Author: Kaluka wanjala

Walk into any of the LG showrooms and you immediately feel the difference in the experience that makes this establishment stand out from your typical electronics outlet. There is no doubt that the products LG offers have earned the trust of their customers. However, the consumer-oriented way that LG treats its customers forges rare and strong emotional connections that many have found meaningful. LG further expands the experience through use of accessible social media to reach out to the consumers and they have developed products that are user friendly. Moses Marji, the General Manager Marketing at LG believes that LG…

Instagram is currently enabling browser notifications for those who prefer to use its service on a browser and not through its official apps. Yes, there are people who use the browser for one reason or the other. I do use the browser from time to time but still go back to using the app. Instagram is a mobile-first company and that is why the experience through its apps has always been way better than through the browser. The browser option was not there in the beginning but was introduced later as a way to cater to those who may not…

Google is celebrating 20 years of organizing the world’s information and making it accessible to billions of users in close to 200 languages. When Google Search was launched in 1998, the entire web consisted of only 25 million pages. The task of indexing and cataloging this information, the size of a small library, seemed ambitious at the time.  Two decades later, Google has indexed hundreds of billions of pages and the number grows with every new piece of information added to the web by users around the globe. The next chapter of Search is one that’s powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI).…

Online shopping platform, MallforAfrica has officially launched its platform to Mombasa residents in a bid to tap into the high demand of consumers looking to access international stores virtually through the site. The move will now allow Mombasa residents to shop for their favorite items online through MallforAfrica platform granting them access to leading international stores in the US and UK such as Amazon, eBay, Macy’s, Zara, SportsDirect which initially were not readily available to them. Speaking during the launch of the platform, MallforAfrica’s Country Manager- Kenya, Mrs Naomi Konditi-Kivuvani said that the move to launch the service to Mombasa…

The Samsung Galaxy J2 Core is finally available in Kenya. This is the company’s first Android Go smartphone and is available in the country for Ksh 10,499. The Galaxy J2 Core joins the ever-growing list of Android Go smartphones that users can buy in Kenya. Samsung has not had it easy in the entry-level segment recently for some time now. Most of its devices are inferior compared to devices that we get from manufacturers such as Infinix and even Tecno. This is why the announcement of the Galaxy J2 Core got my attention. I really wanted to see what the…

If you are a Safaricom Home Fiber customer, you should know that the company has introduced new packages it’s calling Internet Plus. The company says that this is a converged service that will give customers access to Fiber, mobile data, voice minutes and unlimited SMS. The company has made it clear that this is an additional service that customers can subscribe to in addition to the existing Fiber to The Home Packages. Internet Plus is available to all Safaricom Home customers. To access the service, just dial *400#. You will be able to able to query mobile data, voice minutes…

Telkom is this year’s title sponsor at the Connected Kenya Summit, scheduled to take place at the Bomas of Kenya, Nairobi, from 22nd to 24th October 2018. Now in its tenth year, the Summit is a platform that brings together industry players from the Private and Public Sector to exchange ideas on the enabling role of ICT in service delivery. “Our focus for the 2018 Connected Summit is the Big 4 Agenda. Technology has a significant role to play in delivery of the Big 4 and I look forward to seeing how we can innovate across manufacturing, healthcare, housing and…

The Huawei P20 Pro announced earlier this year caught our attention with its triple camera set up at the back. Huawei was one of the first smartphone manufacturers to release smartphones with dual cameras and now it is leading the way with the triple cameras. Other manufacturers are not sitting around and letting Huawei have all the attention. They too are working on their own devices with triple cameras and one company that is ready to hit the market is Samsung. The Korean company has announced the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018), its first smartphone with three cameras at the back.…

The Itel S13 is the latest Android Go smartphone to be launched in Kenya. The phone is available in retail stores for Ksh 7,500 making it one of the cheapest Android Go smartphones in Kenya. For those in the dark, Android Go is a tweaked version of Android meant for devices with between 512MB and 1GB of RAM. One of the main reasons why Android Go exists is to ensure those with cheaper devices can still have a good experience. The Itel S13 joins the Itel A32F, another Android Go smartphone from the company. From the look of things, Itel…

The Infinix Hot S3X is the latest device from the company to be launched in Kenya. You can call it the Infinix Hot Sex or Hot S3X, whichever you like.  The phone has been in retail stores for a few weeks now and I do have a unit to review. With that said, I thought I should do a first impressions post just to share with you what it has to offer. Some of the key selling points of the Infinix Hot S3X include the 6.2 inch Full View display, AI selfie camera that guarantees better shots in low light…