Author: Kaluka wanjala

Huawei Mobile Kenya has today announced the availability of the Huawei Watch GT 3 in Kenya. This Smartwatch is powered by HarmonyOS 2.1 and is available for ksh 32,999 in all retail stores across the country. On top of its fashionable appearance, comprehensive upgrades, and new interface design, Huawei Watch GT3 also comes with accurate health and fitness monitoring with TruSeen 5.0+, 14-day battery life with new design, and an Intelligent Dynamic Adjustment Plan. Speaking of the new smartwatch, Huawei Mobile Kenya Country Head, Jim Zhujie said, “The brand-new Huawei Watch GT 3 is another breakthrough in health monitoring and…

The Samsung Galaxy S22 is set to launch in Kenya in mid-March. The phone will be available on pre-order from 1st March to 10th March. The Samsung Galaxy S22 range offers a number of upgrades compared to the Galaxy S21. Some Of the upgrades include a faster processor, improved cameras with better night mode capabilities and a brighter display. The premium model, the Galaxy S22 Ultra, now has a Galaxy Note-like design. It also comes with an S Pen with a slot for charging the stylus. A Galaxy S22 pre-order will come bundled with the Galaxy Buds 2 earbuds, which…

The Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2022 event has just ended. At the event, the Korean manufacturer introduced its new flagship series, the Galaxy S22.  This represents the company’s flagship series for 2022. It focuses on better cameras, faster processors, and a few other innovative features. With the launch of the Galaxy S22 series, I thought I should highlight some of the things you may want to know about this series. “At Samsung, we constantly push ourselves to raise the bar on our most premium devices,” said TM Roh, President and Head of Samsung Electronics’ MX (Mobile eXperience) Business. “Galaxy S22 Ultra…

Samsung is set to launch its latest flagship in less than 2 hours. This will be the company’s premium line-up for 2022. We have known for a few weeks that the company had set today as the day for the unveiling of this new series. Samsung will be unveiling 3 new Galaxy smartphones at the Galaxy Unpacked 2022 event that starts at 6PM Kenyan time. The three devices will include the Galaxy S22, Galaxy S22 Plus, and the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra. Besides the smartphones, Samsung will also be launching the Galaxy Tab S8 series. There might be other devices…

The future is definitely electric, and this will be the case for all vehicles including the public transport sector. One company that is trying to achieve this is BasiGo. They refer to themselves as an electric vehicle technology and financing company that seeks to bring electric bus services to sub-Saharan Africa. The company has so far brought two 25-seat electric buses to Kenya which are currently undergoing performance and reliability testing in Nairobi. The buses will enter pilot operation with select bus operators in Nairobi beginning in March 2022. BasiGo sources electric buses from BYD Automotive, the largest electric bus…

Showmax has today announced a new partnership with Safaricom that will see subscribers get a 2-month subscription to the video streaming platform and 1GB of data. According to Showmax, this should make it easier for subscribers to pay and watch for content on the platform. The company says that its customers have been asking for one data and subscription package and this should address that. This 2-month bundle is 1-month extra from what is currently being offered and should help get people to start using the platform. Through this new partnership, customers will be able to choose from two main…

Leading African economies that have struggled to improve their infrastructure, business conditions and overall competitiveness are generally performing better against other emerging markets in areas that measure their digital skills and sustainability. That’s one of the findings of the 2022 Agility Emerging Markets Logistics Index, a ranking of the world’s 50 leading emerging markets. Kenya ranks No. 28 in the overall Index but is 17th in digital readiness. South Africa, No. 24 overall, is 21st in digital readiness. Likewise, Ghana is 32nd overall and 23rd in digital readiness. The Index, now in its 13th year, ranks countries for overall competitiveness…

Mdundo has announced that it saw impressive growth in Q4 of 2021.The Pan-African music streaming service saw its user base grow by 22% in the last quarter of 2021 reaching 20 million users. The company says that growth has been fuelled by strong partnerships with telecommunications firms and leading consumer brands such as MTN Nigeria, Vodacom Tanzania, Guinness, Standard Chartered Bank and Safaricom that has seen the service increase its audience in the mass, mid-income market especially among the 18-24 age bracket. “We have noted increased demand for music served online mainly among the youthful consumer segment, an audience that…

Equity bank has today announced that their USSD service (*247#) can now be accessed by all customers on all mobile networks. The USSD service gives users access to a seamless banking experience. With the revamped USSD service, customers on Safaricom, Airtel, Telkom and Equitel can easily access Equity bank services. This announcement comes a few weeks after Equity introduced one till number that will allow merchants to receive digital payments efficiently. Through this till number, merchants will be able to receive payments from different channels or mobile wallets from the single till number. Some of the new features on the…

Showmax has released the first-look trailer for the highly-anticipated second season of the hit Kenyan procedural and legal drama Crime and Justice.