Author: Alvin Wanjala

Android 10 launched earlier this month has already made its way to the Google Pixel devices and Essential Phone. But with these OEMs and few other providing an update for their devices, much of the Android market is still using Google’s old Android versions. So, Samsung has already named which devices will be getting Android 10 after Nokia and Huawei announced their update roadmap. Samsung plans to update almost all of its devices starting with its low-end and mid-range A and M series devices up to their top-tier Galaxy S and Note series. Sad news to Galaxy S8 and Note…

Roughly ten days after Xiaomi announced their new 30W wireless charger dubbed “Mi Charge Turbo,” Oppo has followed suit becoming the second OEM having a similar technology. Oppo announced its 65W fast charging technology. Which is termed as 65W SuperVOOC Fast Charge 2.0. Also, the Chinese smartphone maker announced its new 30W Wireless VOOC Flash Charge and VOOC Flash Charge 4.0. VOOC 4.0 takes over the previous generation VOOC 3.0 that is 12% faster. Oppo says VOOC 4.0 can fill up a 4000mAh battery in 73minutes. Oppo says their upcoming Oppo K5 smartphone will be the first to feature VOOC…

In what comes as a sigh of relief to creators out there, the new Facebook Creator studio app now includes the ability to schedule both Instagram posts and IGTV videos. With the current functionality, creators will be able to schedule IGTV and Instagram posts up to six months in advance. With the in-app capability, Facebook Creator Studio now enables you to add multiple images to a post, something that was not possible with the existing third-party apps that let you schedule posts on the platform. To be able to enjoy the new functionality, both your Facebook page and Instagram have…

Earlier today, Google announced its new set of features that are coming to Android TV. In a blog post, the company states they want to solve the problem that may be eating up some Android TV users due to connectivity issues. The company says the new features are aimed at addressing problems that succumb users who rely on mobile hotspots to connect their Smart TVs to the internet. Due to the lack of Home WIFI to many users, most people opt to connect their devices by using their mobile hotspot from their smartphones or Tablets. “But that presents problems: watching…

It is now official. Google has pinned down a date for the Pixel 4XL launch. The Google Pixel 4 will be launched on October 15th in New York City where the company is expected to launch its new devices including the Pixel 4 and Pixel 4XL, new Google Home speakers and the Pixel Book 2 among others. So far so good, the Pixel 4 and 4XL have been in the limelight for quite some time now and even Google itself went ahead and tipped on the coming new devices. Additionally, the company also tipped on the upcoming new FaceID and…

After a ton of rumors and leaks on Vivo’s NEX 3 flagship phone, the phone has officially been announced. Vivo NEX 3 features a circular camera bump on the back just like Huawei’s Mate 30 Pro but packing only three cameras. The NEX 3 primary camera is Samsung’s 64MP ISOCELL Bright GW1 sensor paired with a 13MP wide-angle shooter and a 13MP telephoto camera. For selfies, the device depends on a 16MP snapper. But its not just about the cameras, the Vivo NEX 3 packs the real edge to edge display “waterfall-like” which, as a result, leaves no room for…

Leaks have been the norm in the current tech industry, and if you thought it is going to come to an end anytime soon – you’re wrong. After the iPhone 11 series launch, there are two other flagship launch events that all the eyes are eagerly waiting for. That is the Pixel 4/ Pixel 4 XL launch and Huawei Mate 30 Series launch. We have already seen the Pixel 4 XL in hand-on videos, and now the latest leaks solely focus on Huawei’s upcoming flagship devices; Mate 30 series. The leak comes from the industry’s greatest leaker – Evan Blass,…

Recently WhatsApp took it on Twitter mocking email services on their selfish behavior on the file transfer limit. Well, WhatsApp boasted with its 100MB file transfer limit on Twitter, I guess not knowing someone else offers more than that. Fifteen times more to be specific. WhatsApp says it got your back, so instead of email use its platform. Looking back a few years, WhatsApp only allowed you to transfer files up to 16MB. Although that was later bumped up to 100MB, the current age dictates that their current transfer limit is still not enough. WhatsApp tweeted, “Need to send an…

In a move to ensure the platform remains a place where artists are “accurately recognized and celebrated for achieving success and milestones,” YouTube will not consider paid views anymore in its 24-hour record debuts. YouTube says some Music companies have been harvesting views from paid advertisements to rank up in music charts on the platform. As a result of the new change, YouTube will only consider organic views in ranking music videos in their charts. “As we look to maintain consistency and credibility across our platform, we’ve made some necessary revisions to our methodology for reporting 24-hour record debuts,” YouTube…

While Vivo set the trend with the mighty pop-up camera that Samsung does not seem to be cool with in their flagship series, the Chinese manufacturer also wants to set another standard. Vivo’s NEX 3 will come with a 99.6% screen to body ratio. This is according to Vivo’s NEX product manager Li Xiang. Xiang revealed the news in China’s own Twitter clone, Weibo. He further assured that their upcoming flagship will have the highest screen to body ratio ever seen in a smartphone regardless of the method used in the calculation. The standard method used in the calculation on…