Co-op Bank’s ELA lends women KES 10 million unsecured
Co-op Bank’s ELA gives women a 0.5% rate discount, a maternity repayment break and unsecured loans to KES 10 million
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Safaricom Ethiopia passes 15 million subscribers five years after getting its licence
Safaricom Ethiopia passed 15 million subscribers, but its network build has flattened and breakeven is still targeted for March 2027.
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iOS 27 arrives today, and it makes old iPhones much faster
Apple releases iOS 27 on Monday 14 September. Apps open 30% faster, photos load 70% faster, AirDrop moves 80% faster.
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The US iPhone 18 Pro Max is the only one without Apple’s C2 modem
Apple’s C2 modem ships in every iPhone 18 Pro Max except the American one, which keeps a Qualcomm chip instead.
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Honor is selling two different tablets called the MagicPad 4
Honor opened MagicPad 4 reservations in China for a 12.1-inch tablet that differs sharply from the 12.3-inch OLED global version.
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KRA is taking the customs system offline for 12 hours today
KRA shuts Kenya’s iCMS customs system from 06:00 to 18:00 today. No entries, duty payments or cargo releases until evening.
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OnePlus 16 leak claims a 200MP main camera and a 9,000mAh battery
OnePlus 16 leak claims a 200MP main camera and 9,000mAh battery, with an October China launch and uncertain global release.
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Galaxy A18 LTE leaks in full: same A17 hardware, €100 more
Galaxy A18 LTE specs leak through a retailer page: Helio G99, 90Hz OLED, 5,000mAh, 25W charging, and a €299 price.
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Replacing a Mate XT 2 screen costs 40 per cent of the phone
Huawei charges CNY 7,999, about KES 154,200, to replace a Mate XT 2 screen if you surrender the old one.
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Galaxy Buds On leak shows Samsung’s first clip-on, open-ear earbuds
Leaked renders show the Galaxy Buds On, Samsung’s first clip-on open-ear earbuds, with auto volume, head gestures and no ANC.
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YouTube now lets you lock your account on a shared TV with a four-digit code
YouTube account lock puts a four-digit code on your profile on a shared TV. Here is how to enable it.
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Google Password Manager, 1Password, Bitwarden and Dashlane can now hand your logins to each other
Android can now move passwords and passkeys between password managers on the same phone, with no unencrypted export file needed.
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Gemini desktop app arrives on Windows 10 and 11
Google’s Gemini desktop app now installs free on Windows 10 and 11. How to get it and what it adds.
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Yusuf Omari confirmed as Absa Bank Kenya CEO after 17 years as finance chief
Absa Bank Kenya confirmed Yusuf Omari as Managing Director and CEO from 10 September 2026, after 17 years as CFO.
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Samsung’s Galaxy SmartTag 3 clears certification: new design, same $30 price
The Galaxy SmartTag 3 cleared radio certification in South Korea at the end of August under model number EI-T5900. That clearance is normally one of the last steps before a product goes on sale. Leaked press renders and a retail listing…
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Honor is bolting a 500mm lens onto the Magic 9 Pro Max
Honor launches the Magic 9 series on 28 September with dual 200MP ARRI cameras and a new 500mm clip-on lens.
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Anthropic caught a Kenyan bot farm using Claude to praise Energy Cabinet Secretary
Anthropic removed an account using Claude to mass-produce fake grassroots tweets praising a Kenyan Cabinet Secretary before the 2027 election.
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iPhone Duo vs Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8; Which one wins?
iPhone Duo vs Galaxy Z Fold8 compared on screens, cameras, dust ratings, batteries, chips, software and prices
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Apple raises all iPhone prices by $100, discontinues iPhone 17 Pro
Apple discontinued the iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max and raised its other iPhones by $100.
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Apple Watch Series 12 will listen to conversations and recap them for you
Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4 add Siri Recap and Live Rewind, tools that summarise conversations without recording audio.
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Apple launches AirPods 5 at $129 with ANC on every model
AirPods 5 cost $129 with Active Noise Cancellation included. The $149 version adds wireless charging, volume swipe and longer battery.
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iPhone Duo vs Xiaomi 18 Fold; Which one wins?
iPhone Duo vs Xiaomi 18 Fold: screens, cameras, chips, battery, software and Kenya prices compared. Xiaomi wins specs, Apple software.
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iOS 27 release candidate arrives on Beta, finished update due Monday 14 September
Apple seeded the iOS 27 release candidate on 9 September. Here is what the release notes promise iPhone users.
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Apple announces iPhone 18 Pro and 18 Pro Max with a variable aperture camera and 45-hour battery
Apple’s iPhone 18 Pro adds a moving camera aperture, 45 hours of battery and a 2nm chip.
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