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Nearly half of people on a video call with Tavus’s Griffin AI thought they were talking to a human
Tavus says 26 of 54 people took its Griffin AI for a real person on a live one-minute video call.
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Samsung Galaxy S26, S26+ and S26 Ultra now cost USD 100 more as memory prices rise
Galaxy S26 prices rose in the US and Korea on 1st October 2026 as memory costs doubled. Kenya is next.
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KRA stops passenger from Dubai with 40 undeclared iPhone 18 Pro phones at JKIA
KRA says it stopped a passenger from Dubai at JKIA with 40 undeclared iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max phones,…
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You can now Tap or Scan and Go with M-PESA at Pesapal machines
Safaricom and Pesapal roll out M-PESA tap and dynamic QR payments on Pesapal card machines. Customers still enter a PIN
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Galaxy S26 Series starts getting Android 17 in Kenya
Samsung has started sending Android 17 to the Galaxy S26 Series in Kenya.
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Equity Bank outage hits Kenya and Rwanda with no cause or restoration time given
Equity Bank has posted outage notices in Kenya and Rwanda but has not given a cause or a restoration time.
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Stanbic Bank is bringing Ne-Yo to Nairobi on Mashujaa Day, and Gold tickets cost KES 15,000
Stanbic Bank is title sponsor of Ne-Yo's Nairobi concert on Mashujaa Day, 20th October 2026. Gold tickets cost KES 15,000.
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Google is so back! Gemini 4 Argon is its first top-tier AI model since February
Gemini 4 Argon tops most of Google's benchmarks and matches OpenAI on independent tests, but public access has no date.
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Apple to unveil new Smart Home Hub, HomePod mini and Apple TV 4k this October
Apple reportedly plans to announce a smart home hub, new HomePod mini and Apple TV 4K on 13th October, unconfirmed.
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Samsung’s New SmartTag3 works with iPhones, but there’s a catch
Samsung's SmartTag3 lets iPhone users check and share location, but Compass View, Ring Phone and Left Behind Alert remain unavailable.
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Galaxy S25, Z Fold7 and Z Flip7 start getting stable Android 17
One UI 9 Android 17 arrives for Galaxy S25, Z Fold7 and Z Flip7 in South Korea
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Samsung launches Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra and S12+ with Photoshop and a larger Plus screen
Samsung's Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra and S12+ arrive with Photoshop and larger Plus display.
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Honor Life S3 is an e-reader that’s cheaper than Xteink and Boox
The Honor Life S3 is a 61g e-ink reader that attaches to the back of a phone with a magnet…
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OpenAI adds USD 500 ChatGPT Pro tier at about KES 64,900 a month
OpenAI's Pro 500 costs USD 500 monthly, about KES 64,900, with faster Astra and more usage; Pro 200 limits change.
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Huawei’s MatePad Air Z keeps the 2025 tablet’s screen and battery
Huawei's MatePad Air Z starts at about USD 450 in China and reuses the 2025 tablet's screen.
