Mobile Airtime Startup Chura Co-founders Speak On Big Plans To Go Regional
Some of us deal with this scenario more often than we would like to admit. Imagine sending someone money on MPESA, but because your more frequent interaction with MPESA is buying airtime, you...
View ArticleThe Card Guys Show Us The Future Of Designing Business Cards
You know those pivotal, eye opening moments that you experience and suddenly question your tolerance to the existing norms that all of a sudden seem inefficient and outdated. As humans, we can easily...
View ArticleThe Ma3Route Conundrum: Part 1
Co.nun.drum /kəˈnəndrəm/ noun a confusing and difficult problem or question I love Ma3Route. I use it daily. Why then, do I imply that Ma3Route is a conundrum, such a hard word to write, let...
View ArticleDon’t Miss Out! The Intel Developer Champs Re-Loaded Challenge is Here For You
The What Developers listen up! The Intel Developer Champs Re-Loaded challenge is here for you. This is a loyalty program that is run on an online page where developers are invited to take on...
View ArticleThe Ma3Route Conundrum: Part 2
I have to admit. It is much easier to write about problems than it is to actually provide a solution to the problem. Very many of us love complaining but only a small percentage try to do something...
View ArticleWant To Buy Products From Amazon? Try VituMob
I love reading. I always have from a young age and almost always have a novel tucked in somewhere in my bag to indulge in when I need an escape from reality. If there was one device I had on my wish...
View ArticleWhat is Intel RealSense Technology and Why Do You Need to Tap into It?
This is a term that I have seen for a while but got into it after the announcement of the Intel Developer Challenge, where developers get the chance to sharpen their skills and learn by completing a...
View ArticleHow Hard Is It To Start And Build A Business In Kenya?
We ranked 8th! Out of 12 countries studied, Kenya ranked eighth at conduciveness of starting and conducting a business in Africa. ‘That is too low!’ was my immediate thought. When I first came across...
View ArticleMyRide Kenya App Review: A Little Refinement can go a long way
I came across this application accidentally as I was looking for another one. My curiosity and cooperative phone storage allowed me to download it and have a feel of it. According to the description...
View ArticleKenya’s Ongair Closes Nest Funding, Plans to Set up Hong Kong Base
The Ongair Team We have received news that Ongair has secured seed funding from early stage venture capital firm and global innovation accelerator Nest as it seeks to use Nest’s experience and...
View ArticleThe Curious Case of Kenyan Banking Applications
Click to view slideshow. What is the point of an application? Let me not limit this to applications alone. What is the point of any technology that we work so hard to create? What is the main purpose?...
View ArticleWhat I Hope The Tech Players In The Industry Will Focus on in 2016
Happy New Year guys! We have been given the privilege of seeing yet another year, and as with every New Year, 2016 has brought with it a flurry of ‘New Year, new me’ sentiments all over. Although very...
View ArticleA Taste of The Truly Kenyan Experience: “This Is My Kenya” App Review
I am a proud Kenyan. I would stand up for my country no matter the situation because I believe that I was meant to be here, to be a part of this great nation. Our lands and people are warm and...
View ArticleMobile Life Kenya’s Journey: Lessons Learnt When Developing For The Greater Good
Cyprian Kabia, Lead Developer for Mobile Life Kenya A young brilliant man with a brilliant idea sat across me last week with a lot of hope and excitement of the unlimited possibilities of his creation....
View ArticleWhat Social Media Has Done For E-commerce in Kenya
E- commerce. This is no longer a new word to us. It is everywhere we look these days, both online and offline. Online shopping is turning out to be a viable option for many of us, especially but...
View ArticleIntel Launches eLearning Platform ‘My Digital Journey’ to Empower Women in...
From Left: Adelle Onyango, Intel She will Connect Ambassador Kenya, Simone Ellis Oluoch-Olunya, UN Women Deputy Regional Director for Eastern and Southern Africa, Ms Rosalind Hudnell, Vice President...
View ArticleLIVELUVO: On Making A Digital Village
Village. Sounds old fashioned right? Something only our parents and a number of us know all too well from experience. However people like me, those born and breed in cities, may not clearly appreciate...
View ArticleCubot Note S Unboxing and First Impressions
Earlier this week, we mentioned that the Cubot Note S will be launched globally in Nairobi on February 12th 2016 and will be available exclusively on Kilimall. The Cubot Note S has been described as a...
View ArticleOnce Again Google is Giving Away 2GB of Free Drive Storage
Its that time of year where offers are thrown around from almost all kinds of businesses to get you to spend more for your loved ones. Google hasn’t been left behind and because they love and care for...
View ArticleTaxi Drivers Aren’t The Only People Who Should Be Angry About Uber
Uber has been a point of contention for the past couple of weeks due to the ‘eruption’ of the growing anger of people in the taxi industry. This lead to them launching attacks on unsuspecting Uber...
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