Facebook To Add Its Stories Feature to Its Desktop Platform
August 4, 2017
In March this year, Facebook introduced the ‘Stories’ feature to its mobile apps. This feature is similar to Snapchat and Instagram stories and allows users to share moments of their day with their friends. Facebook…
Google Music and YouTube Red to be Merged Into One Service
August 2, 2017
Google offers both YouTube Red and Google Music as streaming options to users in select markets. Those who sign up for YouTube Red normally get Google Play Music for free as part of the package…
Technology Plays A Big Role In The Transformation Of The Insurance Industry
August 2, 2017
Across the country every day, Kenyans are increasingly relying on simple technologies as tools for socio-economic transformation. These innovations have in turn stimulated acquisition of new skills, increased civic participation, and access to Insurance, education, healthcare, public safety among others….
Huawei Claims That It Sold 73 Million Smartphones During the First Half of 2017
July 31, 2017
Late last week, Huawei published its results for the first half of 2017. The results revealed that the company shipped 73 million smartphones during this period (6 months). This is impressive and represents a 36%…
Cisco 2017 Midyear Cybersecurity Report Predicts New “Destruction of Service” Attacks, Scale and Impact of Threats Grows
July 26, 2017
The Cisco 2017 Midyear Cybersecurity Report (MCR) uncovers the rapid evolution of threats and the increasing magnitude of attacks, leading researchers to forecast potential ‘destruction of service’ (DeOS) attacks which could eliminate organizations’ backups and…
Netflix Is Reporting That It Currently Has 104 Million Subscribers
July 18, 2017
Netflix seems to be having a very good year as the video streaming site is reporting that its user base just crossed the 104 million mark. This is quite impressive and is up from 99…
Visa’s New Partnership With JamboPay Will Make It Possible For 3000 Merchants to Receive mVisa Payments
July 18, 2017
Visa has announced a strategic partnership with JamboPay that will enable more than 3,000JamboPay merchants to accept mVisa payments, further enhancing mobile commerce in Kenya. Consumers will be able to use Visa’s convenient, secure and interoperable…
YouTube Adds Thumbnail Previews For Videos To Help You Figure Out What The Videos Are About Before You Start Watching Them
July 17, 2017
When you upload a video to YouTube, your main aim is to get as many people as possible to watch it. One way to get people interested in your videos is to use the right…
Mdundo Currently Has Over 1.5 Million Monthly Users
July 13, 2017
Mdundo is one of the few reliable music streaming and distribution platforms where you can get some of the latest Kenyan and African music. The platform was launched back in 2013 and has seen tremendous…