The world-leading smart device brand OPPO is proud to announce the Find X2 Pro, its all-round flagship, fully supports HDR videos across YouTube, Netflix, and Amazon Prime Video in countries where each service is available. Now OPPO Find X2 Pro, is capable of screening HDR videos, bringing a first-class video viewing experience to users around…
Emirates Group announces its 2019-20 results
The Emirates Group announced its 32nd consecutive year of profit, against a drop in revenue mainly attributed to reduced operations during the planned DXB runway closure in the first quarter, and the impact of flight and travel restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the fourth quarter. Released today in its 2019-20 Annual Report, the Emirates Group…
The Gaming Experience empowered OLED TVs
Gaming is a world billion-dollar industry with a huge potential in the Kenya market. According to a PricewaterhouseCoopers report, the video gaming industry in Kenya was worth $44 million (Sh4.4 billion) in 2013 and is expected to triple (22.4% increment) by 2020. Internet penetration rate being at 89.7% according to the Communications Authority, online gaming…
Standard Chartered finances COVID-19 programme in Uganda
Standard Chartered announced that Joint Medical Store, the Ugandan not-for-profit organisation, has become the first client to make a drawdown under the Bank’s US$1 billion financing commitment to help companies tackling Covid-19. JMS’ drawdown for US$2.2m on a loan facility will help them provide healthcare facilities and supply masks, sanitisers and medicines in Uganda. The…
Billions worldwide living with herpes
About half a billion people worldwide are living with genital herpes, and several billion have an oral herpes infection, new estimates show, highlighting the need to improve awareness and scale up services to prevent and treat herpes. About 13% of the world’s population aged 15 to 49 years were living with herpes simplex virus type…
LG’s set to unveil minimalist designed phone
LG Electronics’ (LG) new minimalistic design language for its upcoming smartphone is a nod to the natural world with a visual form factor that differs from the industry trend and features a “Raindrop” camera and front-back symmetrical curves, among other evolutionary design departures from previous LG mobile devices. Contrary to the trend of the squarish camera…
Athi Water makes access to clean water a reality for Kenyans living in urban areas
Access to water is paramount to the socio-economic development of any urban area. Though it is essential to the survival of human beings, millions of people in Kenya do not have access to either drinkable water or a functioning sewerage system, exposing millions of people to diseases. In the country, the inability of people to…
Liquid Telecom’s reiterates supports EAC Connectivity
Leading pan-African telecoms group Liquid Telecom has made it possible for the East Africa Community (EAC) member states to function as close to normal despite the coronavirus pandemic. By offering superior connectivity and digital solutions across Liquid Telecom’s East Africa backbone, the EAC, consisting of Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi and South Sudan, has been…
LG steps up fight against counterfeit goods
LG Electronics has rolled out a mobile service platform set to combat counterfeit LG products in East Africa . The customer oriented platform will help consumers identify genuine products and validate regional warranty status through SMS in Kenya, and will move across Sudan, Uganda and Tanzania soon after Last year a report by Anti-Counterfeits Agency…
Prioritize education for most marginalised and deprived children during COVID-19, says Save The Children
Children in Kenya are facing the greatest disruption to their education in living memory due to closure of schools as a measure to prevent further the spread of COVID-19, says Save the Children. Since the directive was issued by the Ministry of Education for schools to close by 20th of March 2020, an estimated 16,528,313[1] learners…
LG files IP infringement suit againist Turkey’s Beko
LG Electronics Inc. (LG) filed an intellectual property infringement lawsuit against Beko Deutschland GmbH in Mannheim District Court in Germany for infringement of a patent for steam technology that protects certain garments from damage. Beko is a subsidiary of Turkey’s largest consumer electronics company, Arçelik A.Ş. The suit focuses on the user interface of LG…
Nokia C2 now available in Kenya
HMD Global, the home of Nokia phones, has announced the Nokia C2 in Kenya is now available to buy as from Ksh 8,199. This phone brings long lasting entertainment and creative photography to fans, combined with 4G connectivity at the most affordable price point for a Nokia phone. The Nokia C2 comes with a large…
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