Author: Alvin Wanjala

Google Assistant has long been able to read and answer messages from the native messages app. But from now, it can also read and reply messages from other social media platforms as well. The added support enables you to read messages from a number of social media platforms, including WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack, Discord, GroupMe, and many others. However, Google Assistant won’t be able to read your media messages like pictures, audio, or video. Trying to read my telegram messages with pictures, Google Assistant did say: “the message also contains a picture” after shouting “photo” a couple of times. Trying out the…

Black Shark 2 was launched earlier this year, and unexpectedly Black Shark 2 Pro has recently been unveiled with few upgrades over its predecessor. That’s not to say these minor upgrades were unnecessary. In fact, it shows that gaming smartphones are here to stay. Look at the recently launched Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus SoC and MediaTek’s Helio G90 and Helio G 90T. These are all gaming-focused chipsets intended for manufacturers with intentions to venture into the mobile gaming industry –which as per now is big and still shows great potential. Black Shark 2 Pro takes on ASUS ROG Phone 2…

Back in June, WhatsApp was cracking on users who relied on Modified versions of the app. Although developers of the mods patched things up to mask their users from being detected, the good fight seems to be doomed in the end –to say the least. Recently, developers of the popular WhatsApp mod GBWhatsApp have stated that they will be shutting down. Breaking the news on the official telegram channel, the developers behind GB WhatsApp announced that they had stopped further developments on the app. Besides all the social media accounts, website, and everything else related to the project has also…

Google’s File manager app has long been lagging behind in terms of capabilities if you compare it with a ton of better options already available on the Google Play Store. Google is making some changes to the app but don’t get excited yet, the app is getting some changes but will not outshine its competitors. Google files app will only receive some few UI improvements, which add flavour to the overall beauty of the app. In this update, the files app will receive new media controls that make it easier on your side while playing local media files. You will…

Earlier this year Apple revealed their ambitions of launching Apple Arcade, a game subscription service that would then pioneer the market as first of its kind. However, since that has not yet arrived, a new competitor from a different space is already making moves on the market. Google is also testing out its Playstore subscription service dubbed “Play Pass.” At only $4.99 (about Ksh 515) a month, you will have access to a collection of premium applications for free. This may be a feature to help you save some bucks especially if you have several monthly app subscriptions. The $4.99…

MediaTek on Monday announced their new series of gaming SoCs with the first two in line being Helio G90 and G90T. Since Monday; no OEM has publicly revealed their interest in getting the new gaming SoCs yet –until now. Xiaomi took to Twitter to confirm that they will soon launch a gaming smartphone powered by MediaTek’s G90 T SoC. Although Xiaomi’s raises more questions than answers, rumor has it that the mystery device maybe the Xiaomi RedMi Note 8 Pro. And considering MediaTek’s Helio G90 T capabilities, Xiaomi’s gaming smartphone will feature either a single 64MP or Dual 24MP +…

Canalys Research has today revealed that Chinese smartphone brand, Xiaomi, is still strong in its biggest market –India. Announcing the news Xiaomi’s Global VP and Xiaomi India’s MD expressed their excitement on the new 30%+ market-share milestone. As per Canalys, Xiaomi is the leading brand with a 31% market share followed by Samsung with a 22% share and lastly Vivo, which makes up to 18% of the Indian market. Xiaomi shipped 10.3 million devices in Q2, 2019, making the company retain its 30%+ market share for the second quarter in a row. Vivo has been reportedly the fastest growing brand,…

Sony’s PS4 has hit a new milestone. The company today has revealed that 100 million units of PS4 have already been sold globally. The revelation was accompanied by Sony’s Q2 results for the period ending June 30th. Between the last quarter ending June, the company recorded 3.2 million PS4 sales. Which translates to 100million PS4s considering the total PS4 sales stood at 96.8 million by the end of Q1 2019. Although the 100million milestone isn’t Sony’s first achievement in terms of sales, the amount of time it took to hit 100million has this time reduced to just 5 years and…

Google has played a good part this time round by providing some random info on what we should be expecting on its upcoming flagship, the Pixel 4. And so far, if you love the beauty and design that is currently offered by most devices in the market, then Google’s Pixel 4 is not worth a glance. It is beyond doubt that the camera will still be the primary selling point followed closely by timely OS updates –but only if you care about that. Since it has become vividly clear that Google is still struggling with design, and they are yet…

Just recently, when Samsung announced their official planned relaunch of the Galaxy Fold in September, I expected its close competitor Huawei to run fast and scramble for the same position. From previous reports, Huawei had already slated the launch of its foldable device, Mate X, “by September, the latest” after delaying its initial launch in June for additional testing. However, Huawei’s Consumer Business Head has revealed that Mate X, is not yet ready for the market as we initially anticipated. The company is still “optimizing and perfecting” Mate X to meet the set standards before it can hit the consumer…