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The Ethiopian Communications Authority (ECA) has taken steps to make it cheaper for Ethiopian residents to make phone calls. The telecommunication regulator has cut mobile termination rates (MTR) to 0.23 Ethiopian Birr (Sh0.54) per minute…
Starting today, you’ll start seeing Meta AI, the company’s A.I.-powered smart assistant integrated across all its apps. The tech giant is pushing Meta AI into the search bar of its apps including WhatsApp, Messenger, Instagram and…
AI is taking centre stage this year and Google wants its products and services to have an AI focus with a new internal reorganization. Sundar Pichai announced earlier today that they’re combining its hardware and Android teams to ship AI…
Video-sharing platform TikTok has now been mandated to start publishing reports every quarter following a new mandate by the Ministry of ICT. This new rule comes at a time when the platform has been facing scrutiny from the Kenyan…
The latest device unveiled for the Kenyan market is the OPPO Reno11 F 5G which joins its fellow siblings, the base Reno11 and Reno11 Pro in the country. The latter two were launched in the country last month. OPPO Reno11 F comes with a…
US based social media platform, Reddit, has released it latest transparency report. This report covering the period between July 1st and December 31st 2023 shares numbers on legal removal requests received by Reddit. The platforms legal…
Android 15 is finally here at least still in its testing phase(Android 15 Beta 1) and we are getting sneak previews of the new features Google’s mobile OS will bring later this year. Internally Android 15 is called Vanilla Ice Cream with…
The Israel ongoing siege and assault on Gaza has today led to the arrest of 9 google employees. After an 8hr sit in at the company’s offices in New York and California, the 9 were arrested early Wednesday morning. Google is currently…
An update to the Edge browser (version 123.0.2420.65), released March 28th, 2024 might have accidentally installed an application labelled “Microsoft chat provider for Copilot in Windows” on your Windows PC or Windows Server device. This…
Airtel Kenya has today announced its newly reduced interconnection rates and call minutes, following the decision by the Communication Authority (CA) to further reduce Mobile Termination Rates (MTR). According to the telco, this decision…
How Technology Helps Students Be Prepared In The Future Innovations transform our lives, create new promising industries, and offer new job opportunities while improving old ones. It’s also transforming work environments, medical tools,…
RS South Africa, which sells a wide range of tech products and services to industrial businesses around the world, has partnered with Hydromatics as a new reseller in Kenya. This is a key part of the South African company move to expand…
LinkedIn is working on a premium subscription service that will include an AI tool able to produce written content for subscribers. Admin to pages eligible for the new subscription report cost is currently placed at $99.99/month per page…
Human Mobile Devices (HMD), has produced a feature phone dubbed ‘The Boring Phone’ as part of a partnership with Heineken and US brand and retail marketplace Bodega. In a world where phone makers are racing to launch flagships reliant on…
Al Ain in the United Arab Emirates received an unprecedented 254mm (10 inches) of rain in less than 24 hours on Tuesday. This is the highest amount recorded since measurements began in 1949, surpassing the mark set before the country’s…
Tech giant Google and maternal health nonprofit Jacaranda Health have announced a fellowship aimed at transforming the potential of Large Language Models (LLMs) for low-resourced communities across Sub Saharan Africa. The fellowship…
Google Circle to Search feature was first introduced with the Samsung Galaxy S24 series launched early this year. Google later shipped this feature to the Pixel 8 series. The focus for the Galaxy S24 series was Galaxy AI which brought its…
Modern Warfare 3 is a classic title in the Call of Duty series that still enjoys a dedicated player base. Dominating in this game requires a blend of skill, strategy, and tactical know-how. In this comprehensive guide, we’ll explore…
It’s been almost 10 weeks since Universal Music Group pulled songs by its artists from TikTok but Taylor Swift-owned songs are back on the social media platform. Songs by artists signed under the record label were removed early this year…
Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation (Toshiba ESS), has secured a deal to supply key equipment for a geothermal power plant revamp in Kenya. SEPCOIII Electric Power Construction Co., Ltd. placed the order for steam turbines and…
When Elon Musk bought Twitter, he removed the legacy verified checkmark for a paid X checkmark. But if you didn’t want to be seen as the pleb paying for the checkmark, you could hide the X checkmark and appear as a normal user on the…
Meta is bringing Meta AI Chatbot to WhatsApp, its popular messaging platform. The tech giant is shipping its large language model-powered Meta AI to WhatsApp. Meta is increasing the number of people testing its AI features. The instant…
The gazetted Tax Procedures (Electronic Tax Invoice) Regulations 2024 have now been published. A previous proposal to exempt small businesses from eTIMS invoicing has been rejected. Under new eTIMS regulations, all businesses, regardless…
Mobile phone manufacturer itel has just announced its newly enhanced after-sales policy that will now include an extension of warranty coverage for its feature phones to 24 months from its previous 12 months across the company’s Sub-Sahara…
