Author: Kaluka wanjala

Telegram has had it for as long as I can remember and now WhatsApp wants to give them a try. I am talking about disappearing messages that self-destruct after sometime unlike the messages that users can send and receive right now. WhatsApp has been working on this feature for a few months and is now ready to roll it out. The Facebook-owned company has announced that this feature is officially coming to the messaging platform. WhatsApp also took this opportunity to share some information about this feature and how it will work. WhatsApp will not enable the disappearing option for…

Safaricom is this week marking 20 years since it was officially launched on 23rd October 2000. The anniversary celebrations will see Safaricom renew its commitment to its customers as it ushers in its third decade of growth. Through a brand campaign dubbed ‘Twende Tukiuke’, a callout to go beyond what is thought possible, the service provider will also showcase the power of mobile technology in transforming lives. “In the past two decades, Safaricom has grown from a telecommunication service provider to a technology company and our customers have been a key part of this journey. We are cognizant that technology and a data-driven economy can…

The realme 7i is set to be launched in Kenya early next month (November 10th to be exact). The launch will be through the company’s social media pages as from 11am. You will be able to catch it on their Facebook and YouTube pages on the said date. The realme 7i will join the realme 6, C15, C11, C3 and the recently launched realme Buds Q that was launched in Kenya last week. This is quite a good line-up for a brand that has been operating in Kenya for just a few months. The pricing of the realme 7i has…

The OPPO A93 has officially been launched in Kenya today. The A93 is available in Kenya for Ksh 30,999 right around the same price its predecessor, the OPPO A92, was available for. The A93 builds on the A92 adding a few improvements to these series. I did review the OPPO A92 a few months back and loved it. It was a very powerful phone that delivered more than what I was expecting. I am keen to see what the A93 will offer and if it can live up to my expectations. I do have the OPPO A93 in for review…

Realme is one of the latest device manufacturers to introduce its products to the Kenyan market. The company has already unveiled a number of smartphones and a fitness band in Kenya and is now introducing yet another product for this market, the realme Buds Q. The realme Buds Q are the company’s first wireless earbuds to launch in Kenya and will be available in the country for Ksh 3,999. They are available in three colours of Quite Black, Quite White, and Quite Yellow. The realme Buds Q come with a 40mAh battery and a 400 mAh battery in the charging…

The Infinix Note 8i was officially launched in Kenya last night together with the Infinix Note 8. The Note 8 is available in Kenya for Ksh 21,800 while the Note 8i is available in Kenya starting from 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 Infinix Note 8i is the successor to the Note 7 that we saw in the country earlier this year. It is interesting to see two version in the same series launch in…

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…