OPPO A98 5G To Soon Launch in Kenya
While OPPO is gatekeeping the just launched Find X6 Pro in China, we are expecting the company to launch the OPPO A98 globally and...
TECNO Camon 20 Scoops MUSE Design Awards 2023
TECNO is set to launch the Camon 20 series in Kenya later this month but the phone has already started picking up awards. Camon...
EcoBank Joins Neobank Trend Amid Elation and Frustration
Neobanking has been a growing trend in the fintech space and Ecobank in partnership with Fingo have joined the bandwagon.
The two have been working...
Infinix Hot 30 Review: Pinnacle of Refinement
Infinix is going to turn 10 later this year. They have been operating in the country for a decade and the Hot series has...
Kenya Launches QR Code Standard: What You Need to Know
The Central Bank of Kenya in partnership with multiple key players in the payments industry in the country have today launched the Kenya Quick...
TECNO Unveils New Magic Skin for Its Smartphones
TECNO continues to push its boundaries for its smartphones - from software, to hardware to cameras and overall design. Last year the company launched...
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Series Launched in Kenya, Starting From Ksh 21,999
Xiaomi has officially launched the Redmi Note 12 series in the country. The lineup succeeds the Note 11 series from last year and includes...
Chiloba Shuts Down TV Stations Associated with Shakahola Deaths
The media has done a great job covering the cultic case of Paul Mackenzie, the founder of Good News Media Kenya Ltd. The preacher...
Realme C55 With Mini Capsule Arrives in Kenya
Apple sets design trends and Android follows suite. First, it was the ditching of the headphone jack, then came adding a notch to the...
Global Smartphone Shipments Decline, Samsung and Apple Lead, Xiaomi Slips
According to the most recent report from Canalys, there was a further decline in worldwide smartphone shipments during the January-March quarter. Approximately 269.8 million...
Kibo Africa Boosts Local Motorbike Production Via Technology Sharing, Logistics Partnerships
Motorcycle manufacturer, Kibo Africa has launched a new motorbike for urban dwellers, and the plan is to reduce their commute time. However, the company,...
Kenyans Fear Government Surveillance as Regulator Implements Phone Monitoring System
The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) has been given a nod to install the Device Management System, a tool that monitors text messages and...
Kenya Students to Receive HELB Loans Directly to Their M-PESA Accounts
Telco Safaricom and HELB have announced two key partnerships today. The first one is the launch of the HELB Mobile Wallet and HELB M-PESA...
Safaricom-powered myCounty App Goes Live in Makueni County
A couple of weeks ago, and during the staging of the Connected Kenya Summit 2023, telcos Safaricom announced the myCounty App. It is a...
OPPO Launches Largest Service Center in East Africa in Nairobi
Phone maker OPPO will be opening its largest Service Centre in Nairobi. According to the BBK Electronics-owned firm, the opening of the OPPO Service...
Equity Bank Introduces Mandatory Fee for SMS Alerts
Equity Bank customers will now be charged for any SMS alerts they receive from the bank. According to the lender's social media posts, this...
New Kenya Law Proposes Expansion of Digital Marketplace Tax Base
Back in 2013, the Value Added Tax Act was introduced. It is a piece of legislation that governs the taxation of goods and services...
KICTANet, AIRA Launch Tatua Digital Resilience Centre
Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) in partnership with the Africa Internet Rights Alliance (AIRA) coalition members has launched the Tatua Digital Resilience Centre, which...
Kenya Authorities Make Arrests in Illegal Streaming Case
The Kenya Copyright Board (KECOBO), Irdeto, and Kenyan police successfully conducted a sting operation against an online streaming company operating in Kenya. According to...
Bolt Improves Rider Safety with New Feature
Estonian e-cab firm Bolt has introduced a new feature that requires drivers to take a selfie before they can go online. According to the...
Asus Announces Zenbook S 13 OLED, Will Launch in Kenya Soon
ASUS has launched the Zenbook S 13 OLED (UX5304), which features a 13.3-inch OLED display and is one of the slimmest laptops in its...
Evolution of the Infinix Hot Series
Infinix Hot 30 series launched early this month. The Hot 30 succeeds the Hot 20 series launched late last year. The Hot lineup is...
Safaricom Has Close to 500K Users on 5G, Expands to 28 Towns in Kenya
By the time 2022 was ending, we had close to 300,000 users on Safaricom's 5G network. In the past few months, Kenya's leading telco...
PHANTOM V Fold Review: First Gen Excellence
The foldable smartphone market has a new player and not just across the globe but here in the country as well. An exciting new...
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Series to Launch Next Week in Kenya
Xiaomi is prepping to update the Redmi Note 11 series with a new Note 12 series later next week in Kenya.
The whole lineup...
Airtel Kenya Launches All-in-One Bundles
Airtel Kenya has announced a new product called Airtel Premier, which will see its customers enjoy all mobile units under a single plan. This...
WhatsApp Makes Disappearing Messages Feature Worse
WhatsApp's disappearing messages feature is no longer as good as it once was because recipients can now choose to keep the temporary message -...
@iLabAfrica Launches Innovation Leadership Program for East African Tech Execs
@iLabAfrica Research and Innovation Centre at Strathmore University has launched a new CIO Leadership Programme. The program aims to equip IT executives with the...
inDrive Launches Hackathon Offering KES 2.3m for Innovative Ideas in E-taxi Safety
E-taxi app inDrive has launched InCode 2023, an annual global hackathon that seeks to improve safety and inclusivity in ride-hailing.
Top ideas will be...
Netflix Reports Revenue Growth, Plans to Crack Down on Password Sharing
Online video streaming platform Netflix has released its latest financial report, which shows growth in revenue and paid memberships during the January-March period of...
Oraimo FreePods 4 Review: Come for the ANC, Stay for the Great Sound Quality
Active Noise cancellation on a budget. Long-lasting true wireless earbuds that can go up to 8 hours of playtime. Heavy bass technology. IPX5 Rating....
Flutterwave Comes to Kenya Without Payments License
Flutterwave, the largest payments firm in Africa by value, has been trying to enter the Kenyan market for some time now. It seems that...
Flutterwave Sets Up Shop in Rwanda
Nigerian payments firm Flutterwave is now a licensed remittance company in Rwanda. This development follows an announcement by the unicorn, which revealed Flutterwave had...
Copia Shuts Down Uganda Operations
E-commerce platform Copia has announced it will be closing its Uganda operations after it launched in the country back in mid-2021.
Copia, which targets low-income...
KICA Amendment Bill Proposes Changes to Compliance with Intellectual Property Rights
Kenya is amending the Kenya Information and Communications Act, 1998 (KICA). The law has undergone a lot of changes over the years thanks to...
