Author: Kaluka wanjala

The desktop browser market is quite competitive, most users want something that is easy to use with the basic features while others want more from their browsers. Opera has known this for years and its browsers have always had a few extra features missing from the likes of Google Chrome and Firefox. The latest changes Opera is doing to its browsers involve the integration of the Instagram app to the desktop browser. This makes sense and is meant to give users access to app-only features that Instagram recently added to its platform. Opera desktop browser version 68 is the one…

HMD Global has kept its promise of updating its devices with the latest versions of Android. The company has done this consistently even for some of its entry level devices. This has been the case the last couple of years and will be the case for years to come. The latest device added to the list of Nokia phones with Android 10 is the Nokia 2.3. The company confirmed last month that this phone was to get this update by the end of Q2 2020. With this update, the Nokia 2.3 becomes the eleventh phone by HMD to get Android…

The sub Ksh 20,000 smartphone market is very competitive. We see a ton of devices in this segment offering different specifications and features. The camera has been one of the features most smartphone manufacturers have been focusing on as they try to win the customers looking for phones within this price range. With smartphone buyers demanding more from their cameras beyond the megapixel count, smartphone markers have to do all they can to ensure the software is optimized for the best results. Huawei knows this too well and its latest smartphone, the Huawei Y7p, is here for those who want…

Netflix is having a very good year thanks partly to the current pandemic. During the first 3 months of the year, the company added 16 million subscribers globally. This is quite a big number considering that Netflix is not the only streaming platform, we do have some that came to the market towards the end of 2019. With the pandemic forcing people to stay home, streaming services have seen a spike in the number of users accessing their platforms. Netflix seems to be one of the winners here attracting more users than it expected. The 16 million new users are…

The most recent flagship from Huawei, the Huawei P40 series, is set to launch in Kenya soon. The company is yet to share the official date or price as it is still early for that. The launch of P40 series in Kenya is expected to bring the Huawei P40 and the Huawei P40 Pro. The company is yet to confirm any of this but this is what we expect. There is also the Huawei P40 Pro+ but I am not sure about its availability in Kenya. The Huawei P40 series builds on the success of the P30 series from last…

With the current pandemic forcing most people to stay home or work remotely, group video calls seem to be winning the hearts of many. Services such as Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Skype, etc have seen a spike in the number of users. Besides the mentioned services, additional ones like Google Duo and WhatsApp want a share of this pie. Google Duo has already increased the maximum number of participants in video calls and now WhatsApp wants to do the same. WhatsApp has reportedly increased the limit for the number of people who can take part in Group video calls. The previous…

The Huawei Y7p is the latest from the company to make its way to Kenya. The phone will be available locally for Ksh 18,499 offline and online through Jumia. The Y7p is the third smartphone by the company to be launched in Kenya this year. The Huawei Y7p takes over from the Huawei Y7 Prime 2019. A lot has changed from the Y7 Prime 2019 and I will highlight those in the full review when it is published. In this post, I will be unboxing the Huawei Y7p and share my first impressions of this phone. The Huawei Y7p will…

The Tecno Camon 15 has officially been launched in Kenya today. This is the latest camera-centric phone from the company that you will be able to get in retail stores for Ksh 18,000. The Tecno Camon 15 will be available in offline retail stores as well as online through Jumia and Xpark. Through both these platforms, customers get free delivery countrywide. This is good with the current coronavirus crisis that has forced most people to work from home to avoid interacting with others. Watch the unboxing video below. The Tecno Camon 15 is the first smartphone from the company to…

The Huawei Y7p is finally available in retail stores in Kenya. This is the latest from the company that is available in Kenya for Ksh 18,499. Unlike previous Huawei smartphones, this one has not been on pre-order and the company took it straight to the market where you can get it from today. The Huawei Y7p is the first smartphone from the company with no Google Mobile services to launch in Kenya. Since the trade war between China and the US prevents Huawei from working with Google and using its products and services on its devices, the company cannot take…

The Tecno Camon 15 is the latest device from the company to launch in Kenya. The phone has been available on pre-order in the country for quite sometime now. The Camon 15 is the successor to the Camon 12 which was launched in the country not so long ago. I have a unit to review and with that I had to do my first impressions of this phone just to see what it has to offer before publishing the full review in about a week or so. Watch the video below. The Tecno Camon 15 is the first smartphone from…