Author: Kaluka wanjala

After weeks of waiting, Samsung has finally unveiled the new Galaxy A21s phone. This phone has the same design as the one we saw on the Galaxy A21 but the company says has been upgraded to have a better camera system, RAM capacity and a larger 5,000 mAh battery. The Samsung Galaxy A21s has a 6.5-inch HD+ display with a punch hole to house the front facing camera. The selfie camera is a 13MP one that promises great results. At the back is a quad camera setup made up of a 48MP main camera, an 8MP ultrawide sensor, a 2MP…

The Tecno Spark 5 is the latest from the company to launch in Kenya and With the phone available in retail stores and since I am still working on the full review, I thought it was a good idea to list some of the 5 things you should know about this phone. The Tecno Spark 5 is the second major release from the company is the country this year after the launch of the Camon 15 series. Below are some of the 5 things I believe you should know bout this phone. The Price You can get the Tecno Spark…

HMD Global has rolled out Android 10 update to one of its older phones, the Nokia 3.1 Plus. The Nokia 3.1 Plus was announced back in October 2018 and came with Android Oreo out of the box. The phone was updated to Android Pie once it was available. The phone is now getting updated with Android 10 with the April 2020 security patch. This new update brings with it Dark Mode, new gesture navigation, Smart Reply and new controls for location and privacy. As has been the trend with HMD Global, the update is rolling out in stages with the…

If you thought the feature phone market is dead, you are wrong. This segment is still around even as we see affordable smartphones that try to lure feature phone buyers to jump over to smartphones. HMD Global, the company responsible for the latest Nokia phones, is one of the main players still making feature phones. The latest additions to its portfolio are the Nokia 125 and the Nokia 150 feature phones. Both devices have 2.4-inch QVGA displays and polycarbonate back covers. HMD says they both have batteries that should last a long time, after all, these are feature phones and…

The Poco F2 Pro from Poco, Xiaomi’s spin-off brand, has officially been unveiled. This is the third Poco device after the successful launch of the first one, the Poco F1 followed by the Poco X2. Both were really good and now we have a third iteration, the Poco F2 Pro. The Poco F2 Pro is not entirely a new device as it borrows a lot from the Xiaomi Redmi K30 Pro. This is not strange as they are both Xiaomi sub brands. The Poco F2 Pro has a lot to offer when compared to the F1. It has a…

Huawei is set to launch its second nova device in Kenya soon. This second device is the Huawei Nova 7i that the company has confirmed will be launched in the country soon. The Huawei Nova 7i is the rebranded Nova 6 SE that the company launched in its home country of China last year. The retail price of this phone is still unknown and that is information we will have to wait for as we get closer to its launch date. The Huawei Nova 7i comes with an FHD+ display with a resolution of 2340×1080 pixels. It does have a…

The Tecno Spark 5 is finally available in retail stores in Kenya. This is the successor to the Spark 4 from last year and you can get it in the country starting from Ksh 13,999. This is the second major release from Tecno in the country this year after the launch of the Tecno Camon 15 series not so long ago. The Tecno Spark 5 is quite an upgrade compared to the Spark 5. Some of its unique selling points include the 5 camera setup made up of a quad setup at the back and a single front facing camera…

Facebook is the most popular social networking platform out there. With billions of users, the platform has become a home for many who use it to connect with family and friends or just keep up with the latest news across the world. The billions of people using Facebook upload their photos, videos and share almost every aspect of their lives with their Facebook friends. Still on Facebook, users are able to create and share stories with their audiences. For Facebook Stories, users can share photos, videos and posts that according to Facebook will be available for viewing for 24 hours.…

The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S is now available in retail outlets in Kenya. This is one of the latest smartphones from the Chinese manufacturer and you can get it in Kenya for Ksh 25,000 on Jumia. To start, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S has a massive 6.67-inch display with the familiar punch hole design that has been placed on the top of the display. I actually prefer the placement of the punch hole here over the left or right of the display panel. The fingerprint sensor on this phone is mounted on the side On the Redmi Note 9S, Xiaomi…

Xiaomi is on the hot seat right now as a new report claims that the company has been collecting browsing data of its users. This was revealed by a security researcher working with Forbes who said the company collects browsing data from users who are using Xiaomi smartphones and the pre-installed browser. The browser apparently collects the data even when someone is using it in incognito mode. These are serious allegations that Xiaomi has to address. According to Gabriel Cirlig, the security researcher, he is using the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 and has noticed that the phone records almost everything…