KaiOS 4G Smartphone
Africell Launches its 4G KaiOS Feature Phone in Uganda
Africell has launched the new KaiOS–enabled smart feature phone, the 4G Vida K242, in Uganda. The 4G Vida K242 has been specifically designed for people who are unable to afford a smartphone and want to go online. It has a user-friendly interface optimized for first-time internet users. It comes with the world’s most popular apps, such as WhatsApp, YouTube, Google Assistant, Google Maps, and Facebook, and provides access to hundreds of other applications through the KaiStore. “On top of being the first 4G feature plus phone to be launched in Uganda, we are also making the 4G Vida the most affordable for only 120,000 ugx, inclusive of 1.5 GB and 850 minutes of talk-time on Africell network,” says Neeraj Gala, COO of Africell Uganda. /* custom css */ .tdi_3_fd7.td-a-rec-img{ text-align...
TNM and KaiOS Launch a 4G Feature Phone in Malawi
TNM has partnered with KaiOS Technologies to launch an affordable 4G KaiOS-enabled smart feature phone in Malawi. Priced at $34, the TNM Smart 4G will offer customers access to essential and popular apps such as WhatsApp, Google Assistant, Google Maps, YouTube and Facebook. “These devices will help people to entertain and educate themselves or have broadband internet,” says TNM CEO, Michiel Buitelaar. He believes that this device has been designed to suit the communication needs of first-time users and people in rural areas. To address low digital literacy issues, Buitelaar says the KaiOS phone comes with an easy-to-use interface, an in-house app called Life which features training and lessons related to digital literacy and other educational content. It also provides access to Google Assi...
FISE and KaiOS Unveil the First 4G Device with an Integrated Thermometer
FISE and KaiOS Technologies have unveiled the world’s first 4G phone that includes a built-in infrared thermometer which allows users to conduct temperature checks accurate down to 0.2 degrees Celsius. Developed in response to COVID-19 and the resulting urgent global demand for on-the-go temperature monitoring, this new KaiOS-enabled smart feature phone also comes with 4G connectivity, the Google Assistant, and popular apps like WhatsApp, YouTube, Facebook, and Google Maps. The companies say that real-time temperature monitoring is crucial to helping curb the global pandemic, and this new device makes checking temperature easy and convenient. Users simply hold the thermometer near the subject’s forehead for just one second for a precise, contactless temperature reading. This is particularl...
