The IdeaHub is designed to suit any environment effortlessly turning conference rooms, executive offices, and open areas into smart spaces. HUAWEI IdeaHub Board emphasizes on its high efficiency and low-latency with 4K resolution display, supporting both Windows and Android OS. With its stylish design and convenience in usage and installation, HUAWEI IdeaHub Board is targeted at medium-scale offices, SMEs, educational and health institutions in Kenya, to enhance the capabilities of business and education sectors, in line with HUAWEI’s mission to push forward digital transformation in Kenya through intelligent innovations....

The Store which covers a total area of 1300 square meters has been in preparation since 2017 and customers can explore Huawei’s latest and most comprehensive products, experience the fastest 5G connection, relax and meet up with friends. Huawei’s global flagship store will have anything and everything with the Huawei label on it, hence why it is a “global flagship store”. According to the company, in the future, more major Chinese cities will have one Huawei flagship store....

Commenting on the launch of the gadget, MTN spokesperson Clement Asante said it was a great opportunity for MTN to collaborate with Huawei Technologies in launching the new G6 smartphone in Zambia. “MTN Zambia proceeds to enjoy mutually beneficial partnership with Huawei Technologies of Zambia which allows us to offer our subscribers high quality devices. We are accomplishing this through various initiatives including the provision of the country’s fastest internet through 3G and 4GLTE networks in addition to the most recent smart phones and relevant devise to our customers,” Asante said....

The available smartwatches in the market include Huawei GT2 pro retailing at Kshs 34,999, HUAWEI GT2 retailing at Kshs 24,999 and HUAWEI Watch fit retailing at Kshs 11,999. The technological needs of users evolve rapidly, which is why they now require a watch that gives more than the time. Fortunately, today a Huawei smartwatch offers multiple functions for users to meet their different goals, from measuring the number of steps per day, keeping track of calorie burn and now also measuring heart rate or levels of energy....

The industry was left with little supply of semi-skilled labourers and a massive demand of their services, and these guys are making a killing from that. Go ask how much it is to buy a nice sofa set for your one bedroom in Kinoo; ksh 40,000 at the least and the guy barely uses 50% of that on raw material. Anything that is Jua Kali made has been ridiculously overpriced just because we mostly want those antiques that we can barely afford and we are even willing to take loans to buy them....

Algebra Ventures II, which has a target size of $90 million, will have a special focus on women-led businesses and those serving rural communities and will support tech startups with access to finance and drive innovation and job creation primarily in Egypt. According to Tarek Assaad, Managing Partner at Algebra Ventures, “We are delighted to see IFC return as a limited partner in our second fund, having invested in our first fund five years ago as well as directly into our portfolio....

The acquisition will see ParcelNinja expand its reach as well as remain sustainable. Imperial Group, through its Imperial Venture Fund, invested in Lori Systems for its pan-African expansion. According to Mohammed Akoojee, Imperial’s Group Chief Executive Officer, “Our digital strategy is a key enabler of our purpose, allowing us to build partnerships across our ecosystem, and to identify, pre-empt, integrate and own potentially disruptive technologies and businesses. Our digital strategy is both a driver of, and facilitated by, our ‘One Imperial’ strategy, and expanding our services into eCommerce, eFulfillment and digital freight exchanges is an important component of this strategic pillar....

Indego Africa works with women in Africa to sell their products. Their aim is to uplift these artisan women out of poverty and empower them with employment opportunities and education. Employment opportunities in terms of the sales the recipients make from selling their products to them, and education such that all their profits are reinvested into education programs for the artisans who handcraft their products. Their courses range from leadership and entrepreneurship to financial and business management to skills-based vocational training & more....

Intex will be selling ‘India’s Cheapest’ smartphone at $33. The company hopes to sell over 500,000 devices in the next three months in what it calls a “new era” for the market. Already, Intex has partnered with Mozilla, the non-profit organization behind the Firefox open-source web browser, to create a cheaper alternative to Apple’s iPhone and Samsung’s Galaxy series. Intex spokesman Joyeeta Mitra said that the smartphone sale is looking for first-time smartphone buyers....

After working on the option over the past few months, Instagram chief Adam Mosseri has now officially confirmed the launch of a new test that will enable IG users to choose whether they display post Like counts or not within the app. As outlined by Moserri. “Last year we started hiding like counts for a small group of people to see if it lessens some pressure when posting to Instagram....

