Xiaomi debuts LPDDR6 with CXMT outpacing Samsung and SK Hynix
Chinese memory maker CXMT has begun LPDDR6 mass production ahead of Samsung and SK Hynix, with Xiaomi 18 Fold first.
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Tim Cook leaves Apple today, and this is the fifteen-year record
Tim Cook leaves Apple’s top job today after fifteen years. The supply chain, the FBI letter, and Apple Silicon.
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ChatGPT is now a search engine in the eyes of EU law. Here is what that actually means
The EU designated ChatGPT a search engine and Reddit and Roblox platforms. What that means, what they must do, explained.
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Xiaomi brings the SU7 Ultra, SU7 Max and its 1,900hp Vision Gran Turismo to IFA 2026
Xiaomi takes the Vision Gran Turismo, SU7 Ultra and SU7 Max to IFA 2026 in Berlin this September.
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Everything new in ColorOS 17, the Android 17 update coming to OPPO, OnePlus and realme phones
OPPO confirms ColorOS 17 for September with Floating Island navigation, finger-led animations and frosted glass, after promising no big redesign.
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Absa, Kenya Airways and Visa launch the Asante Global credit card
Absa, Kenya Airways and Visa launched the Asante Global Card. Points on all spending, redeemable across the Kenya Airways network.
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NCBA and HEVA open a KES 20 million unsecured loan pool for creatives at 9%
NCBA and HEVA Fund launched a KES 20 million unsecured loan facility for Kenyan creatives at 9% interest, six-month terms.
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vivo X500, X500 Pro and X500 Pro Max launch in September: everything confirmed so far
vivo confirmed the X500, X500 Pro and X500 Pro Max for September, with a 200MP ZEISS periscope on top.
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Android apps that use too much memory lose Play Store visibility from 2027
Google Play will penalise Android apps that use too much memory from February 2027, and require sign-in restoration from April.
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Google to withhold 5% AdSense earnings for the taxman
Google will deduct 5% tax on AdSense from September earnings. India, Nigeria and South Africa have no such platform withholding.
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The biggest phone batteries in the world right now, ranked: 11,000mAh down to 7,200mAh
Honor’s X80 Pro Max leads at 11,000mAh. We rank 23 phones by battery, and flag which models shrink outside China.
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Huawei launches HarmonyOS 7 and a third tri-fold on 7 September
Huawei launches HarmonyOS 7 and the Mate XT 2 tri-fold on 7 September, in a category Samsung already abandoned
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I&M Group profit rises 22% to KES 10.2 billion as Rwanda and Uganda carry the half
I&M Group made KES 10.2 billion after tax in the first half of 2026, with Kenya flat and regions growing.
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Samsung Galaxy S26 FE costs KES 103,100 for 8/256GB Model
Samsung Electronics East Africa has priced the Galaxy S26 FE at KES 103,100 for 256GB, on sale from 4 September.
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Old Mutual Holdings made more profit in six months than it made in all of 2025
Old Mutual Holdings posted KES 882 million net profit for the first half of 2026, beating its entire 2025 result.
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Britam’s pre-tax profit rose 52% to KES 3.8 billion in the first half of 2026
Britam’s pre-tax profit rose 52% to KES 3.82 billion in the first half of 2026, lifted by stronger underwriting results.
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Xiaomi has built a box that replaces your cloud storage subscription
The Smart Storage holds up to 60TB, backs up your phone on its own and plays 4K video straight to a TV. There is no monthly fee.
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Huawei’s HarmonyOS is now the world’s third-largest mobile operating system
China’s government says HarmonyOS is the world’s third-largest mobile OS, though Huawei phones sold in Kenya still run Android-based EMUI.
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Meta’s new WhatsApp charge hits banks and big online shops, not the free Business app
Meta will charge Kenyan businesses Sh0.52 per WhatsApp reply from 1 October 2026, and here is exactly how it works
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Tecno’s Spark Go 3 Pro brings IP69 water resistance to a 5,200mAh budget phone
Tecno launches the Spark Go 3 Pro in India with IP69 water resistance and a 120Hz screen. Kenya pricing unconfirmed.
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A MacBook with 5G may be coming, and Kenyan carriers are not ready for it
Apple may add 5G to the MacBook Ultra. Kenyan carrier support and shrinking data bundles make it hard to justify.
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Microsoft has named Angela Ng’ang’a its East Africa country lead
Microsoft has named Angela Ng’ang’a its East Africa country lead, a Nairobi-based regional role covering governments, enterprise customers and startups.
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Apple’s 9 September event is John Ternus’s first, and the Mac ads suggest the tone is changing
Apple holds its iPhone event on 9 September at 8pm Kenyan time, the first under new chief executive John Ternus.
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OPPO’s August ColorOS 16 update is out, and only 13 phones are getting it
OPPO’s ColorOS 16 August update adds AI Remix Collage, currency widgets and app security to 13 Find and Reno phones.
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