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Instagram's Hyperlapse video app adds fun to work and play

Instagram’s new time-lapse video app Hyperlapse has a potential for blending a bit of fun for individuals and a platform for free advertising for businesses with an Instagram account. The mobile-based...

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Young woman teaching girls how to code

For someone who had to learn how to code on her own, Linda Ochwada has taken matters in her own hands and opted to train girls on how to create their own websites. “I applied for my Masters In Geodesy...

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Nokia takes battle to rivals with Lumia 930

If ever there was proof that Nokia is looking to reassert itself as a mobile device powerhouse, this was no clearer than in the release of the Lumia 930, one heck of a device to behold and use. Right...

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Microsoft unveils Windows 10 and brings back Start Menu

Microsoft has unveiled Windows 10, the latest version of its flagship operating system, which brings back the popular Start Menu. The US software giant has decided not to release a Windows 9, jumping...

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Intel gets into computer manufacturing

The evolution of the primary education systems around the world from paper to computer-based learning has set a new milestone for Intel in gadget manufacturing. The widely known computer chip maker has...

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HTC launches 'ultimate selfie' phone and action camera

Chinese electronics manufacturer HTC has unveiled a new smart phone which it claims can take the "ultimate selfie" thanks to its high resolution front camera, a point-and-shoot action camera and a...

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Twitter, Facebook and Skype get their iPhone 6 app updates

App development can be slow going sometimes, which might explain why goliaths like Twitter, Facebook and Microsoft are only now getting their iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus updates pushed out. In any case...

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Apple reveals iPad Air 2 and iPad mini 3

Apple has apparently revealed images of new iPads online a day ahead of their intended release. The iPad Air 2 and iPad Mini 3 are shown in the iPad User Guide for iOS 8 iBook on the iTunes store, with...

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Android 5.0 Lollipop ushers in new era of Android

After giving us all a taste of Android L in June 2014, at the I/O developer conference, Google is finally releasing the next version of Android to the world, version number 5.0, code-named Lollipop....

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Wiko smartphone delivers on style, functionality

French company Wiko recently launched an array of phones in Kenya in a bid to get a slice of the smartphone market in the country which keeps growing by the day. Following in the footsteps of another...

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Bigger is better with the Nokia Lumia 1320

The Nokia Lumia 1320 is a masterpiece insofar as design goes. The matte finish makes it ideally a palm-friendly device to hold. The slightly rounded back minimises strain and the polycarbonate is for...

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Google buys Songza streaming music service

Google on Tuesday said that it has bought Songza, a free online streaming music service that recommends tunes based on what people might be in the mood to hear. Financial terms of the deal were not...

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Twitter buys mobile ad firm Tap Commerce

Twitter announced Monday that it has cut a deal to buy mobile ad firm Tap Commerce to bolster money-making tools at the popular one-to-many messaging service. San Francisco-based Twitter did not...

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IBM to spend Sh260 bn aiming for computer chip breakthrough

IBM announced plans Wednesday to pump $3 billion (Sh261 billion) into an overhaul of computer chip technology to better meet modern demands of "Big Data" and computing pushed to the Internet "cloud."...

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Adobe joins smartphone app market

Any phone worth its salt in the Kenyan market will boast of a great camera given an increasing consumer tendency to shop for mobile devices around their primary functionality. With the selfie being...

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200,000 KOT responsible for global trending topics

In Kenya when one thinks Twitter, one thinks global trending topics from the positive to the downright absurd. Twitter has been used for advocacy during such campaigns as Kenyans4Kenya in 2012 as a...

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Tecno R7 needs more power to match its speed

That awkward moment when Usain Bolt runs faster than your internet connection. Author – Anonymous Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt is on record as the fastest man on earth clocking a time of 9.58 seconds...

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Samsung unveils curved ultra high definition TV set

July was a good month for tech lovers in Kenya as Samsung Electronics East Africa unleashed the mother of all television sets in the form of a Curved Ultra High Definition Light Emitting Diode TV. The...

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Nokia XL set to make smartphone market

Nokia is not just looking to flood the Kenyan market with handsets. The firm seeks to cater to different clientele with a variety of handsets that serve a practical function and not a fad race as was...

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Android grabs more tablet market share - survey

Global sales of tablet computers edged higher in the second quarter, in the slowest growth since 2009, research firm Strategy Analytics said Wednesday. The research firm said global tablet shipments...

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