Author: Kaluka wanjala

Telkom Kenya and Airtel have been in talks that if were successful, could have seen the two telcos merge operations in Kenya. We first heard of these talks last year but nothing substantial ever came out of that. Fast forward to August 2020 and Telkom and Airtel have announced that they have called off the merger talks. The decision was mutual and is based on the challenges experienced in getting all the approvals required to complete the transaction. The companies did not go into the specifics at this point and that is something we will know at a future date.…

Realme has today officially entered the Kenyan market with the launch of the realme C3 that those interested can get in the country for Ksh 14,000. Realme started off as a sub-brand under OPPO but now sort of operates as an independent smartphone brand. The company has been doing well in some Asian countries and is now officially entering the Kenyan market with the C3 phone. This is quite an impressive launch as pricing the phone at Ksh 14,000 will definitely work in their advantage. Just like its cousin OPPO, realme will be targeting the youth market and the C3…

A few weeks ago, Safaricom announced the availability of the Ematic 4K Android TV box in Kenya that acts as the successor to the Safaricom Digital TV and Internet box from 2018. This digital TV and internet box was good but is dated now and struggles to compete with most of the new Android TV boxes we see on the market. Unlike its predecessor, this new Android TV box has no Safaricom branding and it looks like Safaricom is just its main distributor in Kenya. You can get it from Masoko for Ksh 6,900 which is reasonable if you ask…

Netflix is making some changes to its Android app this weekend. This latest change will let users choose the playback speeds of whatever they are watching. Users will be able to choose between 0.5x, 0.75x, 1.25x, and 1.5x in addition to the current 1x speeds. The normal, 1x speeds, will remain the default speeds for users and those who want to play their videos faster or slower will have the option of doing so. Other video on demand services like YouTube have different playback speeds and Netflix is just catching up. YouTube has more playback options but the ones on…

Huawei has had a rough year with all the issues it has with the US government. Even with that, the company seems to be going well according to the latest figures from Canalys. Even with the US fiasco and the current pandemic, Huawei’s smartphone division did well during Q2 of 2020 as the company emerged the top smartphone manufacturer during that period. During the said period, Huawei shipped 55.8 million phones which puts the company ahead of Samsung which shipped 53.7 million phones. Most of the shipments were made to China which has already recovered from the pandemic as compared…

If you are on the market looking for a new TV, you have probably stumble across strange words like “NanoCell”, “OLED” and “QLED.” NanoCell and OLED are model series from LG while QLED is from Samsung. With all these keywords, you may be wondering what the differences are and which one you should go for. LG NanoCell LG NanoCell is one of the new technologies in the TV segment and promises a different TV experience. This technology uses extremely tiny particles (Nano particles) to absorb any unwanted light wavelengths to deliver pure colours on the TV screen. As the NanoCell…

Safaricom Lipa Mdogo Mdogo smartphone plan is a program by the telco that offers customers 4G powered smartphones they can pay for in installments. This program was introduced in July 2020 and requires interested buyers to pay an initial deposit of at least Ksh 500. The remaining amount can be paid in installments of between Ksh 50 and Ksh 100 per day or Ksh 350 and Ksh 700 per week. We have known that Safaricom has been working on this product and now is when we get to see what it is all about. The company has partnered with Google…

Qualcomm is taking major steps with the announcement of its latest fast charging technology, Quick Charge 5. From what Qualcomm has shared so far, Quick Charge 5 is quite an improvement from Quick Charge 4. Qualcomm has revealed that Quick Charge 5 supports 100W charging. With this, users will be able to charge their smartphones from 0 to 50% in just 5 minutes and 0 to 100% in under 15 minutes. All this is done while keeping the battery 10°C cooler. The tests conducted by Qualcomm are based on a 4,500 mAh battery so that is the capacity that can…

It is the end of the road for Safaricom Platinum as the company plans to discontinue Platinum Plans as from September this year. The company has notified existing Platinum users that as from August 30th this year, Platinum Plans will not be available. Launched back in 2018, Safaricom Platinum was seen as a hybrid product for those who did not want to go or were not able to get Safaricom post paid plans and do not want to go with the traditional prepaid options. Safaricom Platinum is available in 4 different monthly plans. The plans range from a Ksh…

The Infinix Hot series is to be refreshed very soon according to a Google Play Console Listing. This is one of the company’s entry level series and the next one, the Infinix Hot 10 Lite, has been outed by the listing. The Google Play Console listing of the Infinix Hot 10 Lite was spotted by tipster Mukul Sharma who shared the same on Twitter. Through the listing, we get to see some of the key specifications the phone will have. The Infinix Hot 10 series is the successor to the Hot 9 that in Kenya is available in two variants,…