Author: Alvin Wanjala

Samsung Display, Samsung’s display making arm is finally calling it quits on making LCD displays by the end of 2020. According to Reuters, the company currently owns two LCD making lines; one in South Korea and another one in China after closing one in October in its home market. The decision comes a time when the industry has been experiencing lesser demand for LCDs as TV demand continues to fall. The LCD market has an oversupply with panel prices seriously falling. Due to the same reason, LG’s panel making arm, LG Display, also announced in January that its ending production…

Microsoft has rebranded it’s Office 365 consumer subscription. The old packages, popularly known as Office 365 Home and Personal, are now called Microsoft 365 Personal and Microsoft 365 Family. The pricing remains the same, however, but you do get additional perks in the rebranded packages. Microsoft 365 Personal starts at $6.99 a month(one user) or $69.99 per year, while the Family plan is priced at $9.99 per month or $99.99 annually, allowing up to six users. Microsoft’s rebranding strategy is part of the company’s continued mission at staying relevant to productivity-minded consumers. Office 365, which is the world’s most popular…

Secure chat messenger, Telegram, has released an update to the messaging application. One of the handiest features arriving today is Chat folders, which helps you put your high message volume account in order. Chat Folders enables one to group their chats into various categories, so you don’t have to miss critical updates. Two presets include Unread, which houses all unopened chats and Personal which only includes unread messages from your personal contacts. However, you can still create custom folders the way you like. Maneuvering within these group tabs has also been made easy – using a swipe gesture like that…

TikTok has risen to fame fast, ending last year as one of the world’s top 10 downloaded apps. However, February has been one of the best months for the social video sharing platform yet. According to a report from Sensor Tower, TikTok was downloaded nearly 113 million times across the App Store and Google Play in February: 93.2 million installs were on Google Play Store while App Store generated 19.7 million downloads, less than 20 percent of the total. February was the most impressive month yet for TikTok, recording the highest amount of downloads in a single month ever. Downloads…

Facebook has launched a Coronavirus Community Hub, as part of the company’s efforts to fight misinformation. Community Hub will be used by the company to provide tips and tools to help users keep safe and stay informed. “Difficult times unfortunately make it easier for scammers or others to cause harm on our platforms. We work hard to stop malicious activity before it reaches you, but we also want to provide you with tips and tools to keep yourself safe during this pandemic,” the company said. The company has recorded massive usage increase across its messaging apps, as more people switch to work…

As the coronavirus outbreak continues to take the world by storm, work from home has been championed by companies and even governments to reduce the number of infections. Google Duo, now one of the most viable work-from-home apps that help you keep in touch with your employees and loved ones, has stepped the number of people that can be involved in a group call. Starting today, Google Duo now allows up to 12 people in group calls. The move comes at a time when its most needed, as more people seek to connect with others via social and messaging platforms.…

As planned, Chinese smartphone maker Huawei has announced its new P40 premium devices. The company revealed three new models this time; P40, P40 Pro, and P40 Pro Plus. Huawei CEO Richard Yu, took to stage touting their new phones of seamless curvature and a tough finish – “sapphire-like toughness” touts the company. Unconventional to its usual P40 series launch, Huawei P40 series now has four different models – plus the P40 Lite, announced earlier this month. The P40 Pro and P40 Pro + come with a 6.58” 90Hz Flex OLED display with 2640 x 1200 resolution, offering a 441 PPI.…

Some of the Samsung Galaxy S20 features are heading to the company’s last year S10 and Note 10 flagship phones. The new features, as well as software enhancements, will start rolling out this month in an upcoming software update. Check out all the new features below; Single Take mode Single Take mode is an AI-powered feature that captures a single moment using several camera lenses then recommends the best shot. Improved Night Mode With Night Mode photography features already available on the Note 10 and S10, Samsung aims to bring upgrades that were seeded out on the S20 series. Along…

Huawei is back, ladies and gentlemen, with new flagship devices that hopefully will reclaim the company’s name in the market even without Google Mobile Services. The company already unveiled the Lite version in the series, Huawei P40 Lite, and today’s event is dedicated to the flagship P40 series devices; P40 and P40 Pro. Like many other smartphone companies that have opted to launch phones remotely, Huawei will also be doing a live stream. The event will be publicly live-streamed, starting at 4:00 PM local time (GMT+3). The event will be available on YouTube, and you can join via the live…

Almost every company has a habit of sharing sales figures, but no one does it as often as Xiaomi. Early this month, the company announced that sales of the Redmi Note series devices exceeded 110 million, which translates to 10 million units sold in just five months. Redmi, now a sub-brand of Xiaomi, says they have sold 5 million Redmi K20 series phones. The series shipped in two models; Redmi K20 and Redmi K20 Pro, and has been available for around nine months now. Unlike the Redmi Note series, whose aim to take over the lower-midrange smartphone market, the Redmi…