Latest technology stories from across Kenya.
Twiga Foods has successfully resolved a longstanding issue with Incentro Africa, related to a debt dispute for Google Cloud Services that has been boiling up for several months. Incentro Africa, a certified Google Cloud partner, has worked…
The Quality of Service Report (QoS) for the year ended indicates that telephony service quality in Kenya is dropping. For the referenced period, the industry average score was 72.4 per cent. This is a huge drop from the 82.3 per cent…
Pesalink has announced that it will soon have a merchant payment option to rival Safaricom’s Lipa na M-pesa. The news comes after Safaricom’s customers expressed concerns due to over reliance on the Mpesa feature which has been suffering…
alGROWithm has recently received funding from Digital Africa.The cash injection will be used to boost alGROWithm’s Growth Talent Accelerator Program (GTAP) that was launched back in March, 2022. alGROWithm will focus on two things this…
The Safaricom ‘Win a Car Campaign’ involved youth gamers taking part in contests within the Safaricom-Hook gaming service.
Safaricom customers are puzzled by the rise of unsolicited subscription prompts. While this has been happening sporadically since the start of the year, the frequency of the prompts appear to have escalated. Its currently unknown if this…
Showmax 2.0 will be unveiled in a few weeks and is positioned as the upgraded version of the video streaming service. Showmax 2.0 is a result of the partnership between MultiChoice, Comcast’s NBCUniversal and Sky joined forces. This…
As the crypto world continues to change, ensuring the safety of your assets is crucial—especially during Data Privacy Week. With the market’s growth comes added attention and risks, emphasising the need to prioritise user security in the…
Onafriq, previously known as MFS Africa, has chosen Alviere to enable payments and remittances from the United States to Africa. Onafriq connects various payment schemes with more than 500 million mobile wallets, over 200 million bank…
A technical issue facing M-PESA Paybill is still affecting transactions this morning. This was confirmed by Safaricom and comes 12 hours after the company had claimed the issue had been resolved. “We are experiencing a recurring service…
Kenya Power have confirmed that customers trying to buy electricity tokens via M-Pesa are currently unable to do so. The problem which has persisted for over 5 hours is related to a technical issue experienced by Safaricom’s Mobile Money…
TECNO is gearing up to launch the Phantom V2 Fold – its second-gen bookstyle foldable to succeed the Phantom V Fold[Review] from last year. The Phantom V Fold was announced at MWC 2023 and TECNO is slated to announce its successor at this…
After a 3 year hiatus, SafeBoda is making a comeback in Nairobi. The motorbike (boda) hailing app is finally relaunching in Nairobi. The company has confirmed this through its official Twitter account. When exiting the Kenyan market,…
Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2024 happened last week and if you have been keeping up with tech events you might have noticed that it happened two weeks earlier than usual – last year’s Unpacked was held on 1st February. We had a watch party…
Kenyan based Agri SME, Shamba Pride, has announced an investment of $3.7 million from EDFI AgriFI (the EU Agriculture Financing Initiative) and Seedstars Africa Ventures. The investment is broken down to a $2 million long term loan from…
WhatsApp is set to launch a feature that allows users to share files with contacts who are nearby. This feature is similar to Android’s Nearby Share and iOS Airdrop. Recently, Google and Samsung improved Nearby Share, and renamed it Quick…
Onafriq, an African digital payments network, has chosen Alviere to enable payments and remittances from the United States to Africa. Onafriq connects various payment schemes with more than 500 million mobile wallets, over 200 million bank…
MetaTrader 5 Platform MetaTrader 5 stands out as an exceptionally robust and widely utilized trading platform, delivering a multitude of advanced features and functionalities to traders. Its popularity is attributed to the user-friendly…
Egyptian payments company, Zeal, has successfully secured $4 million in funding through a round led by RAED Ventures and Cur8 Capital, alongside strategic angel investors. This funding marks a pivotal moment for the startup, as it gears up…
OPPO is bringing the Reno11 series to the country later next week. The lineup is expected to include the base Reno11, Reno11 Pro and maybe the Reno11 F. The Reno11 lineup succeeds the Reno10 series[Full Reviews] from last year in the…
OPPO Kenya is kickstarting the year by launching the Reno11 series in the country later next week. The OPPO Reno11 lineup includes the base Reno11 and the Reno11 Pro – both 5G powered will succeed the Reno10 and Reno10 Pro[Full Reviews]…
Samsung has officially unveiled the Galaxy S24 series. Comprising the Galaxy S24 Ultra, Galaxy S24+, and Galaxy S24, this latest release introduces Galaxy AI, an innovation that promises to amplify user experiences across various aspects…
Visa has partnered with fintech firm, Pesaflow, to improve and enhance digital government ecosystems. Pesaflow has solutions that hat create government platforms for government services and offer a simple and reliable way to collect…
X (formerly Twitter) is finally rolling out the audio and video calling feature on Android starting today. The audio and video calling feature was first announced by the site’s CEO, Linda Yaccarino, and owner Elon Musk in August 2023. It…
