Author: Kaluka wanjala

For the first time ever, African streaming service Showmax is bringing all 52 games in the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon 2021 (AFCON) live to its viewers, powered by SuperSport. Available to Showmax Pro subscribers, the tournament will kick off in Cameroon on 9 January and will end on 6 February 2022. Football fans can also look forward to magazine shows and game highlights throughout the tournament, with some of their favourite football analysts and experts. Through Showmax Pro, viewers will be able to watch games on their television, laptop, phone or tablet, providing even greater access to…

Ventures Platform has announced the first close of its new US$40m Pan-African, early-stage fund to invest in market-creating innovations. With this close led by the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA), the new fund features participation from existing investors and some new leading names across Africa’s corporate and tech ecosystems, including UAC Nigeria, VFD Group, Gbenga Oyebode, Shola Akinlade (Paystack), and global investors like; Michael Seibel (Y Combinator) and Adam Draper. A second close of the fund is due to take place in early 2022 and will feature investment from select global Institutional Investors and DFI’s. Building upon its stellar reputation…

Xiaomi has expanded its smartphone portfolio in Kenya with the unveiling of the Xiaomi 11T Pro. This phone will come in three storage configurations of 8GB + 128GB, 8GB + 256GB, and 12GB + 256GB. In Kenya, the Xiaomi 11T Pro is available in stores starting from Ksh 49,999. The Xiaomi 11T Pro will have a 6.67-inch AMOLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate. The display is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass that keeps it safe from accidental drop and scratches. Powering the Xiaomi 11T Pro is the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 octa-core processor. As indicated above, it will have up…

The Huawei P50 Pro was officially unveiled back in July as the company’s latest flagship device. With Huawei taking things slow with its smartphone department, we never saw this phone launch in Kenya. Fast forward to December 2021, the phone has finally made its way to the country. The Huawei P50 Pro has been listed on Amaya for Ksh 150,000. The Huawei P50 Pro is the successor from the P40 Pro from last year. The P40 series was known for its camera and performance. Just like the P40 series, the P50 Pro lacks Google mobile services. This is what has…

Samsung Kenya has announced that Galaxy Z series owners can get access to Samsung Care+. The devices targeted include the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 and the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3. These two devices were unveiled back in August and are available in stores for Ksh 109,000 for the Z Flip 3 and Ksh 195,000 for the Galaxy Z Fold 3. Samsung Care+ will allow Galaxy Z Series owners to register for Free within 30 days of purchase and access screen repair for a period of 12 months after purchase. Keep in mind that Samsung Care+ is available for…

Back in 2020, Safaricom introduced the Lipa Mdogo Mdogo smartphone payment plan for users who want to get brand new smartphones and pay in small monthly installments. Through this plan, customers had to pay Ksh 1,000 and get a 4G enabled smartphone to use. The remaining balance was to be paid in small daily installments for 9 months.   There are not that many devices available under this financing program but Safaricom is planning to change that. The company has today announced a new partnership with Transsion, the company behind Infinix, Tecno and itel, that will see select devices from…

Bolt is making some changes to its platform which will allow drivers to set their own prices within a range of price per Km to reflect their own preferences and local market conditions. Riders on the other hand will be able to select their preferred drivers on the platform, “With this innovation, it is designed to make the Bolt platform even more attractive to drivers by putting them firmly in control of their entrepreneurial journey,” the company said in a statement. According to bolt, drivers have always requested to have the flexibility of setting dynamic pricing with many currently choosing…

HMD Global has today announced the availability of its latest tablet, the Nokia T20, in Kenya. This tablet was unveiled back in October has officially launched in Kenya just before the holiday season begins. The Nokia T20 comes with a very good design, bigger display and as expected, stock Android with guarantee of regular security and OS updates. This is by far the only tablet to officially launch in Kenya this year as most of the others just quietly make their way to store shelves with very little fanfare. The tablet market saw demand rise last year during the pandemic…

The Asus ZenBook 13 OLED was launched in Kenya a few months back and is now available from Text Book Centre for Ksh 140,000 for the Asus ZenBook UX325 i7 with 8GB RAM and 512GB SSD. The Asus UX325EA i7 with 16GB and 512GB SSD is available for Ksh 158,000. The ZenBook 13 OLED comes with a number of unique features including a touchpad which is also a calculator pad, an OLED display, a comfortable keyboard, promises of longer battery life among other features. The OLED display is one of the stand-out features of this laptop and one of its…

Tecno has updated its Pova series with the launch of the Tecno Pova Neo. This phone was officially unveiled yesterday and is currently available in Nigeria but I expect it to launch in other markets in the coming weeks. The Tecno Pova Neo comes with a massive 6,000 mAh battery and a 120Hz display. This display is quite impressive as the Pova series is meant to be an entry level line-up and we rarely see such high refresh rates on devices within this price range. The display is a 6.8-inch LCD one with HD+ resolution. It comes with a waterdrop…