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How Tech Startup Olive is Shaking Things Up

Olive and its affiliates have been providing mechanical breakdown coverage to drivers for 15 years, but the company recently launched gogetolive.com, a tech startup

September 24, 2020

Tech·tech news

You’re The Man of My Life, Nandy tells Rapper Bill Nass After Proposal

Tanzanian songbird Nandy posted a sweet public message for her longtime boyfriend Billnass after the pair got engaged to be married recently. Taking to

April 15, 2020

Entertainment·tech news·TL

ODM Website Hacked. Redirects to a Porn Site

For the better part of yesterday, ODM’s official website, www.odm.co.ke, was hacked and the url redirected to porn sites. Somehow, typing the url directly

June 9, 2016

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Netflix Launches Fast.com, An Incredibly Simple Internet Speed Test

Engadget – For obvious reasons, Netflix is obsessed with the speed and quality of your internet connection. To help keep you up to date

May 20, 2016

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Outrage as Orange Abruptly Scraps Unlimited Internet

It has been a rough 2 or so weeks for thousands of Kenyans as Orange Kenya quietly shut down its unlimited internet plan. The

May 5, 2016

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Brazil Blocks WhatsApp Again

Rio de Janeiro (CNN) A regional judge on Monday ordered all telephone operators in Brazil to block WhatsApp, the popular messaging app owned by Facebook,

May 4, 2016

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Video of the Day: Nissan Invents Self Parking Office Chair

Japan prides itself on making nearly every aspect of everyday living more convenient through technology, but we never could have seen this one coming:

February 18, 2016

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Big Brother Starts Watching.. Check Out PHOTOS from the New CCTV Control Centre

Remember that multi-billion security deal between the government and Safaricom? There’s finally something to report. Cameras have been installed all over Nairobi including major

May 7, 2015

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Can Someone Explain to Kenya Airports Authority What a Website is

Kenya Airports Authority is inviting stakeholders to participate in the review of the Kenya Airports Authority Act. Interested parties should submit comments on the draft

April 20, 2015

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10 Important Things To Know About Mpesa Shutdown This Weekend

Safaricom will this weekend shut down most of its M Pesa services as it transfers its servers from Germany to Kenya. Some services will

April 17, 2015

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Kenyan Man Sues YouTube… Find Out Why

Jimmi Wanjigi, a son to former Cabinet Minister Maina Wanjigi has sued Jeff Koinange and Tony Gachoka for remarks the latter made on Jeff

March 26, 2015

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Twitter ‘Bigwig’ C Nyakundi Loses 500,000 Followers

Twitter ‘Big wig’ @C_NyaKundiH is having the worst time of his life, perhaps even worse than when he was kicked out of college. With

March 20, 2015

Social Media·tech news·TL

Bob Collymore Promises To Look Into The Data Bundle Expiry Issue

On Friday last week, Safaricom introduced a new data bundle plan to counter Airtel’s UnlimiNET. It replaced its data packages with these new ones.

March 3, 2015

Business·featured·Social Media·tech news

Are Virtual shops the Future of etail in Kenya?

Nairobi, Kenya 2nd march 2015 The biggest losers in the paradigm shift to online shopping would no doubt have been the territorial store owners,

March 3, 2015

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Airtel’s New ‘UnlimiNET’ Package is Likely To Blow Your Mind

One of the main reasons why the 3 analogue TV stations are not receiving any support online, especially on their own Facebook comments, is

February 20, 2015

Business·featured·tech news

Eric Omondi App Now Available on Play Store

Eric Omondi is one comedian who loves making bold steps up the success ladder. Since making it big with his mentor Daniel Ndambuki on

January 30, 2015

Entertainment·tech news

At $18 Billion in 3 Months, Apple Makes Biggest Profit in History

US technology giant Apple has reported the biggest quarterly profit ever made by a public company. Apple reported a net profit of $18bn (£11.8bn)

January 29, 2015

Business·tech news

Kajiado County Bought a Full Page Newspaper Advert To Launch its Website… But Did Not indicate URL

The county government of Kajiado yesterday spent hundreds of thousands on a full page Daily Nation advert for the launch of its website. In

January 23, 2015

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PHOTOS – Uber Launches in Kenya

American App-based transportation network and taxi company Uber has just launched in Kenya. Headquartered in San Francisco, Uber operates in over 250 cities worldwide.

January 23, 2015

Business·featured·tech news

Is Safaricom Using NIS To Track Down and Arrest ‘Bundles Mwitu’ Sellers..?

Are you still buying those overpriced Safaricom data bundles? If yes, you must be rich. Cheaper bundles have been available on Facebook for many

January 22, 2015

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