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Kenyan Data Bundle Price Comparison on 12 August 2011, 09.41 by Administrator

  The awesome people at E63 Club have been kind enough to allow us to repost their price comparison of data bundles available in the Kenyan market.  Also available on their site are intructions on how to purchase the bundles for each network. Considering ALL android devices are data hungry the chart below should enable you make wise decisions when you need a bundle fro tethering - I wonder if the symbian fans get tethering on their phones :) Bundle Safaricom Orange Airtel 50 MB 100 - - 100 MB 200 150 100 200 MB 250 250 200 ...

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Vipi - A Kenyan Lifestyle Android App on 23 May 2011, 21.10 by Administrator

If you've been here before you might know of our slave hamsters genius developers. They are back and this time with an Android App - Vipi 'Vipi' is simply a Lifestyle app providing content thats relevant to a Kenyan android user. What we envision is an app that provides news, traffic updates, cinema listings, events, deals etc. Functionality so far:   Nairobi Traffic Camera We have a complete listing of Access Kenya traffic cameras and geographical mapping of their locations. Simply put you can choose the camera you want from a list or browse and click on it on a Google Map. To...

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26 African Countries Can Now Purchase Apps From The Android Market on 12 May 2011, 10.43 by Administrator

According to a press release by Google, Android users in 26 African countries, Kenya included now have access to Paid for Apps in the Android Market. Previously users in the region couldn't purchase apps from the Android market. While this is a great move on Google's part it still leaves us wondering how many people will purchase apps using their credit cards (how many IDEOS users have a credit/debit card and how many use it online?) We are optimistic that this move is good for users and developers but in the future we hope to see an ability to make purchase via carrier billing. Simply put, i...

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Mobile OS and Browser Stats for Kenya on 10 May 2011, 05.07 by Administrator

Ever wondered whats the market share for Android devices in Kenya? @joenjeru just alerted us of some stats hosted by statcounter.com. While we would have preferred Google Analytics stats for google.com, we think the stats are credible as they clearly reflect a key Android milestone in Kenya: January 2011 (Huawei u8150 Ideos Launch). Its worth noting the stats are collected from internet capable mobile device visiting sites that are using StatCounter. Mobile OS Version Source: StatCounter Global Stats - Mobile OS Market Share   Mobile Browser Source: StatCounter Global St...

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Android Apps: The Best of The Best on 03 May 2011, 05.17 by Administrator

While the Android Market boasts of thousands of apps available for download, the quality of most of these apps tends to be sub-par. Finding the best apps to install tends to be an art mastered by a chosen few rather than being an enjoyable experience for the masses. Its a shame that in this day and age and with all the information Google and Apple has on the end user they still can't recommend apps that a particular user would love. With this in mind, the popular tech blog Gizmodo has a compiled an excellent list of Apps that every Android user should consider having, we consider this compila...

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