Xiaomi Sky Nomad N70 Pro, N70 Max and N90 Max launch 7 September from KES 5 million
Three new Xiaomi SUVs do up to 505 kilometres on battery, then a petrol generator takes over for another thousand.
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Xiaomi 18 Fold launches next week with in-house XRing 03
Official Xiaomi 18 Fold images show a 5.38-inch cover screen, 7.58-inch folding display and a pill-shaped triple camera module
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Samsung launches cheaper $800 Galaxy Book 6, with a huge spec drop
Samsung’s new USD 799.99 Galaxy Book6 has a 15 TOPS NPU, while the Galaxy Book6 launched at CES has 49
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Telcos will have to wait six months before recycling your line
Kenya’s Communications Authority proposes six months before telcos recycle dormant lines. Comments close 11 September, rules take effect 19 September.
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Uber quits Nigeria and Uganda
Uber shut down Nigeria and Uganda on 2 September 2026, leaving four African markets. Kenya is now one of them.
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Glovo Kenya launches ‘She Delivers’ to train 16 women as electric bicycle couriers
Glovo Kenya and eBee trained 16 women as electric bicycle couriers, aiming to lift female riders from 1% to 5%.
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Cascador names 10 Nigerian companies for its 2026 ScaleUp cohort
Cascador picked 10 Nigerian companies for its 2026 ScaleUp cohort, including Venco, the estate management platform already running in Kenya.
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TCL sues Samsung over false Mini LED TVs
TCL sued Samsung over Mini LED labelling in a Los Angeles court. The same M80H and M70H sell in Kenya.
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Honor Magic 9 Pro: everything we know before the September launch
Honor will be launching its Magic 9 flagship series in September. This was confirmed by the company at the end of Guangzhou keynote where it launched the Robot Phone, and it opened blind pre-orders in China that same evening. Thanks to…
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Xiaomi’s Wireless Power Bank Series explained: 5000mAh at 15W, or 10,000mAh at 45W
Xiaomi’s 6mm UltraThin Magnetic Power Bank 5000 lists in Kenya from KES 8,500. A 45W 10,000mAh model exists too.
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TCL launches two budget 11-inch Android tablets from USD 190
TCL’s TAB A1 and TAB A1 NXTPAPER are 11-inch Android 16 tablets priced at USD 190 and USD 250.
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The 2018 MacBook Air and two 13-inch MacBook Pros are now obsolete
Apple made the 2018 MacBook Air and two 13-inch MacBook Pros obsolete, ending hardware service and parts supply.
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Anthropic releases Claude Fable 5.1 and Mythos 5.1. Here is what changed
Claude Fable 5.1 and Mythos 5.1 launched 1 September. What changed, what it costs, and what Anthropic’s benchmarks leave out.
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A Nigerian drone maker just raised $52 million, the biggest seed round in Africa
Terra Industries closed a $52 million seed round, the largest in Africa. What the Nigerian defence startup builds, explained.
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Everything Google quietly added to Android in August 2026
August 2026 Google System Updates brought Tap to Share, Wallet age credentials, parental controls and stronger Play Protect to Android.
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POCO F9 Ultra is official: 200MP camera, 8,050mAh battery, $799 starting price
POCO F9 Ultra launches with a 200MP camera, 185Hz screen and 8,050mAh battery from $799. Every spec explained.
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Dyson made a USD 499 toothbrush with a camera that flosses for you
Dyson’s CameraJet toothbrush has a 0.1-megapixel camera that finds gaps between teeth and jets mouthrinse into them for USD 499.
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Epson expands Nairobi office by 50% as East Africa business grows
Epson has spent KES 19.4 million expanding its Nairobi office by 50%, adding a showroom, training space and servicing capacity.
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Tecno MegaPad SE 2 budget tablet starts at about USD 190
Tecno’s Megapad SE 2 launches in the Philippines with a 9.7-inch 2K display, 4G LTE and Android 16.
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Kenya Airways loss widens to KES 16.1 billion as fuel costs jump 66%
Kenya Airways revenue rose 9% to KES 81.25 billion, but fuel costs pushed the half-year loss to KES 16.1 billion.
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OPPO Find X10 Pro Max tipped to be the first phone with three 200MP cameras
OPPO unveils the Find X10 in China this September, with the Find X10 and Pro Max global by late October.
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Poco F9 Pro and F9 Ultra launch today with smaller batteries than the Redmi phones they are built from
Poco launches F9 Pro and F9 Ultra today at 3pm Kenyan time, both with smaller batteries than their Redmi originals.
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Huawei has put a 10,400 mAh battery inside a 4.7mm tablet
Huawei’s MatePad Pro 12-inch is 4.7mm thin with a 10,400 mAh battery, thinner and lighter than Apple’s own iPad Pro.
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Apple’s $2,000 foldable without Face ID is a compromise the Ultra name shouldn’t carry
Apple’s foldable iPhone Ultra reportedly drops Face ID for a Touch ID button. On a $2,000-plus phone, that’s backwards
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