DStv is splitting sport and movies into separate packages, but only in South Africa
DStv adds standalone Sports and Movies & Series packages in South Africa from 17 September. Kenyan prices and package names stay unchanged.
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Airtel is giving 376 million subscribers in India a free year of Super Duolingo
Bharti Airtel and Duolingo announced a 12 month free Super Duolingo offer for 376 million Indian subscribers on 3 September.
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Anthropic is Paying Students $3,600 to run AI clubs, Apply Now!
Anthropic pays student ambassadors USD 3,600 to run campus AI clubs. Kenyans can apply, and applications close on 12 September.
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Nvidia’s RTX Spark PCs ship in October, and both configurations are the N1X
Nvidia says RTX Spark PCs ship in October in two N1X configurations, 6,144 or 5,120 GPU cores, and no prices
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Xiaomi’s first Xring tablet, the Pad 9 Pro Max, launches 7 September
The 13.3-inch Pad 9 Pro Max is Xiaomi’s first Xring O3 tablet. It launches on 7 September in China only.
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Range Rover finally has an electric car, and it is years behind China
JLR’s first electric Range Rover opens orders at $140,450, with a 118.5 kWh battery and 333 miles of EPA range.
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OpenAI launches GPT-6 Astra and says we are now in the AGI era
OpenAI has launched GPT-6 Astra. President Greg Brockman says the AGI era has started.
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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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