Author: Kaluka wanjala

The OPPO Reno 6 5G has been launched in Kenya today as the latest flagship offering under the company’s Reno series. The OPPO Reno 6 5G series is available in three variants Oppo Reno 6 5G, Oppo Reno 6 Pro 5G, and Oppo Reno 6 Pro+ 5G. The Reno 6 5G supports 65W fast charging and is available in two colour options of  Black and Aurorae. Oppo Reno 6 5G price in Kenya, availability Oppo Reno 6 5G comes in an 8GB and 128GB storage model that is available for Ksh 60,000 The Oppo Reno 6 series will be available…

Autochek ROAM Africa (Ringier One Africa Media) have entered into an agreement for Autochek to acquire automotive marketplaces Cheki Kenya and Cheki Uganda, as Autochek expands further into the African market. The deal will be finalised within the following weeks and will see Cheki Kenya and Uganda’s operations integrate with the wider Autochek operations. The move comes just one year after Autochek successfully acquired Cheki Nigeria and Ghana as part of its launch in West Africa. Launched in 2020, and backed by notable investors such as  TLcom Capital and 4DX Ventures, Autochek combines technology, underpinned by data analytics to deepen auto…

Infinix has not been clear about its upcoming flagship smartphone that will likely be called the Infinix Zero X. We have known for a while that the company has been working on a smartphone that will support 160W super-fast  charging. We are not sure when this phone is going to launch but we now have more details including its name. According to XDA, the phone will go by the name, the Infinix Zero X. This phone will be the company’s flagship device for 2021 and will come with some premium specs. Tecno, Infinix’s sister company, already launched a flagship device,…

When Samsung unveiled its latest smartphones last month, the Galaxy Z Fold3 and Z Flip3, last month, WhatsApp also revealed that it had plans to support moving chat history from iOS to Samsung devices powered by Android 10 or 11. This support is long overdue for the platform that does not seem to innovate fast enough. This feature is now live and can be done easily if you want to move your chats from an iOS device to your Samsung device that is running Android 10 or 11. According to WhatsApp, the entire process happens without your messages being sent…

Safaricom Telecommunications Ethiopia PLC (Safaricom Ethiopia) has today announced a countrywide staff recruitment drive and introduced its leadership team as it affirmed its commitment to investing in Ethiopia’s digital future ahead of its commercial launch. At a media conference today held at Safaricom Ethiopia’s new offices, Mr. Peter Ndegwa, Chief Executive Officer of Safaricom PLC, leading a senior delegation from the Global Partnership for Ethiopia (GPE) for a visit to Ethiopia this week, conveyed the shareholders’ commitment to investment in Ethiopia and contributing to the achievement of the digital Ethiopia objectives. “The Global Partnership for Ethiopia is proud to be…

Samsung Electronics East Africa last week hosted a virtual forum where they educated their customers on their new range of AI centered consumer electronics .The customer education forum was hosted by Samsung Electronics East Africa Head of Consumer Electronics Division Mr. Sam Odhiambo at the Samsung Customer Experience store at Mirage Tower, Waiyaki way. “In the past we always talked about Artificial Intelligence being the future of consumer electronics. At Samsung the future is now. In July 2021 we introduced a new range of intelligent electronics and we see it fit to educate our customers on the benefits of each…

LG Electronics (has launched Mission for the Future, a global competition for startups to unlock innovative technologies and business ideas into the future. This inaugural competition is hosted by the company’s new Silicon Valley-based innovation center, LG NOVA, a strategic team within LG working with startups and entrepreneur communities to build new businesses and tap innovation from outside LG. Mission for the Future will be a nine-month annual challenge seeking the best ideas, concepts and businesses for a greener, smarter, healthier, more-connected future. The selected startups will begin working with the LG NOVA team on their business proposals within three to six months.…

The Nokia C30 is finally available in Kenya starting from Ksh 14,500. This is the latest from HMD Global to launch in the country and is available in two colour options of green and white. This phone comes into the market a few weeks after we saw another budget smartphone from the company, the Nokia C10. I have reviewed the C10 and it is a good phone but it does target different buyers compared to the C30. The Nokia C30 comes with a 6.82-inch HD+ display that offers 720×1600 pixels resolution. The display has a water drop notch design that…

Earlier this year, WhatsApp announced an update to its privacy policy that got so many people angry and worried about the move the messaging app was taking. With this privacy policy update, WhatsApp would share some information with its parent company, Facebook. WhatsApp has clarified this move and even delayed the implementation but in the end pushed a Terms of Service that limited features for users who did not accept the changes. With this move, a number of people were annoyed and some even opted to using other chat services. To counter this, WhatsApp is making some changes to these…

The Nokia C10 is the latest entry-level smartphone from HMD Global to be launched in Kenya. The phone is available in retail stores from Ksh 8,000. I have been using the Nokia C10 for a few weeks and in this post, I will be sharing my experiences to help you decide if this phone is worth your money. The Nokia C10 is an Android Go smartphone and comes with Android 11 Go Edition out of the box. It does support 3G connection with no 4G support. This phone is perfect for anyone who needs a reliable device for making calls,…