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Jambojet unveils Progressive Web App (PWA) to let customers book and check in on mobile phones

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Jambojet unveils Progressive Web App (PWA) to let customers book and check in on mobile phones

Looking forward to digitization in an effort to mitigate effects brought forth as a result of the current pandemic, Jambojet – a region’s renown low cost carrier has unveiled a mobile phone app on iOS and Google Play Store that will let customers book tickets, check in and access their boarding pass using their mobile phones.

Speaking on the launch, Jambojet’s Head of Information Systems Benjamin Collins said the mobile phone app which is available for both Android and iOS users will offer convenience to customers while streamlining processes, to save time and help reduce physical touch points. Collins further acknowledged the app built on PWA, will consume less data and often reliable compared to standard apps or the web.

Progressive Web Applications are built using common technologies such as HTML, CSS and JavaScript usually delivered via the web and are known to be reliable and consume less data than traditional technologies.

Customers can access the Progressive Web App on the company’s website using their respective devices. Once on their website, you’ll be prompted to add the app on your device and upon clicking, the PWA will be included on your homepage of your device.

Customers will also get alerts of upcoming trips, track their flight status and receive automated updates on any delays or changes to their itinerary.

Haraka Haraka app aims to link customers and service providers within a specified range

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Haraka Haraka app aims to link customers and service providers within a specified range

Former Meru University science and technology students have unveiled Haraka Haraka app aiming to connect Kenyans with reliable service providers within a specified range. The platform will enable customers access providers within their current location making it easier for users to access services such as plumbers, retailers even shops as well as house agents.

Commenting on the development, the Haraka Haraka team which includes Mr. Kelvin Muinde, Mr. Pius Momanyi Nyachio, and Mrs. Naum Mutie said there are currently about 3,500 users who are potential clients and service providers on the platform who include carpenters, hairdressers, plumbers and mechanics and more.

Momanyi Nyachio, the marketing manager said they were taking away the burden of looking for experienced and reliable professional businesses from customers in a hassle-free model to deliver critical services to individuals who are in need at their specific location.

Mr. Kelvin Muinde, who is the head of the project, said the idea to start Haraka Haraka was initiated out of his observance of people having difficulty in finding a reliable service in an area that they are not well conversant with.

Muinde further said the biggest challenge customers faced was finding the right service providers in any area, mostly if they are not familiar, most people end up getting poor services that cost them time and resources.

Users who want to be listed as service providers or agents will need to download the application from the Google Play Store and register where later one can choose a range between 100m to 30km to find the service they require.

The app also comes with the option of reviewing and rating a service provider which acts as an advantage to next service seekers enabling easy referrals to new clients.

‘’The registration to the app is free for both users and professionals,’’ said Mr. Kelvin Muinde. The company aims to hit 10,000 users by the end of this year. Ideally, they plan to have a maximum of 30,000 professionals on the platform.

You’ll now be notified of remaining MPESA transaction limit every time you send or receive money

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You’ll now be notified of remaining MPESA transaction limit every time you send or receive money

Lately, Safaricom has been marred with frequent system maintenance schedules that has left some subscribers baffled. Some even went as far as to speculate what the service provider could have been up to, well as it turns out, it has been for a good course. The largest telco by subscriber numbers in the country has introduced a worthy feature within the MPESA service the lets you know your remaining transaction limit for that day every time you send or receive cash via the wallet.

Previously, there was no clear way to tell the amount you could transact in a day rather than basing on the official figures issued by the telco. This was quite a hustle especially for those of us who made several transactions within a day. From the latest update, you can easily tell the remaining amount you’re allowed to transact from any MPESA transaction message you receive.

Pre-covid-19 era, subscribers were only able to transact to a maximum of Ksh. 140,000, but the central bank of Kenya allowed Safaricom and other mobile money providers to extend the limit up to Ksh. 300,000. This was important especially in an effort to curb the spread of the virus by reducing cash transactions handled by Kenyans.

How to know your MPESA transaction limit for that day

As explained from the above editorial, all you need to do is check any of your MPESA messages; this can be accomplished as follows

  • From your mobile phone, open MPESA menu by going to Sim Toolkit for android or follow this procedure for iPhone
  • Make a simple transaction such as send cash to someone and check back your MPESA message for the notification

How to withdraw money from PayPal to your MPESA account in minutes

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How to withdraw money from PayPal to your MPESA account in minutes

For those of us who’ve closed deals online and got paid via PayPal know just how important it is to get the cash transferred to MPESA. While the service can be achieved easily within minutes nowadays, I remember back in the day when we had to pay someone with obnoxious exchange rates but had little bargaining power. Thanks to Safaricom inking some deals with PayPal that made moving cash to and from PayPal using MPESA doable.

