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iQOO Neo12 has a cooling fan, a 9,000mAh battery and a 185Hz screen
iQOO Neo12 gets a built-in cooling fan, a 9,000mAh battery and a 185Hz screen. It launches in China this month.
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Apple HomeView brings a shared 7-inch screen and Siri AI into the home
Apple HomeView combines a shared screen, Siri AI and home controls, with phone requirements, extra mounting costs and regional restrictions.
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Infinix launches a 1kWh power station for under USD 300
Infinix's XEnergy L1000 stores 1kWh with a built-in UPS. Here's what it runs in a blackout, and for how long.
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DStv will change its Kenyan packages in November, but prices aren’t out yet
DStv will change its Kenyan packages in November. Prices and names aren't out yet, so here's what South Africa got.
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vivo X500 Pro and X500 Pro Max launch in Europe on 27th October
vivo X500 Pro and X500 Pro Max pre-orders open in Europe on 27th October, with sales starting on 5th November.
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iPhone Duo goes on pre-order Friday from USD 1,999 , let’s wait for crazy local pricing!
iPhone Duo pre-orders open Friday at $1,999 or about KES 259,000; Kenyan shops will likely charge KES 300,000 or more.
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iQOO 16 price, specs and how it compares with the iQOO 15
iQOO launched the iQOO 16 on 29th September 2026, and it went on sale the same night. The cheapest version, with 12GB…
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Apple will charge for more Siri AI access
Siri AI has daily limits, and Apple says more access will cost a fee, likely through iCloud+ with Apple TV.
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Googlebook now works with Samsung Galaxy phones
Samsung Galaxy phones on One UI 9 can now cast apps, open files and sync notifications with Google's Googlebook laptops.
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OnePlus 16 launches with a 9,000mAh battery and 185Hz display
OnePlus 16 is official with a 9,000mAh battery, 185Hz display and 100W charging, from about USD 895.
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Microsoft to let go of employees at its Africa Development Centre in Nairobi
Microsoft says proposed job cuts have hit its engineering team in Kenya. It hasn't said whether its Africa Development Centre…
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Xiaomi now makes the highest-scoring AI model you can download, and its API costs a fraction of Claude’s
Xiaomi's MiMo-V2.6-Pro is the highest-scoring open-weights AI model. Here's how far it trails Claude, and what it costs in KES
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KFC’s Kentucky Town comes to Kenya on 20th October
KFC brings Kentucky Town to Kenya from 20th October with mandazi burgers, masala fries and weekend pop-ups at Nairobi malls.
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University of Nairobi’s Hotrods Quartet wins the first Open Lanes Varsity Invitational
UoN's Hotrods Quartet took 30 points to win On's Open Lanes Varsity Invitational and a paid trip to South Africa.
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Microsoft is moving Copilot onto its own Maia chips, with multi-gigawatt deployments from 2027
Microsoft will run Copilot and other AI services mainly on its own Maia chips from 2027, led by Maia 300.
