Gadgets, Page 34
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Mon, August 19th, 10:30 · Kamau Mbote
Kenyan VAT bill set to drive up mobile phone prices
Mobile phone manufacturers in Kenya have slammed a proposed VAT law they say will push up ICT software and hardware prices, urging the government to seek revenue from the workforce rather than the inputs. → Read more
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Mon, August 19th, 09:30 · Kamau Mbote
Samsung Android wristwatch on the way – report
Samsung is rumoured to be readying an Android watch for launch in September, according to Bloomberg. → Read more
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Thu, August 15th, 18:30 · Brandon Gregory
MEC must lift cloud on $40 million school project – DA
The Democratic Alliance (DA) wants clarity from Mandla Nkomfe, Gauteng finance member of executive council (MEC), regarding the resurrected ZAR2.2 billion (US$219.6 million) “controversial” Gauteng Online tender. → Read more
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Thu, August 15th, 16:30 · Jack Barton
Gauteng province invests $40 million in tablet learning
The provisional government of Gauteng is set to spend ZAR396 million (US$40 million) on a tablet-based e-learning project across 2,200 public schools in the province. → Read more
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Thu, August 15th, 11:40 · Kamau Mbote
Kenyan shooting incident caught on CCTV
CCTV cameras recorded the shooting of a bride as she shopped for her wedding ring in Nairobi’s central business district (CBD) on Tuesday, according to police sources. → Read more
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Thu, August 15th, 09:00 · Kamau Mbote
Another iPhone explodes, injures user in China
A Chinese woman has been hurt after her iPhone 5 heated up and exploded after a 40 minute call, injuring her eye. → Read more
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Wed, August 14th, 17:30 · Brandon Gregory
dotFNB adds smart device accessories to product range
First National Bank’s (FNB) digital branch, dotFNB, has added a variety of smart device accessories to its product range in a move to enable account holders to enhance and personalise their smart devices’ functionality. → Read more
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Wed, August 14th, 12:30 · Nick Sato
BVR Computers to train teachers as government calls for private sector funding
The Kenyan government has now called out on the private sector to help it fund the one laptop per child initiative for all class one joining students in Kenya. → Read more
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Wed, August 14th, 08:00 · Jack Barton
Review planned for tablet learning in Malawi
Biwi Primary School in Lilongue, Malawi, is preparing to host a group of British academics to evaluate the use of tablet-based learning. → Read more
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Tue, August 13th, 15:30 · Jack Barton
Web tools used to raise farming productivity
New online tools are allowing smartphone users to save money and raise efficiency in farming. → Read more
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Tue, August 13th, 09:00 · Brandon Gregory
Fax makes a comeback – Switch Telecom
Faxing over the internet has been unable to deliver acceptable reliability, despite landline faxing being an important medium for exchanging signatured documents and used by government departments, financial institutions and professional firms. → Read more
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Mon, August 12th, 15:00 · Nick Sato
Samsung Launches the GALAXY S4 Zoom in Kenya
Samsung Kenya has launched the Galaxy S4 Zoom, a smartphone with advanced photographic capabilities. → Read more
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Fri, August 9th, 10:00 · Kamau Mbote
Sony unveils Shake-7 in Kenya
Sony has launched a new high power home audio system, the Shake-7, with 31,350 watts PMPO power output. → Read more
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Thu, August 8th, 16:30 · Kamau Mbote
CCTV may not provide lead in JKIA fire investigations
As investigation into what caused the deadly inferno at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (KKIA) yesterday (Wednesday) has begun, but questions are being asked at to whether a sufficient closed circuit television (CCTV) system was in place. → Read more
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Thu, August 8th, 15:30 · Jack Barton
LG G2 smartphone launched in New York
LG launched the LG G2 smartphone, the first in its new G range of devices, yesterday (Wednesday) in New York. → Read more
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Wed, August 7th, 18:00 · Richard Cutcher
Tourism Radio turns to Kickstarter to fund Google Glass development
South Africa’s Tourism Radio has turned to crowdfunding platform Kickstarter to raise capital to enable them to embark on a Google Glass journey. → Read more
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Wed, August 7th, 16:00 · Nick Sato
Asus targets Kenyan market with new devices
Notebook vendor Asus has announced plans to increase its market share in Kenya’s PC market through the introduction of three ranges of laptops - Taichi Convertible Ultrabook, Zenbook Touch Ultrabook and the G-Series gaming laptop. → Read more
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Wed, August 7th, 05:00 · Nanine Steenkamp
Samsung to release next Note, smartwatch
Samsung will be releasing the next Galaxy Note in September, while the development of a smart accessories is also underway. → Read more
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Tue, August 6th, 13:20 · Nanine Steenkamp
Samsung kicks off mass chip production
Electronics giant Samsung has started its bulk manufacture of the world’s first 3D Vertical NAND (V-NAND) chips, offering enhanced flash technology. → Read more
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Mon, August 5th, 15:30 · Kamau Mbote
Robot astronaut takes off to space
Kirobo, the world’s first talking robot, has taken off to the International Space Station months ahead of Japanese astronaut Koichi Wataka who arrives in November. → Read more
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