Author: Kaluka wanjala

Huawei has revealed that it has plans to upgrade some of its current flagship smartphones to Android Q later this year. The company plans to roll out the update immediately after the Pixel phones get the public release of Android Q. When Google released the list of device that should be getting Android Q beta 3 two days ago, one of the devices on the list was the Huawei Mate 20 Pro. Those who own this phone can install Android Q beta 3 and can get information on how to go about it from Huawei. This will not be the…

Android is undoubtedly the most popular smartphone Operating System. According to StatCounter, as of April 2019, Android’s smartphone market share stood at 74.85% compared to iOS which was 22.94%. At its annual I/O developer conference, Android’s senior director Stephanie Cuthbertson shared some interesting statistics announcing that there are over 2.5 billion devices running Android worldwide. Android was first released ten years ago and has reached these numbers within that period, a big milestone for Google indeed. The 2.5 billion number accounts for the Google Play Store statistics and does not take into account all the other non-Google Play Store devices…

Internet Solutions has today announced the completion of its fiber access network upgrade at a cost of over Shs280million. According to the company, the upgrade which began in 2017 has resulted in improved availability, quality of service, client experience and a more stable network service with automatic rerouting in the event of a fiber cut and has largely eased network broadcasts impacting the network. Commenting on the upgrade, Internet Solutions Managing Director Richard Hechle said apart from stability, the firm’s network is now fully automated, allowing for quick provisioning of new and existing services, a simplified deployment of the network…

Huawei has clearly been busy this year coming out with a new smartphone almost every other month. The most recent smartphone from the company is the Huawei P30 Lite, which we are still reviewing, but that will not be the case for long. The company has confirmed that its next smartphone to launch in Kenya will be the Y5 2019 and will be available later this month. As we have come to expect from the company, they do have a price guessing competition that will see winners walk away with goodies from the company. Huawei says that they are introducing…

Tecno will be among the first smartphone brands to have a device with Android Q. The company’s latest smartphone, the Tecno Spark 3 Pro, was listed as being one of the first 15 devices that should be getting Android Q Beta as from today. This is huge for Tecno as we do not associate the company with timely Android updates and to see it be part of the Android Q beta program is not something I expected. Tecno is yet to share some details about how Spark 3 Pro owners can go about getting Android Q beta but we should…

Late last month, the desktop version of Google Chrome got dark theme support, a feature we first heard about back in February. Everyone has his/her own thoughts on dark mode and how useful or useless this feature is on apps or any service that support it. I do love having this option and normally activate it on apps that support it. Dark mode for Google Chrome is available for version 74 of the popular browser for Windows, Mac and Windows. On Windows, dark mode will be enabled automatically on Chrome if you have enabled dark mode on Windows 10. You…

Last week at its annual F8 developer conference, Facebook announced some of the new features coming to its services. Facebook Messenger is one services that will be getting some new features later in the year. Messenger is one of the top messaging apps out there but the company wants to make it more appealing to its existing users and even new users who may not be using it. One of the key themes for Facebook this year is Messenger’s push into privacy. The first major change the social giant will be implementing with the new Messenger app is repackaging it…

Huawei has been busy the last 6 months releasing a new smartphone every other month. The company has particularly been busy and visible in Kenya with the heavy marketing it has been doing in the country. Most of the devices that it has been marketing heavily are less than Ksh 30,000 and tend to offer way more features than their competitors. The Huawei Y9 Prime 2019 is one other smartphone we are expecting to see from the company very soon. This should not be confused with the Y9 Prime that we reviewed late last year. This is a new one…

Telkom is upgrading its network’s capacity in 5 towns to cater for growing demand across the country. The ongoing upgrade is part of Telkom’s KSh 1 Billion network expansion and optimisation programme and will see a significant boost to its quality of service in Nairobi, Kisumu, Mombasa, Nakuru and Eldoret. This network expansion will also include the IP Core expansion from 30Gigabit to 100Gigabit that will offer a better experience to Internet users. Telkom’s Chief Technical and Information Officer, John Barorot, says that the expansion and optimisation programme is geared towards the consistent delivery of high quality service to all…

Unveiled at MWC 2019, the Nokia 4.2 has finally made its way to Kenya. HMD Global has announced that this phone is available in retail stores in Kenya for Ksh 18,500. The Nokia 4.2 is one of the 5 smartphones unveiled at MWC by HMD Global with the other ones being the Nokia 210, Nokia 1 Plus, Nokia 3.2 and the mighty Nokia 9 PureView. The Nokia 1 is already in retail stores in Kenya and now its turn for the Nokia 4.2 to shine. ‘’Our first ever Nokia 4.2 has a pleasingly premium look and feel, and is designed…