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May 28, 2026
Spiro acquires UK engineer Coexlion, picks Nairobi for its first African R&D base
Spiro acquires UK engineering firm Coexlion and plans Africa's first electric motorcycle R&D centre in Nairobi to localise design.
May 28, 2026
The TECNO POVA Curve 2 5G has an 8,000mAh battery and is somehow only 7.42mm thick
TECNO POVA Curve 2 5G debuts in Manila at PHP 16,999 with curved AMOLED, Dimensity 7100, and 8,000mAh. Kenya pending
May 28, 2026
NTSA Brings Back Traffic Fines on June 1, This Time Without the Courtroom
From June 1, 2026, Kenyan motorists who commit minor traffic offences get a police notice instead of an automatic court…
May 28, 2026
Every DStv Package in Kenya Will Stream the 2026 FIFA World Cup
DStv Kenya will broadcast all 104 FIFA World Cup matches on every package, with cheaper decoders, signalling Canal+'s strategic shift.
May 28, 2026
CA to fine Safaricom and Airtel for poor voice calls and slow internet
For millions of Kenyans, including myself, this regulatory crackdown is long overdue. We constantly pay premium prices for aggressively marketed…
May 28, 2026
Kenya’s 16% smartphone decline should worry policymakers more than brands
Kenya’s smartphone market just delivered one of the clearest warnings yet about what happens when devices become too expensive for…
May 28, 2026
TRANSSION still dominates Africa’s smartphone market, but HONOR can’t be ignored
Africa’s smartphone market still belongs to TRANSSION. That much remains undisputed. According to Omdia’s latest Smartphone Market Pulse for Q1…
May 28, 2026
Africa’s Q1 2026 smartphone market grew 3%, but affordability is starting to crack the foundation
Africa’s smartphone market is still growing, but the latest numbers from Omdia suggest the continent may be approaching a difficult…
May 28, 2026
Meta launches paid subscriptions for Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp. Is this the slow death of free social media?
Meta launches Instagram Plus, Facebook Plus and WhatsApp Plus subscriptions globally with new Meta One AI and creator plans. Full…
May 28, 2026
The iPhone 17 is now selling one in every 17 phones globally. And that is breaking the smartphone market.
A 25% concentration, a 19% Xiaomi collapse, and a 50% RAM price jump: inside the Q1 2026 smartphone market
