Author: Kaluka wanjala

When it comes to updating its smartphones with the latest Android version, vivo has not been very proactive and has never been among the first manufacturers to roll out updates. With its own custom UI, it takes the company a long time to tweak the OS before pushing out the update. Back in December, vivo unveiled Funtouch OS 10 that is based on Android 10. This was a few months after Google first released the final version of the OS. Even with the release of Funtouch OS 10, its roll out is still at its infancy stages with no visible…

Tecno has been quiet since the beginning of the year with no new devices launched in the local market. The company will be changing that soon as it plans to launch its latest camera-centric series, the Tecno Camon 15, in Kenya. The Tecno Camon 15 takes over from the Camon 12 series from last year. The company skipped some numbers to settle for Camon 15 for reasons known to them. Check out the video below. The Tecno Camon 15 is a camera-focused phone as I have said and is expected to come with a 64 MP Sony sensor. I don’t…

HMD Global had big plans for MWC 2020. The event was cancelled due to the rapid spread of the Coronavirus not just in China but in Europe too. During this event, the company was going to unveil new smartphones to take over from its 2019 devices. With the cancellation of the event, HMD Global was left in the dark as the company has the devices that need to see the light of day. The company never confirmed when these new devices will be unveiled but now we have that information thanks to its Global VP Juho Sarvikas. He shared this…

For companies like OPPO, pushing the boundaries has always been at their core. The Chinese manufacturer has been aggressively trying to differentiate its products from those offered by its competitors. For the longest time now, OPPO has been investing a lot of money on its cameras as it tries to position its products as the perfect option for the youth. The company has just added a new smartphone to its portfolio and as you can guess, the cameras really do stand out. This new phone is the OPPO Reno3 Pro that has a total of six cameras. This is the…

Earlier today, Safaricom unveiled their new revamped PostPay package that you may have heard about. For the longest time, Safaricom PostPsy has been seen as an exclusive product for the select few. This is not the case at all as it tends to offer really good value for money if you make a good number of calls every month. I have never been attracted to any PostPay offering in Kenya as I always thought the products are not well constituted and to be honest not for me. This changed last year when I tried Safaricom Platinum. It gave me the…

Android 10 brought about a system-wide dark theme that is a favourite for some people. Besides all the advantages it brings, dark theme just looks good. With system-wide dark theme, some apps like the Google Play Store have that functionality embedded within them but its will be enabled and disabled depending on your system settings. This means that if your phone’s dark theme is enabled, dark theme for Google Play Store will be enabled too. With the current settings, the end user has no control over the dark them on the Play Store as that is handled on his/her behalf.…

GOtv is one of the digital TV service providers in Kenya. In Kenya it has been around for a number of years and has different packages price differently and targeting different customers. Gotv Kenya packages target different customers depending on what they are willing to spend every month. Compared to its sister company, DStv, Gotv tends to be chaper. Gotv packages in Kenya start from Ksh 199 and the most expensive is Ksh 3,500. There is an updated version of this article that you can read here. In this post, I will look at some GOtv Kenya packages and rates…

Facebook is updating its Android and iOS apps with changes you will be seeing in the coming months. According to TechCrunch, Facebook will be hiding the chat bots and the Discover page from view. The Discover page that shows some deals, businesses and games will be going away entirely. The people tab will now focus around the Stories format that is gaining popularity on Facebook-owned properties. From the people page, you will also be able to see the friends who are currently active with just a single tap. With the redesigned Messenger app, Facebook will strip down all tabs to…

At this point, there is no end in sight in the US-China trade war. We are just not sure what will come out of this or if this will be the new normal. Huawei is one company caught in the middle of all this and the company has seen slight decline in sales in some markets. American companies are banned from doing business with Huawei and this means that Google, one of the key players in the Android ecosystem, is not allowed to continue doing business with the Chinese manufacturer. With the ban, new Huawei smartphones do not come with…

WhatsApp has been adding dark mode to its Android and iOS apps to keep up with this latest trend. The company introduced dark mode for Android a while back and just recently introduced the same to beta version for WhatsApp for iOS. For Android, dark mode for WhatsApp is available on version 2.20.13 beta. With WhatsApp for Android, dark mode brings with it a range of colour options including black, dark brown, dark navy, dark olive, dark purple, and dark velvet. With its two main mobile applications out of the way, the Facebook-owned company is working on a dark theme…