Author: Cyrus

Howzit MSN, one of Africa’s largest portals with 3.3 million unique browsers per month, is set to launch dedicated versions of its site for Nigeria and Kenya. Howzit MSN, operated by Kagiso Media in partnership with Microsoft, is the South African version of the popular Microsoft MSN portal. The site plans to expand into East and West Africa to bring users in those markets local news that is tailored to their needs. The Kenyan and Nigerian MSN portals will be first, with the official launch happening on 1 July. Initially, these portals will offer dedicated news, entertainment, sports and lifestyle…

Epson has announced the introduction of the new compact dot matrix printer, LX-350. The new printer will be retailing at Shs 14, 000 and is targeted at customers who are keen on maximum productivity but at a lower cost. The LX-350 printers are ideal for commercial, industrial and logistic applications. The LX-350 printers are energy efficient; this makes the range more economical to run, with power consumption of just over 1 watt in sleep mode and 24-27 watt when powered on. The LX-350 has a compact size and weight, fits neatly on a desk and is ideal where space may…

Uganda’s President, Yoweri Museveni is not happy with the Nation Media Group owned Daily Monitor and KFM as well as the Red Pepper. The president has ordered the search for a letter published by the Daily Monitor, KFM, Red Pepper among others detailing the existence of a plot to have Brigadier Muhoozi (Museveni’s son) succeed the Ugandan dictator. The letter written by the coordinator of security services and the army, General David Sejusa aka Tinyefuza or General Tinye read as follows; Fellow Ugandans The country is witnessing a lot of violence, disruption of social life and general apprehension of the people…

We have received this letter from a Facebook friend. Hi Guys I trust this finds you well. I am writing this with a sad and very heavy heart.  Over the weekend I met with a three year old girl who had been molested at school by one of her female teachers. The child attends The Good Testimony Academy in Simba Village, Embakasi . Late last week the child came home from school walking in an unusual manner. Upon further inquiries,  it was established that the child’s female teacher, who goes by the name Teacher Franscisca had allegedly inserted something into her…

When journalist Michella Wrong accused the media in Kenya for having abdicated its mandate of protecting public good, she was in turn accused by a section of the media of advancing a mzungu agenda – neo-colonialism. Five months down the line, it is becoming manifestly evident that a number of journalists, especially at management level were induced to do a hatchet job for eventual winners of the discredited 2013 presidential election outcome. First, who is behind the campaign to portray Raila Odinga as dying to have a government job? You only have to look at the compositions of the media…

Kenyans are creative. They have found a way of importing decoders from Arab and European Pay-TV providers allowing them to watch English Premier League games for as little as $120 per year. For you to watch EPL matches in Kenya, you need to have a DSTV premium package which costs $82 per month. Other smart ways of watching the extremely popular EPL games is through the illegal cable TV installers, common in most towns in Kenya and charges just Ksh 1,000 per month and Ksh 2,000 for one time installation. One popular provider from Middle East available locally is Abu…

As part of their commemoration of World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (WTISD) MultiChoice Africa and Eutelsat Communications have announced the return of the DStv Eutelsat Star Awards for 2013.  The awards inspire innovative thinking among secondary and high school students in Africa, to create awareness on how science and technology can be applied to everyday life, and to showcase the many ways that satellites already impact on the development of the African continent. The 2013 awards are aligned with the objective of WTISD, namely to raise awareness of the impact of information and communication technologies (ICTs), and in particular satellites,…

Guys, is this right? What is something happened to the President? Why is he doing such stupid things? This is so analogue. This is not digital at all.

Radio diva Caroline Mutoko has filed a police report complaining about various anonymous bloggers linking her with Senator Mutula Kilonzo’s death. The Radio Africa employee is reported by the Star (owned by Radio Africa) as having filed a complaint with the Serious Crime division of the Criminal Intelligence Department wanting the said bloggers immediately prosecuted. The cyber crime unit which is under the serious crimes division is a tool which relies on almost criminal methods to arrest and prosecute bloggers without obtaining warrants nor getting any court orders. Caroline Mutoko claim that on 28th April, she was in office till…

Someone has sent Kanze Dena and Lulu Hassan this Love letter; Dear Kanze Dena and Lulu Hassan: Am writing this letter in reply of what you told me after reading the news on citizen tv, I remember very well, wewe Kanze uliniita “mpenzi mtazamaji”. Hayo maneno yalinifanya nijihisi ni kana kwamba niko paradiso, Sekunde kathaa kupita, na wewe Lulu ukarudia yale maneno na isitoshe ukasema ” ni mimi wako” …yaani hata hukuogopa Kanze dena mwenye alikua ameniita mpenzi, aki, mimi sasa nishaa amua ni nyinyi wawili napenda, lakini nahofia that ile siku mtajua that mnanipenda nyinyi wote, simtapigana sana juu…

Found this on Facebook. So so funny. CONSUL: Your name please KUMARJEET: Kumarjeet Singh CONSUL: Sex KUMARJEET: Six times a week CONSUL: I mean Male or Female KUMARJEET: Both male and female, sometimes even camel CONSUL: Holy cow KUMARJEET: Yes, cows and dogs too CONSUL: Man, isn’t that hostile? KUMARJEET: Horsestyle, dog style..any style CONSUL: Oh dear! KUMARJEET: No deer, they run too fast

French Telecom’s Orange Brand has set up an Orange  Campus in Dakar Senegal that will be able to offer development programmes to the  1,000 managers of the Group’s subsidiaries in Western Africa (Mali,  Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Niger, Côte d’Ivoire and Senegal). Managers from  other Orangesubsidiaries in French-speaking Africa – the Central  African Republic, Cameroon and the Democratic Republic of the Congo –  may also benefit from the programmes on offer. In addition, the site  will host managers from all of the Group’s countries through its  international programmes, fostering diversity, which is integral to  Orange Campus’s identity. In 2013, more than 20 different managerial development programmes…

88mph, an early stage startup fund and 3 month accelerator program has opened applications for Nairobi. The program assists start-ups by giving them investment of up to a 100k, access to business networks and the know how to quickly grow their businesses. Through the program, 88mph looks to fund strong teams and web-mobile ideas that have the ability to scale across English speaking Africa. Apart from funding, the 88mph team in Nairobi looks to add more value for the startups: A partnership with Google has enabled the right space and internet resources to build tech companies, as well as access…

Zuku has reviewed the subscription rates for its DTH TV services. The provider has upped the rates by an average of 25% over the previous rates. Zuku has also added a new subscription package called  “Zuku Poa” which is now available for Kes 799 per month from June 1st 2013. The new subscription rates are as below Poa *** NEW Classic Premium Asian Poa ** NEW Asia Classic Asia Premium Old Prices   999 1,999   1,499 2,999 New Prices 799 1,199 2,399 1,798 2,198 3,398 % increase 20% 20% 47% 13% AVERAGE 25% Below are the details of the new package Zuku…

BlackBerry has announced that the much acclaimed BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) will be soon available to iPhone and Android users. This is going to be a great challenge to the apps which are doing well in the iOS and Android platforms like Whatsapp, WeChat, Viber and others. Whatsapp is currently the market leader in the two platforms outside BlackBerry. Whatsapp is available on iOS, Android, Windows Phone, Series 40, Symbian S60 and BlackBerry 7 and 10. Whatsapp currently handles more than 20 billion messages everyday sent by more than 200 million registered users. Whatsapp claim to have more users than Twitter. BBM…