Author: Kaluka wanjala

The Xiaomi Redmi Go is the company’s first Android Go smartphone and one of the cheapest if not the cheapest smartphone from the company you can get in Kenya right now. I have had the Xiaomi Redmi Go for a little over a month and a half and I thought I should share some things I like about it. The Xiaomi Redmi Go was launched in Kenya back in March and is mostly available through Jumia. It is one of the many Android Go smartphones we have seen launch in Kenya over the last 12 months and I wanted to…

At the 2019 East Africa Com event, Canon showcased some of its latest technologies around images, video, security and printing. The two-day event saw the official introduction of the ME20F-SHN, the company’s latest full HD network camera perfect for low light shooting and full HD colour video in almost total darkness. The camera also supports networking and remote-control capabilities that can be useful in surveillance. Canon says this camera is perfect for law enforcement and wildlife photographers but did not say if they have sold any to the police in Kenya. The company says they are still in talks with…

Google Chrome for Android is getting a very useful feature that will make it easier to navigate through multiple tabs. If you are like most people, you probably have a ton of tabs open right now on your browser and navigating between these tabs is not an easy thing. On Chrome for Android, Google uses a card-style interface that has been alright but can be hectic to use if you have so many open tabs. Navigating between the different tabs is frustrating but this may be fixed with the introduction of tab grouping. With tab groups, there will be no…

WhatsApp plans to add new features to its messaging app and one of them has to do with its integration with Facebook. For those still in the dark, Facebook bought WhatsApp for $19 billion and this sort of integration was expected at some point. According to WABetaInfo, the integration WhatsApp is working on will let users share their WhatsApp Stories to Facebook. Users will find an “add to Facebook Story” option in their WhatsApp Status tab. This button will not be available for everyone but rather for those who have the Facebook app installed. This will be the case in…

Facebook has allegedly confirmed that it will include adverts in WhatsApp status from next year. This is according to an attendee who was at the Facebook Marketing Summit in the Netherlands. It was at this summit where this was revealed as you will see in the tweet below. It is still not clear when WhatsApp ads will start rolling out and all we know is that 2020 is the year for these ads. The exact implementation is also not known but we may end up seeing something similar to the Instagram Stories ads that to be honest are not very…

Vertical videos make more sense for mobile users but I just never get their appeal overall. On Apps such as Instagram’s IGTV, users could only upload vertical videos and this was one of its key selling point as it was seen as a more natural option for those using their smartphones. Instagram is finally making some changes on IGTV which the company says will support horizontal videos. Instagram says the change is based on feedback from both creators and viewers. This makes perfect sense and I get where their reasoning comes from, vertical videos are perfect for mobile but do…

Microsoft has pushed out Windows 10 May 2019 update to some users. The update is rolling out to select users at the moment but if you are part of the Windows Insider Program, you will be among the first ones to get it. I am part of this program and I already have the update on my PC. Microsoft is rolling the update gradually to make it installable for computers that are least likely to have any problems. Once this is done, it will slowly increase the level of availability to other users. As this is happening, Microsoft will be…

Oppo has officially unveiled its latest smartphone, the K3, after weeks of rumours and leaks. The Oppo K3 has the pop up camera similar to the one that we saw on the Oppo F11 Pro. Unlike the F11 Pro, the Oppo K3 will be available at a much cheaper price. Besides the pop-up camera, the Oppo K3 will be powered by a Snapdragon 710 processor which will be paired with 6GB of RAM. The pop-up camera mechanism on the Oppo K3 has a 16MP front facing shooter and a dual setup at the back made up of 16MP and 2MP…

At the Cisco Connect conference, Cisco outlined its commitment to support the digitization of Africa’s communities, businesses, and governments through several initiatives for skills and talent development, innovation and job creation. “We are living in a world that is changing faster than ever imagined. We are inspired by the prospect of an economy with abundant jobs, a place where entrepreneurs can thrive. Our goal is to enable small and medium businesses to accelerate their growth by helping them access our world class technology,” says Country General Manager (GM) for Cisco East Africa and Indian Ocean Islands, David Bunei. African Partner…

IGTV, Stories and Shopping are some of Instagram’s new features that seem to be inline with the company’s long-term strategy and goals. Instagram is investing a lot on time and money on these features as it tries to get more people to use them. Instagram is revamping the Explore tab to include relevant Stories suggestions based on the accounts you follow and your search habits. The Explore tab is designed for discovery to help users find new and personalized content they may like. This tab has not had Stories, IGTV or the shopping option but this is changing. Instagram can…