Google Is Removing SMS Support from Hangouts
March 24, 2017
Out of the many messaging applications out there, there are a couple that have managed to attract millions of users with the remaining ones attracting a certain group of people only. Google Hangouts is one…
Mara Social Media Acquires Global Instant Messaging & Communications Platform “Nimbuzz”
March 24, 2017
Mara Social Media, an African multi-channel platform of online and mobile tech innovations that are designed to connect people across emerging markets, has announced this week that it has acquired global platform Nimbuzz Assets. Nimbuzz,…
Safaricom Introduces A New Dynamic Bundle Dubbed ‘FLEX’
March 23, 2017
Safaricom Introduces A New Dynamic Bundle Dubbed ‘FLEX’ Yesterday, Safaricom officially introduced the FLEX bundle that will allow users freedom to choose how they allocate airtime for calls, SMS or data services. Safaricom says this…
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4G LTE Is Coming to Feature Phones Thanks to Qualcomm
March 21, 2017
When it comes to 4G LTE connectivity, we have always associated that with smartphones and not feature phones. If you owned a feature phone, you were stuck with 3G internet and that was enough since…
Uber’s President, Jeff Jones, Resigns After 6 Months on the Job
March 20, 2017
Uber is one company that people are always talking about. The company is always doing something that gets people to talk about it or it just does something that annoys some of its partners and…
Uber Kenya Gives In To The Demands Of Partner Drivers And Adjusts Its Rates Upwards
March 16, 2017
If you have used Uber in Kenya within the last month, you may have heard from the partner drivers that some of them have been on strike. The partner drivers raised a number of issues…
Jumia unveils ‘Jumia Local’ program to boost local Manufacturers
March 15, 2017
Jumia has today unveiled the ‘Jumia Local’ program that will allow Kenyan manufacturers to showcase their ‘Made in Kenya’ products on its website to thousands of customers across the country thus encourage consumption and scalability….
We May Still Get a Premium Nokia Smartphone With Zeiss optics This Year
March 15, 2017
If you know anything about Nokia, then you know that the company had some of the best cameras back when most manufacturers were not that crazy about smartphone cameras. This was especially so for its…
Jumia Travel Reveals That It Has Over 300,000 Hotels Listed on Its Website
March 9, 2017
Jumia Travel is further solidifying its global presence in the hotel, travel, and tourism ecosystem, unveiling new continental and international destinations. The company has registered an inventory of more than 30,000 hotels in Africa and…