In our recent post, we detailed how you would easily deposit money from MPESA to PayPal and make payments online shopping or for other services. Technology has continued to promote globalization where we can now shop for items from overseas companies with a touch of a button, subscribe to services such as Netflix and even pay someone in a different country.

As illustrated in our previous editorial, PayPal is a globally renown payment processor, but here in Kenya, mobile money services such as MPESA trounces all others by miles. It’s therefore only sensible that you move cash from PayPal to MPESA if you intent to spend locally. The process is more or less similar to how you’d deposit cash from MPESA to PayPal, only that you don’t have to use your phone and no Paybill number is needed.

What you need to do first;

Link your MPESA number to PayPal first by following these steps;

  • Link your MPESA to PayPal account by signing up at the following link: https://www.paypal-mobilemoney.com/m-pesa
  • Click on “Get Started”
  • You’ll be prompted to login into your PayPal account
  • Once you’ve logged in, add your MPESA number as expected

How to withdraw money from PayPal to your MPESA account in minutes

  • Head over to this link: https://www.paypal-mobilemoney.com/m-pesa
  • Click on withdraw from PayPal
  • Enter the amount you want to withdraw (should not be more than PayPal balance)
  • You’ll be shown the actual amount you’ll receive on MPESA
  • Confirm the transaction.

You should receive an MPESA notification in minutes.

Ultrawide or Superzoom smartphone camera lenses, which one excites you?

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Ultrawide or Superzoom smartphone camera lenses, which one excites you?

Over the last couple of years, at least most of us have had a chance to test and use various ultrawide smartphone cameras, they’ve revolutionized the way we capture photos and in some rare cases reduced the once popular feature –panorama redundant. But from the current rumors and trends we’re getting, soon the superzoom era will beckon and it’ll be just as interesting to see how it plays out.

I remember the first time I had a chance to own a phone with ultrawide lens – the LG G5, it was like the smartphone camera was born again. The experience was enormous being a first timer and couldn’t see anything that could prove better. From what we’re getting from reliable sources, smartphones will soon get over the wide-angle lens craze and instead embrace superzoom. The subject has been a bit thorny for phones and at least this is why we still have the point and shoot cameras rocking the segment.

Up until now, superzoom has been a feature only wished for in the smartphone photography and for all of us who thought it was achieved by the so-called digital zoom, think again coz the real deal is yet to come. Digital zoom basically achieves the same effect as using a simple editor to crop out un-zoomed photo. And for most of us, we haven’t really used the feature for a simple reason; why zoom at all when the lens can’t quite get any additional data?

With the ultrawide feature, it was simple for manufacturers to tweak lens to capture a wider angle than traditional modes, it was brilliant and having a ton of us all accommodated in a single shot sounded futuristic. Unlike the digital zoom feature which only achieved a blurry and rather noisy photo, ultrawide lenses were able to gather more data eloquently except for the fish-eye effect we experienced on some manufacturers who overdid it.   

Some manufactures have already announced handsets that can-do zoom such as Oppo’s Reno 10x and Huawei P30 Pro and from the early reports we’ve been getting from users, this will be a must have feature on flagship devices from serious manufacturers. Once manufactures discover that consumers are looking for this feature, we expect the likes of Samsung and Apple to come onboard for something more than Apple’s current mild-zoom “portrait” lenses.

Two employees of the Communications Authority tests positive for covid-19

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Two employees of the Communications Authority tests positive for covid-19

Two employees of Kenya’s ICT regulator have tested positive for covid-19, although they were both on leave, it comes at a time when the country is loosening directives that were issued when the first case was confirmed in the country. The authority further said the respective employees have since started receiving medical attention and had not been in contact with other staff.

Efforts to trace and test people who came into contact with is said to be ongoing including families as well as friends. The authority further affirms that only cases that are extremely necessary to visit their offices will be allowed and has since directed that all license fees to be made to their bank accounts or through mobile money platforms indicated in the respective invoices.

