“We approached it carefully, because rebuilding Opera Mini from scratch for a new platform is no joke. We wanted to give you an app that works. We released the beta version of Opera Mini for Windows Phone several months back, and all your feedback is paying off,” Opera said in a newsletter. In three of the company’s major African markets, Windows phone is particularly popular. These countries are Nigeria, South Africa and Kenya....

Oppo Kenya sent us a review unit of the Find X5 unit ( it comes in two outstanding shades of glaze black and ceramic white, our unit is black) to unbox and do a full review of the unit. We’ve had our hands on the unit and here’s what we got to say. In the box The phone is packaged in a simple black and metallic grey packaging with the name of the phone on the top side, the Hasselblad branding and the Oppo brand name on the side....

The move comes after Orange signed an EaaS (Energy as a Service) contract with Engie in December 2021, to convert the GOS to solar power by installing a solar plant on rooftops and solar carports, for a total installed capacity of 355 kWp, to reduce its environmental footprint, minimize the share of commercial electricity from non-renewable sources and avoid using fuel generators (fossil energy that emits CO2). This plant will be made up of 784 latest-generation photovoltaic cells and will provide the data center with an estimated 527 MWh/year of renewable energy....

With the new service, one will be able to send validation codes to customers to confirm an advert on a classified ad site, notify customers when a package is ready for delivery and and keep customers in touch with the latest news about a service. “With our SMS API, you can now send automatic SMS from your digital service to all Orange and non-Orange users in Côte d’Ivoire. The service is easy to set up and run, and you can use it for a whole range of marketing and customer service activities,” said Orange on their website....

In a tweet, the Immigration department said application forms otherwise known as Form 19 will now be found on www.ecitizen.go.ke from where the applications will be made. A new edition for Forms is now available. All previous versions will be rejected. check them here; here; http://www.immigration.go.ke/Resources.html Similarly, applicants have been directed to the same site to ensure that their application is not rejected. “Effective Next month, we will ONLY accept online passport applications,” read the tweet from Immigration....

To form a PayDunya business account: Visit their website .Alternatively you can download the PayDunya app.A valid email address, the name of the company, the account type, telephone number are among requirements needed. Once you provide all these ,Create a password.Terms and conditions provided should be read and understood.Upon agreement with the terms, go ahead and click the accept button. It is at the bottom of the terms. Click create my account later on....

Additionally, PayGram allows its users to settle utility bills, fees, make donations, online and offline. Clients using PayGram are able to make payments to using M-pesa, Airtel Money, Orangemoney, Bank Payments, Mastercard & VisaCard, & Debit and Credit cards. The following are its features; Round-the-Clock Business With PayGram your business is able to run all time round including weekends and public holidays. Your clients are able to do their transactions without having to worry about off-business hours....

The Top Star Brand Awards recognise the “crème de la crème” brands that authentically lead their respective industries in brand presence. Star brands are those that have achieved milestones, have a history of success, and, most importantly, have established themselves as trendsetters for newcomers to the industry. It is a display of those brands that have acquired unparalleled branding standards and have all the necessary components to become household names on a global scale....

Canalys attributes the downturn in the global PC market to increasing consumer restraint, as inflation and rising prices for essentials make consumers hesitant to make expensive new purchases such as PCs, and the replacement of older computers is being postponed. A sales channel survey conducted by Canalys in December 2022 found that 60% of retailers expect their PC sales to stagnate or decline in 2023. The decline was particularly sharp for laptops, with notebook sales falling 30% to 51....

When to wear what? Hanging out in public If you want an outfit to wear while going out regularly, then you can go for the most basic clothes that you have such as a t-shirt with jeans or trousers, you can also wear shorts with sneakers while going out. It all depends upon where you are going, if you are going out to eat something, you can wear a regular t-shirt with comfortable trousers, and if you are going just for a walk, you can consider wearing shorts with standard t-shirts....

Power Up is uniting and amplifying African voices in pursuit of climate justice, including organizations powering up communities most affected by energy poverty. Dr Sheila Oparaocha, Director of the ENERGIA Network, said: “At COP27, taking place in Africa, world leaders can deliver climate justice and change the course of history with action to invest in affordable, sustainable energy that leaves no one behind.” “More finance must flow from nations responsible for the climate crisis to those in the greatest danger – and money already promised must be delivered....

