists of the global Ericsson Application Awards, competing for prize money of €25,000 (more)
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19 days ago24-hour StarTimes transmission in Meru to resume by May
Meru and its environs will from May receive 24-hour StarTimes transmission after Kenya Power acquired rights to erect poles to supply (more)
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19 days agoTecno becomes leading dual SIM brand in Nigeria, Kenya and Ghana
Tecno is currently the leading dual SIM mobile phone brand in countries where it has established a presence, including Nigeria, Kenya and (more)
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20 days agoPan-Africa Network to invest $95 million in 2013
Digital signal distributor Pan-Africa Network will spend KSh8 billion (approx US$95.2 million) this year to enhance its Kenyan (more)
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20 days agoOnline gamers earn mosquito nets for Africa
Online game players in Kenya have to date raised 423 insecticide treated mosquito nets for donation to malaria infested areas, thanks to (more)
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20 days agoZuku takes government to court over US$1.5 million tax
Pay-TV company Zuku is seeking court arbitration after a Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) tax bill of KSh125 million (US$1.5 million) on (more)
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20 days agoText-based survey app launched in Kenya
A new text-based survey tool, mSurvey, has been released in Kenya, allowing individuals and companies to run surveys from mobile phones.
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21 days agoLiquid/KDN extends fibre service to Tanzania
Liquid Telecom-owned internet service company Kenya Data Networks (KDN) has announced it will connect Nairobi, Dar es Salaam, Kampala and (more)
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21 days agoKenyan court goes digital
A court in Mombasa is to digitalise its files and is in the process of training staff on how to access files from the electronic platform
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21 days agoSafaricom begins pre-order for Samsung Galaxy S4
Safaricom has opened a pre-order site for the Samsung Galaxy S4 - set for release on April 27 - offering a discount price on the (more)
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21 days agoMay’s Connected Kenya conference to explore ICT in devolved government
The fifth annual Connected Kenya conference, bringing together techies, policy makers and development partners, will concentrate on the use (more)
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22 days agoOkiengo chosen by Kenyatta as new ICT minister
President Uhuru Kenyatta has named University of Nairobi don Dr Fred Okiengo Matiang’i as the nominee cabinet secretary for the Ministry (more)
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22 days agoNew credit card firm looking to dominate East African market
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22 days agoWestern Union partners with Kenyan bank for money transfer
Western Union and Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB) have teamed up to bring a service that will see customers get their money transfers straight (more)
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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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22 days agoUNDP, World Bank and OPEC to create Arab Development Portal
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the World Bank and the OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID) have signed an (more)
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22 days agoKenyan government has connected 2,000 secondary schools to ICT
The Kenyan government has said it has provided ICT equipment to 2,000 secondary schools in the country with it gradually moving to the (more)
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23 days agoKenyans on Facebook mount campaign to recall ‘rogue’ MP
Kenyan users of Facebook have taken to the network to seek public approval to throw Igembe South member of parliament (MP) Mithika Linturi (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 agoKenyan campus students develop education app
Two Kenyan campus students have developed an application that lists all the approved universities and colleges in the country and what (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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26 days agoP&G Kenya launches new open innovation website
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26 days agoRMS loses bid to have CCK stopped from shutting down transmitters
Royal Media Services (RMS) has lost its bid have the Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) stopped from shutting down its transmitters.
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26 days agoKenyan government must train teachers in ICT - parents union
The government must train teachers in ICT before it introduces its free laptop programmes, according to the Kenya National Association of (more)
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26 days agoGoogle chairman praises Kenyan innovator
Google chairman Eric Schmidt has acknowledged a Kenyan innovation that allows cellphone users to charge their phones using their shoes, (more)
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26 days agoKenyan insurance companies to use technology to curb card fraud
The Kenyan Insurance Regulatory Authority (IRA) is planning an electronic system to curb increasing major fraud cases in the medical (more)
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26 days agoKenyan internet subscriptions increase by 75% in one year
Internet subscriptions in Kenya grew by 11.5 per cent in the last quarter, according to the latest statistics from the Communications (more)
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26 days agoHellofood’s mobile app among leading food apps globally
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27 days agoStrengthen broadband structure, East Africa told
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27 days agoICT gets dedicated ministry in Kenyatta government
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27 days agoNew laws to curb money laundering using mobile transfers
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27 days agoNokia Life now available in Kenya
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27 days agoKenyan MP readies his constituency teachers for laptop programme
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27 days agoKenya government hunts down Facebook page administrators
The Kenyan government is tracking down administrators of three Facebook pages accused of spreading hate messages and raising tribal (more)
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28 days agoMicrosoft aims to unlock Kenyan youth potential
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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 agoKopo Kopo partners with Eat Out Kenya to offer mobile payments for meals
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28 days agoSony not a manufacturer of low-end smartphones, targets middle class
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28 days agoOrange, Deezer and Zimbalam to promote African music talent
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28 days agoAlcatel One Touch enters the Tanzanian market
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28 days agoI&M and MasterCard launch first multi-currency prepaid card
I&M and MasterCard have unveiled a multi-currency prepaid, allowing users to carry three international currencies - US dollars, British (more)
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29 days agoComplaints over decoders in Tanzania make it to the House of Representatives
Complaints over decoder reception on the island of Zanzibar are raising questions over the quality of the service providers in the country.
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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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29 days agoInternet use impacts positively on social-economic activities in Africa
A new report commissioned by Google has revealed the internet positively affects social-economic activities in Sub-Saharan Africa, having (more)
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29 days agoAfrica Apps Quest targets tourism sector
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29 days ago#SomeoneTellUganda Kenya’s latest Twitter storm
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