Author: Kaluka wanjala

Last month, we told you that Google was working on a Play Store subscription service dubbed Play Pass. This subscription service has not been launched but when that happens, it should cost you $4.99 (about Ksh 515) a month. With this, you will have access to a diverse range of premium applications for free. Well, it is not necessarily for free as you are paying a fee to access the service. Having access to premium applications and games for a flat fee is a good deal and I can’t wait to see how it ends up working when the service…

Back in June, the Nokia 3.2 officially went on sale in Kenya. This is one of the three smartphones HMD Global unveiled at MWC 2019 and is available in Kenya from Ksh 13,500. This is a good price but is it worth it? That is what you will find out in this review. The Nokia 3.2 is the successor to the Nokia 3.1 that was good but did not necessarily offer a good experience compared to what was being offered by competitors. At the price the Nokia 3.2 is available for, it is probably something you are considering if you…

A couple of days back, ASUS revealed some of its new laptops that will be powered by the new 10th Generation Intel Core processors to its commercial and consumer laptop lineup. With the new processors, users are promised better battery life and advanced performance. The new 10th Gen Intel Core processors will be available in the ASUS PRO B9 (B9450), the ZenBook Duo (UX481), ZenBook 13/14/15 (UX334/434/534) and ZenBook Flip 14/15 (UX463/563). The ASUS PRO B9 (B9450) At only 880g, the ASUS PRO B9 is the world’s lightest 14-inch business laptop. Its powerful specification includes dual PCIe 3.0 x4 SSD…

Another week has come to an end and as usual, I will recap some of the stories we covered this week. We had a number of diverse stories that you may have been missed. The Next Tecno Camon smartphone Tecno is expanding its smartphone line-up and the latest device it has unveiled is the Tecno Camon 12. This phone is not available in Kenya yet but we should get it here very soon. The Camon 12 is yet another camera-centric smartphone from Tecno and is available in three variants, the standard Camon 12, Camon 12 Air and the Camon 12…

Telegram has updated its app adding new features but the one that stands lets you schedule messages. This is a first for the platform and will let to schedule messages that will be sent at a later date. This is revolutionary and is perfect in situations where you may end up forgetting to send that message. We have seen this feature on most social networking apps but not necessarily on messaging apps. In a professional setting, you can schedule a message at night and have it go out the following morning when you will be busy doing something else. The…

ASUS is expanding its laptop portfolio and has added the new ProArt StudioBook series of laptops. The company says that these new laptops are made for graphics professionals, digital artists, animators, architects, and programmers. All these are heavy users who use demanding software for work and they need a device that can handle all that. The top of the line model is the 15-inch ProArt StudioBook One (W590). This is the first creative laptop powered by the NVIDIA Quadro RTX 6000 graphics and an Intel Core i9 processor. It has a 4K UHD PANTONE validated display with exceptional color accuracy.…

Check Point Research, the Threat Intelligence arm of Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. revealed a security flaw in Samsung, Huawei, LG, Sony and other Android-based phones that leaves users vulnerable to advanced phishing attacks. The affected Android phones use over-the-air (OTA) provisioning, through which cellular network operators can deploy network-specific settings to a new phone joining their network. However, Check Point Research found that the industry standard for OTA provisioning, the Open Mobile Alliance Client Provisioning (OMA CP), includes limited authentication methods. Remote agents can exploit this to pose as network operators and send deceptive OMA CP messages to users.…

Late last month, we told you about the Infinix Hot 8 that the company is planning to launch in the country later this year. We came to this conclusion after seeing the retail box for the device. The Hot 8 has already been launched in some markets but we are yet to get it in Kenya. We will get it here at some point so no need to panic yet. The Infinix Hot 8 is an entry-level device just like the previous ‘Hot’ devices from the company. The price in Kenya has not been revealed but in other markets it…

At the IFA 2019 event, Huawei has decided not to unveil a new smartphone but rather refresh its current flagship, the P30 Pro with new colours, some design changes and the latest Android OS. With the refreshed P30 Pro, you will notice the back looks different from the previous version. It has the two-tone finish mostly seen on the Google Pixel phones. The top section is glossy while the bottom section has a matte finish. The back is made of glass and this matte finish at the bottom section makes the phone easy to carry around as it is less…

With the privacy debate that has been going on online recently, questions are being asked about the role online platforms and tools play in this and some people are worried about the services they use on a daily basis. Most of the websites we use regularly track our movements online and use this data to create profiles of who we are and can sell that to advertisers without us knowing. These websites use Cookies and these help them collect data on the people who visit the websites and can decide to track other sites that they may end up visiting.…