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Baseus MC2 NC clip-on earbuds partly seal your ear to cancel noise
Baseus MC2 NC clip-on earbuds bring noise cancelling to an open-ear design. They currently cost about KES 15,100 in China.
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Honor Play20C is a budget phone with a 2-inch screen on the back
Honor's newest Play phone shares its body and rear screen with the X5d s and has a 13MP main camera
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Huawei and Qualcomm sign a 5G patent deal, then Qualcomm rejects claims it pays Huawei more
Qualcomm says it is not the net payer under its new Huawei patent deal, and denies any link to LogicFolding
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Samsung expands SmartThings local control for Android and iPhone users
Samsung expands SmartThings local controls for compatible hubs, keeping devices controllable during internet outages when the home network still works.
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vivo S2 FE launches with a 10,000mAh battery
vivo S2 FE with a 10,000mAh battery and 44W charging. Sales begin on 20th October
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DeepSeek’s AI agent now installs like a normal app on Mac and Windows
DeepSeek Harness, DeepSeek's AI agent, installs on Mac and Windows without a terminal. A small task costs tens of shillings.
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vivo X Fold 6 goes global with a 6,900mAh battery
vivo X Fold6 sells in Europe and India from about KES 296,000, without an update promise or a Kenya date.
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Kenya is fifth in the world for daily Bible App use, and use is up 36% this year
Kenya ranks fifth worldwide for daily YouVersion Bible App use, up 36% this year, ahead of November's Global Bible Month.
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Huawei Mate 90 Pro Max can run three SIMs at once
Mate 90 Pro Max keeps three SIMs active, but needs a software update and two numbers on one China carrier.
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Samsung starts rolling out Android 17 for Galaxy S24, Z Fold6 and Z Flip6
Samsung began sending stable Android 17 to the Galaxy S24, Z Fold6 and Z Flip6 on 6th October.
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Abdi Mohamed takes over at I&M Bank Kenya
Abdi Mohamed took over as I&M Bank Kenya CEO on 5th October after CBK approval, replacing interim chief Kihara Maina
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Apple releases MagSafe 3 cable firmware 3.2.0, its first cable update since 2023
Apple released firmware 3.2.0 for its MagSafe 3 charging cable. It installs itself, and Apple hasn't published any release notes.
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Why you may now get two M-PESA SMS after paying at a Till
Safaricom now sends a second M-PESA SMS with no balance on it. You can show it at the counter, but…
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These Honor Phones are receiving Android 17 MagicOS 11 this week
MagicOS 11 reaches Honor's second batch in China on Friday, cross-brand tap-to-share follows in mid-October, and Kenyan phones still wait.
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Huawei Mate 90 series launches with five phones, here’s everything about each
Huawei has launched five Mate 90 phones, from USD 890. Bigger batteries than the Mate 80, wireless charging cut from…