I doubt if BBK Electronics known many individuals in our nation Kenya. Better available are the brands of the Chinese groups: Oppo, Vivo, OnePlus, and Realme. Taken together, BBK Electronics currently has a more significant piece of the pie than Samsung and Apple. In the prior quarter of 2021, it was 25%. Nonetheless, smartphones are no longer to be fulfilled, as the direct reports show. Realme Book: The first notebook in 3-to-2 format shows up Indeed, even before the official announcement, pictures and a few particulars of the Realme Book have shown up....

According to 91mobiles, the novelty will have an AMOLED display with a 1.78-inch screen and a 60 Hz frame rate. Compared to the present model, which has an LCD screen with a resolution of 240 x 286 pixels, the solution will be substantially higher at 368 × 448 pixels. The source also claims that the screen will be 500 cd/m2 brilliant. The screen of the Watch 3 Pro will at least be considerably improved....

Realme 8 and 8 5G cost 199 euros each At first, you wonder why the Relme 8 and Realme 8 (5G) each cost 199 euros. You would expect the 5G version to cost more and offer better features. But that’s not true. The Chinese manufacturer confuses its customers even more than Samsung and Xiaomi do. Depending on what is important to you, sometimes one or the other cell phone is better suited for you....

In Kenya Airtel has never come close to really being a serious competitor against Safaricom no matter how hard they try. However, In Rwanda Airtel seems to be taking over as MTN Rwanda is now feeling threatened by the increasing interest that Rwandans have for Airtel. What’s the history? Once upon a time in 1998 Rwanda was trying to heal from the genocide that took millions of lives, as a way of trying to create a marginal market MTN Group was convinced to provide GSM services to the country which lead to them being unchallenged for 22 years....

Yoco creates tools and services to assist small businesses with accepting credit card payments in-store and online, obtaining loans, and managing their day-to-day operations. Over 150,000 small companies in South Africa have selected the startup as their preferred payment partner, with the startup handling over $1 billion in card payments each year. Nona Digital was recently acquired by the company, which raised US$83 million in Series C funding last July....

The disruptions will affect all M-Pesa services including airtime purchase. “In this regard, our M-Pesa services shall be undergoing planned maintenance tonight Thursday 2nd of July 2020, starting from 2359 hours to 0500 hours. During the maintenance, all M-PESA services including airtime purchase shall be temporarily unavailable,” according to the company statement. Like in the previous maintenance services, Safaricom has maintained the timing for the scheduled maintenance hours to result in the least of inconveniences for its customers....

Safaricom Foundation is working with Zizi Afrique Foundation and ToolKit iSkills, to roll out a TVET programme with a focus on Plumbing, Welding, Food and Beverage and Electrical Engineering. The foundation will give over 70 students free devices to enable them access eLearning materials as they await re-opening of learning institutions. “We want to empower the students who have been shortlisted for the Safaricom Foundation TVET scholarship programme to commence learning even as we wait for this Covid-19 period to end....

TWS provides network design, testing and optimization services to mobile service and cable operators, equipment OEMs and other companies across the U.S. . The acquisition will address the need for end-to-end support in delivering network solutions. “The acquisition of TWS will enable us to meet mobile carriers’ growing needs for improving their 4G and 5G networks, and eventually create new opportunities to enhance our service capabilities to our customers,” said Paul Kyungwhoon Cheun, Executive Vice President and Head of Networks Business at Samsung Electronics....

To design this noteworthy module, Samsung clarifies that it utilized 8 DDR5 passes stacked and interconnected through TSV (through-silicon-by means of) innovation. Up to this point, the DDR4 was happy with four stacked dies. We additionally discover that if the stack of dies on DDR5 is denser, it isn’t thicker. Actually: count 1.0 mm here as a detriment to 1.2 mm in DDR4. This expanded fineness is specifically empowered by new methods for dealing with wafers, which decreased 40% of the space between the various passes....