Author: Kaluka wanjala

Two days ago, Google added a ton of new languages that its camera translation application can understand. This is a big deal as the search giant added 60 more languages and Swahili was one of them. Some of the other languages added include Xhosa, Yoruba, Afrikaans, Zulu among others. The number of languages added was 60 and this brings the total number of languages supported to 88. You can check out the list of all supported languages here. With the Google Translate app, you can hold up your smartphone and take a photo of any text that you want translated.…

We already know Samsung will be launching the Galaxy Note 10 series on August 7, less than a month from today. With the launch date just around the corner, we are getting leaks of what to expect when the phone is launched. The latest leak was shared on Twitter and shows the punch-hole at the middle top part of the display. This is not the first time Samsung is using a punch hole notch so the concept is not strange to them. You will definitely not miss the punch hole and to be honest I prefer having it at the…

If you have a smartphone with a very big display, then you know it is not easy to access all part of the display at all times. One area you may struggle to access is the notification panel, you have to tilt the phone a bit just to reach the top of the phone to pull down the notifications to see the ones that demand your attention. This may not be the case for those of you using smartphones with customized UIs including those from Samsung, Xiaomi and a many others but it is for those using stock Android, mostly…

Dark Mode seems to be the trend these days and this has been championed by non-other than Google. The company has updated most of its apps to have a dark mode option for those who prefer to have that activated on the applications they are using. Dark mode works well with AMOLED displays but even those without these displays on their smartphones can still activate it if they want to use their phones in the dark or at night. Google Keep, the note taking app, already has a dark mode and this was added when the app was updated a…

When we talk about Qualcomm, most of the times the company has announced a new mid-range of high-end processor. These are the most exciting ones to be honest but that does not mean that the company does not focus on the budget segment. The latest chipset from Qualcomm for entry-level smartphones is the Snapdragon 215. This is the successor to the Snapdragon 212 and has a few upgrades including a 64-bit CPU, support for dual cameras and a faster GPU. This should make things interesting in the entry level segment, a category that has not seen some excitement of late.…

Over the last couple of years, we have seen a change on how manufacturers support their older devices. Companies are now supporting more devices with the latest updates unlike a few years ago when updates were mostly rolled out to their high-end devices. With mid and lower end devices, getting the latest Android update was a hit and miss game. You could either get it or not with no clear explanation at all. Samsung and Huawei were some of the top manufacturers notorious for this. They would just not support some of their device even the most recent ones that…

The Tecno Phantom 9 is set to go on sale in Kenya from next week, specifically on July 15. This will be the first Phantom smartphone to be launched in over a year and we told you one of its key selling points will be the three cameras at the back. July 15 is 7 days from now so we will not be waiting for long before the unveiling of this phone in the country. Tecno has had some good smartphones in the country this year with most of them selling well. I will be curious to see how the…

With the trade war between China and the US heating up, Huawei has been caught in the crossfire. The US government blacklisted Huawei and this meant that no American company was to do business with the Chinese company without approval by the government. Google is one such company and the search giant was forced to suspend ties with Huawei and this meant the future of Huawei smartphones was unknown. Google owns Android and we were just not sure what was going to happen after the ban. Huawei has been working on an Android alternative before this ban but we had…

About a week ago, the Huawei Y9 Prime 2019 was officially unveiled in Kenya. The phone was available on pre-order through Jumia for Ksh 24,999 and its other partners. Within that week, the company reports that it has received over 1,000 pre-orders. This is quite a milestone to be achieved in a short time for a phone within this price. Speaking of the successful pre-order period, Huawei Mobile Country President, Steven Li said, “We would like to appreciate all our partners who ensured, we meet the target during the pre-order period. We are also glad that consumers are still confident…

Last Week, Huawei unveiled its latest mid-range smartphone, the Huawei Y9 Prime 2019, in Kenya. This should not be confused with the Huawei Y9 2019 from last year. These are two different smartphones from the series with the latest one coming with updated specifications and hardware. I have been using the Huawei Y9 Prime 2019 since it was launched and I thought I should share some of the things I like about this phone so far. This is not a full review and I will share that once I am done with it. The Huawei Y9 Prime 2019 is available…