Author: Kaluka wanjala

For years, most people who bought mid-range or flagship smartphones were the ones to enjoy the latest Android updates. Companies have never been open about it but this is what has been happening. Most people who bought entry level or some of the low-end smartphones were used to not getting the latest Android updates. This trend has been changing and it is not strange to see companies push the latest updates to devices we did not expect to see updated. HMD Global has done this very well and devices such as the Nokia 1 have been updated with the latest…

Little has announced the introduction of shuttle services between Nairobi and Nakuru. The company has had its shuttle service in Nairobi and it’s now expanding it to Nakuru. This came as a surprise to be honest as I was expecting Little to focus on expanding the availability of the shuttles in Nairobi before looking at other towns. For the Nairobi to Nakuru Little shuttle service, there are 6 buses per day with the first one departing at 6 am. The subsequent busses will then depart every couple of hours at 8am, 10am, 12 noon, 2pm and the last one at…

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,…