TECHNOLOGY
Safaricom, Huawei Unveil 5G Experience Centres In Nairobi
Safaricom has partnered with Huawei to unveil three 5G experiential centres across Nairobi.
The three centres, located in Safaricom’s Village Market, The Hub and Buruburu...
Indian Tech Firm Establishes Office, Training Centre In Nairobi
Indian tech firm Zoho Corp has opened its new office in Westlands, Nairobi to cater to its growing customer base in Kenya.
The office, which is...
Toshiba Taps Mitsumi To Set Up Data Centres As It Eyes Kenya’s Data Market
Japanese conglomerate Toshiba has entered into a partnership with Mitsumi Group, one of the leading IT powerhouse in the Middle East and Africa in...
African Tech Leaders To Converge At Africa Cloud & Security Summit
The Africa Cloud & Security Summit is set to bring together leading experts in cloud computing and cybersecurity for two days of insightful discussions and thought-provoking presentations.
TikTok Introduces New Features For Teens And Families
TikTok has announced new well-being features for teens, families and its broader community.
The entertainment platform is improving its screen time controls with more custom options,...
Africa Cloud & Security Summit Returns For 13th Year
dx5 (formerly CIO Africa) has announced that the annual Africa Cloud & Security Summit will be back for its 13th edition on 16 & 17 March 2023.
Regional Jitume Labs Launched To Equip Youth With Digital Skills
The Cabinet Secretary for Information, Communication and the Digital Economy in Kenya, Eliud Owalo has launched the first regional Jitume Laboratories in Uasin Gishu...
Business Requirements Forcing CIOs To Hybridize Data Centres, Schneider Electric White Paper Reveals
Business requirements are forcing Chief Information Officers (CIOs) to hybridize their data centre and IT portfolio architecture by placing IT capacity in colocation facilities...
Here’s The Amount You Will Pay To Get Verified On Facebook, Instagram
The parent company for Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, Meta, has introduced paid verification for Facebook and Instagram.
Dubbed Meta Verified, the subscription service lets you...
Top Five Online Dating Schemes Fraudsters Are Using These Days
Dating threats: as online dating popularity continues to grow so do the threats from cybercriminals looking to exploit vulnerable individuals.
Kenya Records 278 Million Cyberattacks In 3 Just Months
Check Point Software reveals that the number of cyberthreats reported to the Kenyan National Cyber Crime Centre (NCC) in the first quarter of the 2022/23 year rose by almost 200%.
Starlink in Kenya: Lessons from Nigeria as Launch Nears
Here's what Nigerians' experience with Starlink so far tells us about its anticipated launch in Kenya.
14 Start-Ups Picked To Pitch Live At Africa Tech Summit 2023
Africa Tech Summit has announced the final shortlist of ventures who will Pitch Live on stage to investors, corporate and media at the Africa Tech Summit in Nairobi from 15th to 16th February.
Absa Bank Upgrades Timiza To Allow For ATM Withdrawals
Absa Bank Kenya has unveiled an Automatic Teller Machine (ATM) withdrawal option on its mobile wallet platform Timiza, allowing subscribers to withdraw funds from...
Samsung’s Device Solutions Division Obtains ISO Certification
Samsung Electronics Co. has announced that its Device Solutions (DS) Division attained the ISO 22301 Certificate, the international standard for Business Continuity Management System...
Davis & Shirtliff Unveils Mobile App For Partial Payment Of Solar, Water Equipment
Davis & Shirtliff has launched a new mobile application system that allows customers to make partial savings towards the purchase of water and energy...
LG Rolls Out Colour Changing Fridge With 190,000 Possible Combinations
The 4-Door French-Door model fridge comes embedded with more than 190,000 possible colour combinations at users’ disposal, giving them an opportunity to mix and match until their hearts are content.
US, UK Pour Billions Into Nairobi Data Centre
ADC’s expansion at the new site is expected to be completed in the first half of 2024 and will deliver five times more capacity than is currently installed.
Why Bank to M-Pesa Charges Were Suspended
The charges had been stopped in 2020 at the height of Covid-19 in Kenya, ostensibly to boost cashless transactions. Wafula, however, moved to court to challenge the legality of the bank to M-Pesa transfer fees charged to consumers entirely.
You Can Now Withdraw Your Fuliza Limit at an M-Pesa Agent
Previously, Fuliza overdrafts could only be used to send money to another subscriber, even with insufficient funds in your M-Pesa wallet, buy airtime, or to pay for goods and services using Lipa na M-Pesa.
Five Healthy Digital Habits For 2023
Early January is a great time to start using healthy digital habits and you still have time to make a promise to yourself and...
Elon Musk to Disrupt Safaricom, Zuku in 2023
The entry of Starlink into Kenya would signal new, well-heeled competition for internet service providers (ISPs) such as Safaricom, Wananchi Group-owned Zuku and Jamii Telecommunications' Faiba.
Battery Exchange Stations Kick Off Electric Motorbikes Revolution In Kenya
Kenya, East Africa's biggest economy, is hoping electric-powered motorcycles will catch on and place it ahead of its regional peers in the shift to zero-emission electric mobility. T
Gamers in Africa Are Aiming for Global Inclusion, And The World is Paying Attention
The games have their concepts derived from an African storyline. For instance, Kukulu is the name of a chicken in Ethiopia which, according to the creators, originated from a traditional sport in Ethiopia called Akukulu Alnegam.
Opinion: The Cloud Must Prioritise The Edge
By George Senzere
A perfect storm is brewing: the number of IoT devices is doubling every five years, according to analyst firm Gartner, and cloud...
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