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August 18, 2026
Inside the China-only Honor Robot Phone: a 2.6g motor, two 200MP sensors, 7060mAh battery
Honor's Robot Phone lifts a 200MP camera on a motorised titanium arm. It costs Β₯9,999 and it never leaves China.
August 17, 2026
Airtel turns on Starlink Mobile in DRC, the first commercial satellite-to-phone service in Africa
Airtel Africa and Starlink launched satellite-to-mobile service in DRC on 14 August 2026. Kenya tested first but awaits regulatory approval.
August 17, 2026
Apple has declared the iPhone X and the 2018 15-inch MacBook Pro obsolete
Apple moved the iPhone X and 2018 15-inch MacBook Pro to its obsolete list. No official repairs or parts remain.
August 17, 2026
A20 Pro: the truth about Apple’s 15% faster, 30% more efficient chip
Apple's A20 Pro is its first 2nm chip. We traced the 15% speed and 30% efficiency claims to their source.
August 17, 2026
Samsung design drawings show a horizontal camera bar, but the Galaxy S27 link is unconfirmed
Design drawings show a horizontal Samsung camera bar. What it means for the Galaxy S27, Qi2 magnets and Kenyan buyers.
August 17, 2026
What Actually Happens When You Send Money, and Why SBM Now Does It for Free
Every time you send money in Kenya, the transfer takes a journey you never see. Your bank checks that you…
August 14, 2026
Extreme Charging Mode is Google admitting the Pixel 11 cannot charge fast
Google's Extreme Charging Mode does not raise the Pixel 11's 30W cap. It only lets the phone run hotter
August 14, 2026
Inside X’s newly published visibility filtering code
X published the code behind shadowbans and a tool showing which visibility labels sit on your account.
August 14, 2026
Safaricom has switched on Tap to Pay in the M-PESA Business App
Safaricom has added Tap to Pay to the M-PESA Business App, letting merchants accept contactless payments on their phone.
August 14, 2026
The New Google Pixel Supports Sign Language Translations
Google's Pixel 11 converts American Sign Language to text using DeepMind's SL2T model. Kenyan Sign Language is not supported.
