Author: Kaluka wanjala

Netflix is having a very good year thanks partly to the current pandemic. During the first 3 months of the year, the company added 16 million subscribers globally. This is quite a big number considering that Netflix is not the only streaming platform, we do have some that came to the market towards the end of 2019. With the pandemic forcing people to stay home, streaming services have seen a spike in the number of users accessing their platforms. Netflix seems to be one of the winners here attracting more users than it expected. The 16 million new users are…

The most recent flagship from Huawei, the Huawei P40 series, is set to launch in Kenya soon. The company is yet to share the official date or price as it is still early for that. The launch of P40 series in Kenya is expected to bring the Huawei P40 and the Huawei P40 Pro. The company is yet to confirm any of this but this is what we expect. There is also the Huawei P40 Pro+ but I am not sure about its availability in Kenya. The Huawei P40 series builds on the success of the P30 series from last…

With the current pandemic forcing most people to stay home or work remotely, group video calls seem to be winning the hearts of many. Services such as Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Skype, etc have seen a spike in the number of users. Besides the mentioned services, additional ones like Google Duo and WhatsApp want a share of this pie. Google Duo has already increased the maximum number of participants in video calls and now WhatsApp wants to do the same. WhatsApp has reportedly increased the limit for the number of people who can take part in Group video calls. The previous…

The Huawei Y7p is the latest from the company to make its way to Kenya. The phone will be available locally for Ksh 18,499 offline and online through Jumia. The Y7p is the third smartphone by the company to be launched in Kenya this year. The Huawei Y7p takes over from the Huawei Y7 Prime 2019. A lot has changed from the Y7 Prime 2019 and I will highlight those in the full review when it is published. In this post, I will be unboxing the Huawei Y7p and share my first impressions of this phone. The Huawei Y7p will…

The Tecno Camon 15 has officially been launched in Kenya today. This is the latest camera-centric phone from the company that you will be able to get in retail stores for Ksh 18,000. The Tecno Camon 15 will be available in offline retail stores as well as online through Jumia and Xpark. Through both these platforms, customers get free delivery countrywide. This is good with the current coronavirus crisis that has forced most people to work from home to avoid interacting with others. Watch the unboxing video below. The Tecno Camon 15 is the first smartphone from the company to…

The Huawei Y7p is finally available in retail stores in Kenya. This is the latest from the company that is available in Kenya for Ksh 18,499. Unlike previous Huawei smartphones, this one has not been on pre-order and the company took it straight to the market where you can get it from today. The Huawei Y7p is the first smartphone from the company with no Google Mobile services to launch in Kenya. Since the trade war between China and the US prevents Huawei from working with Google and using its products and services on its devices, the company cannot take…

The Tecno Camon 15 is the latest device from the company to launch in Kenya. The phone has been available on pre-order in the country for quite sometime now. The Camon 15 is the successor to the Camon 12 which was launched in the country not so long ago. I have a unit to review and with that I had to do my first impressions of this phone just to see what it has to offer before publishing the full review in about a week or so. Watch the video below. The Tecno Camon 15 is the first smartphone from…

It looks like HMD Global is planning to go all out with its next flagship smartphone, the Nokia 9.3 PureView This will be the successor to the Nokia 9 PureView which was quite a disappointment to say the least. We have heard some information about the Nokia 9.3 PureView and given that the phone has not been launched officially, we should get some bits of information as time goes by. The latest information we have about this phone is on its camera and display. The Nokia 9 PureView came with a 5 camera array system that was unseen before but…

Kenyan ecommerce platform Gobeba has added a COVID-19 ecommerce category on its platform to allow for Kenyans to access all protective gear as they find alternatives to protect themselves from the virus with minimal interaction. This follows a directive by government that all Kenyans should wear masks in public places. The category will now let Kenyan purchase surgical masks, gloves and sanitizers and have them delivered at the shoppers’ doorstep with the aid of Gobeba delivery agents. A packet of 3PL surgical mask cost Ksh. 1000 for 10 pieces and Ksh. 5,000 for 50 pieces. Mr. Peter Ndiang’ui, Gobeba CEO…

This OPPO Reno 3 specifications and price in Kenya post is meant to give those interested in the phone a good look at some of its key specifications to help them decide if they will be getting good value for money if they buy this phone. This is one of the latest smartphones from OPPO and it is finally coming to Kenya and is available in stores for Ksh 40,000. The OPPO Reno 3 in Kenya will be available for Ksh 40,000, the same price most other OPPO Reno products have been retailing at. This is not cheap and here…