TikTok has hit 1 billion monthly active users globally marking a 45 per cent jump since July 2020, signalling a significant milestone. The short video platform has a reach of millions of people, across generations right from music, food, beauty and fashion to art. “More than 1 billion people around the world now come to […]
Google on Monday celebrated its 23rd birthday with a birthday cake doodle on its homepage to mark the occasion. The search engine started in the year 1997 co-founded by Sergey Brin and Larry Page, with Google current CEO Sundar Pichai taking over operations in 2015. Google has grown tremendously over the years becoming one of the […]
The Federal Government of Nigeria has approved the deployment of the Fifth Generation Network, 5G, in Nigeria. Following the approval, the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami) has directed the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to commence immediate implementation of the 5G plan for the country. “The roll-out of the 5G […]
Today, Opera is launching a new version of its chat service, Hype. The key highlight of Hype 1.3 is the Find new Friends feature, which allows users to easily meet new people within the app. Hype is the first African-inspired chat service built into a mobile browser, Opera Mini, allowing users to easily set up an account […]
Netflix has launched a new free mobile plan in Kenya allowing users to watch a limited selection of its catalog, including full seasons of select shows. The new free offer allows Kenyans on Android devices to watch Netflix for as long as they want without paying a subscription fee. Netflix unlocked its service in Kenya […]
Apple has released the latest operating system for its users, iOS 15 which is packed with new features that help users connect with others. The new update, iOS 15, iPadOS 15 and WatchOS 8, brings new ways to deal with notifications, tools to keep work and home life separate, the ability to FaceTime video call […]
Safaricom has today been named as the Global Compact LEAD participant for its ongoing commitment to the United Nations Global Compact and its Ten Principles for responsible business. The telco, which is the only African company on the list, was identified as being among the most highly engaged participants of the world’s largest corporate sustainability […]
An anonymous party has opposed the proposed transfer of assets worth 2 billion shillings held by one of SportPesa’s companies to the UK government. Liverpool-based SPS Sportsoft Limited, which offers gambling software and support services, on Tuesday published a notice of its dissolution which will result in surrendering all its assets to the government. The […]
Liquid Intelligent Technologies has announced that it is now delivering affordable high-speed connectivity to communities in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The technology firm is using state-of-the-art Wireless Optical Communication technology (WOC) from Project Taara at X, Alphabet’s moonshot factory. This achievement marks a robust high-capacity communications bridge between Kinshasa and Congo Brazzaville. Despite […]
Kenya recently has been receiving several batches of Covid-19 vaccines as the country seeks to vaccinate at least 60 per cent of the population. We have sampled a list of all facilities where you can get the covid-19 vaccine in Kenya. The covid-19 vaccine is not mandatory. The facilities offering the covid-19 vaccine COUNTY SUB-COUNTY […]