Author: Kaluka wanjala

Editor at TechArena. I cover all things technology and review new gadgets as I get them. You can reach me on email: [email protected]

The LG Tone Free earbuds are true wireless earbuds made for an age in which people care more about protection from pathogens. They do come with a UV light-touting charging case that LG says can kill “up to 99.9%” of bacteria on the speaker mesh of the buds. The LG Tone free earbuds in Kenya are available 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. The UVnano charging case with ultraviolet light that helps to eliminate 99.9% of…

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Instagram has been updating its platform by adding new features and testing a ton of them too. The latest update will be coming to the desktop version of Instagram. Up until now, all you could do when using Instagram on desktop is scroll through your feed, like and comment on posts. You could not publish posts directly. Instagram may be changing this to allow users to post even when using Instagram on their desktop. Twitter user Matt Navarra has shared screenshots of how publishing posts directly from the Instagram desktop version looks like. The button to create and share posts…

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Infinix recently launched its NOTE 10 Series in a never seen before launch at the Ali Barbour’s Cave Restaurant, in Diani Beach. The choice in location is mostly influenced by the brand’s mission to stay true to its rebranding goals of being trendy and techy. After several years of taking a break from offline launch events last week’s experience is what many consider a great come back with a statement! Over the years, as the Kenyan market has been constantly flooded with new smartphone entrants, the pressure to stand out is important. As an online-driven smartphone company that aims to…

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Xiaomi has today officially unveiled the Redmi Note 10 5G series in Kenya. Earlier this week we told you about this launch that would see the company introduce the most affordable 5G smartphone in the country. Redmi Note 10 5G The Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 5G will be the most affordable 5G smartphone to officially launch in Kenya. With Safaricom already working on the rollout of 5G in the country, this might be the phone to get ready for the future with. Xiaomi has unveiled three variants of this phone, 4+64GB, 4+128GB and 6+128GB. The prices are listed below. 4+64GB…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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.…

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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.…

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