Xiaomi launches the Xring O3, a 3nm chip built by TSMC for its September foldable
Xiaomi has unveiled the Xring O3, its second in-house 3nm chip. It debuts in the Xiaomi 18 Fold in September.
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Ziidi Trader now accepts passports and military IDs to open accounts
Safaricom’s Ziidi Trader now accepts Kenyan passports, military IDs and foreign passports, ending its previous national ID only requirement.
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Samsung is still updating the Galaxy S8 and Note 8, nearly a decade after launch
Samsung has pushed a new software update to the Galaxy S8, Galaxy S8+ and Galaxy Note 8. All three phones came out in 2017. All three stopped receiving official software support around 2021. Samsung’s own firmware documentation lists build…
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Absa Kenya half-year profit falls 10% to KES 10.5 billion, but the dividend jumps 150%
Absa Bank Kenya’s half-year profit fell 10% to KES 10.5 billion, yet the board more than doubled the interim dividend.
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Equity Group half-year profit rises 32% to KES 45.5 billion as more than half the business moves outside Kenya
Equity Group made KES 45.5 billion in half-year 2026 profit, up 32%, with its regional subsidiaries now driving most growth.
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Absa signs Simba Corp deal for up to 100% vehicle and tractor financing
Absa Bank Kenya and Simba Corporation sign an MoU offering up to 100% vehicle and tractor financing under ABF 2.0.
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Huawei’s new Pura X View brings the wide screen to a normal slab phone
Huawei’s Pura X View is the first wide-screen slab phone, with a 16:9.5 display and 7,000mAh battery.
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Smarta 1500 drops from 90GB to 32GB as Airtel Kenya revises every bundle tier
Airtel Kenya cut Smarta bundle data by up to 64% on 18 August 2026. The four prices stayed the same.
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Inside the China-only Honor Robot Phone: a 2.6g motor, two 200MP sensors, 7060mAh battery
Honor’s Robot Phone lifts a 200MP camera on a motorised titanium arm. It costs ¥9,999 and it never leaves China.
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Airtel turns on Starlink Mobile in DRC, the first commercial satellite-to-phone service in Africa
Airtel Africa and Starlink launched satellite-to-mobile service in DRC on 14 August 2026. Kenya tested first but awaits regulatory approval.
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Apple has declared the iPhone X and the 2018 15-inch MacBook Pro obsolete
Apple moved the iPhone X and 2018 15-inch MacBook Pro to its obsolete list. No official repairs or parts remain.
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A20 Pro: the truth about Apple’s 15% faster, 30% more efficient chip
Apple’s A20 Pro is its first 2nm chip. We traced the 15% speed and 30% efficiency claims to their source.
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Samsung design drawings show a horizontal camera bar, but the Galaxy S27 link is unconfirmed
Design drawings show a horizontal Samsung camera bar. What it means for the Galaxy S27, Qi2 magnets and Kenyan buyers.
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What Actually Happens When You Send Money, and Why SBM Now Does It for Free
Every time you send money in Kenya, the transfer takes a journey you never see. Your bank checks that you have the funds, packages the instruction into a standardised message, hands it to a shared network that connects your bank to the…
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Extreme Charging Mode is Google admitting the Pixel 11 cannot charge fast
Google’s Extreme Charging Mode does not raise the Pixel 11’s 30W cap. It only lets the phone run hotter
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Inside X’s newly published visibility filtering code
X published the code behind shadowbans and a tool showing which visibility labels sit on your account.
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Safaricom has switched on Tap to Pay in the M-PESA Business App
Safaricom has added Tap to Pay to the M-PESA Business App, letting merchants accept contactless payments on their phone.
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The New Google Pixel Supports Sign Language Translations
Google’s Pixel 11 converts American Sign Language to text using DeepMind’s SL2T model. Kenyan Sign Language is not supported.
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Google adds tap to share to Quick Share, starting with Pixel
Google’s Quick Share now sends files when two Android phones touch. Pixel 6 and newer first, Samsung and others later.
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Pixel 11 series official: higher prices, more storage, less RAM, and a small new light
Google’s Pixel 11, 11 Pro, Pro XL and Pro Fold are official. Full prices, specs, KES conversions and what changed.
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M-Pesa customers in Ethiopia can now withdraw cash from Bank of Abyssinia ATMs without a card
The withdrawals run through the M-Pesa app, work 24 hours a day, and Safaricom Ethiopia says more banks will follow.
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Tanzania now requires businesses on social media to display tax numbers on their profiles
Tanzania’s new tax rules require anyone doing business on social media to display their TIN or tax clearance certificate publicly.
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Kenya’s Cyber Café ID Rules: A 2011 Solution to a 2026 Problem?
Kenya’s cyber cafés must record customer names, ID numbers and session times from August 14. Here’s why that’s misguided.
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Kenya’s first locally made ETF will let you buy 11 banks in one trade
CMA has approved the WSA Banking Index ETF for the NSE. It tracks 11 listed Kenyan banks. Here’s how it works.
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