Apps
All articles about apps, what they do, when they’re launched, or updated or reviewed are found here.
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Uber Drops Visa Payments in Kenya in Major Shift
Uber discontinues Visa card payments in Kenya due to rising processing costs, pivoting to M-Pesa and mobile money alternatives.
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Instagram preps AI-powered transitions in Stories, voice filters for DMs, & QR code login for tablets
Meta’s relentless push to integrate artificial intelligence into every corner of its ecosystem isn’t slowing down. Following a slew of…
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Google Messages testing iOS-like background blur when you long-press to select a message
For years, Android users have watched iOS tweak its iMessage aesthetics with a mix of envy and indifference. One specific…
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Chrome for Android quietly adds a desktop-style bookmarks bar
Google is continuing its slow but deliberate effort to blur the line between desktop and mobile browsing, and the latest…
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Microsoft’s Forced ‘Copilot’ Pivot: A Year Later, the ‘Office’ Rebrand is Finally Going Viral
Microsoft’s $135 billion OpenAI gamble forces a controversial "Office" rebrand to "Copilot," sparking a viral delayed reaction across social media.
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Vitron Kenya breaks silence on YouTube outage: Blames older hardware, offers clunky browser workaround
It has been several weeks since we first reported that YouTube had abruptly stopped working on Vitron Smart TVs, leaving…
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TikTok Signs Historic Deal: How Trump and Oracle Engineered the US Buyout
TikTok averts US ban as ByteDance signs historic sale deal with Oracle-led consortium. Here is what the new ownership means.
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Instagram comes to TVs, starting with Reels
After dominating mobile screens for the last decade, Meta is officially making its move to capture the biggest screen in…
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Kenya Power’s new MyPower app is a sleek, modern upgrade—if you have an iPhone
Kenya Power quietly rolled out a redesigned version of its MyPower app a few months ago, pitching it as faster,…
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Google finally adds native HLS playback to Chrome, Edge, & other Chromium desktop browsers
After nearly four years of development, Google is finally rolling out native HTTP Live Streaming (HLS) playback to Chrome on…
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YouTube Finally Launches Its Own “Year in Review” – Here’s Everything You Need to Know
YouTube Recap 2025 is live now. Learn how to access your personalized year-in-review, personality type, and key features explained
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You can now buy B-Live data bundle directly from MySafaricom app on iOS
Safaricom is making it easier for users to purchase B-Live time-based data bundles, with the latest update to the MySafaricom…
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Google Messages is finally making SIM switching less annoying
For years, switching between SIM 1 and SIM 2 in Google Messages was effortless. Users could simply tap a SIM…
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MyDawa users report severe app, website failures and very poor customer services
Earlier this year, MyDawa was riding high. The Kenyan e-health startup was selected by i3 to help transform pharmacy care…
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Google removes SmartTube from Android TV for security reasons, dev pledges to release new app
SmartTube, arguably the most popular third-party YouTube client for Android TV, has suddenly been disabled across multiple TV devices, after…
