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Samsung Galaxy Unpacked Is on 22 July: Everything Expected, and What It Means for Your Galaxy
Samsung's Galaxy Unpacked runs 22 July in London, 4pm Kenyan time. Expected: Z Fold 8, Z Flip 8, One UI…
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WhatsApp is building its own cloud for backups, and iPhone users are next
WhatsApp is testing its own encrypted cloud backup for iPhone, offering 2GB free and an alternative to Apple's iCloud storage.
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iOS 27 Public Beta Is Out: Every iPhone That Supports It, and What Installing It Actually Costs You
Apple released the first public beta of iOS 27 on Monday, 13 July. Marketing chief Greg Joswiak confirmed it on…
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Court Rules a Correct PIN Is Not a Defence: Safaricom and DTB to Pay KES 4.4M SIM Swap Victim
High Court upholds ruling that Safaricom pays 60% and DTB 40% of KES 4.42 million stolen through SIM swap fraud.
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Anthropic starts pricing Claude in rupees for India. Kenya still pays in dollars, plus 16% VAT.
Claude users in India now see rupee prices. Look closely and they are not actually cheaper. Here is what that…
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Spotify says Nairobi has Africa’s most Gen Z streaming audience. Here’s what the numbers actually say.
Spotify data shows Nairobi 18-24 listeners drive 53.7% of city streams. Gospel, dancehall and gengetone all growing together.
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Glovo Is Now Inside ChatGPT and Claude. We Set It Up and Ordered Snacks in Kasarani.
We tested Glovo's new AI Shopping Assistant on Claude and ChatGPT in Nairobi. Here is how to set it up,…
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Samsung Mini LED TVs land in Kenya from around KES 165,000: M80H and M70H explained
Samsung launched its 2026 Mini LED TVs in Kenya. The M80H and M70H sit below Neo QLED and drop quantum…
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Apple Sues OpenAI and Its Hardware Chief Over Alleged Trade Secret Theft
Apple has sued OpenAI, accusing its hardware chief and an ex-engineer of stealing trade secrets for OpenAI's upcoming AI device.
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Apple Will Pay iPhone Owners Over the Siri It Promised and Delayed. Here’s Who Qualifies
Apple's $250 million Siri AI settlement pays US iPhone owners up to $95. See who qualifies and when payouts begin.
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TCL makes Google TV affordable in Kenya with QLED smart TVs from KES 16,500
If you have spent any time shopping around Nairobi or scanning local online retail spaces for an entry-level smart TV,…
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CA Kenya clears iPad Air M4 & next-gen Wi-Fi 7 routers for local market
The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) has published an updated Type Approved Equipment list for June 2026, replacing the April…
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Safaricom’s My OneApp now lets you send M-PESA money for free, but there’s a catch
Safaricom is ramping up its campaign to get customers onto My OneApp, and this time, it’s using one of the…
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These Samsung Galaxy devices will get One UI 9.0 as their final major update
I still remember when the Galaxy S23 series and the Z Fold 5/Flip 5 dropped back in 2023. It feels…
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Vodacom Moves to Rewrite Safaricom’s Rulebook at the 31 July AGM
Fourteen special resolutions at Safaricom's AGM would formalise Vodacom's control and the government's board seats, brand veto, and expansion consent.














