Author: Kaluka wanjala

For many years, Samsung has taken the crown of the top smartphone manufacturer in the world. Samsung still sells millions of smartphones every year but it has been facing stiff competition from a number of manufacturers out of China. These include Huawei, OPPO, Xiaomi, vivo and others. These manufacturers tend to offer slightly affordable devices compared to what Samsung offers. Affordability is key in most emerging and developing economies where not many people are willing to spend flagship money on a single device. This is where the Chinese manufacturers shine. Huawei has been clear that they wanted to be the…

With the current pandemic disrupting lives, Safaricom came up with the Bonga For Good Initiative which sought to cushion Kenyans against the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Through this initiative, customers could make payments at merchant points using Bonga Points. Over the years, Safaricom subscribers could redeem Bonga Points for data, SMS and voice. They earn the points as they spend money on the network and this has been its rewards system ever since. Customers earn 1 point with every Ksh 10 they spend and over the years, some have accumulated so many points as most do not just…

A few days back, we told you that Huawei had plans to launch two new smartphones in Kenya. These are the Huawei Y6p and the Huawei Y8p. Both of these are P series devices and they will be the second and third devices in this series to launch in Kenya this year. The Huawei Y6p and Y8p are finally available on pre-order in Kenya for Ksh 14,999 and 24,999 respectively. Those who pre-order the Huawei Y6p will get gift hampers worth Ksh 3,299 while those who pre-order the Huawei Y8p will get gift hampers worth Ksh 5,099. Speaking of the…

The Tecno Pouvoir 4 is officially available in stores in Kenya for Ksh 15,000. This is the successor to the Pouvoir 3 and comes with some upgrades that might make it appealing. The Tecno Pouvoir 4 comes with a massive 6,000 mAh battery, with this, Tecno is promising 4 days of battery but that will depend on how you use the phone. Either way, this is a big battery that will serve well anyone who does not want to charge their smartphone every time. Tecno has been pushing the battery capacity on its smartphones and the Pouvoir 4 is just…

Yesterday, Sony officially showed the world its next generation console that it has been working on. The Sony PlayStation 5 comes in two versions and the company also took the opportunity to unveil a number of new games to accompany the new console. With the Sony PlayStation 5, the company has gone with a new design language, different from the one we saw on the Sony PlayStation 4. Sony believes that this new design makes it appealing when compared to the Xbox. I have to say the Sony PlayStation 5 does look sleek and something that I would want to…

The rise of video streaming services have put Pay TV service providers in very uncomfortable spots. DStv, owned by MultiChoice, is the biggest Pay TV provider in Africa and the company has been seeing its market share eaten up by services such as Netflix. MultiChoice knows that streaming services are here to stay and that is why the company has signed a deal with Netflix and Amazon to bring these services to the DStv Explora decoders. This is an interesting move but it makes sense even though MultiChoice considers these its competitors as it owns ShowMax, a video streaming service.…

Xiaomi has unveiled an upgraded version of its smart band, the Mi Band 5. This smart band packs a few upgrades when compared to its predecessor and Xiaomi hopes these upgrades will be appealing to those who are looking for a smart band to buy. The Mi Band 5 starts at $26 (around Ksh 2,800) which is quite reasonable if you ask me. This is the price for the non-NFC model with the NFC variant going for $30 (approximately Ksh 3,200). These are prices in China and I expect to be the same in most other global markets. With the…

With people not moving around as they used to, most end up on digital platforms to catch up with their friends and some to learn a thing or two. YouTube has been pushing this on its platform and that is why its new partnership with Safaricom makes sense. Safaricom and Google have announced plans to leverage their digital and data capability to enable Kenyans access the wide collection of entertainment, education, sports and news content available on YouTube. The initiative will see Safaricom avail an affordable KES 10 data bundle to ensure that no one is left behind by the…

Out of all the smartphone manufacturers with a presence in Kenya, Huawei has been one of the most active this year. We have already seen the Huawei Nova 5T, Nova 7i, Huawei Y7p, and the Huawei Y6s and there are more to come including the P series devices. Before we get to the P series devices, the company has announced that the Huawei Y6p and the Y8p will be coming to Kenya. The two devices will join the Huawei Y7p that has been in the country for a few weeks now. “The Huawei Y series is designed to make premium…

Tecno is set to launch a new smartphone in Kenya. This new phone, the Tecno Pouvoir 4, will be the third major release from the company this year after the launch of Camon and Spark devices a few weeks back. The Tecno Pouvoir series is one of the company’s entry level series that we don’t hear a lot of compared to some of its other ones. The Pouvoir 4 will hopefully change that for the company in 2020. Tecno has not said much about the Pouvoir 4 but the phone is available in other markets so we pretty much know…