TECHNOLOGY

TECHNOLOGY

Gangnam Style with over A Billion Views -YouTube History

South Korean  Psy and his “Gangnam Style” has become the first Youtube Video to hit past a billion mark views. Psy raps in Korean in the video while dancing as…

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Chipuka: – ICT Board Trying To Weed Out Useless Developers

According to information from ICT Board  Chipuka, the Software Certification Program developed in partnership with Carnegie Mellon University  is at advanced stage with many people showing interest . ICT Board…

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Technology- 5 Predictions for the future from IBM

Here are the next five upcoming technology advances that will change your world according to IBM. The 5  trends are based on market and societal trends as well as emerging…

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Dear Nation, Abortion is Not The Most Searched Topic in Kenya on Google Zeitgeist 2012

I somehow did not want to write about what people searched for  on Google during the year, also known as Google Zeitgeist but then I saw what Nation was reporting…

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Kenyan Tough Jungle App wins Appstar Challenge Regional Finals

Another great moment for Kenyan developers as the Appstar challenge Kenyan finalists Gerald Kibugi and Gilbert Rono reigned supreme in South Africa taking the first two positions. They beat finalists…

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Yahoo Mail redesigned with Faster and simpler navigation across all platforms

I still check my yahoo mail once in a while. Actually I use it as a backup for the other email accounts. But I have been watching the new tenure…

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Intel Launches Latest Micro-Server Unit- Targeting SMEs

Intel has unveiled  a low-cost, low-power ‘micro-server’ CPU platform aimed at delivering energy-efficient computing – dubbed Centerton. Intel now aim to capture the SME category with micro-server designed to run…

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Safaricom should stop Giving People’s Numbers to Strangers

I know a number of people who value their privacy and feel highly offended when people give their personal details out to strangers. In this regard I have some friends…

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Orange Launches its operations in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Orangehas announced today the launch of its operations under the Orange brand in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Orange with  global community of 183 million Orange customers is set…

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YoungAfricaLive- a mobile community for entertainment and education

YoungAfricaLive yal.co.ke is a mobile community for entertaining and educating young people around the topics of love, sex, and relationships.  Praekelt Foundation which developed YoungAfricaLive  has partnered with Safaricom for…

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iPhone 5 to Launch in Kenya on December 21st

Finally Apple has revealed plan to launch iPhone 5 in Kenya on December 21.  iPhone 5  feature 4-inch Retina display and an A6 chip meant to enhance the  performance iPhone…

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Huawei Gaga

Huawei Gaga was introduced into Kenyan market by Orange  Kenya early this year. The 3G enabled device comes bundled with free one month unlimited data from Orange, has a 3.5…

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Interactive site by Mobile Movement to Help Development Community to gather and share stories of aid working well

The good people at Mobile Movement has come up with  an  interactive philanthropy and mentorship site dedicated to shifting crowd-sourcing from anonymous donations to a relational experience where donors can follow,…

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Nokia Lumia 510 is now Available in Kenya

It has taken like forever but now  Nokia Lumia 510 is available in Kenyan market. Bruce Howe, General Manager for Nokia East Africa : “We are pleased to announce the…

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Tecno Launches Entry Level N3 Android Smartphone in Kenya

Tecno in partnership with Qualcomm  today launched the entry level smartphone N3 in Kenya. N3 is a dual SIM Android smartphone with Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM7225A chipset.  The device runs on…

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Understanding Blogs and Blogging Culture in Kenya- Why Kahenya Missed the point

So Kahenya today had a piece on Daily Nation Technology section talking about how bloggers are cheaply shrewd by marketers, and are quickly  losing the plot.    The main point is…

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Safaricom Launches M-Shwari- Mobile Money Payday Loan

Safaricom today  launched a new mobile money service known as M-Shwari. M-Shwari  is  partnership between Safaricom and CBA which runs on Mpesa and will be included on the Mpesa sim…

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Samsung Galaxy Note II passes 5 million in Sales mark

Samsung announced that the Galaxy Note II, the famous phablet, has passed 5 million in sales, with 2 million in shipments since November 2. Samsung Galaxy Note II is expected…

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Self-taught Kevin Doe From Sierra Leone Wows M.I.T.

Meet 15-Year-Old Kelvin Doe from Sierra Leone. The kid is a genius. He gets spare parts from trash bins, which he uses to build batteries, generators and transmitters. Not from…

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Voter Registration Centers Online Guide Courtesy of Code4Kenya

Do you know your nearest voter registration  center ? Well don’t worry….Code 4 Kenya has managed to scrape the IEBC Registration Centers PDF and put up a site to help…

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SAP Skills for Africa Scholarship Program

This morning from ICT Board…. SAP is a leading multinational software corporation that makes enterprise software to manage business operations and customer relations.   In partnership with the Ministry of…

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Biometric voter registration process

Finally President Mwai Kibaki  launched the Biometric voter registration process and expected go for the next 30 days. The good people at  the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission aims to…

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Nokia Asha 308 Now Available in Kenya

Nokia today announced that the Nokia Asha 308 is now available for purchase in Kenya at an estimated retail price of KES10,500. The Nokia Asha 308 is a 2G-enabled device…

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LG C333 Triple-Sim Phone- Is there need for Triple Sim card phones?

In the last week or so LG Launched C333 Triple-Sim handset into the Kenyan market.   The phone is a basic and the only interesting point is the fact that it…

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BAKE Announces Kenyan Blog Awards 2013

BAKE  has announced the BAKE Kenyan Blog Awards 2013.  The  awards are meant to reward and recognize exceptional bloggers in their respective fields and to promote online content creation in…

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Orange announces winners of the African Social Venture Prize –

  Orange has announced the three winners of the African Social Venture Prize.   The first prize was awarded to Vivus Limited, a start-up from Côte d’Ivoire that allows agricultural or farm…

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Nokia ‘Here’ Mapping Service, Going beyond Its Ecosystem

Nokia introduced HERE. Yes HERE, the  location based cloud meant to deliver maps and location experiences across multiple screens and operating systems. With HERE, Nokia aims to inspire a new…

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AccessKenya To Spend Ksh.120 Million in Fibre Expansion

AccessKenya Group ready to invest over Ksh.120 million in the next financial year to expand fibre connectivity uptake in Kenya. The company has acknowledged that they have seen merits of…

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WordCamp 2012 set for this weekend at Maanzoni Lodge

WordCamp Kenya Conference, which features Orange as the title sponsor, is finally here and takes place this weekend at Maanzoni Lodge, in Machakos. The two-day event, set for November 10-11,…

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Safaricom pays the price for stopping Unlimited Data on its new Half Year Financial Results

Early this year Safaricom discontinued its unlimited package on Mobile Broadband for its clients. At the time most us of tried to convince Safaricom to continue with the unlimited package…

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