Author: Kaluka wanjala

Xiaomi has unveiled an upgraded version of its smart band, the Mi Band 5. This smart band packs a few upgrades when compared to its predecessor and Xiaomi hopes these upgrades will be appealing to those who are looking for a smart band to buy. The Mi Band 5 starts at $26 (around Ksh 2,800) which is quite reasonable if you ask me. This is the price for the non-NFC model with the NFC variant going for $30 (approximately Ksh 3,200). These are prices in China and I expect to be the same in most other global markets. With the…

With people not moving around as they used to, most end up on digital platforms to catch up with their friends and some to learn a thing or two. YouTube has been pushing this on its platform and that is why its new partnership with Safaricom makes sense. Safaricom and Google have announced plans to leverage their digital and data capability to enable Kenyans access the wide collection of entertainment, education, sports and news content available on YouTube. The initiative will see Safaricom avail an affordable KES 10 data bundle to ensure that no one is left behind by the…

Out of all the smartphone manufacturers with a presence in Kenya, Huawei has been one of the most active this year. We have already seen the Huawei Nova 5T, Nova 7i, Huawei Y7p, and the Huawei Y6s and there are more to come including the P series devices. Before we get to the P series devices, the company has announced that the Huawei Y6p and the Y8p will be coming to Kenya. The two devices will join the Huawei Y7p that has been in the country for a few weeks now. “The Huawei Y series is designed to make premium…

Tecno is set to launch a new smartphone in Kenya. This new phone, the Tecno Pouvoir 4, will be the third major release from the company this year after the launch of Camon and Spark devices a few weeks back. The Tecno Pouvoir series is one of the company’s entry level series that we don’t hear a lot of compared to some of its other ones. The Pouvoir 4 will hopefully change that for the company in 2020. Tecno has not said much about the Pouvoir 4 but the phone is available in other markets so we pretty much know…

The OPPO A92 is the latest smartphone from the company to launch in Kenya. The phone was first available on pre-order and now those interested can get it from offline and online outlets across the country. The OPPO A92 launch comes just a few weeks after the company unveiled the OPPO Reno3. The Reno 3 is way more expensive at Ksh 40,000 and is quite a good catch. I reviewed the Reno 3 recently and you can read more about it here. Since the OPPO A92 is in Kenya and I have a unit to review, I thought the first…

Vivo is set to expand its smartphone portfolio in Kenya soon. The company is rumoured to be working on the launch of the vivo V19 smartphone that should be happening soon. The exact date of the launch is still secret but that should be happening soon. The launch of the vivo V19 is Kenya will be the company’s key launch in the country this year but it will not be the first smartphone in 2020. The V19 is considered a midrange and should compete with some of the latest devices from OPPO and Huawei including the OPPO Reno3, A92, Huawei…

The OPPO Reno 3 has been in kenya for a while and I have been using it for quite sometime now. The phone is available in Kenya for Ksh 40,000 on Jumia and most other smartphone retailers across the country. This is the most expensive smartphone from OPPO that has been launched in the country this year. The OPPO Reno 3 builds on what the Reno 2F brought to the market and the company is confident that the upgrades are enough to get people to buy the new variant. The OPPO Reno series has been known for its innovative ideas…

If you always have two monitors on when working, having a laptop that can offer you the same experience sound appealing. This is one of the groups ASUS is targeting with the ZenBook Duo series that is made up of laptops that come with two displays. I already reviewed one such laptop last year and this was the ASUS ZenBook Pro Duo and now we have another variant to review. The ZenBook Pro Duo is the higher end model and now I am interested to see what this affordable model has to offer and how it matches up to the…

With social distancing and not that many people out and about, finding ways to capture this crowd is something most businesses are trying to do. We have seen businesses come up with new products and services to sell to those not moving around as much. For some other businesses, all they are doing is sensitize the public about its products if they already have them on the market. For media houses in Kenya, they have partnered with Safaricom to get their digital newspapers to more smartphone users. Through this partnership, Safaricom customers will be able to get the newspapers for…

Facebook has released yet another app that this time will rival one of the popular platforms right now, TikTok. This latest app is called Collab and is a music creation application that lets people create, watch, mix and match original videos. This is similar to what TikTok is to some extent. Through this app, users will be able to create 3 independent videos that will play in sync and end up creating a new musical recording. To do this, users can add their own recording or by scrolling through the app to find an arrangement to complete their own composition.…