Author: Kaluka wanjala

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…

It just hit me that I love dark mode more than the average person. I have it enabled on almost every single app that supports it. It does not matter what time of the day it is, you will find me using dark mode as long as the app I am using supports it. We have seen dark mode on some of the popular apps on Android from Twitter to Facebook Messenger and even YouTube. With Android Q, Android will get a system-wide Dark Theme. Since Android Q is just a few months away from its public release, Google is…

Huawei and Google are currently in an uncomfortable business position thanks to Donald Trump. President Trump included Huawei to a list of companies that American firms are not allowed to do business with unless they get a licence from the government. With the inclusion of Huawei to this list, Google is going to cut ties with the Chinese smartphone maker. We will still have Huawei smartphones running Android but in the future, Google will not support these phones with new updates. Huawei phones will also not come with some of the key Google apps unless this situation is solved Google…

By now you probably already know that Google is set to cut off Huawei’s Android license. This was revealed yesterday by Reuters before Google confirmed it without sharing any details. Even though we know of the trade war between China and the US, I did not expect this to be honest. As we wait for more details from Google and Huawei, let us look at why this has happened and how it will affect us. Why it happened Four days ago, the US added Huawei to the list of companies America firms cannot do business with unless they have a…

The Tecno Spark 3 is the smaller brother to the Spark 3 Pro that I reviewed last month. I loved this phone especially the build quality and the battery. For Ksh 12,000, the Spark 3 Pro outshined some of its key competitors and that is why I gave the phone my stamp of approval. When Tecno reached out telling me they have the Spark 3 for me to review, I was curious to see what this new device has to offer. The Spark 3 is available from Ksh 10,999 on Jumia and most other retail stores in Kenya. The Tecno…