Author: Kaluka wanjala

Bolt has introduced electric tuk tuks, and e-bicycles on its platform as the company expands its greener transport options in Kenya in the food category. The initiative is geared towards reducing Bolt’s environmental footprints, at the same time fulfilling the demand for light, smart and green modes of transport. It also serves to eliminate the challenges associated with constant fluctuating fuel prices which currently form the most significant operating cost for drivers and couriers. “This is a great step towards realizing environmentally conscious ways for people to move around in the city, reduce our ecological footprint, decrease air pollution and…

The Huawei FreeBuds 4i are now available on pre-order in Kenya. The company has announced this today saying those interested in these earbuds can pre-order them from today. The pre-order period will run all the way to June 13th. Interested buyers can pre-order the Huawei Freebuds 4i countrywide including the Huawei Experience Stores namely Yaya Center, Village Market, Thika Road Mall, and Sarit Center. The Huawei Freebuds 4i that will be retailing at Kshs 9,999 comes with a free gift bundle that includes Bluetooth Speaker and Freebuds 4i cover during the Pre-order period. Speaking of the soon to be launched…

If you back up photos and videos using Google Photos, you should know that the unlimited free storage option has finally come to an end. This came to an end a few days ago (June 1st) and means that the photos that will be uploaded to Google Photos will count towards the 15GB data limit that you get with every Google account. When you have so many photos and reach the 15GB limit, you will be forced to get a Google One subscription which starts at Ksh 200 per month for an extra 100GB of storage space. All the photos…

If You are looking for a smartphone within the Ksh 25,000 and Ksh 30,000 price range, you may have come across the Tecno Camon 17 Pro and the Samsung Galaxy A32 among other devices. These are some of the latest from the two manufacturers to be launched in Kenya. The Tecno Camon 17 Pro is part of the Camon 17 series and is available in Kenya for Ksh 28,899. The Samsung Galaxy A32 on the other hand is available starting from Ksh 26,000. Given that these two almost cost the same, seeing what each has to offer and which one…

Microsoft will be unveiling the next generation of Windows on the 24th of this month. The company has confirmed this as the date for the next upgrade for Windows. The invite read “Join us to see what’s next for Windows” but did not go into details as to what to expect at the event. The current version, Windows 10, was introduced back in 2015 and was seen as a major upgrade to the operating system in years. This was the successor to Windows 8/8.1 which were not particularly good and hence the update was needed and appreciated. At the event,…

Yesterday, Huawei announced its latest smartwatch, the Huawei Watch 3. This Is the company’s first smartwatch running HarmonyOS and not LiteOS as is the case with its previous smartwatches. HarmonyOS was announced by the company over a year ago and was meant to be the OS for IOT products and not necessarily smartphones. The Huawei Watch 3 is what you expect from a modern smartwatch but has some additional features including LTE connectivity and eSIM support. These can make the watch a standalone device that may not be dependent on a smartphone entirely. The Watch 3 has a 1.43-inch AMOLED…

If You have any Tecno phone, then you know that the default launcher the phone comes with is HiOS. This is the company’s custom UI which we first saw back in 2016. HiOS has grown over the years and looking at what it offers now you cannot imagine it is the same one we were introduced to back in the day. Just like every custom UI, the default launcher on HiOS can be changed if you want to. The process is quite easy and straightforward and can be done by anyone. These steps should help you remove the HiOS launcher…

Samsung Electronics East Africa is the first smartphone manufacturer in Kenya to have a trade-in program where smartphone users can return their old used phones in exchange for a discount on the new device. The program that was launched in March 2021 is available in select Samsung dealer shops across the country. Below is all you need to know about the trade-in program. What smartphones are applicable for trade-in? The trade-in program is available for the Note series devices, S series devices and A-80. What phones can be acquired using the Trade-in program? Currently the program only applies for the…

Safaricom has today pulled off the curtains to unveil its new digital streaming platform, Baze. The telco officially unveiled this service at the Michael Joseph Center this evening. With the growth in the number of content creators in the country and appetite for local content growing by the day, Safaricom wants to be one of the key players in the sector. The launch event was live streamed online with the company taking viewers through the content creation and viewership journey. For Kenyans by Kenyans Baze seeks to bring content by Kenyans to Kenyans. Safaricom wants Kenyans to have access to…

Safaricom plans to give its customers up to 200MB of data for free in a new campaign as it hopes to woo in new customers to use its products. Customers will be able to get the free data everyday and it will be customised to their usage profiles. To redeem their free daily Internet offer, customers will be required to dial  *544# every day for the next 90 days. Through this campaign, the telco seeks to empower its customers to take spend more time online be it for work or entertainment.  According to data from the Communications Authority, the country…