Facebook adds button to bulk-remove apps from your account
Facebook is introducing a tool to help users batch delete old posts and shrink their digital footprint on the social network. The new feature will be called manage activity and...
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Tuesday, June 2, 2020
Sony postpones PS5 event amid ongoing protests in the US
Sony is postponing its PlayStation 5 event that was scheduled for June 4th due to ongoing protests in the US. In a Twitter message, the company confirmed that it is...
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Uber announces an hourly trip booking feature for $50
How about booking your ride an hour early? Uber has announced a feature that will let you book a ride for up to 7 hours ahead for $50 an hour. ...
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Twitter now lets you schedule tweets for up-to 18 months
Twitter has unveiled a new feature that lets you schedule tweets to be published at a specific time. You can schedule your tweets up to a period of 18 months....
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Google removes millions of negative TikTok reviews from the Play Store
Google has removed millions of negative reviews oN TikTok made by disgruntled fans. The removal comes after TikTok has received criticism in India after disturbing videos were found on the...
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KEPSA calls on government to partially re-open the economy
Members of the Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA) have called on the government to gradually and partially re-open the economy to preserve the economy and support health response. Speaking during...
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KCB temporarily closes Mvita Branch after staff tests positive for COVID-19
KCB Bank Kenya has temporarily closed its Mvita branch after one of the staff tested positive for COVID-19. The affected staff who were working with him at the time of...
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Orange opens two new Orange Money remittance corridors to Burkina Faso and Morocco
Orange continues to extend the international money transfer service for the benefit of its customers across the world. After Ivory Coast, Guinea, Madagascar and Mali, Burkina Faso and Morocco have...
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Safaricom Foundation,Scope International to set up sanitation booths in 6 Counties
Safaricom Foundation has partnered with Scope International to help curb the spread of COVID-19 in Kenya. The two firms will set up sanitization booths in six counties across the country....
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Samsung Galaxy Z Flip: Introducing hideaway hinge, Dual CAM mechanism
Samsung has pushed mobile engineering to its limits and reimagined the foldable category With the Galaxy Z Flip. Now, users can open their device and stand their screens at different...
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Equity Group withdraws Ksh. 9.5 billion dividend payout to its shareholders
Equity Group Holdings Plc has withdrawn its recommendation of a Ksh. 9.5 billion dividend payout to its shareholders. The withdrawal of the dividend payout speaks to the Board’s assessment of...
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Uber lays off 600 staff in India in COVID-19 pandemic crunch
Uber India has laid off 600 of its 2,600 staff across all levels of teams due to the impact of COVID-19 on the business. Employees in corporate headquarters have been...
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Tinder will let you swipe through profiles from anywhere around the world
Tinder is testing a new feature that will let users swipe through profiles from any location in the world. Tinder is beginning testing among some members in the next few weeks....
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Opera Mini gets major redesign with the launch of Opera Mini 50
Opera has today launched Opera Mini 50, a small, fast and powerful browser that comes with unique features such as data compression technology, a download manager with offline file-sharing capabilities, and...
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Equity to restructure over Ksh.92Billion customers loans for up to three Years
Equity Group has introduced a Business Continuity Plan (BCP) to protect its customers, staff and business from the economic impact of the Coronavirus pandemic. Clients with an impact of Covid-19...
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BeApp Partners with Coca-Cola to Launch Coke Studio Sessions
#BeApp, a new live music streaming platform together with Coca-Cola have today announced the launch of Coke Studio Sessions, an exclusive collaboration featuring a diverse line-up of musical performances for...
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Safaricom’s Sanda Ojiambo appointed United Nations Global Compact Executive Director
Safaricom's Sanda Ojiambo has been appointed as the Executive Director of the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) the worlds largest corporate sustainability initiative. Sanda who will assume the role from...
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TECNO Camon 15: more power with HiOS 6.0
Last week we did a review of the TECNO Camon 15 device and highlighted some of the significant features on the phone that are undeniably outstanding. The Camon 15 is...
Read moreKCB Group Plc posts 8 per cent growth in Q1 net profits
KCB Group Plc. has reported KShs.6.3 billion in profit after tax in the first quarter of 2020 ending March. This is an 8 per cent jump from the KShs. 5.8 billion...
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StarTimes upgrades subscribers bouquets
StarTimes Media has upgraded their bouquet offering that will see the introduction of 8 new premium channels across news, kids, movies, fashion, novelas, gaming and esports giving subscribers an enriched...
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Kenyan startup BitLipa launches P2P borderless remittances network
Kenyan startup BitLipa has launched a peer-to-peer (P2P), borderless remittances network that will allow wallet-holders to send money anywhere in the world through international conduits for value transfer. BitLipa is...
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Huawei set to launch Enjoy Z 5G on May 24 targeting mid-range market
Huawei is set to launch Enjoy Z 5G to add to its Enjoy series phones. The phone was teased by the brand’s online store Huawei Mall and is set to...
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Facebook launches ‘Shops’ to help small businesses create online stores
Facebook has today announced the launch of "Facebook Shops". The companies new product that will give small businesses tools to create online stores on Facebook and Instagram Facebook CEO Mark...
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Huawei nova 7i now available in Kenya for pre-order
HUAWEI nova 7i is now available for pre-order in Kenya retailing at Ksh29,999. The pre-order sale will be available until May 24th countrywide across all retail stores including Jumia and...
Read moreUber cuts 3,000 more jobs, shuts 45 Offices in Coronavirus crunch
Uber is cutting three thousand additional jobs, closing 45 offices worldwide as the company struggles through the pandemic period. The ride-hailing company has now reduced its workforce by 25%, making...
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Apple to reopen several stores in the U.S and Canada this week
Apple will be reopening more than 25 stores in the U.S. and 12 in Canada to add to the nearly 100 global locations that have reopened for customers after the...
Read moreTECNO Camon 15 Review: an astounding camera centered phone
Tecno Camon 15 is now available in Kenya. It was launched in Kenya in April 2020 succeeding in the Camon 12 series launched months ago. The device is available countrywide...
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Safaricom introduces SMS based feature to curb fraudsters
Safaricom has today introduced a new feature that alerts you via SMS when someone registers a line using your ID through an SMS number 707. Through their Twitter official page,...
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US Government extends Huawei ban to May 2021
President Donald Trump on Wednesday extended Huawei ban for another year in an executive order signed in May 2019 declaring a national emergency and barring U.S. companies from using telecommunications...
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Loon seals deal to expand commercial internet service to Mozambique
Loon is expanding its footprints in Africa. Weeks after launching in Kenya, the loon has signed a deal with Vodacom to expand its network spread to Mozambique. This mark the...
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