Author: Kaluka wanjala

If You are looking for a smartphone within the Ksh 25,000 and Ksh 30,000 price range, you may have come across the Tecno Camon 17 Pro and the Samsung Galaxy A32 among other devices. These are some of the latest from the two manufacturers to be launched in Kenya. The Tecno Camon 17 Pro is part of the Camon 17 series and is available in Kenya for Ksh 28,899. The Samsung Galaxy A32 on the other hand is available starting from Ksh 26,000. Given that these two almost cost the same, seeing what each has to offer and which one…

Microsoft will be unveiling the next generation of Windows on the 24th of this month. The company has confirmed this as the date for the next upgrade for Windows. The invite read “Join us to see what’s next for Windows” but did not go into details as to what to expect at the event. The current version, Windows 10, was introduced back in 2015 and was seen as a major upgrade to the operating system in years. This was the successor to Windows 8/8.1 which were not particularly good and hence the update was needed and appreciated. At the event,…

Yesterday, Huawei announced its latest smartwatch, the Huawei Watch 3. This Is the company’s first smartwatch running HarmonyOS and not LiteOS as is the case with its previous smartwatches. HarmonyOS was announced by the company over a year ago and was meant to be the OS for IOT products and not necessarily smartphones. The Huawei Watch 3 is what you expect from a modern smartwatch but has some additional features including LTE connectivity and eSIM support. These can make the watch a standalone device that may not be dependent on a smartphone entirely. The Watch 3 has a 1.43-inch AMOLED…

If You have any Tecno phone, then you know that the default launcher the phone comes with is HiOS. This is the company’s custom UI which we first saw back in 2016. HiOS has grown over the years and looking at what it offers now you cannot imagine it is the same one we were introduced to back in the day. Just like every custom UI, the default launcher on HiOS can be changed if you want to. The process is quite easy and straightforward and can be done by anyone. These steps should help you remove the HiOS launcher…

Samsung Electronics East Africa is the first smartphone manufacturer in Kenya to have a trade-in program where smartphone users can return their old used phones in exchange for a discount on the new device. The program that was launched in March 2021 is available in select Samsung dealer shops across the country. Below is all you need to know about the trade-in program. What smartphones are applicable for trade-in? The trade-in program is available for the Note series devices, S series devices and A-80. What phones can be acquired using the Trade-in program? Currently the program only applies for the…

Safaricom has today pulled off the curtains to unveil its new digital streaming platform, Baze. The telco officially unveiled this service at the Michael Joseph Center this evening. With the growth in the number of content creators in the country and appetite for local content growing by the day, Safaricom wants to be one of the key players in the sector. The launch event was live streamed online with the company taking viewers through the content creation and viewership journey. For Kenyans by Kenyans Baze seeks to bring content by Kenyans to Kenyans. Safaricom wants Kenyans to have access to…

Safaricom plans to give its customers up to 200MB of data for free in a new campaign as it hopes to woo in new customers to use its products. Customers will be able to get the free data everyday and it will be customised to their usage profiles. To redeem their free daily Internet offer, customers will be required to dial  *544# every day for the next 90 days. Through this campaign, the telco seeks to empower its customers to take spend more time online be it for work or entertainment.  According to data from the Communications Authority, the country…

Equity Group has returned strong quarter one results in a challenging environment amidst the multi-faceted Covid-19 crisis of health, economic disruption, and humanitarian challenges, giving hope of resilience and recovery. “Our strategy; purpose-first, inclusivity, affordability, reach, agility and quality have proven resilient and sustainable” said Dr. James Mwangi, the Equity Group CEO while releasing the first quarter of 2021 financial results. “Purpose has proved profitable” he added. During the multi-crisis year, Equity focused on social impact investment in health investing Kshs.1.7 billion in social response to society, forgoing Kshs.1.5 billion in waived mobile transaction fees, waiving Kshs.1.2 billion in loan…

The Infinix Hot 10T is the latest in the Hot 10 series to launch in Kenya. This phone is currently available in stores for ksh 15,500. This is right around where previous Infinix Hot devices have been available for. The Infinix Hot 10T is the fourth addition to the Hot 10 series with the others being the Infinix Hot 10, Hot 10 Lite and the Hot 10 Play. The most recent one before the Hot 10T to be launched in Kenya is the Infinix Hot 10 Play that I Used recently. With the Infinix Hot 10T, I was expecting better…

By Muthoni Wachira Competition in the smartphone industry is pretty much alive across the globe. From the flagship/high-end segment to the entry level segment, how well a manufacturers device performs in the hands of the consumers will most likely determine the success of the model and in extension the brand. One area colossal amounts of money has been invested into is in research and development, where quality tests are conducted. Quality tests have been designed to reflect the actual consumer experience, so that common but overlooked motions such as USB plug-in and plug-out, and slight drops are not missed. The…