A few weeks ago, a bunch of guys and I decided to take a trip to the little town of Naivasha about 95 Kilometers from Nairobi. We chose a warm Saturday morning for this expedition ...
It has been a long time coming but it has finally come to pass. Microsoft has appointed Kunle Awosika as the new Microsoft Kenya Country Manager. He takes over from Louis Otieno, who is credited ...
Microsoft Corporation and Nokia Corporation today announced that the Boards of Directors for both companies have decided to enter into a transaction whereby Microsoft will purchase substantially all of Nokia’s Devices & Services business, license ...
The Kenyan version of Microsoft’s popular news and entertainment MSN portal has gone live in Kenya. This portal aims to bring a fully localized version of one of the world’s most visited web properties to ...
At the #SeeMoreLumia event in Johannesburg, which highlighted the entire Nokia portfolio to media and customers from across the region, Nokia also confirmed their support as the platinum sponsor for the second DEMO Africa. DEMO ...
Facts Only! 2009, Kenya waives tax on mobile phones leading to a 7% jump in mobile penetration in 6 months Mobile penetration now stands at 75% in Kenya December 2012 recorded 16.2 million internet users, indicating huge room for growth Subscriber penetration in Kenya ...
In recognition of International Youth Day, Microsoft Corp. has introduced the 4Afrika Scholarship program, as part of its 4Afrika Initiative, through which it will provide mentorship, leadership and technical training, certification, university-level education, and employment ...
As I boarded the twin engine turbo prop charter aircraft at Wilson at 7.43 am on Wednesday 22nd May, I didn’t know what to expect on the other side. I had heard so many stories about ...
Microsoft has remained a strong participant and contributor to Intellectual Property. The company has been a part of World Intellectual Property Organization efforts in actively recognizing the World Intellectual Property (IP) Day (celebrated on 26th April of ...
I am a lucky Guy. I was even lucky enough to be in Kigali, Rwanda first week of April to witness the announcement of the Microsoft 4Afrika Initiative in Rwanda. For those not in the ...
Microsoft Corp. has announced that it is officially retiring support for Windows XP in the commercial market. However, the end-of-support will be reached gradually over the next 12 months to give the Windows team at ...
Microsoft has launched a partnership with both the iHub and the m:Lab in Kenya. As part of the Microsoft 4Afrika Initiative that was announced in February 2012, Microsoft Global has today announced a strategic cooperation with ...
Back in 2011, I attended the IGF event at the UN HQ Gigiri where Microsoft first spoke about WhiteSpaces. That was way back in October 2011. The initiative was in partnership with Adaptrum and was ...
Small to Middle sized businesses are soon going to be the backbone of the Kenyan economy. We need these small and medium sized business to support the economy and contribute to the GDP and most ...
Quite a number of industry analysts pitted Windows 8 to be a failure. Mainly because of their consumer approach that is a change in how Microsoft does business but more because it is fluid and ...
Sony has just launched a new line-up of its VAIO laptops in the Kenyan market. With two new models namely the VAIO S and VAIO E Series, Sony plans to tap into the growing market ...
I have had a chance to play with a number of Operating Systems in my years all the way from elementary school up to now. Back then, all we knew was Windows ’95 and how ...
There has been an amazing renewed commitment by the stakeholders to headline at this year’s DEMO Africa, an affiliate of the global DEMO conference that is first being held in Africa, and more specifically Nairobi ...
