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SWVL has been having a rough time after facing off with the NTSA regarding its operations in the country. The Shuttle hailing platform was accused of operating in the country without the right license and this forced it to stop operating in certain routes in the city. SWVL has just announced that it has resolved the issues it has had with the NTSA and that the service is now 100% compliant. You will not see SWVL rides on the road just yet as the company has suspended services due to the current pandemic. Operations will resume once the lockdown is…

The Nokia 5.1 Plus is the latest smartphone from HMD Global to get Android 10. The update has just started trolling out and with this, the number of Nokia smartphones to get the update has risen to 15. This is impressive considering that there are phone manufacturers who are yet to roll out the update to any of their devices. The Nokia 5.1 Plus was launched towards the end of 2018 and the company has promised two years of OS updates and true to that, the company is sticking to its word. When it was launched, the Nokia 5.1 Plus…

With every popular smartphone out there, there are a ton of fakes that try to capitalize on its popularity. This has been the case for years as these fakes tend to be cheaper and in most cases will sell faster than the genuine ones. The informed consumers can tell if a smartphone is fake based on a number of factors but there are those who fall for the many fakes on the market. Some people out there walk around with fakes thinking that they are real. To address this, the Communication Authority of Kenya has come up with steps to…

The latest addition to the HMD family in Kenya is the Nokia C1. This phone is available in retail stores including Jumia for Ksh 6,999, quite affordable if you ask me. This is one of the new devices that the company has launched in Kenya and is targeting those who are looking to upgrade from a feature phone, those looking for a reliable and affordable smartphone or anyone looking for a phone within this price range. The Nokia C1 is a true entry level device with specs that match that. You are not getting fancy specifications here but rather good…

About a week ago, we told you about Huawei’s plans to bring the Nova 7i smartphone to Kenya. The company had confirmed this but at the time it had not shared any information regarding the availability dates and the price. Fast forward a week later and we now have information about the price of the Huawei Nova 7i as it is available for pre-order in the country. This will be the second Nova devices by Huawei to launch in Kenya after the launch of the Nova 5T a few months back. The Huawei Nova 7i is not particularly new as…

The Tecno Spark 5 has just launched in Kenya. The phone is available in retail stores starting from Ksh 13,400 on sites like Jumia. I have had this phone for a while even before it was launched and have been using it extensively and in this post I am going to share my thoughts on it. The Tecno Spark 5 is the successor to the Spark 4 that I reviewed last year. With the Spark 5, there are not that many upgrades but there are still some changes that may make the upgrade worth it for some people. The Spark…

After weeks of waiting, Samsung has finally unveiled the new Galaxy A21s phone. This phone has the same design as the one we saw on the Galaxy A21 but the company says has been upgraded to have a better camera system, RAM capacity and a larger 5,000 mAh battery. The Samsung Galaxy A21s has a 6.5-inch HD+ display with a punch hole to house the front facing camera. The selfie camera is a 13MP one that promises great results. At the back is a quad camera setup made up of a 48MP main camera, an 8MP ultrawide sensor, a 2MP…

The Tecno Spark 5 is the latest from the company to launch in Kenya and With the phone available in retail stores and since I am still working on the full review, I thought it was a good idea to list some of the 5 things you should know about this phone. The Tecno Spark 5 is the second major release from the company is the country this year after the launch of the Camon 15 series. Below are some of the 5 things I believe you should know bout this phone. The Price You can get the Tecno Spark…

HMD Global has rolled out Android 10 update to one of its older phones, the Nokia 3.1 Plus. The Nokia 3.1 Plus was announced back in October 2018 and came with Android Oreo out of the box. The phone was updated to Android Pie once it was available. The phone is now getting updated with Android 10 with the April 2020 security patch. This new update brings with it Dark Mode, new gesture navigation, Smart Reply and new controls for location and privacy. As has been the trend with HMD Global, the update is rolling out in stages with the…