Author: Kaluka wanjala

Huawei had a tough 2019 thanks to the US-China trade war that saw the company slow down the roll out of new smartphones in new markets. Even with that, Huawei seems to have had a good year if the number of smartphones it shipped are anything to go by. During the year, Huawei was the second most popular smartphone brand having shipped 17.6% of all smartphones shipped worldwide. This represents a 16.8% jump compared to the same period the previous year. Quite impressive for a company that faced one of its toughest years. Getting to the second spot, Huawei surpassed…

Samsung was one of the first companies to launch a foldable smartphone, the Galaxy Fold, to the market. This was a big challenge for the company as some of those who got the phone had to return it due to the screen damage after a few days of using the phone. Samsung had to halt the public release of the phone and issue a clarification on this issue and the phone was brought back to the market. The phone is available at an outrageous price of over $ 2,000 but this is expected for a piece of tech that is…

By Muhammad Nabil, Partners and Start-ups Strategy Lead at Microsoft 4Afrika Africa’s technology start-up scene is vibrant – and growing fast. There are currently over 640 active technology hubs across the continent, and according to Partech Africa, start-ups raised $1.163 billion raised in equity funding in 2018 – a 108% year-on-year growth. Topping the list are fintech start-ups, who raised$132.75 million in 2018 – enjoying 39.7 percent of all funding. Despite this momentum, however, there’s a concerning trend: Globally, women-led start-ups only receive two percent of all venture capital (VC) funding – and the picture within enterprise tech is dimmer.…

Huawei is set to open a new Experience Store this weekend at the Sarit Centre. The company will join Xiaomi which opened its Mi Home Store at the same mall late last year. The store is already open at the moment but the official opening is this Saturday from 10am to 7pm. The store is located at the mall’s New Wing. With the opening of the new Experience Store, Huawei will be able to showcase some of its product to potential customers who access that particular mall. The company opened its first retail store in the country back in 2015…

Samsung is finally rolling out Android 10 to the Galaxy S9 series. The Galaxy S9 series was officially unveiled back in 2018 so it is not an old phone and is one of the devices that we expected to get the update at some point. The Samsung Galaxy S9 Series came with Android 8 Oreo out of the box with the Samsung Experience 9.0. The devices in this series got updated with Android 9 Pie layered with One UI. This was the first major update the phone got and was a very crucial one as it introduced Samsung’s new User…

Over the years, some phone manufacturers have tried to go the iOS way by eliminating the app drawer from its custom UIs. Some have done things differently by keeping the app drawer but at the same time having an option to disable it for those who prefer not to have it. Most Chinese manufacturers who try to emulate what Apple does with iOS have done this over time. Xiaomi is one such manufacturer but the company plans to do include an app drawer in the Alpha version of the MIUI Launcher. The company has just released this version which you…

Android 10 is slowly making its way to more smartphones from different manufacturers. This latest version of Android was released late last year but its market share its still low as we have come to expect from Android. The adoption of the latest Android variants is usually very low as there are so many manufacturers involved with devices in different price segments. Compare this to iOS that is owned by Apple and is only available on its devices. LG is one of the many manufacturers with not the best reputation when it comes to firmware updates. The company does try…

The wearables market has been growing so fast the last couple of years. Some of the top players including Samsung, Huawei and Apple have a number of wearable devices on the market. With the future looking promising for wearables, OPPO is the next brand to dive deep into this sector. OPPO will be taking a lot of inspiration from Apple and this will not be the first time, the company does the same with some of its smartphones and more so in the software and its custom UI that borrows a lot from iOS. According to a leak posted on…

Twitter has been adding new features to its mobile apps and even on the desktop version. The company is trying to find ways for people to spend more time on the platform and adding new features is one. We have seen features such as ability to hide replies and topics that users can follow. The latest addition to the micro-blogging platform is the introduction of emoji reaction to Direct Messages (DM). It makes sense to be able to react to Direct Messages using emojis. That is how people communicate these days and Twitter wants to make that easy. Users will…

The Huawei Nova 5T is the latest smartphone from the company to launch in Kenya. The Nova 5T was unveiled to a global audience late last year and has been available in other markets and has just made it way to Kenya. The phone is currently available on pre-order in Kenya till January 31. Those who pre-order the Nova 5T will get a free pair of the Huawei Band 4, the company’s smart band. The recommended retail price is set at Ksh 42,000, not cheap but Huawei says with this you are getting good value for money. The Huawei Nova…