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Startup launchpad event DEMO Africa has announced an innovation tour of numerous capitals across Africa, allowing the DEMO team to meet tech startups from 16 countries to get them ready for the event in September. The tour will start in Eastern and Southern Africa, moving... Read More

Okay! lets take this from the start. What is the “OnePlus One”? The obvious answer is “Two” but in this case OnePlus One smartphone is the phone you have been dreaming about that you didn't know. So OnePlus is actually a  startup that has released... Read More

Nokia today announced that the Nokia X, part of the new Nokia X family of affordable smartphones that run Android™ apps, has begun selling in Uganda. The new devices are the perfect introduction to the world of Android apps, coupled with signature Nokia experiences and... Read More

TelexFree an International-level marketing company that is based in America this past weekend filed for relief under the U.S bankruptcy code. The petitions were filed in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Nevada. TelexFree operates under the Multi-level marketing structure, commercializing VoIP services, but is widely known for... Read More

Its now official that Blackberry may consider exiting the handset business if it remains unprofitable. The struggling Blackberry has had successive CEO’s all of whom have tried to save the business from closing shop. Current CEO John Chen who Joined in November after Blackberry failed... Read More

Its been a couple of weeks since Facebook bought Whats app and you would  think that they would pursue integration of the Apps into one global giant messaging app but that's not the case here as Facebook is still pushing for its Facebook Messenger App.... Read More

March 2014 - PIVOT East is East Africa’s premier mobile startups pitching competition and conference held annually since 2011. PIVOT East is comprised of a series of activities that culminate in the finalists conference. It is organised by m:lab East Africa - a consortium comprising... Read More

A new Singaporean based telecommunication company has launched today in Kampala, Uganda at their office on Plot 1, Clement Hill Road opposite Embassy of Tanzania. Alex Muhangi, the face of the new Telecom is quoted by Chimpreports as saying “We are an innovative, socially responsible and maverick... Read More

Outbox hub Kampla, this month, is launching the Women Passion program (WOPA), an experiential based learning program, supported by Google for Entrepreneurs under the #40Forward initiative. The initiative seeks to train up-to 100 women in programming and entrepreneurship skills. The mission is to foster the... Read More