News
Get the latest updates and breaking news from the tech industry. This category covers everything from new product releases to major industry developments.
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Co-op Bank security scare exposes a potential crisis across Kenya’s banking websites
A screenshot shared on X (formerly Twitter) has reignited a long-running debate about the technical foundations of Kenya’s banking infrastructure,…
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Exclusive: Poa Internet is coming soon to Kisumu
For a long time, the fixed home internet landscape in Kisumu has felt somewhat restrictive. Having lived in the lakeside…
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X just added a dislike button for comments, and I’m here for the spam cleanup
I’ve been tracking X’s wild ride since Elon Musk took the wheel in 2022, watching everything from blue-check drama to…
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Sony Xperia design belongs in the bin, and Spider-Man: Brand New Day just proved it
As someone who has caught every midnight screening and obsessed over every variant of the wall-crawler, I’ve spent years tolerating…
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Your Safaricom, Airtel line is officially your digital identity as High Court bans phone number recycling
For years, I’ve argued that our telecoms treat our phone numbers like second-hand shirts, tossing them back into the market…
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Android will allow sideloading apps, but you’re forced to wait 24 hours to install them
We saw the writing on the wall. Last year, we warned you about Google’s push to verify Android app developers,…
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EU votes to kill Grok’s ability to bikini-fy or nudify real people
The European Parliament just found the perfect Trojan horse to justify a massive overreach into AI regulation, and they are…
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Hurupay promises Kenyans the ultimate U.S. bank account. But is it a scam? I signed up to find out
As someone who has spent over a decade tracking the highs and lows of the Kenyan tech scene, from the…
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M-Pesa is Bringing Tap-to-Pay to Kenya, and it Could Change How We Checkout Forever
Safaricom is bringing M-Pesa Tap-to-Pay in Kenya. Discover how Android NFC, PIN-less limits, and SoftPOS will change retail checkouts, and…
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Hisense is testing unskippable ads on its TVs: Here’s how to block them
Nobody likes ads, especially when you’ve already paid good money for the hardware. But lately, Hisense TV owners have been…
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M-Pesa Just Turned Android Phones into Global Visa Cards. Here is Why Tanzania Got it First.
Vodacom Tanzania and M-Pesa launched Africa's first Tap to Pay feature, allowing Android users global contactless payments despite hardware limits.
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The Zuri Awards 2026: 10 Trailblazing Women Rewriting Kenya’s Social and Economic Future
The 2026 Zuri Awards honoured ten trailblazing women driving Kenya’s economic growth through impactful leadership in tech, agriculture, and education.
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Inside Konza’s ‘Smart Energy’ Grid: The 99.99% Uptime Promise for Africa’s Silicon Savannah
Konza Technopolis has launched a smart, resilient power grid guaranteeing 99.99% uptime, securing reliable electricity for Kenya's growing tech infrastructure.
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The Era of Hyper-Connectivity: Samsung Pitches the Galaxy S26 as Your Ultimate Home Conductor
For years, the “smart home” has been a fragmented concept; a collection of standalone devices that required more manual management…
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Samsung Retains Crown as World’s No.1 TV Brand for the 20th Consecutive Year
Samsung celebrates twenty consecutive years as the world’s top television brand, retaining global dominance by prioritising premium, high-revenue display technologies.
