Author: Kaluka wanjala

Infinix has a number of devices on the market and some of the most affordable ones are in the Smart series. The Infinix Smart 4 is one of the latest in the series that you can get in Kenya for less than ksh 10,000. This is a good price point for anyone who is looking for their first smartphone or anyone looking for a good Android phone that can serve them well. The Infinix Smart 4 is available in either 16GB or 32GB of internal storage space. The prices of the two variants differ slightly with the 16GB version selling…

Bugs are common with most applications whether they are large complex ones or just simple ones. This is exactly what happened last night on Facebook. A bug on the social media site’s anti-spam system deleted posts about the coronavirus pandemic. This bug deleted posts from reputable new sources such as the BBC and this meant that people did not get up to date information as they should. Throughout the night, posts were marked as spam as reported by BBC News. The publication said: Facebook has said that a software issue was responsible for posts on topics including coronavirus being wrongly…

Tecno is planning to launch its latest smartphone in Kenya in the coming weeks. This new smartphone is the Tecno Camon 15 that takes over from the Camon 12 that I reviewed last year. The Camon 15 will be available in three variants, the Camon 15 premier, Camon 15 and Camon 15 air. Just like all other Camon devices, the Tecno Camon 15 is a camera centric smartphone. The phone will be coming to Kenya early next month, on April 10. Its retail price is still unknown but we will have that information in the coming weeks. Check out the…

TikTok is one of the popular apps at the moment. You have probably seen some of its videos on the different social networking and messaging apps that you use regularly. The app is very popular with young people thanks to its fun and viral videos. With all the good things that come with TikTok, the company has not made the platform a neutral playing field for all users. According to the America publication, The Intercept, TikTok has been playing dirty by suppressing content from certain creators. The Intercept notes that from the company’s leaked moderation policies for its staff, content…

HMD Global has expanded its smartphone portfolio with the unveiling of the new Nokia C2 phone. This is an entry level phone that is a slight upgrade to the Nokia C1 that we saw last year. The Nokia C2 is an Android Go smartphone that comes with Android 9 Pie straight out of the box. It is powered by a Unisoc chipset and is one of the few Android Go smartphones we have seen recently. Compared to the Nokia C1, the C2 has an upgraded CPU whose speeds reach 1.4 GHz compared to the 1.3 GHz CPU on the Nokia…

As part of its ongoing investment into agriculture for social good and AI, Microsoft announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Cooperatives (MALFC) to collaborate in accelerating innovation in the agricultural sector in Kenya. The Memorandum of Understanding will enable the Government of Kenya, through MALFC, to tap into Microsoft technology to accelerate the aspirations of achieving 100% food and nutrition security in the country as part of the Government’s Big Four programme. This is an accelerated five-year development plan designed to fast-track the realisation of Kenya’s Vision 2030 programme through…

Ecommerce in Kenya is a rapidly growing sector as more people access the internet and more retailers list their products on different platforms including their own websites. Gone are the days when you have to go to a specific shop just to buy a new phone. These days, you can do that over the phone or through a website and have the products delivered to you after a few hours. One of the companies focusing on eCommerce in Kenya is Gadgets Leo. The company focuses on smartphones, their accessories and TVs selling them to customers across the country. I recently…

Samsung Mobile has today officially unveiled its latest flagship series, the Galaxy S20 in Kenya. This series is made up of the standard Samsung Galaxy S20, the Galaxy S20+ and the Galaxy S20 Ultra. They are available for Ksh 92,999, Ksh 103,999 and Ksh 129,999 respectively. Starting from Ksh 93,000, the Galaxy S20 series devices are not cheap. For Samsung, these are its flagship devices that come with the latest tech, hardware and software and this warrants the price.  In Kenya, we have not seen a flagship device from other manufacturers in the recent months so Samsung has as an…

You probably don’t think of Motorola when thinking or talking about smartphones anymore. The company is not doing as well as it did back then and these days we do not get to hear a lot about it as we used to. Even with that, Motorola has a number of devices on the market with one of them being the Moto Z4. The Moto Z4 was launched back in June 2019 so it is a fairly new smartphone. This phone came with Android 9 out of the box but it is finally getting updated with Android 10. The update has…

Netflix is the most popular video streaming service out there. It was one of the pioneers of the streaming business and has reaped big with the expansion of the industry. Netflix Kenya packages are evidence of its global expansion and attempts to localize its offerings. I have been using Netflix for a while even though we do have competitors like Showmax. Having options benefits the end users as they do end up choosing a service that suits their needs. Since the new billing model to support local currency kicked in, Netflix has become cheaper in Kenya. Unlike before, where what…