HMD Global, the home of Nokia phones, has announced the availability of Nokia 7.2 to the Kenyan market. After a successful pre-order that kicked off on 17th September, the Nokia 7.2 is now available to all Kenyans. Nokia 7.2 is the first Nokia smartphone to combine a triple camera and PureDisplay. The device features a…
Emirates reveals what passengers viewership trends on ice
Emirates carried approximately 16 million passengers over summer, from June to August, and 75% of these customers highly rated their inflight entertainment experience -according to Emirates’ inflight survey. With an entertainment catalogue that boasts up to 4,500 channels, customers are spoilt for choice and for the first time Emirates reveals its most popular channels on…
LG and Unity Technologies collaborate on autonomous vehicle simulation
Engineers at the LG Electronics America R&D Center in Silicon Valley are working with machine learning experts at Unity Technologies to develop advanced simulation software that will enable autonomous vehicle developers to accelerate system development for safer self-driving cars. The collaboration of LGSVL Simulator on Unity Simulation leverages LG’s AI leadership and expertise as a leading technology partner to…
Kenyan start-up Tiny Totos wins MIT Africa Inclusive Innovation Challenge hosted by Liquid Telecom
Leading pan-African telecoms group Liquid Telecom is delighted to announce that Kenyan-based start-up, Tiny Totos, won in the Africa regional finale of the MIT Inclusive Innovation Challenge (IIC) on 20 September in in Addis Ababa. Tiny Totos was selected in the ‘Income Growth and Job Creation’ category beating Kumwe Harvest from Rwanda and South African…
More Kenyans embracing travel insurance, Kenindia says
The travel insurance sector will see a gradual sustained growth in the next two years as two in five Kenyans travelling outside the country sign up for travel insurance. Kenindia General Manager – General Mr. Valiveti Kumar said the increasing threats in countries Kenyans travel to, extreme weather conditions and medical tourism have contributed to…
Letting you LG Smart Speaker Run Things For You
How about having an appliance that will do virtually everything for you? Have you heard about smart speakers? For beginners, a smart speaker is a type of wireless speaker and voice command device with an integrated virtual assistant that offers interactive actions and hands-free activation. Most of the smart speakers on the market act as a smart device that utilizes Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and other wireless protocol standards to extend…
Nokia 7.2 and Nokia 6.2 Pre-orders open in Kenya
HMD Global, the home of Nokia phones, today announces that Kenyans can now pre-order the Nokia 6.2 and Nokia7.2 from partners. Nokia smartphone fans who would like to get either the Nokia 7.2 or Nokia 6.2 can reserve their very own handset from Jumia Mall from 17th September 2019. Each successful pre-order of the Nokia…
Kenindia Assurance Bets On Digital Distribution For Growth
Kenindia Assurance plans to develop innovative digital distribution means to reach the uninsured and youthful populations to boost profits by 20 percent in 2019. A sector report by AIB Capital showed that the growth in the insurance industry in Kenya is still underpinned by underinsurance and low insurance uptake. The 2018 overall insurance penetration in…
LG ThinQ technology is the missing link to your smart home
Both today’s and tomorrow’s homes are becoming smarter and more personal to both within and without. People and investors are striving to make homes more integrated with the latest technology making them “closer” to those who reside in them. Making a home smart starts with having smart appliances such as television, fridge, washing machines, dishwashers…
Global burden of disease and its implication for health policy design
The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), recently signed a memorandum of understanding between the two organizations that would increase awareness and understanding of health problems globally as well as the evaluation of strategies to address them. The Global Burden of Disease (GBD) report, in 2017, presented results…
Opera Mini becomes the first browser to introduce offline file sharing
Popular Opera Mini browser is now the first major browser with offline file sharing. Hundreds of millions of Opera Mini users can now transfer images, videos and audio files between nearby devices at super high speeds, without being limited by slow mobile networks or using their mobile data. With the new, fast and secure offline…
Make Your Home Smart With LG ThinQ
ThinQ, meant to be pronounced as “THINK” is LG Electronic’s artificial intelligence that is designed to recognize and interact with users of LG appliances on a “personal” level. With many electronic appliances from LG being equipped with ThinQ, it is easy to turn your home from its current state into something “smart” that will move…