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With over a thousand apps on the Kaistore and limited storage space on the KaiOS device, it’s a good prudent when choosing apps to download! Here are 5 fun games, suitable for all ages, which only require low storage.
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Retro cool KaiOS phones run only one app at a time, which means freedom from endless notifications and multitasking, for one. So gift them to loved ones or yourself this festive season!
Think you know your emojis? Check out emojis you've never seen before on KaiOS smart feature phones!
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Could you swap your smartphone for an old skool keypad phone for a weekend? Jamie did and was in for a surprise!
What's Kobi? A little web app that helps new internet users get the most out of apps on their KaiOS feature phones.
Retro cool KaiOS smart feature phones have their own app store with apps for everything from financial literacy to healthcare information, and of course games!
Android and iOS aren’t the only mobile operating systems out there. There's also KaiOS, launched in 2017, based on open source technologies free for public use, making it possible to bring the internet to more people around the world.
Remember Nokia and Sony Ericsson? Retro keypad phones are back, now called smart feature phones and updated wifi and bluetooth capabilities, selfie cameras, GPS and the glorious universe of apps.
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How some groups are working to close the gap between the digital haves and have-nots, in the city-state purported to be the technology capital of Asia, one laptop at a time.