Unmasking Mobile Planet

James WamathaiDecember 30, 2011

In 2001, Karanja Macharia came up with a brilliant idea. He developed a system that could automatically reply to a coded text with meaningful information. He...

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Teddy Bears and Talking Drums — A Connecting People film

James WamathaiDecember 29, 2011

From Rio to Nairobi, Berlin to Mumbai, and everywhere in between, mobile technology continues to change our world in exciting and unpredictable ways. People all...

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Samsung Ch@t 222, The New Dual Sim Phone in the market

James WamathaiDecember 29, 2011

The Samsung Ch@t 222 is a 2G GSM Dual SIM phone with a 220 x 176 pixels TFT screen and a QWERTY keypad. It also has a 1000 entry phone book and a 50 MB of Int...

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Introducing Miller Genuine Draft Beer

James WamathaiDecember 16, 2011

Miller Genuine Draft (MGD) by Crown Beverages Limited-a subsidiary of SAB Miller Plc- has been introduced into the Kenyan market. The newly launched beer will ...

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Interview with EABL’s Kendi Kilonzo On The New Richot Brandy

James WamathaiDecember 16, 2011

Richot brandy was recently rebranded and it's because of this that East African Breweries Limited (EABL) invited me, other bloggers and journalists to a tour of...

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Maneno Matamu Poetry, 10th December @ The Kenya National Theatre

James WamathaiDecember 6, 2011

Maneno Matamu will feature poetry performances exclusively in African languages and it will take place on 10th December from 4pm at the Kenya National Theatr...

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The Koroga II Exhibition, 10th to 19th December @ Kuona Trust

James WamathaiDecember 6, 2011

The Koroga II exhibition will showcase the poetographs created through the project. The opening of the exhibition will take place on the 10th of December, 6 -...

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Q&A Monday: @KojoBaffoe

James WamathaiDecember 5, 2011

Kojo Baffoe is an editor , writer, poet and entrepreneur with origins in Ghana and Germany, raised in Lesotho, and based in Johannesburg. He has a B.Commerce ...

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Q&A Monday: @Tomi_Oladipo

James WamathaiOctober 24, 2011

Tomi Oladipo is a Nigerian journalist. Follow him, @tomi_oladipo, for more information about him. We asked him a few questions and this is what he had to say...

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The Lounge Unplugged with Vivian Green: Event Review

James WamathaiOctober 17, 2011

Trying to describe the energy and feel in the tent at the KFeet center where the Vivian Green concert was held is like trying to describe the taste of water aft...

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New Video: Just A Band, Maasai Mbili & Modeselektor – Kibera Benga – “Kichwateli”

James WamathaiOctober 11, 2011

This video, an Afro-Scifi music-mentary, was written and directed by Bobb Muchiri of Studio Ang for Just A Band (the super nerdy African Music and Art Collectiv...

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TechSpeak: Airtel -StanChart-MasterCard, Samsung

James WamathaiSeptember 26, 2011

Airtel, StanChart, MasterCard launch virtual card on mobile phone Airtel Africa, Standard Chartered Bank and MasterCard Worldwide have launched the world’s...

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Books Books Books and at a Bargain

James WamathaiSeptember 24, 2011

If you know me then you know that i love books and reading them. So you can imagine how happy i was when i ran into a hawker on the streets of Nairobi yesterda...

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The Lounge Unplugged with Vivian Green, 15th October @ Kefit Centre

James WamathaiSeptember 21, 2011

Capital FM presents The Lounge Unplugged (Fanatic Edition) with Vivian Green , Featuring Neema and Fena. It shall be on the 15th October 2011 at the Kefit Ce...

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Video: Chimamanda Adichie – The danger of a single story

James WamathaiSeptember 7, 2011

In this TED talk, Novelist Chimamanda Adichie tells the story of how she found her authentic cultural voice -- and warns that if we hear only a single story abo...

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Video: “The The Impotence of Proofreading” by Tylor Mali

James WamathaiSeptember 6, 2011

This hilarious poetry performance by Tylor Mali is a must-see if you are a publisher, an editor or an author. Tylor performed this at the very first Page Meets ...

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New Video: Pepe Haze feat. Steph Mckee – Rain On My Lips

James WamathaiSeptember 4, 2011

Actor, Poet, Rapper, Beatboxer & Event Organizer, Pepe Haze has released a music video for the track 'Rain On My Lips' featuring Steph Mckee. The video i...

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Q&A Monday: @NancieMwai

James WamathaiAugust 22, 2011

Nancie Mwai is a fashion blogger, stylist and editor of Kasha Magazine. Fashion is her daily bread and she lives by the Motto "Life is too short to blend in" ...

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Music: Nairobi’s Finest 2~Band Edition, August 26th @ Crooked Q’s Rooftop

James WamathaiAugust 10, 2011

  Nairobi's Finest band Edition 2 will feature performances from 6 different entities which are: Afrology, Lele, Jemedari, Kevin Man Njoro, Checkmate &am...

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Spread The Love Festival – 2011

James WamathaiAugust 9, 2011

If there is anything this past week has taught us, it's that Kenyans love their country. We will come together when there is an emergency and stand with our b...

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Video | Ngwatilo – July

James WamathaiAugust 9, 2011

I watched a live performance of this, beautiful stuff. Enjoy....

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Spoken Word: Slam Africa, 19th August @ Dass Restaurant

James WamathaiAugust 9, 2011

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Spoken Word: Root 2 Light, August 6th @ Dass Restaurant

James WamathaiAugust 5, 2011

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The Africa We Want Handbook

James WamathaiJuly 28, 2011

The World Youth Alliance is in the process of developing a handbook "Africa We Want" that will provide analysis, views and visions of young Africans on differen...

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TechSpeak : iOS

James WamathaiJuly 22, 2011

This week we'll look at iOS, the mobile operating system that powers iPhones & iPads iOS This Operating system powers Apples mobile phones and the iPad. ...

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Social Networking Sites & CRM in Kenya (Infographic)

James WamathaiJuly 21, 2011

Source: BrendaWambui.com...

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100 Years Skincare for Life: NIVEA Celebrates its Global Anniversary.

James WamathaiJuly 20, 2011

Beiersdorf East Africa has begun its activation of the global celebrations marking 100 years of (their brand) NIVEA’s existence. The celebrations also marks...

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TechSpeak: Blackberry

James WamathaiJuly 15, 2011

This OS powers Blackberry devices, it is currently in its 6th Version. It is renowned for its industry leading e-mail support but reviled for its list-based us...

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TechSpeak: Samsung Bada

James WamathaiJuly 8, 2011

Samsung make phones that run on just about every mobile operating platform there is, they have Android devices, Windows Phone and Symbian.   Recently, ...

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TechSpeak: Mobile Operating Systems

James WamathaiJuly 1, 2011

Android. You’ve probably heard this word a lot of late, something about a phone right? Well, Android is an operating system (OS), just like Windows, just ...

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