Ushahidi’s BRCK Wants To Be Your Backup Generator For The Internet

Wednesday, May 8, 2013
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You know those times when you have to watch YouTube videos and tweet work through the night. Then our friends at NEPA decide to do what they know…

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Mocality Announces Final Closure For The 28th Of February

Monday, February 18, 2013
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Just like we reported in January, business listing service Mocality has confirmed that it will be shutting down operations on its Kenyan and Nigerian sites. They made the…

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BREAKING: MIH To Shutdown Mocality Kenya And Mocality Nigeria

Thursday, January 17, 2013
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Reports say MIH Internet Africa is planning to shutdown its business listing service – Mocality. The closure involves Mocality’s Kenyan and Nigerian websites. The websites Mocality.com.ng and Mocality.co.ke…

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Global Mobile Penetration Rate Crosses 75 Percent

Tuesday, July 24, 2012
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A new World Bank paper reports that over three-quarters of the world population has a mobile connection. The total mobile subscription stands at over 6 billion – a…

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GMail SMS Now Open To Nigeria, Kenya And Ghana: How To Setup In 5 Steps

Wednesday, July 18, 2012
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Google has announced via its Google Africa Blog that it has opened GMail SMS to Nigeria, Kenya and Ghana on all mobile telecom operators. GMail SMS works on…

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Google Funds Kenya’s iHub And KENET With Over $300,000

Wednesday, April 4, 2012
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Google has announced Sh28million (about $320,000) in funding for Kenya’s first tech innovation hub, iHub. Some funding also goes to the Kenya Education Network (KENET). Google has been…

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Airtel Kenya Returns To Unlimited Data, Drop’s Prices

Tuesday, March 27, 2012
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After launching Airtel’s 3.75G services in Kenya, the company took away unlimited data plans for the country. Airtel Kenya has brought back unlimited data and has even dropped…

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Two Years Of Kenya’s iHub [INFOGRAPHIC]

Friday, March 23, 2012
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Founded two years ago, Kenya’s iHub in Nairobi has become an influence in technology in East Africa. The iHub is home to a large number  of Kenya’s young, technology…

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ForgetMeNot Partners With iHub And Safaricom In SMS Apps Challenge

Friday, February 24, 2012
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ForgetMeNot Africa has partnered with Kenya’s iHub and Safaricom Kipokezi in an Application Challenge for Developers to create new SMS-based applications or games using the ForgetMeNot Africa Optimiser…

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Google Doodle Celebrates Kenya-Uganda Railway

Monday, December 19, 2011
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Today’s Google Doodle in Kenya and Uganda celebrates the 100th anniversary of the completion of the Kenya-Uganda railway. The doodle can be viewed at Google.co.ke and is an…

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