Announcements
Stay updated with the latest tech announcements, company news, and key updates from the tech world. This category delivers all the essential information directly from the source
- Startups
uLesson Secures $3.1M Seed Funding Ahead of Market Launch
Founded by "serial entrepreneur" and founder of Konga, Sim Shagaya, the company will use the funds to bring their 3,000…
- News
Showmax launches Mobile Only plan that costs 50% less for Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa
New mobile plan costs 50% of the standard Showmax package but still features 100% of the same video content
- News
Here’s Xiaomi Kenya’s 2019 Jumia Black Friday Deals
Black Friday deals from Xiaomi Kenya
- Business
Liquid Telecom announces direct land-based fibre link connecting East to West Africa via DRC
New High-capacity digital corridor from East to West Africa, across Liquid Telecom’s ‘One Africa’ Broadband Network to vastly improve transcontinental…
- News
Safaricom appoints new CEO – Peter Ndegwa
Safaricom PLC has announced Peter Ndegwa as its new CEO effective 2020.
- News
Huawei Ships 200 Million Smartphones 2 Months ahead of target
Huawei Consumer Business Group (CBG) today announced that it has shipped 200 million smartphones to date in 2019, 64 days…
- News
Cisco Appoints Sally Kimeu Country Leader and Regional Manager East Africa
Cisco Appoints Sally Kimeu Country Leader and Regional Manager East Africa
- News
Samsung announces Discounts on Electronics to mark 50th Anniversary
Samsung East Africa announces Discounts to mark 50th Anniversary.
- News
Nokia 7.2 now on sale in Kenya for KES. 34,000
How HMD manages to convince people to buy a phone with a Snapdragon 660, 4GB RAM, and a meagre 3500mAh…
- Business
Nigeria’s ccHUB acquires Nairobi’s iHub for an undisclosed amount
CcHUB will now make key hires in innovation consulting, people management, programme management and community support.
- Business
Facebook’s London Accelerator Programme open to African Startups for the first time
The 12-week Facebook Accelerator London programme will launch in November
- News
Safaricom has sold more than 600,000 NEON phones in 2019
Making the devices the most popular and affordable smartphone in its retail shops across the country....
- News
Safaricom named Employer of the Year
Safaricom was also recognized for Inclusiveness & Diversity and Effective Human Resource & Industrial Relations practice and emerged first runner’s…
- News
Here’s TCL’s Multi-category Smart Products announced at IFA 2019
TVs come with retractable built-in camera and supports augmented reality (AR)
- News
ASUS launches New ProArt StudioBooks: World’s Most Graphically-powerful Laptops
ProArt StudioBook One with Quadro RTX 6000 is world's most graphically-powerful laptop, ProArt StudioBook Pro X is first Quadro laptop…