With a favorites feature, Instagram is now working on giving you the option of selecting which posts you want to see rank higher in your feed. The newer Favourites feature operates differently, giving you more control over which new posts appear at the top of your feed. Instagram currently uses a fixed algorithm to determine which posts appear at the top of your feed. These could be the most recent and most shared posts, as well as other factors such as how likely you are to engage with a post....

InukaPap, is a mobile platform that allows subscribers to access free medical insurance by saving and borrowing loans, was selected the best startup in Kenya and will be participating at Seedstars Summit, taking place in Switzerland in April 2017, a weeklong training program with the opportunity to meet the other 60 winners, as well as investors and mentors from around the world. Traditionally, the final day of the Summit will be dedicated to pitching in front of audience of 1000 attendees, with the possibility of winning up to the USD 1 million equity investment....

The Apple Watch has a well-deserved reputation for its health-tracking capabilities, with Apple reportedly eyeing additional features for future smartwatches. But the Apple Watch may not be the only product of Apple’s that has a future monitoring your health. Future iPhones could play a role in tracking health conditions and possibly even detecting problems before they become apparent. At least, that’s the takeaway from a Wall Street Journal report which says the company is working on iPhone features that would help detect conditions like depression and cognitive decline....

With so much choice on offer, it’s all too easy for men and women to move on to the next sure thing. But online dating does have it’s advantages. For one thing, you can meet people from a wider area, and for another, it’s convenient. Unfortunately, however, there is always the risk that the person you’re chatting to online is a complete psycho. We’re not saying you should run a full background check on every prospective date, but it’s wise to conduct a few simple safety checks before you meet....

The Walking Buddy was developed by JKUAT student Sackey Freshia. It is a handy tool for the visually-impaired as it predicts users distance from an obstacle and alerts the user with the help of vibrations and audio cues. “The stick is integrated with Google Maps, enabling the user to navigate to a given location on their own, using an audio guide,” explained Freshia, “It also comes with a button that a user can press to immediately alert their emergency contact in case of anything, and sends their precise location to the contact....

Riaan Badenhorst, Managing Director, Kaspersky Lab Africa says: “Kaspersky Lab’s MSP Program was created specifically to meet the needs of partners who want to grow their managed service offerings in cybersecurity – without additional administrative overheads or resources. It allows MSP partners to secure the complete customer infrastructure, from mobile devices and desktops to physical and virtual servers, with our comprehensive portfolio that can be delivered both on-premises or from the cloud....

The initiative seeks to discover and support 10,000 African entrepreneurs over the next decade, with a target of creating 1 million new jobs and $10 billion in additional revenues in the process. The winners represent 52 African countries and territories, and the top five countries in terms of numbers of winners are Nigeria, Kenya, Uganda, South Africa and Ghana. All five African regions – North, East, Southern, Central and West Africa are represented, as well as all major language blocs – Anglophone, Francophone, Lusophone, and Arabic Africa....

The lab will serve as a national endeavour that will give Kenya the ability to unravel crimes, and support our criminal justice system through evidence-based investigations enabling quick and reliable reconstruction of vents as well as identification of suspects through validated and internationally acceptable means. The evidence-based investigation will also help steer the demonization of the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) and ensure that it meets the international policing norms and standards....

Ace Development is a Kenyan-based startup ran by a group of entrepreneurial university students. The companys main objective is to produce and supply sustainable, renewable and green energy in the form of biomass briquettes made from waste such as char-dust and agricultural produce husks. Ace Development spoke to TechMoran about how they are working towards achieving this goal. Tell us about yourselves; your team, your educational and professional backgrounds? The Ace Development Team is led by its founder, Cecil Chikezie, a third-year Mechanical Engineering student at the University of Nairobi....

TechMoran caught up with the team and this is the conversation we had. Tell us about yourselves; your team, your educational and professional backgrounds Pauline Gitau: serves as Chief Technology Officer. She brings the women’s perspective to the team, looking on issues around sexual and reproductive health information accessibility and Women Empowerment. Katra Sambili, serves on the advisory board, serving as a Communication Consultant at the UN headquarters, she brings onboard her wealth of experience in partnerships, having worked with the Kenyan Government and Africa Union Lincoln Njogu, serves is a technology role at IHub, the pioneering startup incubator and co-working space in Africa....