Start a Library raises 9 Million Shillings as they seek to build libraries for primary school children in Kenya
December 11, 2015
Today Storymoja announced that they have raised 9 million Kenya Shillings towards the Start A Library campaign. The amount raised will support the development of 30 libraries to be installed in schools throughout Kenya in…
Mziiki, The Largest African-Music Streaming App, Has Been Launched in South Africa
December 11, 2015
Mziiki, a music streaming application and mobile site offering the most diverse and largest collection of African music, has expanded its services to South Africa. Available on iOS, Android and Blackberry as well as on…
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Microsoft Edge Browser will have support for Extensions
December 11, 2015
Microsoft Edge came into existence with the launch of Windows 10 earlier this year. This is new browser from Microsoft for the Windows platform that is meant to take over from Internet Explorer that has…
You Will Soon Be Able to Load Facebook’s News Feeds On the Slowest Connection and Comment On Posts Even When Offline
December 10, 2015
Facebook has been focused on getting as many people online as possible. With the high costs of data especially in developing nations, this has become a challenge. Facebook knows this and that is why the…
Facebook’s Internet.org Innovation Challenge Comes to Africa and You Stand a Chance of Winning $US150, 000
December 10, 2015
Facebook has launched the Internet.org Innovation Challenge in Africa as a way of recognizing developers and entrepreneurs who are using the internet to improve the standard of education and economic health in their communities. Developers…
Microsoft’s Cortana can now be downloaded from the Google Play store and Apple’s App store
December 10, 2015
Cortana virtual assistant has been available for Android and iOS platforms for a while. During this period, it was available in beta until yesterday when Microsoft decided to move the app to both Google’s Play…
Google’s Public Wi-Fi Network Goes Live in Kampala, Uganda
December 9, 2015
Some of the top players in the tech scene have an interest in seeing almost everyone in the world connected to the internet. Google and Facebook are two such companies who have individually focused on…
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How to borrow a loan, withdraw it, and use it to pay bills on Equitel
December 9, 2015
In October 2015, Equity Bank revealed that it had processed about 1.2 million loans worth Sh5.4 billion through Equitel in a period of 10 months. This is a huge number compared to 438,000 loans issued…
Mozilla kills off Firefox OS for Smartphones After Two and A Half Years of Existence
December 9, 2015
Two years ago, Mozilla launched Firefox OS as it tried to compete with some established platforms such as Android for the low end market segment. Back then, Firefox OS looked like a very good and…