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The Nokia G20 is currently available in Kenya for Ksh 15,000. This is one of the latest devices from the company to launch in Kenya and is available through online and offline retailers. Most Android smartphones are reliably fast these days but there are some times when they slow down. This is the case with the Nokia G20 that does not come with the most powerful processor within its price range. The Nokia G20 is powered by the MediaTek Helio G35 processor that has been paired with 4GB of RAM and 64 or 128GB of internal storage space. If you…

The Xiaomi Poco M3 in Kenya is the latest in the Poco series to launch in the country. The Poco M3 is available in stores in Kenya for Ksh 15,999 which is quite reasonable if you look at what the phone has to offer. This being the latest in the Poco series is available through online and offline retail outlets across the country. The Xiaomi Poco series has always been about pushing the boundaries and offering premium specs at a lower price. The Poco M3 lives up to this expectation and for Ksh 15,000, this phone offers really good value…

Liquid Intelligent Technologies, a business of Cassava Technologies, a pan-African technology group, today launches OneVoice for Cloud PBX offering in six key African markets. This is part of the organisation’s investment as it partners with its customers in their digital transformation journeys that have  accelerated due to the pandemic. The OneVoice for Cloud PBX solution will assist businesses irrespective of their size in their telephony and collaboration needs. The solution is powered by a single integrated platform  converting  legacy PBX telephony system into a cloud-based IP communication solution. But the real benefit is to the customers as the solution delivers…

Infinix has today announced the launch of yet another smartphone in Kenya. This new phone, The Infinix Note 11 will be available in two variants, the standard Infinix Note 11 and the Infinix Note 11 Pro. The Infinix Note 11 series is the successor to the Note 10 series that we saw and reviewed earlier this year. The Infinix Note 11 Series is Now Available in Kenya Starting From Ksh 22,500 for the standard Note 11 and Ksh 28,500 for the Infinix Note 11 Pro. As expected, the Pro variant has slightly better specifications that might appeal to certain users…

Infinix will be launching its latest smartphone, the Infinix Note 11 Pro, in Kenya tomorrow. This is the latest in the Note series and will be coming to the market less than 6 months since we saw its predecessor, the Infinix Note 10. The Note 10 series was a good line-up for the company and with the Note 11 series, the company hopes to take that further. The Infinix Note 11 Pro will be powered by Android 11 out of the box with XOS 8 and will come with a massive 5,000 mAh battery. The Infinix Note 11 Pro joins…

Leading Systems Integrator and Managed Services Provider, Dimension Data has challenged small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to re-think their approach to digital transformation and consider cyber security as an integral part of their business operations. According to the company, a reluctant predisposition to cybersecurity has made SMEs a primary and easy target for cyber-attacks. The impact of these breaches is detrimental to the operations of the business, a disruption that small businesses cannot afford in the current climate. Recently, Central Bank of Kenya released the Kenya Financial Sector Stability Report 2020, that shows SACCOs, the most recent and aggressive adopters…

Against a background of COVID-19 pandemic and its consequent disruption of global economic activities with the resultant social disruptions, Equity Group Holdings has demonstrated a resilient, versatile business model, leadership agility, innovation and diversification capability and strength of strategy to report an 85 % growth in profit before tax, a 27% growth in total assets and a 25% growth in total income. Resilience in execution of an offensive and defensive strategy saw regional subsidiaries grow their Group contribution to deposits to 42% up from 40%, revenue to 37% up from 30% and profit before tax to 26% up from 21%.…

InstaFrom intelligent refrigerators that detect your food is running low to TVs that switch to your favorite show when you enter the room, the concept of smart homes is becoming popular as people re-think how they spend time indoors with family and friends. To a great extent, our lives revolved around home. We want to experience comfort and serenity within our most treasured personal spaces. Plus, there is something nostalgic about the place we call home. As someone said, “Home is where love resides, memories are created, friends always belong and laughter never ends.” However, home is not just a…

Earlier this year, Rolling Stone Magazine reported that paid music streaming subscriptions in the US experienced their biggest year-on-year jump in 2020. Some 15 million people signed up for various platforms for the first time, bringing the total number of paying North American subscribers to more than 75 million people. This astronomical rise of interest in music streaming isn’t unique to the US. In South Africa, leading market and consumer data provider Statista projects that the local music streaming segment will be worth US$55 million in 2021. That revenue is expected to grow by almost 13% every year, resulting in…

Safaricom has unveiled a new campaign dubbed Mwelekeo Ni Internet, which will see the service provider introduce new data offers, add more affordable 4G devices to the Lipa Mdogo Mdogo device financing plan and showcase the transformative power of the Internet. Through the campaign, the telco aims to bring more Kenyans into the digital sphere by educating them on the power of the internet and showcasing how it can transform their lives. “With more Kenyans going online for everything, from studying to business to social networking, we see an opportunity to narrow the access gap and connect even more people…