Kenya is amongst countries that are still yet to implement contact tracing app based on the Google and Apple’s API. The app is still listed as in development on respective platforms while a few countries such as Austria, Brunei and Denmark have all released their apps.

While economies are crushing across the world due to effects brought by the novel corona virus at least with exception of China which just reported a 3+ percent rebound in economy growth, there’s still enormous fears of a second wave and public health experts are advocating for nations to adopt contact tracing solutions.

There’re also a few hiccups on contact tracing which is said to be difficult in implementing correctly without violating individual’s privacy. This is why Google and Apple had to collaborate on an API that developers of public health agencies can use to implement app-based contact tracing solutions.

How to reactivate dormant NHIF card and continue using services on your mobile phone

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How to reactivate dormant NHIF card and continue using services on your mobile phone

After the novel covid-19 wreaked havoc worldwide, most Kenyans lost their jobs and some have even begun turning to the informal sector to make ends meet. One of the benefits of having a formal employment was having a form of health insurance from the state-run National Hospital Insurance Fund. For those who still want to enjoy benefits of NHIF but their cards have been dormant for a while, there’s a simple way they can reactivate their cards.

NHIF has been very important for some Kenyans who rely on the fund to access medical insurance from various health facilities across the country. And for those who haven’t yet selected their preferred outpatient facilities, the process can be achieved by using a USSD code or even via the official android and iOS app on your mobile phone illustrated in our earlier post.  

One of the requirements of having NHIF insurance when you need it is keeping the account active by ensuring timely monthly contributions are made. If you’ve missed the deadline which is usually on the 9th of every month, you can still make the contribution by paying late penalty fee following steps illustrated here.

If for some reason you’ve missed the monthly deadline to make your contribution, then follow the steps in the late payment penalty fee; however, if your card has been sitting around dormant even for more than a year, you can reactivate the card by making a payment to the NHIF by following the following steps.

How to reactivate your dormant NHIF Card;

You’ll need to make a payment of Ksh. 1,500 by following these steps;

  • On your MPESA menu, select Lipa na MPESA
  • Then choose Paybill
  • Enter NHIF MPESA paybill number: 200222
  • Under account number, key in your national ID number
  • Enter the amount: Ksh. 1,500
  • You should receive a confirmation message of the transaction.
  • You can then access their services after a period of 60 days (2months)
  • You’ll also have to continue with regular monthly contributions thereafter reactivating

Things you should consider first when buying a TV wall mount bracket for your set

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Things you should consider first when buying a TV wall mount bracket for your set

Having your new television set mounted seems like a great Idea, especially when all factors have been carefully considered. I say carefully because there are some landlords who would hear none of the above and have a strict policy regarding wall piercing.  But for those who are considerate, it’s only sensible to place today’s ultra-thin panels somewhere stationary where they’re less likely to be harmed.

Panels mounted on the wall surely look fabulous from the cosmetic point of view and might in some cases free up space to put additional accessories such as speakers, keyboards, TV boxes and remote controllers. While the exercise itself looks daunting for newbies, mounting a TV is not really that hard provided you have the right tools, although it’s always Ideal to look for a professional for such expensive investments.

We have prepared a guide for those looking to mount their new television sets covering all aspects you’ll need to consider when shopping for the best suitable bracket on the market. Some of the requirements will depend on your TV specifications as well as availability here in Kenya.

Wall material

As much as this appears obsolete, you’ll still need to consider what your wall is actually made of. Here in Kenya, most residentials are constructed with concrete, which might require tools such as a drill to make way for the mounting screws. But if you are mounting in an office setup, you’ll most probably be dealing with a dry wall and gypsum is the common material used. And in some modern residentials with already made up antennae ports, this will basically dictate your location for the set and just so you know, avoid areas above fireplaces for obvious reasons.  

Size and Flexibility

Every TV has its own bracket specifications you should strictly adhere to, you don’t need to get a weaker bracket that’ll break at the slightest pressure and at the same time you really don’t need a heavier bracket for small sized panels. When shopping for the mounts, you’ll see rating in terms of compatible sizes. Check on your television set to ensure the correct specifications before deciding on the bracket.

 Size of the room.

If you are looking for mounting brackets for a larger room, you should probably consider those that can tilt sideways. This will ensure adjustments can be made if needed. Smaller rooms can get away with stationary mounts as they’ll probably never require adjustments.

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