Author: Kaluka wanjala

A few days ago, we told you that OPPO was planning to launch the Reno 3 in Kenya this coming week. This is one of the latest smartphones from the company that will be available in Kenya for Ksh 40,000. Before its official release in the market, the OPPO Reno 3 is available on pre-order in Kenya for those who want to be among the first ones to own the device. The Reno 3 will be the first major release from OPPO to launch in Kenya this year. It does build up on the OPPO Reno 2 series from last…

With governments across the continent asking their citizens to stay home as the COVID-19 pandemic gets worse, streaming services have seen a spike in user registration and overall streams. ShowMax is one company that has seen a spike in the number of people logging in to its platform to stream their favourite TV shows and movies. ShowMax has revealed that the number of active users on its platform has gone up by 50% while the play events have more than doubled from pre-crisis peaks. ShowMax defines active users as the number of people who use the service every single day.…

Huawei is ready to launch its next smartphone in Kenya this coming week. This new phone, the Huawei Y7p, will be launched on April 17 and will be the third smartphone from the company to launch in Kenya this year. The other two are the Huawei Nova 5T and the Huawei Y6s. This phone was officially unveiled back in February and it looks like we are finally getting it in Kenya. This phone will not come with Google Mobile services and will be the first from the company with Huawei Mobile Services (HMS) to launch in Kenya. It will be…

The Nokia 3.2 is finally getting updated with Android 10. This will become the 9th phone by HMD Global to get the update so far. This update rolls to the Nokia 3.2 less than a month after the company shared its updated Android 10 roll out schedule. This update is about 1.3GB in size and brings with it the March security patch as well as additional features including a new UI, Dark Mode, Smart Reply, improved location and privacy, and improved navigation gestures. Android 10 for the Nokia 3.2 will be rolled out in batches according to HMD. Kenya is…

The Huawei Y6s is the latest smartphone from the company to launch in Kenya. The phone has been in retail stores for close to a month now and is available for Ksh 13,999 or less depending on where you get it from. If you are interested in this phone you can get it from Jumia here or from Gadgets Leo. I have been using the Huawei Y6s for a month and I finally got around to writing this review. This is the successor to the Huawei Y6 Prime 2019. The Y6s is an upgrade to its successor and in this…

OPPO is finally ready to launch one of its most recent smartphones in Kenya. This phone, the OPPO Reno 3, will be launched in Kenya on April 15 according to TechWeez. The OPPO Reno 3 was launched to a global audience back in December and is seen as the successor to the Reno 2 series that we reviewed last year. The Reno 3 builds on what the Reno 2 offered and promises an even better experience all through. OPPO Kenya is already teasing this smartphone but has not shared any details about its price, that information will be revealed soon.…

To help Kenya and the African region to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, Opera has added a speed dial to the Opera Mini browser and Opera browser for Android, enabling quicker access to official information from the government and the Ministry of Health about COVID-19. With this addition to the speed dial, Opera hopes to help millions of users in Kenya and 37 other African countries to easily access official information about the actual increase of COVID-19 cases, tips and recommendations on how to reduce the risk of infection, and the latest governmental statements about lockdowns in their country. “Our mobile browsers and…

WhatsApp is working on a new feature that will let users login to the same account and use the same phone number on multiple smartphones. This feature has been demanded by many users but I don’t see its use to be honest as I prefer to be logged in to the phone that I am currently using. Moving to a new phone can be a hustle but I do not mind it that much. At the moment, you can only login to your account on one device and the only other exception is to use the WhatsApp Web feature. This…

It seems like we have to talk about the coronavirus pandemic as it affects us in more ways than we imagine. The pandemic has affected lives all over the world and the current recommendation by most governments for citizens is to stay at home and/or practice social distancing. With people staying at home, the need to communicate with their friends, families or colleagues has led to more people to use messaging apps like WhatsApp. The Facebook-owned company has seen a 40% increase in usage according to Kantar, a data and consulting company. WhatsApp is quite popular in most markets and…

With the COVID-19 Coronavirus outbreak, a number of people are spending a significant part of their day at home. With social distancing and all, people have time as they do work from home while others are taking time off work. With all these people spending time at home, they will definitely want to stay entertained and one of the ways is to stream their favourite movies, shows or just listen to music through the different platforms including YouTube, ShowMax, Netflix etc. With all these people, there is some strain on the ISPs as the rise in demand is unusual and…