2020 not only marks a new decade for gamers, but it is that time when they have to upgrade their gaming consoles – and they’re coming. Microsoft specifically hasn’t been silent about the XBOX Series X(XSX), which will be released later this year. The company shared new details on the XSX yesterday, giving us a closer look at how powerful the XSX is. According to Head of XBOX, Phil Spencer, the new console “will be defined by worlds that are visually astounding and immediately immersive, with innovative leaps in CPU, GPU and storage technology” for a seamless gaming experience. The…
Author: Alvin Wanjala
Alvin Wanjala
Alvin Wanjala has been writing about technology for over 2 years(and counting). He writes about different topics in the consumer tech space. He loves streaming music, programming, and gaming during downtimes.
Airplane mode has long been able to not only cut off your phone from the main network and WIFI but also kill Bluetooth. Google is, however, taking a new turn on this in Android 11 R. On Android 11 R, Google will tweak this mode so that it spares your Bluetooth connection when turned on. The feature is known as “Context-aware Bluetooth airplane mode,” according to nerds at XDA Developers who first discovered it. With this capability, your phone will first determine whether your Bluetooth is on and connected to an audio device, say headphones, or hearing aids. If so,…
If you have used Safaricom’s Zuri bot, then you already know how handy it is. The bot has changed how customers can access self-help services on Safaricom since it debuted sometime back – almost two years ago, to be specific. The Chatbot Assistant was available on Facebook Messenger and Telegram and is now coming even closer to you – on WhatsApp. With many people using WhatsApp every other day, this is the platform that could’ve been even more suitable to start with. No worry, nonetheless, it is now available. Using Zuri, one can be able to do quite a…
Microsoft is finally replacing its old app icons with the new ‘Fluent Design’ that the company adopted in 2018. Back in December, Microsoft released new app icons across 100 of its products, including Windows. The company has begun rolling out the new app icons starting with built-in apps in Windows 10 for folks who are in Microsoft’s Fast Ring test group. The first apps to receive the new icons include Calculator, Groove Music, Mail, Voice Recorder, Alarms & Clock, Movies & TV, and Calendar. From the newly adopted design, Microsoft’s app icons are now more colorful than ever, sporting soft…
Twitter Threads are the ‘tea’ on the platform – very informative, often used to reveal things you wouldn’t imagine happens in this God gifted world, and so on. However, creating a thread needs that you find the old tweet first and start from there. Luckily Twitter knows your struggles, and with the latest feature, the company wants to make it easy to link independent tweets in a thread easily. When composing a tweet, pull down to view recent tweets which you can add with a single tap to create a thread. When composing a tweet and you pull down from…
Despite the existence of premium smartphones whose price goes as far as six figures, there is an increasing demand for phones that offer more value for money. This gap is majorly being banked on by Chinese smartphone companies, the likes of Huawei, Realme, and Xiaomi. LG is also hoping to jump on the bandwagon with the K-Series. The company announced three new devices under the series: K61, K51S, and K41S. The major selling point for these phones, according to LG, will be their impressive specs with competitive pricing – not yet revealed. “The key value propositions of LG’s K series…
Coming earlier than usual, Google has just released the developer preview of the next Android version – Android 11. Most previews usually land in March, but for Android 11, Google is changing the timeline. Despite the teased features, some might not work as intended or might not be available yet and since this is the first developer preview, expect a lot of bugs. Here are some notable features coming in Android 11; Chat bubbles This feature can be traced back to the Android 10 developer preview. Since it never materialized in the final build of Android 10, Google has teased…
Stadia, Google’s cloud gaming service, is now available in non-Pixel devices, the company announced. At launch, the service was available exclusive to Google’s own Pixel series of phones. However, the company will fully enable support for other select devices from third-party manufacturers starting tomorrow. Announcing the news on Twitter, Google said Stadia will be officially available on devices from Razer, ASUS, and Samsung. In a blog post, company said the cloud gaming service will be available on the following phone models: Razer I & II, ASUS ROG phone I & II, Samsung Galaxy S8, S8+, S8 Active, Note 8, S9,…
Over the past few months, Spotify has been eyeing to make its platform a go-to platform for podcast lovers, on top of just music. The platform began selecting podcasts for users, bought a popular network of podcasts (The Ringer) and is now making it easy for users to get what a podcast is all about at a glance. The new UI also makes it easy to discover new podcasts that you may love. The company has given podcasts more space on the app, which is now occupied by podcast show trailers – a brief introduction of the podcast and its…
Mozilla has released its own VPN service that will be available on both Android and Windows 10 at launch. The app is in addition to the browser extension the company launched in the US market last year. Through this VPN, Mozilla promises no network traffic logs or browser history. That won’t come for free, of course. You will have to pay $4.99 per month to enjoy this service. On top of that, the VPN uses a new Wireguard protocol that promises faster browsing speeds. The app is built by Mozilla, the parent company behind the Firefox browser, and runs on…