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Critical Power Plans to invest Shs100million in back-up solutions and renewable energy

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Critical Power Plans to invest Shs100million in back-up solutions and renewable energy

Critical Power has embarked on a strategic plan of investing more than Sh100 million in provide power backup solutions and renewable energy to businesses in East Africa. The market segment which has seen little attention over the past years is set to receive a boost by the development ensuring businesses across the region are well equipped to cope with customer needs. The company seeks to exploit the growing need for power protection solutions occasioned by frequent power outages by providing power generators, uninterrupted power supply (UPS) and power inverter systems.

Critical Power will also offer alternative power such as solar, biomass and small hydro stations to businesses and homes.

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Bardo Group, a new player in the online payment services sector in Kenya

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Bardo Group, a new player in the online payment services sector in Kenya

Cost, technological complexity, control and lack of education are the major issues facing the growth of internet payment services in Kenya. This is the position taken by Bardo Group, a new entrant in the online payment arena. Operating in the country since January 2014, the company whose head office is in Mauritius is also incorporated in Hong Kong, Panama and UK. “We chose Kenya as our first location within the region due to the fact that it was the first country in East Africa to have an e-commerce acquiring bank and the best offering in terms of e-commerce transaction processing” said Bardo CEO Laurent Alonzo who brings over 18 years experience in the industry.

“Internet penetration in the country is impressive with over 19 million local users as well as a growing middle class who have greater access to debit and credit cards as well as higher purchasing power and are looking for convenience in their day to day operations. Further, the government, banks and local companies are also encouraging people to embrace cashless transactions through use of cards as well as online payment services, we therefore see great potential for Bardo in Kenya and indeed the region”

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Lumia Devices get a New Range of Business Apps

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Lumia Devices get a New Range of Business Apps

Lumia users can now access several business applications on Windows Phone 8 platform. The new range of applications can now be downloaded from the Windows Phone store. Windows Phone 8 OS is currently experiencing a surge in the number of applications coming from developers with clear intentions to be at par with other two leading mobile OS; Android and iOS. Some of the latest business travel apps that can be downloaded from the Windows Phone Store:

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Nokia Lumia users to make international and domestic calls using Viber App

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Nokia Lumia users to make international and domestic calls using Viber App

Users of Nokia Lumia Smartphones will now be able to make international and domestic calls to mobile phones and landlines after the popular Viber app became available on their devices. The development comes after viber version 4.1 update was released on Nokia Lumia devices running Windows phone 8 operating system, effectively adding a range of new features to widen the chatting potential for the users. Viber is already one of the most-used messaging apps on the Windows Phone platform.

“This is a timely upgrade that permits Nokia Lumia users to call mobile and landline numbers as long as you’re connected to a 3G or Wi-Fi network, you’ll be able to place calls,” said Nokia East Africa Operative Products and Devices Manager King’ori Gitahi.

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Facebook Messenger for Asha, Lumia and Nokia X

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Facebook Messenger for Asha, Lumia and Nokia X

With support across all three Nokia mobile platforms, the popular private chat room, Facebook Messenger, is about to attract a whole new audience. This follows the introduction of the trendy chat app on Nokia X, Nokia Lumia and Asha devices. Doing away with likes, shares and personal feeds, the Facebook Messenger app intends to be a pure conversation app, concentrating on you having private conversations with your friends

Users will not need to install the full Facebook app beforehand, which will be an advantage to people running low on memory on their smartphone. With the app, users can see who’s online, create group chats and send photos and stickers, all from within the standalone app.

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afb Customers to buy goods on credit at any Naivas Supermarket stores in Nairobi

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afb Customers to buy goods on credit at any Naivas Supermarket stores in Nairobi

Consumer finance company, afb, has entered into a strategic partnership agreement with Naivas Supermarket that will offer its customers the opportunity to purchase goods on credit at any Naivas stores in Nairobi and throughout Kenya over time. Speaking during the announcement of the partnership, afb’s Managing Director – Cards, Brett van Aswegen said that the company is excited to partner with one of the leading retailers in Kenya, Naivas Ltd, towards offering affordable credit card facilities to the mass market in the country.

“afb and Naivas will introduce the Naivas Retail Credit Card which is an unsecured, revolving credit card facility that allows customers to buy goods in Naivas stores on credit and repay with six (6) affordable monthly payments,” said van Aswegen.

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Nokia rolls out new software updates for Asha touch phones

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Nokia rolls out new software updates for Asha touch phones

Nokia has started rolling out a new software update for its Asha touchscreen phones. The update will be available for both the single and dual-SIM variants of the following Asha devices: Asha 230, Asha 500, Asha 501, Asha 502 and Asha 503. The new updates include push notifications, and an updated Fastlane which now shows the notifications from the social platform like re-tweets and Facebook likes.

The camera experience on Asha will also be improved after the update offering a panorama mode and a voice-guided selfie feature. Photos will be stored automatically (or manually) on Microsoft OneDrive – each user has 7GB of free space.

Commenting on the new developments, Nokia East Africa’s King’ori Gitahi said Asha users will receive an important push notification letting them know once the update is available. Users can also manually check for the update by going to Settings > Phone Update.

“We are very focused on enhancing the user experience on all our devices. With this update, we have added voice guided selfie shots and panorama modes in camera, a power save mode for improved battery life, video stabilisation and parental control for the browser and Nokia Store access,” Gitahi said.

One Million Solar Lights make Africa Brighter for 6.4 million people

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One Million Solar Lights make Africa Brighter for 6.4 million people

SunnyMoney social enterprise founded by SolarAid has announced sales of over one million solar lights to families living without electricity in rural Africa; bringing clean, safe affordable lighting to over 6.4 million people. The enterprise uses an innovative business model to sell and distribute solar lights in off-grid Africa to end dependency on costly and toxic kerosene. SolarAid which is a UK-based international charity that believes in business-based solutions to poverty and climate change intents to eliminate dependency on kerosene by introduced solar lights through SunnyMoney.

 It sets the foundations for an emerging solar market that will provide access to life-changing renewable energy technology for millions more to come. The unprecedented achievement is the first milestone towards the joint mission with UK charity SolarAid, who owns and funds the social venture. Their mission is to eradicate the kerosene lamp from Africa by 2020.

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