Author: Kaluka wanjala

Tecno is set to spin off the Phantom series into a separate smartphone sub-brand. The Phantom series was the company’s flagship series but it has not seen much activity in the last 12 years. Tecno will be changing that as it unveils the Tecno Phantom X in the coming weeks. The last Phantom device we reviewed was the Tecno Phantom 9 back in 2019. This was quite an impressive phone but we did not see its successor in 2020 and this led to many speculating that the company has decided to axe the series. Well, it looks like that was…

The LG Tone Free wireless earbuds are the latest accessories by the company to launch in Kenya. The earbuds are available in Kenya starting from Ksh 15,000 and you can get them from all LG brandshops, online brandshop and hotpoint. These are the first wireless earbuds from the company to launch in Kenya. With the LG Tone Free wireless earbuds, you get UV light-touting charging case that LG says can kill “up to 99.9%” of bacteria on the speaker mesh of the buds. This is one of the unique features of the LG Tone free earbuds. The LG Tone Free…

The Tecno Camon 17 Pro and the Infinix Note 10 Pro are the two latest smartphones from the two brands to launch in Kenya. These two brands are owned by the same company but they still compete with each other. The Infinix Note 10 Pro is the latest of the two to launch in Kenya and is available for Ksh 26,000. The Tecno Camon 17 Pro on the other hand has been around for a few weeks more and is currently available in stores for Ksh 28,899. With the two devices almost retailing for the same price, I thought I…

Bolt Food, has expanded its operations into new areas within Nairobi to bring quality and reliable food delivery services closer to its customers. Bolt Food will now be available in South C, South B, CBD, Mombasa Road, Loresho, Girgiri, Kitisuru, Runda, Muthaiga and Ruaka.  as the company cements its footprints within the city. The company also has onboarded new restaurants on its platform, including Java, ArtCaffe, Debonairs and Steers, adding to the growing list of restaurants already on its platform to continue giving users access to a wide variety of restaurants and menus at the tap of a button. “We…

Earlier this month, vivo announced that its next flagship smartphone for Kenya, the vivo V21, was to launch in the country before the end of the month. This is the successor to the vivo V20 from last year and will be the first major release by the company in 2021. The vivo V21 has finally been unveiled in Kenya and will be available in stores including Jumia for Ksh 42,000. This is right around where previous V series devices debuted at. “We developed our V21 lineup based on our insights into what our customers value the most in their phones.…

Xiaomi will be expanding the Note 10 series later this week with the launch of a couple of new devices in the series. The company has confirmed that the launch will happen on the 25th of June 202i (Friday). At this virtual event, the company will be launching the Redmi Note 10 5G and Redmi Note 10S devices. The launch shall be virtual and will be streamed via Xiaomi Kenya Facebook Page from 11.30am. Xiaomi will be giving away smartphones during the event so you better be part of the livestream if you want a chance to win a smartphone.…

Earlier today, Safaricom officially unveiled the M-Pesa Super App. This app has been under development for several months and has been in beta mode for many months as well. The app promises a streamlined M-Pesa experience which should be much better than what is being offered by the mySafaricom app. More that 1.3 million people have downloaded the new M-Pesa Super app. All customers who download the M-PESA Super App for the first time will get 500 MB of free Safaricom data. In addition, every 10th customer to download the app for the first time over the next three days…

The Infinix Note 10 series is the latest from the company to launch in Kenya. The company unveiled this series in Kenya last week with the Note 10 Pro being the star of the show. The Infinix Note 10 Pro is available in Kenya for around Ksh 26,000. With the Infinix Note 10 series out of the way, the company is working on its next smartphone that is rumoured to support 160W fast charging. This was revealed by XDA developers who have obtained a 160W “Ultra Flash Charge” brick with Infinix branding. This will be a first for Infinix and…

Opera has launched Hype Clubs, public and interest-based group chats in Hype, the new chat service builthttps://www.techarena.co.ke/2021/02/23/opera-hype-chat-service/ into the Opera Mini web browser. Hype is currently available and quickly gaining popularity in Kenya, South Africa, Ghana and Zambia. Chatting with others who have the same interests is a great way to find new friends and become a part of an interest-based community. With Hype Clubs, fans of sports, gaming, the arts, and even software development are now able to find a community they can truly belong to. Chatting with those who are on the same wavelength Hype Clubs are organized…

HMD Global has announced the availability of the Nokia G20 in Kenya. This is the latest series in the company’s growing line-up and was announced to a global audience earlier in the year. The Nokia G20 will be available in stores in Kenya for Ksh 19,000. The Nokia G series is the company’s intermediate series that promises long battery life and the same Pure Android experience (Android One) we have seen on other Nokia smartphones. The Nokia G20 gets the same three years of monthly security updates, two years of Android upgrades and comes with Android 11 out of the…