Author: Kaluka wanjala

HMD Global has today announced the availability of the Nokia C1 Plus in Kenya. This is the first smartphone the company has launched in the country in 2021 and you can get it in retail stores for Ksh 9,000. This price will be for the 1GB RAM variant that comes with 16GB of internal storage space. The phone will come in blue and red colour options. As with all Nokia smartphones, the Nokia C1 Plus brings with it the stock Android interface that gets rid of bloatware and gives you the same experience you would get on the Google Pixel…

LG Electronics (LG) is set to partner with tech giant Google to integrate Stadia, a game streaming app, into its latest webOS smart TVs. LG will be the first TV manufacturer to natively support Stadia gameplay via webOS. Stadia on LG TVs will allow customers to instantly play hit Stadia games such as Cyberpunk 2077, NBA 2K21, Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla and Watch Dogs: Legion with just a Stadia controller and no additional hardware or game downloads required. LG’s premium gaming on its state-of-the-art displays is made even more compelling with support for 4k and 5.1 surround sound for Stadia Pro users. LG plans to have the…

Late yesterday, Samsung officially unveiled its latest smartphone series, the Samsung Galaxy S21. The newly launched devices include the Galaxy S21, Galaxy S21+ and the Galaxy S21 Ultra. Besides the smartphones, Samsung also unveiled the Galaxy Buds Pro earbuds, Galaxy Smart Tag+ and Galaxy Smart Tag. Samsung Galaxy S21 and S21+ Specifications The base models in the series are the Samsung Galaxy S21 and S21+. Even with that said, they still pack premium specifications that will compete with any other flagship smartphone you can get on the market right now. The Samsung Galaxy S21 comes with a 6.2-inch HD+ Dynamic…

LG Electronics is set to revolutionize home entertainment with the first-ever QNED Mini LED TV featuring superior brightness and contrast giving consumers unprecedented viewing experience. The QNED Mini TV LED TV combines some of the latest innovative technology by LG, namely, quantum dot and NanoCell, producing incredibly accurate colors with advanced LED backlight offering better contrast and deeper blacks for images, while rendering motion more smoothly and naturally. Thanks to a new panel structure enhanced by LG’s advanced Mini LED backlighting, these TVs give the television images a life-like feel thus delivering a truly immersive viewing experience in the LCD…

LG Electronics has today launched its second e-Showroom in the Kenyan market extending the boundless convenience for consumers to browse and purchase smart home electronics and appliances. The e-Showroom, located at the Cedar Mall in Nanyuki Town, was inaugurated in the presence of the Laikipia County Governor H.E. Ndiritu Muriithi and the County Executive for Trade, Tourism and Cooperatives Hon. Biwott Tirop. LG Electronics East Africa Managing Director Mr. Sa Nyoung Kim said that LG is always releasing new products and advanced technologies in the market thus the need to ensure all the consumers have quick access to the products…

We had already told you that the Huawei Watch Fit was to be unveiled in Kenya this month. This smart fitness band has been on pre-order in Kenya for about a week and it is finally available in stores across the country. The Huawei Watch Fit falls between the company’s basic fitness bands and its GT smartwatches. It has some elements of both and is the perfect accessory for those who do not want or are not willing to spend money on a smartwatch or those who feel that fitness bands are just too basic to their liking. The Huawei…

HMD Global has announced its latest entry level smartphone, the Nokia C1 Plus. The Nokia C1 Plus will join the Nokia C1 that the company unveiled last year and the Nokia C2 that we saw earlier this year. The C-series is the company’s entry level series which is perfect for a market such as Kenya. The Nokia C1 Plus is a slightly improved version of the C1 and comes with the same 5.45 inch display we had on the C1. This is slightly smaller than the 5.7 inch display we had on the C2. The Nokia C1 plus runs on…

Vivo has confirmed that it will be launching one of its premium smartphones, the vivo V20, in Kenya this month. This is the successor to the V19 that we reviewed back in August. We loved the V19 and were happy with what it had to offer. Just like previous devices in vivo’s V series, the V20 will be all about premium photography and videography. The vivo V20 will feature a signature 44MP Eye Autofocus selfie which can shoot up to 4K selfie video with additional unique features such as the—Slo-Mo Selfie video, steadiface selfie video, Dual-view video for back and…

Check Point® Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: CHKP), a leading provider of cyber-security solutions globally, has today released the findings of a new survey, which shows organizations’ key cyber-security priorities and challenges through to 2023, and highlights the changes to their security strategies forced by the COVID-19 pandemic during 2020.  Over half of respondents said their organizations are seeing more attacks and threats now than at the start of 2020.  The majority believe their approach to security will not return to its pre-pandemic state, with just one in five saying that their security operations have returned to what they were.  Key findings from the…

Xiaomi Kenya has announced the start of its Christmas sale promotion that will run from today (11th December) all the way to 18th December 2020. As Part of the sale, Xiaomi will be offering a range of items from smartphones to other smart products at a discount and some will be bundled up together. These deals will be available exclusively through the following Mi Stores in Nairobi. Mi Store – Finetech (Bihi Towers – 5th Floor) – 0705411054 Mi Store – Gadget Point (Beaver House, Mezanine – Tom Mboya Street) – 0739800081 Mi Store – Giwa House, Moi Avenue -…