Kenyan technology publication covering consumer technology, telecoms, digital services, startups, reviews and practical guides.
In Kenya, nearly all forms of gambling have been legal since the year 1966. In that year, the Betting Lotteries and Gaming Act delineated regulations that established the Betting Control and Licensing Board. Thereafter, casinos were built.…
OPPO announced the Reno3 in March 2020. As expected, the device has made its way to Kenya as some of the previous Reno devices. It can be purchased for KES 40000, and before you start debating if the smartphone is worth that kind of money,…
There are any number of tasks that need to be completed on an ordinary business day. While each task is, by itself, relatively small, straightforward, and easy to complete, these tiny tasks can add up and may end up taking all day. This…
Who doesn’t want more money? After all, it’s a necessity to survive in this world. As important as it is, it was made very difficult to earn. However, the internet brought many new opportunities for all kinds of people all around the…
Meta has revealed that WhatsApp, the popular social network, has crossed the 2 billion user mark. The messaging service is now only second to Facebook itself in the number of users around the world. It has taken WhatsApp 2 years to add 500…
Sendy, the Kenyan logistics startup has raised $20 million (Kshs 2 billion) in a round with global backers. The company raised the Series B round led by Atlantica Ventures and Toyota Tsusho Corproration which is Toyota’s investment arm.…
OPPO recently launched the Reno 2F in Kenya which is an upper midrange phone that combines features like a notchless AMOLED display, 8GB of RAM, 128GB of internal storage and a 48MP in a beautiful package. One of the main selling points of…
National class 8 ExamLabs or KCPE were concluded a few weeks ago, and similar to a trend set by the then Education CS Fred Matiang’i, the results are out. The performance metrics will be made official any time from now by the current CS…
Qene Technologies announced the launch of FETA, the third installment in its ever-expanding portfolio. The company is a software development firm founded in 2016 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. In 2018 they won the Apps Africa award for ‘Best…
RCS is an upgrade to traditional SMS text messaging which includes features you see on regular messaging apps like WhatsApp. This is done on the Messages app on Android (you might have this installed on your Android phone). Messages sent…
Today, iHub has announced that it has been acquired by Co-creation Hub (CcHUB), which is an accelerator based in Lagos, Nigeria, for an undisclosed fee. The companies have revealed that the deal will see iHub’s team become part of CcHUB’s…
The internet can be a very interesting place if you know where to look at. Discovered will do the digging and bring you the best, new and interesting apps, browser extensions or websites so you don’t have to. Some of this week’s finds will…
Brief background The 2019 Hong Kong protests have been going on in the last couple of weeks. The demonstrations, which have since been amplified across key media outlets in the world were fueled by February 2019 extradition bill, which is…
Sports betting is not a new activity in the country. It began local operations way back in the 1960s when the state introduced the first Gaming Act. At that time, however, sports betting, among other forms of gambling, were limited to…
British Airways, the well known UK airline is facing a serious fine over a data breach that happened last year. The airline is apparently facing a record £183m fine that is thanks to a data breach that happened in 2018. What happened was…
The growth of motorcycle transport commonly referred to as Boda Boda has been unprecedented. The popularity of the mode of transport started more than one decade ago, and has practically taken over day to day transport even in the most…
News aggregator service and mobile news app Flipboard has earlier today started notifying its users of a data breach in which hackers had access to their internal systems which might have been going on for almost nine months. The hackers…
Memes. Memes. Last night’s episode of Game of Thrones, The Last of the Starks had fans recreate and caption their best and worst moments using memes. We decided to compile all of them. The Last of the Starks was a whirlwind of an episode:…
M-PESA is a key moneymaker for telco Safaricom. The mobile operator has, over time, added key innovations on top of what the financial product already offers, including the ability to pay bills for thousands, perhaps millions of services.…
New Month. New Week. If you’re planning to be more efficient and productive for the remaining part of the year, here are some new productivity apps, extensions and hacks and tips we have included to help you accomplish that goal. These…
Africa’s Talking, the now Pan-African company that positions itself as the ‘go-to platform’ for developers in Africa has had a change in leadership. Bilha Ndirangu, Africa’s Talking former Chief Commerical Officer, is now Africa’s…
Members of the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) will now be able to remit their contributions via Safaricom’s mobile money product, M-PESA. This development was made official earlier today when the savings firm hosted the telco at its…
Charles Mwangi, Tesla’s former Senior Director of Engineering announced recently on LinkedIn that he has decided to leave the company after 6 years. “After slightly over 6 years, I have decided to leave Tesla,” he said on the post. “My…
In this new and innovative way of 2019, we are going to tell you that Which are the best and easiest audio editing software for beginners. There are much software available on the internet which is free or is not going to be a burden on…
