Safaricom has partnered with Google Kenya to launch Waze, a free GPS-based mobile app that offers motorists access to real-time traffic information, based on crowd-sourced data from other road users. Waze was acquired by Google ...
Need some music right now to make whatever you’re doing better? Even if you’re not already a Google Play Music subscriber, Google has got you covered. Google Play Music now has a free, ad-supported version in ...
It’s hard to think of a more important source of information in the world than quality journalism. At its best, news communicates truth to power, keeps societies free and open, and leads to more informed ...
Twitter just got better, or is it Google that got better? Maybe both, depending on the angle you choose to view this new development. In a new deal inked by the microblogging platform and the ...
A recent survey listing the top most powerful brands in Kenya has put Safaricom’s mobile money platform MPesa in first position, which is five places up from the position it held in the previous survey ...
Last year saw device makers launch products based on latest technologies across the globe, starting with the craze for smartwatches and wearables. Companies competed to see who had the best and favourable wearable device for ...
The international Internet Freedom day is celebrated every year on 18th January in nations around the world and it is the day that internet activists take pride in a people free to express themselves on ...
Barely three days into the new year and anxiety is looming in the technology devices world, with industry players expected to introduce their latest products at the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2015 scheduled to ...
Samsung Electronics is gearing to introduce its first batch of Tizen-Powered Smart TVs to the world in the coming week, promising to offer users a more integrated home entertainment experience with more options that before. ...
Mozilla has announced a new search interface to come to Firefox that will allow users to quickly find information they are looking for across the Web with one single click. When typing key words in ...
Motorola has now joined the Lenovo family of companies, following the completion of an acquisition by the company priced at 2.91 Billion Dollars from Motorola’s previous owners, Google. Lenovo, earlier in January this year, announced that ...
Google has unveiled a new generation for its Android platform, the Android 5.0 version to go by the name Lollipop. With 5,000 new Application Program Interfaces (APIs) for developers, the company said Lollipop has an ...
It’s possible that major players in the tech industry, with the cooperation of the U.S. Government, have found a creative method for boosting internet availability in rural or impoverished communities, thanks to “white space.” White ...
It’s true that ignorance is bliss, but also, we cannot ignore the good book when it says people perish for lack of information/knowledge. When I say information, I’m sure the first thing that comes to ...
What is 2-factor authentication? As the name already suggests, this is a process that most companies are now adopting to ensure that you use 2 steps to login to your online accounts to reduce fraud/illegal ...
Most of Nairobi folk have heard of Wazi WiFi by now. In case you haven’t, Wazi WiFi is a merged effort by Google and Wananchi Group, the guys who brought you Zuku, to provide cheaper ...
Sometimes finding a nice restaurant with good Wi-Fi to work as you wait is a challenge, and a mean one at that. I mean those days, afternoons or weekends, where you need to work on ...
Joe Mucheru is the new Google Kenya country lead, taking over from Olga Arara-Kimani. After overseeing the establishment and growth of Google in Africa, from single staff to 80, from one country to eight, Mucheru ...
