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Last night, Infinix announced the availability of the Note 8 and Note 8i smartphones in Kenya. These phones were unveiled to a global audience last week and they are finally available in stores in Kenya. The Infinix Note 8i is available for Ksh 15,999 for the 4GB RAM variant that has 64GB of internal storage space and Ksh 17,499 for the 4GB RAM variant that has slightly bigger storage space of 128GB. The standard Infinix Note 8 on the other hand is available for Ksh 21,799 and this comes with 6GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage space. The…

LG Electronics has awarded the top five winners of the just concluded social media competition dubbed the #NanoNiNoma Challenge. The 8-week competition, which wrapped up last month, drew over 500 participants countrywide who took up the opportunity to share their own creative ideas on how to best showcase LG’s NanoCell TVs. 100 participants were drawn to be coached by veteran influencers Nameless, Wahu and DJ Mo on content creation and the art of influencing. Following their tutelage, the participants were required to share final submissions and then proceeded to public voting. Once the public voting was completed, top five winners…

Tecno’s Spark series is on its 5th iteration this year with the Spark 5 Pro being the most recent one to land in Kenya. The phone is available in stores for Ksh 14,000. This is the same price the standard Tecno Spark 5 has been available for ever since it was unveiled in the country a few months back. The Tecno Spark 5 Pro is not that different from the standard Spark 5, they have many similarities but you get a few upgrades on the Pro series at practically the same price. I am not sure how Tecno managed to…

Oppo is set to launch yet another smartphone later this month. This new phone, the OPPO A93, will be launched in the country from October 26, 2020 and this is when the phone will be available on pre-order for about a week. OPPO has confirmed the details shared above as its A series grows with the addition of the A93 to join the A92 and A52 smartphones. I did review the OPPO A92 not so long ago and loved it, it is one of the best smartphones under Ksh 30,000 that I have used this year. OPPO Kenya’s Head of…

The Infinix Note 8 has finally been launched in Kenya. This is the latest smartphone from the company and the second Note series to launch in Kenya this year. The phone was launched to a global audience last week and now it is making its way to Kenya. The Infinix Note 8 comes to Kenya a few months after the launch of the Note 7 which I loved for its amazing cameras. Besides that, the phone was pretty good and handled tasks with ease. I am expecting the same with the Note 8 as it comes with a better processor.…

The Infinix Note 8 was unveiled to a global audience last week and it is coming to Kenya this week. The Infinix Note series is known for devices with bigger sizes and bigger batteries. For a long time, this has been Infinix’s phablet series that targets those who want everything big on their devices. The Infinix Note 8 has been launched a few months after the Note 7 that has a really good camera. The Note 8 comes with some key upgrades that make it competitive when compared to some of the other smartphones released this year. 2020 has seen…

The Infinix Note 8 is the latest smartphone from the company to launch in Kenya. The phone is available in Kenya for around Ksh 21,800 and is the successor to the Note 7 that I reviewed not so long ago. The Note 7 was and still is a good phone and had some very good cameras. The Note 8 is not that different as I have noticed for the few days I have been using it. In this post, I will be highlighting some of the top 8 things you need to know about this phone before you go out…

HMD Global has today announced the availability of the Nokia 2.4 in Kenya. This phone was unveiled to a global audience not so long ago and is now available in retail stores in Kenya starting from Ksh 13,799 for the 2GB RAM variant and 32GB of storage space and Ksh 15,500 for the 3GB RAM variant with 64GB of space. The Nokia 2.4 comes with a 6.5-inch HD+ display with a resolution of 1,600 x 720 pixels. It has a waterdrop notch at the top centre of the display. Powering this phone is the MediaTek Helio P22 processor paired with…

By Soromfe Uzomah One of the great challenges of the 21st Century is the need to reduce poverty levels and economic inequality globally. Economic growth is the most powerful tool for reducing poverty and improving the quality of life in developing countries. The latest World Bank’s Poverty and Inequality Report finds that, “More equal countries tend to have healthier people, be more economically efficient, and have greater social stability than highly unequal countries. And countries that invest smartly in reducing inequality today are likely to see more sustained economic growth than those that don’t invest. Less inequality can benefit the…

Showmax and Telkom Kenya have announced a new partnership that will see Telkom Kenya subscribers who buy select bundles get Showmax Pro subscription for a month. Showmax Pro is the company’s latest offering that adds live TV and sports to the streaming platform. This service has been available for a few months in Kenya and a few other countries. Through this new partnership, those who buy the 30GB and 45GB data bundles from Telkom will get one-month subscription to stream Showmax Pro on their mobile devices. This new offer is available to new and returning Showmax subscribers on the Telkom…