Author: Kaluka wanjala

WhatsApp is said to be working on a new feature that will allow users to continue listening to voice notes even after they close the chat. The feature is currently under development according to WABetaInfo. The feature is dubbed global voice message player and at the moment it is available for the beta version of WhatsApp for iOS. With WhatsApp global voice message player, users will be able to start voice notes and exit the chat, view and reply to other messages in the app while the voice note is playing in the background. When the voice note player is…

Safaricom’s latest sustainable business report indicates that the company created a total value of KES 664 billion for the Kenyan society in its last financial year, which is ten times greater than the profit made during the year. According to the report’s ‘True Earnings’ highlights, the firm contributed KES 557.1 billion to the economy in the 2020/2021 financial year, which is 5.2% of Kenya’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The independent analysis of Safaricom’s true value to society identifies the socio-economic and environmental impacts of the company and quantifies them in financial terms. “Our Sustainable Business report, which covers our last…

Huawei has today announced the availability of its latest truly wireless earbuds, the FreeBuds 4, in Kenya. The earbuds are available locally starting from Ksh 17,999. You can get them online from Amaya and through offline channels. Huawei says the FreeBuds 4 come with an upgraded Open-fit ANC 2.0 technology which leads to better noise cancellation at the hardware and software level. These earbuds also feature a dual-microphone noise cancellation technology that delivers upgraded noise cancellation performance. According to Huawei, these are the first open-fit earbuds that feature the dual-mic noise cancellation technology. With this design, the microphone is able…

Vivo has announced the availability of its latest smartphone, the vivo Y21, in Kenya. The phone comes with some notable specifications that make it worth looking at for anyone looking for a smartphone under Ksh 20,000. Some of these include a MediaTek Helio P35 processor, a 5,000 mAh battery and many more. Priced at Ksh 17,000, the vivo Y21 competes with some of the recent devices from Xiaomi, Tecno, Infinix among others. The phone is available in 4GB RAM and 128GB configurations. The storage space can be expanded further to 1TB and the RAM too can be expanded to use…

The OPPO Reno 6 5G is the latest smartphone from the company to launch in Kenya. The phone was launched in Kenya early this month and is available in stores for around Ksh 59,999. The price may vary depending on where you get it from but it should be around this range. This price is quite a jump from previous Reno devices that have always been available for Ksh 40,000. The OPPO Reno 6 series is the successor to the Reno 5 that we reviewed earlier this year. Even though we get to see two phones in the same series…

The OPPO Reno 6 5G is the latest smartphone from the company to launch in Kenya. The phone was launched in Kenya early this month and is available in stores for Ksh 59,999. The Reno 6 5G is a flagship phone and the successor to the Reno 5 series that we reviewed a while back. The Reno 6 5G is the most expensive reno smartphone yet and the price is what got many people talking. Some people claim the price is quite high and that is true to some extent. If this phone was available for Ksh 40,000 like other…

Mobile games development company Usiku Games has developed a new game to help school-going children learn sign language and help them to communicate and connect with friends with hearing impairment. Dubbed Tizi Sign language, the edutainment games target children from grade 1 to 6 in primary schools to teach them the basics of sign language through fun and interactive gaming mechanics. The sign language game has been unveiled as the world celebrates the International Week of Deaf People 2021 and International Day of Sign Languages 2021 that started on 20th September 2021 and ends on 26th September 2021. The theme this year…

Huawei continues to cement its position in the audio wearables segment with introduction of Freebuds 4 in the market that will be in the market as from 1st October with pre-orders taking place between 1st Oct and 7th Oct. The other available audios in the market include  HUAWEI Freebuds pro retailing at kshs 24,999, HUAWEI Freebuds 3 retailing at Kshs 19,999, HUAWEI Freebuds 3i retailing at Kshs 10,999 and HUAWEI Freebuds 4i retailing at Kshs 9,999 With the introduction of another HUAWEI Freebuds4 proves Huawei’s position in the wearable segment, a true testament to what the company aims to provide…

Opera has announced the launch of its self-serve advertising platform Opera Ad Manager, powered by DanAds, a customizable and scalable self-serve ad tech infrastructure for tier1 publishers. It is designed to create, manage, and report on digital advertising campaigns in one place allowing advertisers to reach customers in all phases of their journey from discovery to conversion. Recently, Opera Ads proudly celebrated its two-year anniversary. Since its launch it has become a force to be reckoned with, reaching and engaging millions of Opera users worldwide with innovative, content-based ad experiences from Opera’s global inventory, across its portfolio of products and…

Africa Data Centres, the only pan-African network of interconnected, carrier-and cloud-neutral data centres on the continent, has completed its new Johannesburg data centre, based in its Midrand Campus which is one of the largest in Africa. This state-of-the-art facility, designed with the latest global standards is the ideal location for technology companies and enterprises to secure IT infrastructure in an interconnected environment. This ultra-modern facility continues to strengthen the leading position that Africa Data Centres has in the South African market. The new hyperscale data centre is one of the continent’s most significant data centre deployments which alongside existing facilities across the…