YouTube Messaging to be Discontinued on September 18
August 22, 2019
If you are one of the few people who use YouTube’s messaging feature, you need to find another alternative as that service will be discontinued next month. You should not be using YouTube messaging in…
Some Key Changes Are Coming to WhatsApp
August 20, 2019
WhatsApp has been evolving and still is with some major changes expected this year. Some of the changes affect the key components of the app but others will not affect how we use the app…
Xiaomi, Oppo and Vivo Team Up To Create an AirDrop-like service for file transfer
August 19, 2019
Earlier today, Xiaomi announced the Inter-Transfer Alliance group through which it has joined forces with Oppo and Vivo to launch an AirDrop-like service for Android. This is a peer-to-peer file transfer service that uses Bluetooth…
Weekend Recap: Vivo Officially Debuts in Kenya, Tecno’s KaiOS Phone and more
August 17, 2019
We have decided to start a new series that recaps the top stories of the week here on TechArena. I will be highlighting the top 5 popular stories for that week or just stories that…
SWVL Plans to Introduce Dynamic Pricing in Kenya
August 16, 2019
SWVL is one of the two main app-based mass transit services in Nairobi. The other one is Little Shuttle which falls under Little, the taxi-hailing service. With both services, you can book a scheduled shuttle…
Oppo Will Unveil Its First Smartwatch Next Year
August 16, 2019
The smartwatch market has been growing steadily for the last two years or so. With this growth, we expect to see more options available as more players will want a slice of this pie. Oppo…
Here’s How to pre-order the Samsung Galaxy Note 10 in kenya
August 15, 2019
Launched about a week ago, the Samsung Galaxy Note 10 and the Galaxy Note 10+ are the latest flagship devices from the Korean manufacturer. The phones were announced at an event in New York and…
Tecno Unveils its First Phone Running KaiOS
August 15, 2019
You may not have heard about it yet but KaiOS is one of the new operating systems for smart feature phones. It’s not really an Android competitor and you should not be comparing the two…
HMD Promises One More Year of Security Updates for the Nokia 3,5,6 and 8
August 15, 2019
When HMD Global introduced the Android-powered Nokia smartphones, the company promised at least 2 years of monthly security updates (3 years for Android One devices). These are the monthly updates released by Google and help…