Author: Kaluka wanjala

Microsoft is working on a ‘Super app’ that will combine all its office tools into one place. This new app called “Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint & more” was released recently and is available on beta. As the name suggests, the app will have all the essential Office tools including Word, Excel, PowerPoint etc. As you already know, all these apps are available separately on the Play Store at the moment. Since this app combines all the key office tools, it will let you create, edit and manage documents on your Android phone or tablet. The documents can be stored…

Tecno’s Camon series has always been its camera-centred line-up that we have come to expect the best camera performance from. The Camon 12 is the latest in this series and you can get it in Kenya starting from Ksh 15,500. Besides the standard Camon 12, Tecno also has the Camon 12 Air and Camon 12 Pro which are available for Ksh 13,500 and Ksh 19,500 respectively. All these three variants share some of the key specifications and features with differences being in the cameras, RAM capacity and storage space. I have been using the Tecno Camon 12 for about a…

Google is working on a new ad-blocker that is said to specifically target ads that use too many system resources. This is according to 9to5Google. According to the publication, the tool will prevent the loading of ‘heavy ads’ that use too many resources. Chrome has been known to be a RAM hungry browser and some of these ‘heavy ads’ always end up slowing the browser further. The browser can be sluggish in normal circumstances depending on the device it is running on but in some cases, the website being visited is the culprit in this. This new tool that Google…

Apple pushed out iOS 13 recently but it is not available for every iPhone ever released, some like the iPhone 5 were not included on this list. There are people who are still using the iPhone 5 and even though the latest update is not available for them, they still need to have the most recent update available for their devices. Those who have the iPhone 5 have been urged to update to iOS 10.34 before Sunday (November 3). Why should you update to iOS 10.3.4? The main reason is because of the GPS rollover issue that resets devices after…

The Infinix Hot 8 is finally available in Kenya and you can get it from Jumia starting from Ksh 11,000. The phone is also available through Infinix branded shops across the country. The Hot 8 comes to the market less than a year after the company unveiled its successor, the Infinix Hot 7. The company has been very busy this year and with the fast moving smartphone market, upgrading the Hot series was necessary before the end of the year. I have a unit to review and I had to unbox it just to show you what you will be…

We have pretty much seen everything when it comes to data, voice and SMS bundles in Kenya. Even though most products have changed over the years, the changes have not been that major as most service providers add a few new options to try and get more people to sign up. Equitel is the latest one to jump into this and the company has announced a new bundle with talk time and insurance cover. So, what is this all about? let’s find out. Starter Option Equitel says that customers get 500 minutes across all networks plus a free Riziki insurance…

Android 10 has been out for a few weeks and we should start seeing it rolling out to some devices by now. Xiaomi is one of the manufacturers keen to see this update roll out to some of its devices before the end of the year. Late last month, the company listed down when its devices were to get MIUI 11 which is based on Android 10. The company has been actively working on this update and last week it pushed out MIUI 11 beta to thee Mi Mix 3. The company is back again this week with the same…

Even before the US-China trade war, Huawei had seen steady growth in its smartphone division. Huawei Consumer Business Group, the home of its smartphones and other products, has been seeing tremendous growth in the past few years and it is not slowing down anytime soon. From the latest numbers, Huawei has revealed that has shipped over 200 million smartphones this year. The year is not over so this number is impressive and even with the trade ban imposed by the United States, Huawei seems to be doing just fine. Huawei says this number has been achieved 64 days earlier than…

Cisco has appointed Sally Kimeu as Country Leader and Regional Manager for its East Africa operations in 10 countries including Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Ethiopia, Rwanda, Burundi, Djibouti, South Sudan, Somalia and Eritrea. “Cisco has longstanding culture of incubating our own talent and Sally’s appointment is proof. Sally has been with Cisco for twelve years having held various roles. She will lead a team charges with advancing Cisco’s robust innovation and technology transformation agenda in East Africa. She will also serve as a member of the Cisco Sub Saharan leadership team that I lead. I am excited for her new appointment…

This post has been updated to include an official statement from SEACOM announcing that the issue has been resolved. Update “SEACOM is up and running following a service-affecting outage on the SEACOM Subsea Cable System last night. All linear transmission traffic on the SEACOM Subsea Cable System from South Africa, Mozambique, and from the East Coast of Africa, to and from Europe has been restored. We are still investigating the cause of the outage and will provide necessary updates as we have more information. ” Original Post SEACOM, the subsea cable system provider, is reporting an outage that is affecting…