Author: Kaluka wanjala

Standard Bank and Microsoft announced a strategic partnership to accelerate the digital transformation of Africa’s largest financial institution and further drive the continent’s growth. The Bank’s growing investment in the Microsoft Cloud will enable the innovation, efficiencies, and resilience required to respond to market dynamics and customer needs. This partnership builds on the 30-year relationship between the two companies and involves migrating workloads, applications, and platforms to Microsoft Azure to drive organizational efficiencies, as well as workforce collaboration with Azure, PowerApps, Workplace Analytics and Microsoft Teams. “Investing in the cloud will allow Standard Bank to achieve its strategy to transform…

Google Messages has had end-to-end encryption since November last year. The feature has been in beta since then but now it is rolling out to everyone. With end-to-end encryption, your messages are safe and no one can access them, not even Google. It took long enough to have end-to-end encryption Google messages but at least it is finally here. End-to-end encryption on Google messages will only work if both parties are using RCS (Rich Communication Services). This means that you need an active internet connection to use it. The feature will only work on one-on-one communications and not for group…

The Infinix Note 10 Pro is the latest from the Chinese manufacturer to launch in Kenya. This is the successor to the Infinix Note 8 series that we saw last year. The Infinix Note 10 Pro is available for around Ksh 26,000 depending on where you get it from and this is not cheap by any standard. At this price, you can get some very good phones from Samsung, Huawei, Xiaomi and even the new Tecno Camon 17 Pro is in this segment. The Infinix Note 10 Pro has a few stand out features that make it worth looking at…

Huawei has today announced the availability of the FreeBuds 4i in Kenya. These are the latest True Wireless Stereo earphones to launch in Kenya and will be available in three colour options of white, red and black. The Huawei FreeBuds 4i have active noise cancellation, promise up to 10 hours of playback, touch controls among other features. The earbuds are lightweight and have an ergonomic design that makes them comfortable to use for long. Huawei FreeBuds 4i price The Huawei FreeBuds 4i will be available for Kshs 9,999 in all retail stores across the country including Safaricom outlets. These earbuds…

Ever paused to ask yourself, ‘what is the impact of my daily activities at home and workplace on the planet Earth?’ This is an important question considering that our consumption habits have a big impact on the environment. As the world pursues the carbon neutral agenda, the role of consumers in achieving net zero emissions cannot be under-estimated. A 2018 study by the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NUST) revealed that consumers account for more than 60 percent of the global greenhouse gas emissions and 80 percent of the world’s water use. Consumers are directly responsible for 20 percent…

The LG Tone Free wireless earbuds were launched in Kenya recently and you can get them from Ksh 15,000. The earbuds are available at all LG brandshops, online brandshop and hotpoint. The LG Tone free wireless earbuds are truly wireless earbuds that come with UV nano charging case Meridian-tuned sound quality, and ergonomic design. These earbuds are perfect for the hygiene-conscious individuals who still crave to have higher sound quality. In this post, we will be looking at what the LG Tone free wireless earbuds have to offer. Charging Case with UVnano The LG earbuds come with a UVnano charging…

Vivo has today announced that it will be unveiling its next smartphone in Kenya this month. The company has confirmed this and the launch date is expected to be June 21. The vivo V21 comes with a 44-megapixel selfie camera with Optical Image Stabilization (OIS). This is the world’s first smartphone to feature this. The camera is not the only stand out feature on this phone, it also comes with a 90Hz refresh rate which is becoming common these days and is powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 800U processor. The display of the vivo V21 features an E3 AMOLED display…

The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries today hosted a national dialogue themed: Agriculture Data and Digitization Transformation: Considerations in Policy and Implementation Frameworks. The online event is part of an ongoing global process in preparation for the 2021 United Nations Food Systems Summit, whose national Convenor is Cabinet Secretary Hon. Peter G. Munya. The Ministry used the opportunity to convene stakeholders to expound on its Agriculture Sector Coordination and Digitization Strategy, and the implementation roadmap developed in partnership with Microsoft. Access to information and communications technologies (ICTs) in both urban and rural areas is growing rapidly. But progress is…

The Rafiki by Securex home security system is a relatively affordable home security solution that was launched in Kenya a few months back. This is a DIY home security system that can be installed by an average person and does not require heavy tools to do so. It is a product of Securex, a company that has been offering security solutions for over 50 years. Rafiki by Securex kit comes with a few products that will help you get started in minutes. All you need is a Wi-Fi connection and follow the installation instructions included in the package. You get…

The LG Tone Free wireless earbuds have officially been launched in Kenya and are the first ones from the company to make their way to the country. These earbuds do exactly as their name suggest, they have no cables and thus free the user to do more without any distractions. The earbuds are available two simple colour variants of black and white. In a market filled with wireless earbuds in different colours, LG has decided to offer two colours that will appeal to most people. The LG Tone Free wireless earbuds promise superior sound quality compared to what we already…