Author: Kaluka wanjala

Not everyone sees the usefulness of having a tablet in 2019. We do have powerful smartphones with bigger screens that can do what most tablets do. With this in mind, most people tend to go with smartphones with bigger displays and use them for different situations and they don’t see the need of getting a dedicated tablet to use it once in a while. There is nothing wrong with that approach but there are people who need a separate device (tablet) to handle specific tasks that may not be handled that well with a smartphone. Think of someone who does…

Huawei seems to be having a good year even with the US trade ban. The company has just reported its financial results for the first half of 2019 that show that it is doing well despite the ban. For the first half of 2019, Huawei shipped over 118 million smartphones globally. This is massive and represents a 24% rise in shipped devices compared to the same period last year when it only shipped 95 million units. Considering that this happened as the ban was on, it may mean that the ban has no effect on its business or maybe it…

We all play a game or two on our smartphones from time to time. Even if you are not serious about gaming, you probably have one in your phone and use it to occasionally pass time. Since we spend a lot of time with our smartphones, using it as a gaming device is just second nature. Over the years, we have seen fewer people with portable gaming consoles and one of the reasons can be that some of the titles they would have played on these devices are available on smartphones. Even if that is not the case, there are…

Branch International, the digital lending app, has announced the full repayment of a KShs 500M commercial paper. On top of this, the company has announced the issuance of yet another commercial paper of the same amount. This is the fourth note by the company in partnership with Barium Capital, the Centum-owned advisory firm. This fourth commercial paper brings the total capital raised by the company locally to more than Ksh 1.5 billion. Branch has revealed that it will use the latest investment to expand its services in Kenya. Recently, we have seen the explosion of digital lending services in the…

The Nokia 8.1 is one of the best smartphones I have reviewed this year. Besides all its other specifications, it has one of the best cameras I have used so far. It has no gimmicks but the photos you get from the camera will impress you. HMD Global may not have aggressively pushed the Nokia 8.1 but the company may do that with its successor. Rumours are that the company is working on the Nokia 8.2 that should be unveiled in a couple of months. HMD Global is yet to confirm the existence of this phone but we are already…

We all love smartphones and what they have to offer. Even with their evolution, there are still people buying feature phones for various reasons. Most people are surprised when I tell them that feature phones still have a significant market share even though there are cheaper smartphones available. HMD Global is one company that is still investing heavily in the feature phone market. The company has unveiled its latest products, the Nokia 220 4G and the Nokia 105. The Nokia 220 4G borrows a lot from the original Nokia 220 that was unveiled back in 2014. With the new 4G…

One of the best smartphone I reviewed last year, the Huawei Y9 2019, is now available at a discounted price of Ksh 20,999. The phone was launched in Kenya towards the end of 2018 and was available for Ksh 24,000. The phone was then discounted to Ksh 23,000 and the price has been slashed further to Ksh 21,000. This is around the same price you can get the Huawei P30 Lite for from Jumia. The Huawei Y9 2019 should not be confused with the Huawei Y9 Prime 2019 that I reviewed a couple of days back. The Prime version is…

You may have not heard about Kai OS but do not feel bad about it as it is a relatively new light operating system that is made for smart feature phones and not many people have heard about it. The Nokia 8110 4G is one of the phones that is powered by this OS. It got it through an update but since it supports the OS, it might be one of the phones you know of that supports this OS. Most of these feature phones are made for developing markets where WhatsApp is a very popular messaging platform. Of course,…

Upgraded for 2019

If you thought the OPPO Find X was going to be the most expensive smartphone from OPPO to ever launch in Kenya, then you are wrong. The company has just unveiled the Reno 10X Zoom in Kenya which will be upon pre-order as from tomorrow. The OPPO Reno 10X Zoom will be available in retail stores for Ksh 89,999, not cheap by any standards. This is cheaper than the price the Find X but is still expensive. OPPO justifies this price by saying this is its flagship smartphone that comes with the latest tech including the 10X Zoom. I know…