Author: Kaluka wanjala

Over the years, gamers have been moving from primarily using desktop computers to laptops. There are those that still prefer building their own gaming PCs but we have been seeing some casual gamers and eSports players go for laptops for gaming. The portability provided by gaming laptops makes them appealing to some people Asus has a number of ROG gaming laptops for different needs and in this review, I will be looking at the Asus ROG Strix G531GT. This is the model that we will be having in Kenya and the one I have comes with the Intel 9th generation…

Vivo, the fifth largest smartphone manufacturer in the world, officially unveiled the V17 Pro smartphone in the Kenyan Market last week. Vivo has been operating in Kenya for a few months now and we told you about its Y series devices targeting the youth that it announced back in September. The company held its first event last week to not only announce the availability of the V17 Pro in Kenya but to also officially unveiled its brand of smartphones in the country. Vivo is Oppo’s sister company and the two have very similar devices and I am glad to see…

Yesterday, Infinix unveiled its latest smartphone, the Infinix S5. The phone was unveiled in Nigeria and is not available in Kenya yet. This is the successor to the Infinix S4 that we reviewed not so long ago and they fall under its S series which started as a selfie-centric line but is right now a camera-centric line. We first heard about the Infinix S5 back in October but we did not have all the details in terms of specifications until now. The company has not been generous with information but that has never stopped us from finding more information about…

Every time I get a new phone to review, I tend to consider its price and specifications to see if it offers good value for money. This is on top of my experience using the device as most of the times, real world experiences matter more than what the company is focusing on when marketing the device. This is exactly what I focused on with the Infinix Hot 8 that I have been reviewing the past 7 days. I did an unboxing post that you can check out here. For those interested, the Infinix Hot 8 is available in Kenya…

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…