Author: Alvin Wanjala

After years of criticism, Apple has finally redesigned the MacBook Pro butterfly keyboard. This is the first time the company has brought a significant change to the butterfly keyboard in four years. The company has named the redesigned Keyboard “Magic Keyboard.” Even with the new design, Apple is still trying to set apart its keyboard from the rest of the Windows laptops as much as possible. Bottom line is, we have a new MacBook Pro. The new MacBook Pro does not only feature a keyboard redesign but also comes in a larger size and a higher price. 16-inch is the…

Facebook has removed 3.2 billion fake accounts in six months between February and September this year. The report was released by Facebook on Wednesday 13th, about the state of “Community Standards Enforcement.” And, for the first time, it included Instagram in its report. The new figure represents a new high with the number of fake accounts increasing by more than twice as much as the same period last year. Last year, Facebook removed about 1.55 billion fake accounts. On child nudity and sexual exploitation of children, the company has taken down about 11.6 million pieces of content on Facebook. The…

Facebook has launched its payment service named Facebook Pay. The payment service is intended to be used across its social media platforms, including Facebook, Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp. Facebook Pay, when available, will allow users to send money to each other, make in-game purchases, buy event tickets, donate to causes and also shop from selected Facebook pages on Facebook Market Place. In addition to that, Facebook Pay will also allow users to add their preferred payment method to enable future payments without having to re-enter the information. It will support major credit and debit cards as well as PayPal. The…

Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 has been the main flagship processor powering this year’s premium devices in the Android market. That is not about to change anytime soon since Qualcomm is always pushing each premium processor to the next level to ensure it matches the best or is the best processor of the year. For 2020, the case will probably be the same and the US chipmaker is geared up to launch a successor to the Snapdragon 855 which will probably be termed as the Snapdragon 865. Qualcomm has slated the official launch on December 3rd, where we will have a chance…

After promising EMUI 10 stable update for the P30 and P30 Pro devices, Huawei has officially started rolling out the software. Initially, Huawei had pledged to provide an Android 10 OTA update for its 2019 P Series flagship devices by mid-November. Although the rollout is only available on the Chinese models as per now, this is an indicator that the global versions of the P30 and P30 Pro are not far from getting a stable Android 10 update. EMUI 10, based on Android 10, still brings all the technical privacy features that Google rolled out in the latest Android version.…

Surprise! Samsung’s first foldable device the Galaxy Fold is coming to Kenya. Samsung has teased its release in Kenya and says will be launched on November 14th, this coming Thursday. The Galaxy Fold is not only an expensive device but also pioneers the industry with such radical departure from traditional form factors. As you would expect for any radical change in technology, there is always criticism involved. And for the Fold, Samsung has received a fair share of turbulence. But at least, the company did as promised, redesigning the Fold and then launching it officially. Perhaps, everything has been fine…

You have probably received an email about the change of YouTube’s Terms of Service in the past few days. The company has tweaked a few things revolving around how they will be carrying on their work to ensure their terms are more transparent and easier to understand. Like one of the key points highlighted in the update email is the expanded commitments to notify you about changes that may affect you. One crucial issue around the new YouTube’s terms and conditions is that it can delete, at its “sole discretion,” any Google account that they think is not commercially viable.…

Huawei Kenya has tipped that it is about to launch a new device locally. The company revealed the news through their official Twitter account. The Huawei Y9S is the name and is a successor of Huawei Y9 2019, which was launched about a year ago. However, it is valid to consider the Huawei Y9S as an upgrade to the Y9 Prime 2019, which was launched in July. A little bit of more RAM and the fingerprint sensor has been moved to the side of the device. The Huawei Y9S features a 6.59-inch LTPS display with FHD+ (2340 x 1080p) resolution.…

Days after China launched the world’s largest 5G commercial network; the country has already started its research and development into 6G. China’s Ministry of Science and Technology says several of the country’s ministries and research institutes have been pooled together to create two national technology research and development groups. The first group consists of relevant government departments that will promote how 6G research and development will be carried out. The second group will team up with several universities and research institutes and enterprises mandated to layout 6G’s technical side. Although this may come earlier than expected, the Chinese government had…

Netflix has said it is dropping support for old Samsung TVs as from December 1st. The company says this decision has been reached due to “technical limitations.” The Samsung TVs in question are those manufactured in 2010 and 2011. That means any TV built after 2011 will still be supported. Samsung has also clarified the matter in their forums, stating that its TV models manufactured in 2010 and 2011 models with ‘C’ and ‘D’ suffixed on the screen are the ones affected. As from now to December 1st, Netflix says users will repeatedly be bombarded with an error to make…