Samsung’s Dust and Water Resistant Galaxy S5 is here

James WamathaiFebruary 25, 2014

Samsung yesterday unveiled their newest flagship phone, the Galaxy S5 , at their fifth Unpacked conference at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2014 in Barcel...

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Nokia launches the Asha 230 and Nokia 220

James WamathaiFebruary 25, 2014

Nokia 220 Nokia has announced two new budget phones at the Mobile World Congress (MWC 2014) in Barcelona, the Nokia 220 and Nokia Asha 230. The Nokia 220...

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Nokia unveils three Android Phones, Nokia X , Nokia X+ and Nokia XL

James WamathaiFebruary 25, 2014

Nokia has resisted joining the Android train for years even when they were not doing so well and the Android platform was awesome. That has now changed with t...

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Kenya to have car number plates with data chips

James WamathaiFebruary 24, 2014

Kenyan will launch car number plates with data chips by the end of this year according to Transport Cabinet Secretary Michael Kamau. Kamau said the number p...

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Kenya will host the 2018 African Nations Championship (CHAN)

James WamathaiFebruary 24, 2014

The CAF Executive Committee has decided that Kenya will host the 2018 African Nations Championship (CHAN), following receipt of necessary government guarant...

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WhatsApp to introduce free voice calls

James WamathaiFebruary 24, 2014

Mobile messaging service WhatsApp has announced today it will launch free voice calls by mid-year. Whatsapp co-founder and CEO Jan Kuom revealed the foray i...

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The Top 20 Kenyan Blogs

James WamathaiFebruary 24, 2014

According to Alexa, the following are the top 20 Kenyan blogs. The list is dominated by gossip and entertainment blogs like Ghafla and Niaje. Surprisingl...

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How to turn off the Last Seen timestamp on WhatsApp

James WamathaiFebruary 24, 2014

You can now turn off the Last Seen timestamp on Whatsapp on Android smartphones after the messenging service rolled out a feature to disable it in their new...

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Safaricom Jazz Festival Giveaway Winners

James WamathaiFebruary 20, 2014

Here are the winners of the Safaricom Jazz Festival Giveaway. The screenshots of the winning comments are below: 1. Kachwanya (more…)...

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Meet a Norwegian who speaks fluent Luo

James WamathaiFebruary 20, 2014

Meet a man who is Norwegian but was born in Muhoroni, Kenya. He also speaks fluent luo and supports Gor Mahia. In the video he says that: He is Norwe...

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Win Tickets To The Safaricom Jazz Festival

James WamathaiFebruary 14, 2014

The Safaricom Jazz Festival is on Sunday, 23rd February 2014 at the Ngong Racecourse. The musicians performing include Richard Bona, Rhythm Junks, Aaron Rimbu...

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10 Reasons why the Lumia 1020 Camera is awesome

James WamathaiFebruary 12, 2014

The Camera on the Lumia 1020 is something special. It combines the groundbreaking PureView Phase 1 and Phase 2 mobile camera technologies of Nokia for the fi...

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Why you should attend the Safaricom Jazz Festival

James WamathaiFebruary 12, 2014

As we recently reported, Kenya's biggest jazz extravaganza, the Safaricom Jazz Festival, will be going down this February. 23rd February to be exact. It will ...

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Start-up of the week: SokoText

James WamathaiFebruary 11, 2014

Suraj Gudka SokoText is an SMS based food pre-odering application that connect food vendors and retailers in the urban informal settlements with fresh produ...

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The Samsung Galaxy S3 Lite is now available in Kenya

James WamathaiFebruary 7, 2014

Samsung has today announced the availability of S3 variant, the Galaxy S3 Lite. The S3 Lite is an entry level device and it will only be available at Safari...

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Nairobi Restaurant Week has been extended to 12th February

James WamathaiFebruary 7, 2014

The inaugural Nairobi Restaurant Week which was to end yesterday has been extended to 12th February due to overwhelming demand. BREAKING. Over 20 restauran...

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Interview with Sam Gichuru on Nailab’s rebranding and future plans

James WamathaiFebruary 6, 2014

Sam Gichuru Start-up accelerator Nailab, short for Nairobi Incubation Lab, recently rebranded. We talked to Nailab's CEO and co-founder to find out more abo...

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Top 50 most visited Kenyan websites

James WamathaiFebruary 5, 2014

According to website ranking tool Alexa, the following are the top 50 most visited Kenyan websites. By Kenyan websites I mean websites that are owned by Ken...

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Kenyan photographer Allan Gichigi shortlisted for 2014 Sony World Photography Awards

James WamathaiFebruary 4, 2014

Allan Gichigi Kenyan photographer Allan Gichigi has been shortlisted in this year's Sony World Photography Awards. He has been n shortlisted in the Split S...

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Vote for Kenyan nominees in the Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards 2014 (AMVCA)

James WamathaiJanuary 30, 2014

The Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards (AMVCA) has several special categories in which viewers decide the winners directly by voting. There are several Ken...

