Author: Kaluka wanjala

The Samsung Neo QLED 8K and AI TVs were recently unveiled in Kenya and are currently available on pre-order. You can pre-order the Neo QLED 4K TV in 85″, 75″, and 65″. Those who pre-order get the following: You can pre-order the Samsung Neo QLED 8K TV here . Samsung has a number of retailers who can facilitate the pre-order. The pre-order period runs till tomorrow. Samsung’s AI Innovation Witness the power of AI that transforms your viewing experience: Also Read: 2024 Samsung 85 Inch 8K Neo QLED TV (QA85QN800DU) Specifications and Price in Kenya

Last week, Samsung unveiled its latest foldable smartphones, the Galaxy Fold 6 and Flip 6. You can pre-order the new foldables from Samsung here. At the same event, the company also unveiled its latest wearables, the Samsung Galaxy Ring, Galaxy Watch7 and Galaxy Watch Ultra. According to Samsung, these wearables are designed to provide end-to-end wellness experiences for everyone.   These new additions to the wearables portfolio are central to Samsung’s vision for Galaxy AI to enhance digital health, delivering personalized insights and tailored health experiences that enable a more comprehensive understanding of yourself through a holistic approach to everyday wellness. Obtaining…

Uncover has successfully closed a $1.4m Seed II funding round led by EQ2 Ventures and IgniteXL Ventures, with participation from Chui Ventures, Samata Capital and Altree Capital. As part of the round, Uncover also facilitated a significant secondary transaction to accommodate investors’ demand.   The round brings together global and local investors to support the Uncover team in their plans to further build their tech platform, launch new products, expand to new markets and continue to leverage data to build the leading skincare brand made with melanin rich skin in mind. Uncover has seen demand for their products not only from…

Last week, Samsung officially launched its latest foldable smartphones, the Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Flip 6. Both phones will be available in Kenya next month for ksh 264,000 and Ksh 148,000 respectively. You can pre-order either phone right now through this link and have the phone delivered as from July 31st. Pre-orders can be done through a number of authorized retailers across the country. Those who pre-order the Galaxy Z Fold 6 will receive a slim S-pen case while those who pre-order the Galaxy Z Flip 6 will receive a flip suite case set.   Samsung Galaxy Z Fold6…

Digital taxi drivers in Nairobi are on a go-slow today, demanding better pay and enforcement of the rule that requires digital taxi platforms to take only an 18% commission for every ride. The drivers are protesting in Nairobi, but I understand that the protest isn’t organized by the association meant to represent them but by the drivers themselves. Many drivers I spoke to argue that they cannot trust the association leaders as they can be compromised. According to a driver I interviewed, one of their demands is for the enforcement of the Ksh 300 minimum per trip. He said this…

Safaricom has rescheduled its planned system maintenance that was to happen today to a later unspecified date. The planned maintenance was set to take place tonight from 11pm to 4am tomorrow (Monday, 15th July). During the maintenance period, access to services such as Lipa na M-Pesa, Paybill and Buy Goods services, international Money transfer, M-Pesa Global as well as M-Pesa app and mySafaricom app would have been limited. Some of the services that would not have been affected include calls, data, SMS and all other M-Pesa services. Safaricom says it has canceled the planned maintenance partly as a result of…

Huawei has announced the launch of its Huawei Cloud Stack 8.3 offering to accelerate industry intelligence for Africa.  The launch of the offering was announced at the Huawei Africa Connect 2024 conference in Johannesburg, South Africa. In a keynote speech titled, “Leap to Cloud to Accelerate Industrial Intelligence”, HuYuhai, Vice President of Huawei Hybrid Cloud., said how Huawei Cloud Stack provides trusted cloud infrastructure, innovative cloud service abilities and extensive industry know-how to help governments and enterprise customers in Africa accelerate cloud adoption. “Huawei Cloud strives to be the preferred cloud for intelligent transformation,” said Hu. As per our mission statement…

Right after Kenya’s president, William Ruto dismissed all his cabinet secretaries, State House swiftly removed all of them from the president.go.ke website. Even though this was expected, the speed at which they were removed from the website was unexpected. The only 4 individuals left on the site are the President, Deputy President, Prime Cabinet Secretary and Secretary to be Cabinet. President William Ruto yesterday fired all Cabinet Secretaries and Attorney General yesterday afternoon. He said he came to this conclusion after “reflection, listening keenly to what the people of Kenya have said.” He went ahead to say this decision was…

Kenyan university educators are calling for an urgent review of existing infrastructure within higher education institutions to allow for the seamless integration of artificial intelligence in classrooms and research. This was a key takeaway from a workshop organised by the Microsoft Africa Development Centre (ADC) in collaboration with the Kenya Education Network (KENET) to explore the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) to improve teaching, learning, and research in higher education. Speaking at the event, Microsoft ADC Managing Director Catherine Muraga emphasised the importance of AI in the evolving classroom landscape and presented private-private and public-private partnerships as a key way…

Binance has announced the launch of its global campaign ‘Be Binance’ to celebrate the company’s seventh anniversary. The milestone’s celebrations will be shared with over 200 million users worldwide. “‘Be Binance’ is a celebration of our community’s incredible support over seven remarkable years,” says Rachel Conlan, Chief Marketing Officer at Binance. “Through determination, curiosity, and responsibility, we’ve faced challenges and reaped rewards, thanks to our 200 million users. As we journey toward financial freedom, we stay true to our values — humility, kindness, collaboration, and gratitude. Thank you to your community for believing in Binance.” The ‘Be Binance’ campaign features…