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Al Shabaab Hacks The Star Newspaper Website… Mohammed Ali in The Mix

The Star Newspaper’s website was last night defaced by hackers claiming to be the Al Shabaab. For several minutes, the black flag used by

January 22, 2015

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Google Honours the Late Kimani Ng’ang’a Maruge with a Doodle

Google on Monday honoured the late Kimani Maruge with a custom doodle on it’s homepage. Maruge made history when he became the oldest person across

January 13, 2015

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Nigerian Man Develops Wind and Solar Propelled Car – PHOTOS

Last year saw innovative African countries try to outsmart each other in terms of making and inventing motor vehicles from scratch. Kenya made the Mobius, Ugandans

January 7, 2015

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Zuku Set To Double Internet Speeds

Wananchi Group is set to more than double internet speeds for home users in the next few weeks, as competition intensifies.Through their flagship product

May 8, 2014

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PHOTOS – Pomp and Colour as Samsung Galaxy S5 is Launched in Nairobi

It was pomp and colour at Safari Park Hotel on Thursday, during the launch of Samsung’s newest flagship phone, the Galaxy S5. Modelled like

April 14, 2014

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Samsung Unveils Galaxy S5 in Nairobi

It was pomp and colour on Thursday night as Samsung unveiled its new flagship phone, the Galaxy S5 at Safari Park Hotel in Nairobi.

April 11, 2014

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64 Billion Messages Sent on Whatsapp on a Single Day This Week

The mobile messaging platform WhatsApp is getting more popular. The company announced via its Twitter account Monday night that it processed a record 64 billion messages

April 3, 2014

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Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 Launched in Kenya (Press Release)

Nairobi, Kenya – 27th March, 2014 – Samsung Electronics East Africa Ltd has launched the Galaxy Grand 2 into the Kenyan Market. This device

March 28, 2014

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Google Rejects Military Funding For its Robotics Companies

Google doesn’t want the U.S. military’s money. Even though the Internet search giant owns two companies that have contracts with the Pentagon, Google is

March 28, 2014

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The Internet Turns 25…. a Timeline

Some of us are old enough to remember life without the internet – and what a boring life it was, devoid of the wonders

March 14, 2014

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Top 20 Most Tweeting Cities in Africa…Nairobi at No. 6

Nairobi has been named the 6th most tweeting city in Africa. In a report titled How Africa Tweets by Portland Communications, Johannesburg is the most active city

March 13, 2014

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Samsung Ditches Android For its New Smartwatch Gear 2

A mere six months after the introduction of the Galaxy Gear, Samsung is returning to the smartwatch market with two new models: the Gear 2

February 24, 2014

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Facebook To Buy Whatsapp For KSh 1.7 Trillion

(Reuters) – Facebook Inc will buy fast-growing mobile-messaging startup WhatsApp for $19 billion in cash and stock in a landmark deal that places the world’s largest

February 20, 2014

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Nokia To Unveil Its First Android Phone This Month

Nokia is preparing to unveil its first Android phone later this month. The Wall Street Journal reports that Nokia will unveil its “Normandy” phone at Mobile World

February 12, 2014

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Flappy Bird Cheats and Hacks

Flappy Bird is a simple yet extremely addictive and difficult game, from developer Dong Nguyen, which involves tapping a fluffy bird in a Mario-esque

February 10, 2014

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Sony Sells VAIO Computer Business

Sony will sell its struggling PC business to a Japanese investment firm, the company said Thursday, meaning the slick “Vaio” brand could all but

February 7, 2014

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Facebook Turns 10 Today

Washington: Facebook – with more than 1.2 billion users worldwide – is celebrating its 10th birthday amidst challenges of keeping its original base of young

February 4, 2014

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Kenya 4th Among Top Internet Using Countries in Africa

Internet access has yet to reach more than 50% of Africans, but the continent’s connectivity levels are nevertheless growing very quickly. US-based networking solutions

February 3, 2014

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Google Sells Motorola Business To Lenovo For $2.91 Billion

(Reuters) – Lenovo Group said on Wednesday it agreed to buy Google Inc’s Motorola handset division for $2.91 billion (1.75 billion pounds), in what

January 30, 2014

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Samsung To Launch ‘Galaxy Glass’ This Year

Samsung might launch a competitor to Google Glass during the IFA trade show in Berlin in September this year. The device, named Galaxy Glass, could connect to

January 28, 2014

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