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Nokia launches the Lumia 1520 and 1320 in Kenya

James WamathaiJanuary 30, 2014

Nokia has today launched two phablets in the Kenyan market. The two, the Lumia 1520 and the Lumia 1320 are the first six inch Lumia devices to be manufactur...

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Celebrities taking part in Tusker Twende Kazi unveiled

James WamathaiJanuary 30, 2014

EABL has announced the names of the celebrity participants in their new reality TV show Tusker Twende Kazi. Tusker Twende Kazi will see 50 East African c...

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All you need to know about the Nakumatt Global Card

James WamathaiJanuary 23, 2014

The Nakumatt Global card is both a prepaid debit card and a loyalty card. The Nakumatt Global card is a collaboration between Nakumatt Supermarket, Kenya Comm...

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Nokia Asha 500, 502 and 503 now available in Kenya

James WamathaiJanuary 21, 2014

Nokia has today announced the availability of the Nokia Asha 500, 502 and 503 in the Kenyan market. Nokia Asha 503 The Nokia Asha 503 is a touch-only devi...

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Kenyans can now use their ID cards to travel in East Africa

James WamathaiJanuary 17, 2014

Citizens from Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda can now use their national ID cards to travel across the three countries. The use of National Identity cards went int...

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How Africa would look like if it had not been colonized

James WamathaiJanuary 16, 2014

Mansa Musa, ruler of the Mali Empire in the 14th century. Have you ever wondered how Africa would have looked like if it had not been colonized by Europeans...

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The Nokia Lumia black update is now available in Kenya

James WamathaiJanuary 16, 2014

A new Windows Phone 8 update is now available for Nokia Lumia devices. The update is called 'The Lumia black update' and it is currently only available for th...

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15 vintage Kenyan TV ads

James WamathaiJanuary 8, 2014

I was browsing the rabbit hole that is YouTube when I bumped into some vintage Kenyan TV ads from the 90's. Some are pretty awesome and my personal favourit...

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How to register to participate in Tusker Twende Kazi

James WamathaiDecember 31, 2013

You can now register to participate in Tusker Twende Kazi, the new reality show by EABL. The show will see 50 East Africans race from East Africa to London ...

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EABL launches Tusker Twende Kazi, a Kenyan Amazing Race

James WamathaiDecember 11, 2013

EABL yesterday launched a new reality TV show called Tusker Twende Kazi. Modeled on the popular TV show 'The Amazing Race', Tusker Twende Kazi will see 50 E...

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Cost implications of the NationHela card

James WamathaiDecember 6, 2013

As we have discussed before, the NationHela card can be used in a variety of ways. I know you must be asking yourselves, how much do all these services cost...

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Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards 2014 (AMVCA) nominees announced

James WamathaiDecember 6, 2013

The nominees for the second edition of the Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards 2014 were announced yesterday night at an event in Lagos State, southwest Nig...

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There’s nothing wrong with the Samsung ad on KICC

James WamathaiNovember 19, 2013

There has been a lot of hullabaloo revolving around the Samsung ad that was at the top of the KICC. Opinion pieces, blog posts, tweets and Facebook posts ha...

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How to use the NationHela Card

James WamathaiNovember 5, 2013

After getting the NationHela card, here is how and where to use it. A. For sending money To send money to a NationHela card you just need a credit card, d...

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Jameson picks news Brand Ambassador for Kenya

James WamathaiOctober 31, 2013

George Karanu, New Jameson Brand Manager for Kenya Popular Whiskey brand Jameson last night appointed a new brand ambassador for Kenya at an event at Aqua B...

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The NationHela card explained

James WamathaiOctober 28, 2013

What is NationHela? Launched in August last year, NationHela is both an international money transfer service and a prepaid debit Visa card by the Nation ...

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Kenyan roads that are named after women

James WamathaiOctober 25, 2013

Hat tip to Ndinda Kioko for starting the conversation surrounding Kenyan roads that are named after women with the tweet below. The shocking realization that...

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Weekend music mix [22]

James WamathaiOctober 18, 2013

Anthony Hamilton is in town this weekend for the Tusker Lite Experience and I thought it was appropriate to have a playlist of his music. Enjoy and hope you...

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Weekend music mix [23]

James WamathaiOctober 18, 2013

This week I have decided to share more videos of artists performing live. Enjoy and have a lovely weekend. John Legend - Dancing In The Dark (mor...

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Win a Nokia Lumia 520 in the Daawat Rice Art Competition

James WamathaiOctober 15, 2013

First Daawat Rice Art Challenge We all know rice as food but Kenyan rice brand Daawat Rice wants us to see it differently. They have come up with a competit...

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Wilson Kipsang shortlisted for 2013 World Athlete of the Year award

James WamathaiOctober 9, 2013

  Wilson Kipsang Kenyan athlete Wilson Kipsang has been shortlisted for the 2013 World Athlete of the Year award. Wilson is having a great year and ...

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10 tips on how to improve your smartphone battery life

James WamathaiOctober 9, 2013

Smartphones have made our lives easier but unlike the feature phones that we used in the past their battery life is terrible. It makes sense to do everything ...

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