The Tecno Phantom Is Now Available in Kenya for Ksh 25,000
August 24, 2019
HMD Global Lists Down All Nokia Phones that Will Get Android 10 by Q2 2020
August 23, 2019
HMD Global has unveiled a list of 17 Nokia smartphones that are scheduled to receive Android 10 by Q2 of 2020. This does not come as a surprise as HMD is one of the few…
Huawei Will Not Release a Smartphone Running HarmonyOS This Year
August 23, 2019
About two weeks ago, Huawei announced its in-house operating system, HarmonyOS. The company said that this operating system (OS) is not just meant for smartphones as it will be used on other smart devices and…
It Is Android 10: Google Ditches the Dessert-Based Names for Android Versions
August 23, 2019
With the release of a new version of Android, we normally get to see what dessert name Google picks for it. The current publicly available version, Android 9 is also known as Android Pie. This…
Tala Raises $100 Million in Funding
August 22, 2019
With the rise in demand for instant loans, the companies involved have to make sure they have the capacity to meet the demand at all times. With that, they have to make sure they have…
YouTube Messaging to be Discontinued on September 18
August 22, 2019
If you are one of the few people who use YouTube’s messaging feature, you need to find another alternative as that service will be discontinued next month. You should not be using YouTube messaging in…
Some Key Changes Are Coming to WhatsApp
August 20, 2019
WhatsApp has been evolving and still is with some major changes expected this year. Some of the changes affect the key components of the app but others will not affect how we use the app…
Xiaomi, Oppo and Vivo Team Up To Create an AirDrop-like service for file transfer
August 19, 2019
Earlier today, Xiaomi announced the Inter-Transfer Alliance group through which it has joined forces with Oppo and Vivo to launch an AirDrop-like service for Android. This is a peer-to-peer file transfer service that uses Bluetooth…
Weekend Recap: Vivo Officially Debuts in Kenya, Tecno’s KaiOS Phone and more
August 17, 2019
We have decided to start a new series that recaps the top stories of the week here on TechArena. I will be highlighting the top 5 popular stories for that week or just stories that…
SWVL Plans to Introduce Dynamic Pricing in Kenya
August 16, 2019
SWVL is one of the two main app-based mass transit services in Nairobi. The other one is Little Shuttle which falls under Little, the taxi-hailing service. With both services, you can book a scheduled shuttle…