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Samsung Electronics has announced that it ranks as the world’s No.1 TV brand for the 20th consecutive year, marking two decades as the global leader in the television industry. Samsung had held the top position in the global TV market since 2006, and according to market research firm Omdia, the company recorded a 29.1% share of the global TV market in 2025. This achievement reinforces Samsung’s leadership across premium, ultra-large and next-generation display technologies. Samsung led the premium segment priced over $2,500 with a 54.3% market share, driven by Neo QLED, OLED and lifestyle TVs. It also maintained its lead…

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Some people still think of Binance as just an exchange. This label made sense when crypto platforms were used primarily for trading. Yet today, Binance is more accurately described as crypto infrastructure, a foundational set of rails that the crypto economy depends on for liquidity, custody, fiat and stablecoin access, payments settlement, and increasingly, institutional-grade services.  Take the human body as an analogy. Liquidity is the lifeblood, the capital flowing through markets. But blood alone isn’t enough. The body needs a robust “infrastructure” – arteries, veins, and capillaries – that ensures blood can flow where it’s needed. Binance is building…

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Safaricom’s Ziidi Money Market Fund has won the Best Fintech and Digital Commerce Innovation Award at the 2026 Global Mobile Awards (GLOMO), held during Mobile World Congress 2026 in Barcelona. Selected from a competitive global shortlist of five finalists, the award recognises solutions that are redefining digital financial services and commerce. Ziidi Investment Platform was honored for expanding access to investment opportunities through mobile technology, empowering more Kenyans to save as well as participate in capital markets easily and securely. “This global recognition is a proud moment for Safaricom and for Kenya. Ziidi reflects our commitment to harnessing technology to…

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LG Electronics (LG) has unveiled a new smart telematics solution designed to improve how vehicles connect to networks, satellites and surrounding infrastructure. Introduced at Mobile World Congress (MWC) Barcelona 2026 in Spain, the system combines a telematics control unit (TCU) and a vehicle antenna into a single compact module that helps cars communicate faster and more reliably. The new solution simplifies vehicle connectivity systems while improving signal performance and reducing wiring complexity. For automakers, this means easier vehicle assembly and cleaner vehicle design. For drivers and passengers, it supports the advanced connectivity required for modern features such as real-time navigation,…

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By Allan Juma, Lead Cyber Security Engineer at ESET Editor’s Note: This article is part of TechArena Executive Insights, a curated series featuring perspectives from industry leaders across Africa’s digital economy. The views expressed are those of the author. Kenya’s financial sector operates in one of the most dynamic digital economies in Africa. This economy, according to GSMA, will contribute KSh 662 billion to the gross domestic product by 2028, with growth driven by digitalisation in agriculture, manufacturing, transport and trade. Mobile money platforms, digital lending, online banking and real-time payments have transformed access to financial services. Kenya’s Communications Authority (CA)…

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By StarHub Dr. Volkan Sevindik, Red Hat Anand Venkat, Wilson Toh Editor’s Note: This article is part of TechArena Executive Insights, a curated series featuring perspectives from industry leaders across Africa’s digital economy. The views expressed are those of the author. The clock is ticking for communications service providers (CSPs). To survive in the telecommunications (telco) industry, every CSP should consider making steps to transition to a “techco” model, where CSPs don’t just provide connectivity but also software and platform innovation. StarHub, a leading Singapore CSP, has been driving its own telco-to-techco transformation for the past three years by emphasising open…

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Samsung Electronics has announced that Galaxy S26 Ultra won Best in Show at the Global Mobile Awards (GLOMO Awards) during Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2026 held in Barcelona, Spain. The Global Mobile Communications Association (GSMA) holds the GLOMO Awards annually during MWC to recognize outstanding innovations in the mobile industry. The Best in Show category celebrates consumer-focused products that set a benchmark for technology. One of the industry’s highest honors, Best in Show devices are known as the “gold standard” across the digital landscape as judged by more than 200 world-leading independent analysts, journalists and industry veterans. At the March 4 awards ceremony, Galaxy S26 Ultra won Best in…

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By Zoho Country Head – Veerakumar Natarajan, (Kenya) Editor’s Note: This article is part of TechArena Executive Insights, a curated series featuring perspectives from industry leaders across Africa’s digital economy. The views expressed are those of the author. For years, security for SMEs across sub-Saharan Africa meant metal grilles and alarm systems. Today, the real risks are invisible and growing faster than most businesses realise. Artificial Intelligence has quietly moved into everyday operations. The chatbot answering questions at midnight, the system predicting stock levels—these are now standard features. This month’s observance of Safer Internet Day on 10 February, themed ‘Smart tech, safe…

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NETSCOUT has released its second half of the year 2025 Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) Threat Intelligence Report, revealing sophisticated attacker collaboration, resilient botnets, and compromised IoT infrastructure that drove more than eight million DDoS attacks worldwide – some as large as 30 terabits per second (Tbps) – marking a new era of hyper-scale, coordinated threat activity that continues to outpace global takedown efforts. Meanwhile, the accelerating growth of DDoS-for-hire services is empowering a broader range of threat actors, intensifying operational risk to digitally connected organisations and enterprises. Implications for security professionals extend far beyond volumetric concerns and include reconnaissance and adaptive…

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As dark clouds gather over the skyline, a familiar question echoes in many homes; will the laundry dry today? The rainy season has a way of disrupting routines, leaving clothes damp for days and laundry baskets overflowing. But what if unpredictable weather no longer dictated your schedule? What if clean, dry clothes were guaranteed in any kind of weather? The LG WashTower is designed precisely for that peace of mind. Combining a 13kg front-load washer and a 10kg dryer in one seamless unit, it delivers a complete laundry solution within the footprint of a single appliance.  Instead of placing a…

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