Apps
All articles about apps, what they do, when they’re launched, or updated or reviewed are found here.
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News
Safaricom Offering Cashback If You Book a Flight via Trips on M-PESA App for a Limited Time
Insights At a Glance: Get KES 2,000 cashback when you book a flight via the Trips app on the M-PESA…
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News
WhatsApp Usernames Coming Soon: Chat Without Sharing Phone Numbers
WhatsApp usernames coming soon - chat without sharing phone numbers for enhanced privacy protection.
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Quick Reviews
It’s 2025 and Files by Google Still Won’t Let You Rename a File with Just a Capital Letter
Insights At a Glance: The Files by Google app still doesn’t allow users to rename files by changing only the…
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Opinion
XChat Is Here… But Do We Really Need Elon Musk’s Facebook Messenger Clone?
Insights At a Glance: XChat, launched by Elon Musk on June 1, 2025, is an upgraded version of X’s DMs…
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How To/ Explained
How to Buy Airtel Airtime or Bundles from M-PESA Using the My Airtel App
Insights At a Glance: Open the My Airtel app, choose Buy Airtime or Buy Bundles. Under payment options, enter your…
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Opinion
I Read 700+ Comments on What Features X Users Want in Grok — Here are My Top 10 Requests
Insights At a Glance: Over 700 users responded to Eric Jiang’s viral post about Grok feature requests—ranging from offline mode…
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News
TikTok Empowers Users with ‘Manage Topics’ and Enhanced Keyword Filtering Tools
TikTok introduces new features for personalising the For You feed, including topic management and smart keyword filtering.
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How To/ Explained
How I Used My Chromecast with Google TV to Outsmart the Subscription Craze—and on Course to Save KES 24,000 a Year
Insights At a Glance: Free alternatives are thriving – From SmartTube to OnStream, Kenyan tech-savvy users are sideloading powerful apps…
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Interesting Reads
Google Photos Turns 10: Here are 10 Exciting Tips to Celebrate a Decade of Memories
Insights At a Glance: Google Photos is 10. To celebrate, Google dropped 10 tips and tricks to help you edit,…
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News
My Airtel App’s New “Smart Connect” Tab Lets You Onboard and Manage Home Wi-Fi Devices
Airtel is quietly—and cleverly—building something big. If you’ve recently updated your My Airtel app, you might have noticed a new…
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News
Airtel Finally Backs Down on Developer Options Ban in My Airtel App
Tech-savvy Android users have something to smile about, because the My Airtel app has finally stopped treating you like a…
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News
My Airtel App Now Works Without Data
If you’ve ever found yourself stranded with no data, scrambling to buy a bundle just so you can… buy more…
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News
Fortnite Returns to iPhones in the U.S. After Nearly Five Years Off the App Store
Fortnite returns to iPhones after five years, following legal battles, court rulings, and Epic’s push for alternative payment systems.
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News
Spotify Is Now Letting Brands in Kenya Advertise Like Never Before
Spotify expands ad sales in Kenya through Aleph, helping brands reach 375,000+ local listeners with new audio ad tools.
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Announcements
HBO Max Is Back: Warner Bros. Discovery Reverses Its Most Confusing Rebrand
Warner Bros. Discovery is dropping the Max branding and bringing back HBO Max after two years of criticism.