Author: Alvin Wanjala

Oppo has, for the first time, revealed data on its Android skin user base globally. The company on June 26 at a developer conference held in Beijing China stated that the company’s Android skin ColorOS serves over 300million users per month. The Oppo browser alone has over 200million users who spent an average of 35minutes daily on the app. The company has risen in the market, recording a market share of 310 million users in over 40 countries. The conference was aimed at helping developers get more from their applications in terms of commercialization and advertisement. The company announced a…

Samsung has been on the lookout to tackle the fast-rising Chinese smartphone makers by introducing new smartphones with better features for less. The Galaxy A-Series and Galaxy-M have all been targeted at the youth who love the better price to performance ratio offered by Chinese smartphone brands including Xiaomi, Oppo, Vivo, and even TECNO. Samsung latest flagship the Galaxy A90 has been rumored to be the next device to be added on the A-series. The upcoming Galaxy A90 will succeed the Galaxy A80 announced earlier this year. The Galaxy A90 will take the lead over its predecessors featuring the latest…

Oppo, the Chinese smartphone maker had earlier this month tipped a new technology for their smartphone devices. Xiaomi has also teased a video of their new tech that will replace camera design trends that we’ve seen in the past two years including the pop-up, punch-hole, and even display notches. OPPO yesterday showcased their in-display camera technology at the Mobile World Congress event that was held in China. Technical details about the new technology also came along. The tech company revealed that the display is made of a transparent area under which the camera lies, specifically designed to allow maximum light…

Despite the competitive nature between Apple and Samsung, the two companies are business partners, indeed. Samsung invests heavily in their premium Galaxy Series to prove better than the iPhone, but deep down, Apple contracts are lucrative for them. Samsung Display, a Samsung Electronics child company is the main supplier for Apple’s iPhone quality OLED panels in the iPhone X, XR and XS. Generally, the premium smartphone market has experienced a decline in demand, with Apple being the most affected tech company. Apple experienced a revenue decline of 17% in Q1 2019 compared to a similar period last year, as a…

HMD Nokia has been releasing devices into the market at a faster rate. Notably, all of the company’s devices are under Google’s Android One project. As a result, Nokia guarantees two years of software updates to all of its devices. Nokia revealed its Android Pie timeline at the start of the year, and so far, it has done well keeping its word. All the 22 devices that the company has launched in the past two years have all been patched with Google’s latest Android version. The last one in line was Nokia 1, an Android Go edition entry level device…

Since the Huawei was slapped with a trade ban in the US, a lot of US-based companies cut ties with the Chinese tech company. Intel and Microsoft were among the companies that went ahead to cut business ties with Huawei. Microsoft even went ahead to remove Huawei laptops from their online store, which they relisted again later stating they are selling the ‘existing inventory which complies to the US Department of Commerce rules.’ However, it was still unknown whether Microsoft will continue to provide updates to Huawei ‘s Windows-powered laptops. In response to the PC World, Microsoft revealed their commitment…

Samsung Galaxy Note 10 is the year’s most anticipated Samsung flagship device since the Galaxy S10 already launched earlier. Despite Samsung’s Galaxy S-Series having a good reputation on the markets, the Note series is always bigger and better for high-end users who understand the price performance aspect accompanied in the flagships. With the launch date happening on 7th August, according to latest leaks, so much info has already leaked out about Samsung’s next flagship device. Some rumor mills suggest the Note 10 will ditch the microSD support for the basic models which means this year’s Note is coming in different…

Google Drive offline mode has been a feature on the mobile app for long. The offline mode makes the files in Google drive online storage available for viewing, even if you don’t have an internet connection. Apparently on PC that feature wasn’t available yet. Google yesterday in their microblogging platform stated offline mode is also coming to the web app. Offline-viewing is highly applicable while traveling or in areas that face poor network connectivity. Google Drive for web has also been added with a new offline preview mode that will enable users to identify which files are available offline. To…

EMUI 9.1 has been in the beta program since April this year which started by rolling out in only four Huawei devices including Huawei Mate 20, Huawei Mate 20 Pro, Huawei Mate 20 X, and Huawei Mate 20 RS Porsche Design. Early this month Huawei added 14 more devices both from Huawei and its Honor sub-brand in its EMUI 9.1 beta program. Huawei EMUI 9.1 beta version includes few updates overs over EMUI 9.0, including an updated icon design and also refined gesture controls with extensive optimization experience among others. Huawei listed a total of 49 devices that were to…

Gmail’s Dynamic email feature that was announced earlier in this year in March is finally rolling out on July 2. Dynamic email has been a beta feature for some time, but soon, every user will be able to join the train. Active emails in Gmail brings new interactive functionality in Google’s app. Unlike the rational static nature of Gmail, the new feature will enable users to “RSVP to an event, fill out a questionnaire, browse a catalog or respond to a comment” directly without having to open a document in ‘Documents’ to view it. With dynamic email turned on, you’ll…