Author: Cyrus

For SIM card registration to succeed in curbing breaches and crime, you need to put laws in place to stop the authority from using my data wrongly. Why should I go to a phone company and put down my ID card, Birth details, residential details and other very private details without data laws? We informed the ministry of communication that the best thing is to enact a law which will cushion my data. The exercise is now being forced on kenyans after a roadside declaration by Kibaki. There is no data privacy law to support the directive and it is…

Microsoft has announced the availability of Office 2010 suite, designed for businesses and consumers to share ideas and information across the PC, mobile phone and Web browser. The Microsoft Office 2010 suite includes the popular productivity applications Microsoft SharePoint 2010, Microsoft Visio 2010 and Microsoft Project 2010.

Facebook has two most famous social media functions which are the “like” system and the ability to comment on news feeds. Now facebook, through a blog post on Wednesday, is announcing introduction of “like” for individual’s comments. I noticed the functionality while checking on fans comments for My African Career page and when I checked on the official FB blog, it was there. The feature was long overdue. I think that when we have so many comment, its best that others who comes later and find the feed already clouded with comments, its best that they just vote on the…

William Ruto is not amused that “over 8” Facebook accounts have been created using his name and are being used to spread hate messages in Kenya as the country heads to August constitutional referendum. The Minister who was summoned by the National Cohesion and Intergration Commision was at pains to explain that messages from facebook are not his own. Messages such as these and others are what seems to be putting Hon Ruto in trouble. “There are about eight or nine sites in Facebook written by people unknown to me and that what it is that they are saying has…

Nokia launched a square shaped X5 phone yesterday at the Nokia Connection event in Singapore. This is after two launches this month is Germany and Nairobi. Nokia seems to be going to the target mass consumer location to launch the various products. The X5 phone targets the music lovers  with dedicated music keys on the QWERTY keyboard and also loudspeakers. The phone also comes with OVI Music service.

Everyone is in the mood of the worldcup. This is the first time it is happening in Africa and it is so so big. You might not be having a TV near you. So you have the following online destinations to watch the matches and opening ceremony Live. This is courtesy of WAVUTI. myP2P.eu rojadirecta.com justin.tv fromsport.com zattoo.com iraqgoals.net ESPN3.com cbc.ca ATDHE.Net ustream.tv mitvenvivo.com firstRow.net hostream.net tvcatchup.com streamick.com livesport1.us asiaplatetv.com liveFooty watch-free.tv tvbunch.com From: bit.ly/cfDbx9

CCK has accepted the demands of the three mobile phone operators, Yu, Zaina and Orange and has reduced the 3G spectrum fees to 10 Million Dollars. This news is bringing problems with Safaricom CEO issuing statements from UK where he is on official duties. Michael Joseph wants a refund of the difference between what the dominant player paid and what the other players are going to pay. I find this funny because we would also like to demand that Safaricom refunds to the Kenyan government the money they have made from the 3G services.

Kenya Broadcasting corporation has re-branded. The station has a new face with its brownish colour still visible but with a new catch phrase, “Kenya is watching”.After launching in digital, the station sees it best to keep up which the current hence the metamorphosis. The Editor-in-Chief, Waithaka Waihenya, calls it a call to keep up with the trends while MD, David Waweru calls it a re-birth. Unfortunately they talked much of what critics are saying instead of dwelling on what they do best. What do you think of the new face of KBC?

Central Depository and Settlement Corporation which is the company in charge of management of all trading accounts for Nairobi Stock Exchange has opened a portal which will make the management of the accounts easier. Through an email, CDSC says that they now are on this link. This is a great development in the push for ICT Board of Kenya to have more of Kenyan content coming online. To register, simply log on to www.cdsckenya.com, click on “Register” and follow the instructions.  This service is Absolutely Free!!

Safaricom 7s started yesterday and I was worried that I had too much on my hand I might not be able to attend. But thanks to Safaricom and Supersport, the event is live on Livestream. I am able to watch the event from my sitting room. K24 has the event live yes but the quality is not that great. It would be great to hear the kind of traffic the stream generated for Safaricom onto their website.

Family Bank has joined in the mobile phone banking  market with a baby named ‘Pesa pap!’ The service seems to be aimed straight at Equity Bank and barclays bank which both have very serious products in the sector. The service is enable bulk remittance payments including salaries disbarment, borrowing loans and also cater for paying bills through the use of the mobile phones. The Pesa Pap Service bridges with Mpesa through the pay Bill feature and so still I dont see innovation here by piggy ridding whatever taht means. Family Bank Chief Executive Peter Kinyanjui said the service is important…

Nokia Communications is taking the mass or emerging markets seriously. When you have over 6 senior Nokia executives in Nairobi for the launch of communications products, you have to take it seriously. At a media conference held today at Serena Hotel Nairobi, Nokia unveiled its latest of the C series mobile phones with three new products under the Nokia C1 name, as well as the new dual-SIM Nokia C2 which will follow at the end of the fourth quarter of 2010.  At the same event, Nokia also took the wraps off the Nokia Bicycle Charger Kit, an alternative charging solution…

Safaricom in partnership with ForgetMeNot Africa is targeting over 12 million mobile phone subscribers in Kenya with a new product. The Kipokezi branded product will now enable subscribers to access email and online chat regardless of the make and model of their mobile phone. All standard phones with the ability to SMS are being transformed with the new Kipokezi service bringing low-cost email and chat within the reach of millions of Kenyans, improving communications with their friends and families, both at home and abroad.

The Kenya ICT Board has announced the launch of a Ksh 300 Million grant to promote the development of local digital content and software applications. The process kicked off with a ‘call for proposals’ in today’s Daily Nation newspaper and the advert is already live online on My African Career Jobs blog. According to ICT board of Kenya, the main purpose of this grant is to propel the emergent lucrative but yet underexploited local content industry to growth.

George W Bush has officially joined facebook. His first Page update reads; Since leaving office, President Bush has remained active. He has visited 20 states and 8 countries; given over 65 speeches; launched the George W. Bush Presidential Center; participated in 4 policy conferences through The Bush Institute; finished the first draft of his memoir, “Decision Points”; and partnered with President Clinton to establish the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund. More on his activities in future posts… He lists Laura Bush’s page as one of his favorite. Already close to 1,000 fans have liked his page and counting.