Author: Kaluka wanjala

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…

FSD Africa and Tellistic Technology Services have launched BimaLab, a KES 5.3 million accelerator programme designed to support Kenyan innovators to develop innovative solutions for the insurance sector. The BimaLab accelerator program will emulate global best practices and place them in a local context to build Kenya’s most competitive and attractive start-up accelerator program. Through the programme, 12 innovators will benefit from a ten-week programme that will provide them with expertise, resources, and support to develop and scale market ready solutions. The investment follows a successful pilot ran in collaboration by IRA Kenya, the UK-Kenya Tech Hub, the UK Department…

Huawei has not been very active in the smartphone space of late but the company is still around and is planning to launch its next flagship later this month. We have been expecting this phone for a while and now its launch date has been confirmed to be July 29. Huawei has confirmed that it has an event scheduled for July 29th (next week on Thursday). Huawei hasn’t categorically said it will be launching this series but that is what we are expecting. We are also expecting at least the Huawei P50 and probably the P50 Pro and even the…

Huawei launched HMS Core 6.0 to app developers in Africa, introducing multiple new open capabilities and updating some existing services and features. As of now, HMS Core (APK) on all user devices has been updated to the 6.0 version. Consumers can access HUAWEI Developers anytime to get the new services and features. HMS Core 6.0 further opens up Huawei’s advanced technologies in media, graphics, telecommunications, and other fields. For media apps, Huawei provides AV Pipeline Kit with pre-set pipelines for video super-resolution, sound event detection, and other media services to address audio/video app developers’ pain points such as difficulties with…

HUAWEI has launched the IdeaHub series of products in Kenya—The IdeaHub is a productivity tool for the smart office & learning institutions which bundles intelligent writing, High Definition (HD) video conferencing, and wireless sharing. An IF Design Award 2021 winner, IdeaHub is designed to suit any environment effortlessly turning conference rooms, executive offices, and open areas into smart spaces. ‘HUAWEI IdeaHub Board’, emphasizes on its high efficiency and low-latency with 4K resolution display, supporting both Windows and Android OS. With its stylish design and convenience in usage and installation, HUAWEI IdeaHub Board is targeted at medium-scale offices, SMEs, educational and…

Ever since Huawei’s uncertainties started, smartphone manufacturers have been trying to fill the gap the company has left. Huawei has not been very active in the smartphone space and this meant that other manufacturers had the chance to rise to the top. In the recent past, the top spot was dominated with Samsung and Apple, these have been some of the top manufacturers for years so it was not a surprise. Xiaomi is the third company that is creeping closer to the top spot. According to a report by Canalys, Xiaomi is currently the second-largest smartphone manufacturer as of Q2…

If you are on the market looking for a smartphone for around Ksh 26,000, you may have come across a number of devices with two of them being the Samsung Galaxy A32 and the Infinix Note 10 Pro. Both these are recent releases in the Kenyan market with the A32 having been around for much longer. The Samsung Galaxy A32 was unveiled in Kenya a few months back and you can get it on sites like Jumia from Ksh 26,000. This is one of the latest Galaxy A series devices and is part of a trio of devices with the…

The Infinix Note 10 Pro was launched in Kenya not so long ago and is currently available in retail stores for around Ksh 26,000. At this price, the Note 10 Pro will be competing with devices such as the Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro, Samsung Galaxy A32, OPPO Reno 5F and a few other phones launched in 2021. This is a very competitive segment and for the Note 10 Pro to be the choice for anyone, it has to tick all the right boxes. The Infinix Note 10 Pro is currently the most expensive phone from the company to launch…

Samsung Electronics East Africa has introduced into the East African market a new range of consumer electronics most of which are centered on AI and interconnectivity between home and lifestyle technology. Some of the new consumer electronics are the Neo QLED 8K and 4K Series TV, QLED 2021 Series TV, Crystal UHD 2021 Series TV, 2021 Frame TV and the AI enabled washing machines, while the Bespoke fridges are expected to be introduced later on in July. The new Neo QLED TV, which was first unveiled at the all-digital Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2021 in January, are among the electronics…