Clinton Madegwa
Airtel Kenya is slowly but steadily gaining Market share
For a long time now, Airtel Kenya has been playing catch up with the market leader, Safaricom. In the latest industry report by the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA), Airtel emerged the biggest winner, gaining 2.7 percentage points to lift its market share to 19.7... Read More
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The difference between a Proxy and a VPN
A Proxy and a VPN, they both connect you to a remote server. They both hide your real IP address, swap it for a new one. They both allow you to connect to and surf the web as if you're in another location. However, this... Read More
Safaricom is soon taking M-PESA to Ethiopia through Ethio Telecom
According to Reuters, Safaricom is reportedly in advanced talks with the Ethiopian government to take its class-leading and globally known mobile money service, M-Pesa in the country. Ethiopian state telecommunications monopoly Ethio Telecom will carry the service, while Safaricom will host the servers back in Nairobi. If... Read More
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How to access your Mifi or router’s web management interface
See MiFis are very small gadgets. And they should be if portability is what we are going for. But then, pushing for smaller sizes leads to a couple of reasonable concessions/compromises. Given a choice between having a display on your MiFi or a bigger, longer... Read More
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How to Enable Google Chrome’s built-in Ad Blocker
Sometimes back, Google promised us a built-in Ad blocker to cushion users from intrusive ads on the web. The feature went to beta testing for a while in its various channels (Chrome Canary and Chrome Dev) and is now ready for primetime. the feature is... Read More
Google is bringing its services to feature phones running KaiOS
Google is seemingly trying to push its dominance a little further. Google's Android Operating System is powering more than 80% of Android Phones out there. Emerging markets where smartphones aren't quite a thing yet have another king. KaiOS is slowly emerging as a popular choice for... Read More
IGTV is Facebook’s answer to Youtube
Facebook-owned photo-sharing social media platform, Instagram, wants to be the TV for young people. This was made official on Wednesday, June 20 in San Francisco where the company officially launched IGTV, a new app specifically for long-form, vertical video. Since its launch way back in... Read More
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Comparison of Postpaid mobile Plans in Kenya
The three main telcos in Kenya; Airtel, Safaricom, and Telkom all offer Postpaid packages. A postpaid mobile plan is a mobile plan for which service is provided by a prior arrangement with a mobile network operator. The user in this situation is billed after the... Read More
It’s bare knuckles as data price wars in Kenya continue to rage on.
There's a Swahili saying, ndovu wawili wakipigana, nyasi huumia...loosely translating to, when two elephants fight, it's the grass that'll hurt the most. That is definitely not the case in Kenya right now. Telecom companies in Kenya have in the past few months taken at each... Read More
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