Author: Kaluka wanjala

Earlier today, Safaricom officially unveiled the M-Pesa Super App. This app has been under development for several months and has been in beta mode for many months as well. The app promises a streamlined M-Pesa experience which should be much better than what is being offered by the mySafaricom app. More that 1.3 million people have downloaded the new M-Pesa Super app. All customers who download the M-PESA Super App for the first time will get 500 MB of free Safaricom data. In addition, every 10th customer to download the app for the first time over the next three days…

The Infinix Note 10 series is the latest from the company to launch in Kenya. The company unveiled this series in Kenya last week with the Note 10 Pro being the star of the show. The Infinix Note 10 Pro is available in Kenya for around Ksh 26,000. With the Infinix Note 10 series out of the way, the company is working on its next smartphone that is rumoured to support 160W fast charging. This was revealed by XDA developers who have obtained a 160W “Ultra Flash Charge” brick with Infinix branding. This will be a first for Infinix and…

Opera has launched Hype Clubs, public and interest-based group chats in Hype, the new chat service builthttps://www.techarena.co.ke/2021/02/23/opera-hype-chat-service/ into the Opera Mini web browser. Hype is currently available and quickly gaining popularity in Kenya, South Africa, Ghana and Zambia. Chatting with others who have the same interests is a great way to find new friends and become a part of an interest-based community. With Hype Clubs, fans of sports, gaming, the arts, and even software development are now able to find a community they can truly belong to. Chatting with those who are on the same wavelength Hype Clubs are organized…

HMD Global has announced the availability of the Nokia G20 in Kenya. This is the latest series in the company’s growing line-up and was announced to a global audience earlier in the year. The Nokia G20 will be available in stores in Kenya for Ksh 19,000. The Nokia G series is the company’s intermediate series that promises long battery life and the same Pure Android experience (Android One) we have seen on other Nokia smartphones. The Nokia G20 gets the same three years of monthly security updates, two years of Android upgrades and comes with Android 11 out of the…

LG Electronics is set to launch 5 new service centers in Kenya as part of a regional strategy to enhance reach and support to customers using its products. The new service outlets will be located in Bungoma, Kisii, Naivasha, Malindi and Nyeri counties, bringing to 14, the total number of LG service centers in the country. The strategy will also see the company revamp its brand shops and open new ones in Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia and Sudan, as it strengthens its last mile reach to consumers through its growing network of retailers and distributors. Today, LG launched a campaign dubbed…

The Infinix Note 10 series was officially launched in Kenya this week and will be available in stores as from May starting from Ksh 17,599. This is the successor to the Infinix Note 8 series that we saw towards the end of 2020. The Infinix Note 10 series is made up of three variants, the standard Infinix Note 10, the Note 10 Pro and the Note 10 NFC. The Infinix Note series has always been the company’s line with the biggest devices and the Note 10 series is not any different. The company isn’t focusing on just size though as…

Truecaller is rolling out a new feature to further augment the user experience. The new feature Smart SMS has been introduced based on user feedback and is designed to cater to the evolving needs of our consumers. It offers a host of new services to make day-to-day communication a lot more convenient. Smart SMS is powered by state-of-the-art machine learning models that adapt based on the feedback you give it. It supports users with important messages from banks, billers, travel companies, delivery companies and so much more. Smart SMS also helps users stay protected from spam and fraud. Only the essential…

Check Point® Software Technologies , has expanded the capabilities of its unified Cloud Native Security Platform, to deliver application-first workload protection with Check Point CloudGuard Workload Protection. This fully automated cloud workload security solution empowers security teams with tools to automate security across applications, Application Programing Interfaces (APIs) and microservices from development to runtime via a single interface. As the COVID-19 pandemic forced enterprises to transition to the new ‘work from anywhere’ environment, cloud became a natural progression for organizations looking to enable their remote workers quickly. As more organizations are still migrating to the cloud in parallel to undergoing…

Standard Bank and Microsoft announced a strategic partnership to accelerate the digital transformation of Africa’s largest financial institution and further drive the continent’s growth. The Bank’s growing investment in the Microsoft Cloud will enable the innovation, efficiencies, and resilience required to respond to market dynamics and customer needs. This partnership builds on the 30-year relationship between the two companies and involves migrating workloads, applications, and platforms to Microsoft Azure to drive organizational efficiencies, as well as workforce collaboration with Azure, PowerApps, Workplace Analytics and Microsoft Teams. “Investing in the cloud will allow Standard Bank to achieve its strategy to transform…

Google Messages has had end-to-end encryption since November last year. The feature has been in beta since then but now it is rolling out to everyone. With end-to-end encryption, your messages are safe and no one can access them, not even Google. It took long enough to have end-to-end encryption Google messages but at least it is finally here. End-to-end encryption on Google messages will only work if both parties are using RCS (Rich Communication Services). This means that you need an active internet connection to use it. The feature will only work on one-on-one communications and not for group…