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Google eyes Kenyan market with low-cost smartphone
Global IT giant Google is set to launch a low-cost smartphone in the Kenyan market next month. The tech company in collaboration with Infinix Mobility plans to release the device… Read more
This 16-year-old hacked a printer to come up with a cheaper way to detect heart disease
Adriel Sumathipala is a self-described tinkerer. The 16-year-old says the trait runs in the family: His grandfather, who died of a heart attack before Sumanthipala was born, also loved to… Read more
US firm Launches Direct-to-Mobile-Wallet International Money Transfer to Kenya and Niger
Boss Revolution Launches Direct-to-Mobile-Wallet International Money Transfer to Kenya and Niger IDT Corporation announced today that its flagship Boss Revolution international money transfer service has launched a direct-to-mobile-wallet service to… Read more
‘#REACTVERTISING’: How Kenya Corporates got involved in the #PoleKwaMwirigi hash tag
Fashion blogger Sharon Mundia, popularly known as @ThisisEss posted a detailed account of her engagement and the marriage proposal by fiancee Lonina Leteipan, Relationship Manager at Chase Bank Kenya which… Read more
Two Kenyan innovators tapped for continental prize
Two Kenyans have been nominated for the prestigious Innovation Prize for Africa (IPA). The awards that are an initiative of Africa Innovation Foundation (AIF), seek to recognize outstanding innovation talent… Read more
Samsung unveils beautiful new Galaxy S6
Samsung set out to build a better looking line of Galaxy phones this year, and it definitely achieved its goal. The South Korean electronics company unveiled the Galaxy S6 and… Read more
Kenya Says Karibu (Welcome) to Uber
Without pomp or circumstance, the ride-sharing service Uber launched here in Nairobi, Kenya, on Wednesday afternoon. The company had been looking at this market for more than a year before… Read more
Uber to launch in Kenya with free Taxi rides during Nairobi Restaurant Week
San Fransisco-based ride-sharing and taxi-hailing service Uber is finally set to launch its services in Kenya this week and has teamed up with local restaurant discovery platform, EatOut Kenya to… Read more
The app that lets you ‘UNTEXT’ someone: Strings allows users to take back messages and pictures they’d rather people didn’t see
If you’ve ever woken up full of regret about the messages you sent the night before, or you’ve sent a text to the wrong person, a new app could solve… Read more
For sale: Systems that can secretly track where cellphone users go around the globe
Makers of surveillance systems are offering governments across the world the ability to track the movements of almost anybody who carries a cellphone, whether they are blocks away or on… Read more
[VIDEO] M-PESA’s new rival featured on Innovate Africa on Al Jazeera
In this week’s episode of Innovate Africa, co-host Tapfuma Makina visits Nairobi to meet Kariuki Gathitu, founder of Zege Technologies. Zege has launched MPayer, a mobile payment alternative to MPESA, aimed at… Read more
[VIDEO] Security made in Kenya :Stopping car thieves with a simple SMS
Was your car stolen? Stop the thieves in their tracks with a simple SMS What would you do if your car had just been stolen? Take out your phone and… Read more
Data specialist in court bid to block Equity’s SIM card
Equity Bank’s thin-SIM mobile money transfer system faces more hurdles after a data specialist went to court seeking to block its rollout. Mr Daniel Murage argued that the Communications Authority… Read more
Watch out M-Pesa, Equity Bank wants to transform mobile money in Kenya
An innovative sim card is challenging M-Pesa’s mobile banking monopoly. But will the competition increase financial inclusion? Kenya is a regional leader in access and use of financial services, with… Read more
Equity Bank Buys ‘Equitel.com’ Domain for KSh300,000
Finserve Africa Ltd, which apparently owns Equity Bank Limited in Kenya, bought Equitel.com for $3,288. Domainnamewire.com, a website that tracks the sale of domain names, reports that the bank through its… Read more