Author: Kaluka wanjala

Imagine a world where you could walk into a restaurant and experience an exotic cuisine without leaving your house, or learn a new sport while lying on the sofa. Welcome to the world of immersive technologies like virtual reality and augmented reality. The exponential growth of such applications is evident from their application in diverse fields like culture, entertainment, sport, education, architecture, marketing and medicine. For example, the global Virtual Reality (VR) market is currently estimated at USD 24 billion and is expected to skyrocket to USD 80 billion by 2026. Yet, virtual reality is just one of several immersive…

HMD Global is expanding its product portfolio with the introduction of a couple of new devices. The company has unveiled the Nokia C30, Nokia 6310 and the Nokia XR20 rugged phone. The Nokia C30 is the latest in its C-series which is its entry level series and is an Android Go device. The Nokia C30 is guaranteed to get two years of security updates as is the case with most Nokia smartphones. It also comes with a 6000 mAh battery that should be appealing to most people. The Nokia 6310 on the other hand is a feature phone with the…

Twitter is working on a few changes that will inform users if their accounts are suspended or banned from its platform. The company is already testing these changes as some users have seen a banner and the top of their timelines informing them of the ban. You will get the banner at the top of your timeline informing you that you can’t tweet, retweet, or like content if your account gets banned. When your account gets banned, you will get the same notification. The notification will also inform you that you will be able to get back your account within…

If you are looking for a new smartphone under Ksh 10,000, this post can help you get to that decision. There are quite a number of smartphones available and this list tries to narrow down the choices you have. I have narrowed down the list to include smartphones released in 2020 or 2021 as no one wants a very old phone that they will have no use of in the coming year. I have also tried to include phones with at least 2GB of RAM if applicable. Here are the phones. Xiaomi Redmi 9A The Xiaomi Redmi 9A tops the…

HMD Global has always kept its word on updating its devices with the latest OS versions once they become available. This is what the company has been promising ever since it brought back the Nokia smartphones. The company has always updated these devices even the entry level ones that we see other manufacturers ignore. The latest device by HMD Global to get the update is the Nokia 1.3. The Nokia 1.3 is available in Kenya for Ksh 8,500 which is not that expensive. The Nokia 1.3 is receiving Android 11 and this is applicable to those in Australia right now.…

Infinix is expanding its Hot 10 series in Kenya which already has a handful of devices. The company has announced the availability of the Infinix Hot 10i that is available is stores starting from Ksh 11,500. You can get the phone from Jumia and Infinix branded outlets across the country. As I have mentioned, the Infinix Hot 10 series already has a number of other devices which we have reviewed not so long ago. The most recent one that we reviewed was the Infinix Hot 10T which is just good, nothing exciting about it. With the Infinix Hot 10i, I…

The Huawei band 6 is the latest wearable from the company to launch in Kenya. This fitness band officially went on sale in Kenya yesterday and you can get it for as low as Ksh 6,999. I have been using the Huawei band 6 for a few weeks and thought I should share my thoughts on it. I got the review unit from Huawei and right before using the band 6, I have been using the Huawei Watch Fit which is available for a much higher price. The unique selling point of the Huawei band 6 is its two-week long…

Earlier today, Huawei announced the availability of the Huawei Band 6 in Kenya. The Huawei Watch has been in retail stores in Kenya for longer having been launched in the country back in 2020. It is available for around Ksh 11,999. The Huawei Band 6 is the latest wearable from the company and as I have mentioned, it was launched earlier today. It is available in stores for Ksh 6,999. The Huawei Watch Fit and Band 6 have a lot of similarities and some key differences. With the two both available on the market, let us highlight some of their…

Showmax Kenya has a number of affordable packages that you can get depending on your needs. Showmax has always been innovative with the product it offers in the country, it was the first video on demand service to introduce mobile-only package in Kenya. From the time Showmax introduced its services in Kenya, the company has focused on African content just to differentiate itself from Netflix which has a ton of global content on its platform. This post will not list the content you can get on the platform. It will show the Showmax Kenya packages and prices and the payment…

The Huawei Band 6 has finally been unveiled in Kenya. This latest fitness band has been on pre-order in the country for almost 3 weeks and now the company has finally announced that those interested with the Huawei Band 6 in Kenya can get it in retail stores. The Huawei Band 6 shares a lot of similarities with the Huawei Watch Fit that I reviewed sometime back. It is a smaller version of this but has some of the key specifications that make it worth having. With the Band 6 launching in Kenya, I  thought it would make sense to…