Kenyans embroiled in new US crackdown on immigrants

Jul.01.2009 international (0)

The noose is tightening on millions of illegal immigrants in the US, including thousands of Kenyans.

On Thursday, Senators from President Obama

Nokia unveils phone contacts backup service in Kenya

Jul.01.2009 ICT in Kenya (0)

Nokia mobile phone users in Kenya can now retrieve contacts and mobile documents even if they lose their handsets.

In a new service unveiled by the mobile maker, consumers without e-mail accounts can also create them without using a networked computer. The latest version of Ovi.com offers free functionality for syncing calendar, contacts, notes and tasks between a Nokia mobile device and www.ovi.com.

With this functionality, Ovi.com users can create an online backup of their important information that they can access and edit when connected to the Internet.

Nokia believes this will improve a customer

Optic cable arrival stirs ICT sector in Kenya

Jul.01.2009 ICT in Kenya (0)

Arrival of the submarine fibre optic cable has sparked off the release of new products and consolidation as the information communication and technology sector in Kenya gears up for the mass market.

Last year telecom analysts predicted an upsurge in ICT products fuelled by the mass market rollout of residential internet this year. This is becoming evident with ongoing developments.

In his maiden speech, Mr Mickael Ghossein, the new Telkom Kenya CEO promised that the company would place focus on data service provision.

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