Latest technology stories from across Kenya.
Jumia Group has been recognized in the MIT prestigious list of the 50 smartest companies- 2016. Ranking 47 on the list, JUMIA stood out as the only company with main focus on the developing African online economy. The list published by the…
The video streaming market is currently dominated by Netflix which is available in 130 countries. Netflix is not the only player in this industry as there are other key players such as ShowMax which is owned by Naspers, the same company…
Kenyan logistics startup Sendy finally enters the taxi and motorcycle hailing space with introductory discounts.
Xiaomi is undoubtedly one of the biggest smartphone manufacturers out there. last year, the company sold over 70.8 million smartphones and it controls about 5% of the global smartphone market share. This is impressive considering that it…
In a move aimed at accelerating payments using Safaricom’s Lipa na M-Pesa merchant solution, Safaricom is conducting a pilot for a Lipa na M-Pesa card. The pilot is taking place internally with 1,500 of its employees using the card to pay…
For the past few months, we have seen high-profile individuals get their different online accounts hacked. Google CEO Sundar Pichai had his Quora profile hacked while Facebook CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, saw his LinkedIn, Twitter, and Pinterest…
I am not a big fan of TouchWiz, and that has been my main factor against Samsung, but now with the signs of a new user interface, maybe it is time for me to get myself a Samsung device. Rumours have it that the new TouchWiz would debut…
BlackBerry was once a popular smartphone manufacturer but things took a turn for the worse a few years ago. Ever since then, the company has seen its market share drop significantly as consumers ditch its platform for more mature ones such…
Have you ever been on Instagram and see a post that a ton of people have liked or are interacting with but you don’t understand what it says because it is written in a foreign language? Well, if you find yourself in this situation often,…
Last week, we told you that 95% of all OLED displays shipped during Q1 of 2016 came from Samsung. We even told you about the new deal between Samsung and Apple that will see the former supply OLED displays to be used on some iPhone models…
If you have used Uber or have interacted with anyone of their partner drivers, you probably know that the company does not accept older cars. Drivers with older cars can never partner with the company. This is all good to the customers as…
Safaricom has today announced the launch of a service called bill manager that allows M-Pesa customers to manage and pay all their bills in a single transaction. Bill manager allows you to set automatic reminders and save Paybill numbers…
In the new Ericsson ConsumerLab report, “Wearable technology and the internet of things”, six in 10 smartphone users state that wearables have uses beyond health and wellness. Devices related to personal safety and security, such as panic…
Lenovo has announced the Lenovo Smart Meeting Room Solution – a collaboration with Intel featuring the ThinkCentre Tiny desktop and Intel Unite technology which will transform meeting room spaces, change the way employees collaborate and…
Twitter has been having a very difficult time the last couple of years with the growth of other social media sites such as Instagram, Snapchat among others. The microblogging site has not had an easy time attracting new users who prefer…
Back in March this year, we told you that Uber has plans to expand its services to three more African countries before the end of the year. These are Ghana, Tanzania and Uganda. Uber has finally expanded to Uganda and its services are now…
Everyone knows that Xiaomi is the fastest rising smartphone manufacturer in the world. The company has been around for about 6 years and is already outpacing some of the established brand names out there. The latest achievement for Xiaomi…
If you have used the YouTube Android app, you will agree with me that it is not the best in terms of functionality. The app gets the job done but it is not perfect and does not offer the same experience you get from the website. YouTube…
Tecno has been on a roll this year, releasing a phone almost every month. The issue though, is not how fast they can release phones but the quality of the phones being released. Well, today we have news, Tecno is working on releasing the…
Sony has had tough time the last couple of years as its sales dropped as competition gets tougher Even with a change in strategy, the company still expects its sales to drop further this year. Sony has revealed that it will only be…
If you have used Twitter, the you probably know that its 140-character limit can force you to shorten what you write and this may affect the message you want to pass along. This is especially so if you share photos or links, you are forced…
Facebook has been very clear that it wants a share of the ever growing video streaming market. This market has been growing steadily with companies such as YouTube and Periscope dominating it. To grow in this market, Facebook has been…
Back in August, Uber introduced a cash payment option for its users in Kenya. The company said that it did this since users in the country preferred to pay in cash as the adoption of credit cards was still, very low. This was followed by a…
Yesterday, Lenovo announced that the #LenovoTechWorld, the company’s strategic technology conference, comes to San Francisco on June 9, 2016. The second annual conference brings together some of the industry’s top leaders along with Lenovo…
