Cheapest fibre optic broadband in Kenya

The Wananchi group has been very busy for the last few months setting up their fibre optic cables so that they can officially release their Zuku fibre triple play service which is going to be a welcome site for many Kenyans.The service will consist of broadband internet,cable tv and VOIP.The service is currently available in only limited parts of Nairobi such as Hurlingham,Kileleshwa and Lavington.the most surprising thing about their service is how cheap it is.
I Mbps-999 per month
4 Mbps-1999 per month
8 Mbps-3499 per month
As usual there is the set-up fee of 2999 and no equipment charges.Another good thing is that they have finally stopped using cheap chinese network equipment and are finally using quality products from Cisco Systems.
They are also offering cable TV that will support HD channels and upto 82 english channels which should give Dstv a run for their money.
For more details and a coverage map you can check out their site here-http://www.zuku.co.ke/b/home/

Send free SMSs to your friends from Gmail

Stumbled on a feature today that has been active for quite a while but never noticed it.The ability to send free SMSs from a Gmail account to any mobile phone(at the moment I can only confirm it works to safaricom lines).Here is how to get it running







1.Log in to your Gmail account
2.Google should detect which country you are from and it will automatically show a pop up menu guiding you through it but if it does not continue to step 3
3.Go to the settings menu in gmail
4.Click on the labs menu and activate two options,text messaging in chat and sms in chat gadget
5.Once you have done this when you type a number in the chat box(the one written search,add or invite) it will give you the option to send an SMS
6.Receiving the SMS is free but a reply will be charged at standard network rates,you are also limited to 50 free sms every 24 hrs

For more details or if you want to sign-up to gmail click here

The soon to be paintless CocaCola can

At the moment not much is known about the decision and it still appears to be in the project phase but not only does the can look good it will be more eco friendly as the process of painting the cans and removing the paint during recycling is not the there.
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PS3 Mod Chip?

i was met with shock today when i was browsing the net and came across an apparent PS3 modchip and assuming this was a hoax I immediately dug deeper to investigate and I stumbled across something amazing

I am sure most of you are not new to the world of mod-chips and game consoles but for me this was a first,a mod-chip that can work on any console.Believe it!The chip is the
Infectus2.
InFeCtuS is the first versatile microchip ever brought out in the market, created to work with many different consoles. InFeCtuS will give you access to so many features that would be impossible to describe them all
Is the introductory paragraph on the home-page of the infectus website.
I browsed through the site that had claimed success with their chip on the Xbox360 and the Wii but had finished running beta tests on the PS3 and were ready to release it commercially in the next 4 weeks.
Here are a few features the chip offers:

The first work to be done is to allow our users to flash directly the PS3 BIOS by USB. So no more problem with firmware, you can install everything you want, when you want. All the complications due to firmware versions that cannot be downgraded will not bother you anymore.
This solution will be released in the next 4 weeks!
Another new feature that we want to add is a REAL TIME patching of the firmware part that you want to be emulated from the chip.

Here is a picture of the chip

Play high end games without having to have a powerful computer

In response to a comment I received I am going to write about a revolutionary service I cam across a few days ago refferred to as OnLive

1.What is OnLive?
This is an internet based gaming service that was though of by some bright American minds that aims at enabling people to play games over the internet without the need of having powerful computers and graphics cards which are usually a necessity with high end games.

2.How does it work?
Simple,you are in control of the game.You play the game on their servers but the images from the game are streamed to your computer or TV.Basically its like you are playing the game on their servers but you are being streamed the video of your gameplay so it looks like you are playing it right from your computer

What do I need?
1.Broadband internet(has to be fast)
2.Windows XP/Vista enabled laptop or PC
3.To play directly on the TV a micro-console is required

How do I join?
It is still in beta stage and they are only allowing beta testers to join

What kind of games are available?
The latest games from the big companies which they have partnered with such as EA,THQ,Eidos,Take 2
Some of the games they say are already available include;
Tomb Raider:Underworld
Crysis warhead
Mirrors Edge
Prince of Persia
Bioshock
H.A.W.X
and many others

When will it be available?
They promise by the end of the year but am I say probably mid next year

What are some of the things you expect to go wrong with this service?
Am glad u asked,
1.Its internet based so automatically you have to worry about your internet speed and also their servers sometimes not being available
2.Its still not as good as having the games themselves
3.Streaming will never be as good as the real deal

You can check out their website here for more details and screenshots.
OnLive homepage