Author: Kaluka wanjala

About 4 days ago, Safaricom introduced its new data bundles with the main selling point being that users are able to enjoy free WhatsApp even when they run out of data. This was all good but with the unveiling of these new bundles, the company axed the 1GB daily Giga bundle. This Giga bundle offers 1GB of data for Ksh 99 valid for 24 hours. This is a good deal and I shared my thoughts on it a few months ago and you can read all about that here. When users noticed the 1GB Giga bundle was missing, most were…

Earlier today, OPPO unveiled its latest smartphone, the OPPO F9, in Kenya. This device joins other OPPO F devices including the OPPO F7, OPPO F5 and the OPPO F3. The Price The OPPO F9 will be available in two variants, a 4GB one and a 6GB one. The 4GB model will be available for Ksh 35,000 while the 64GB model will be available for Ksh 37,990. Both variants will have 6GB of internal storage space that can be expanded using a microSD card. You should get this price on most offline retailers and even e-commerce platforms like Jumia. At the…

Early this month, Finserve unveiled its latest product that its calling mKey. mKey is primarily a keyboard application but it seeks to do more than that. It has a ton of features and these are included to make sure you get things done without leaving the application. This is what got my attention the first time I heard about the app, it sounded like something I would definitely want try out to see what it is all about. With that said, I decided to download the mKey app when it was officially announced and I have been using it since then.…

Safaricom has today unveiled new data bundles that will let you continue using WhatsApp even after you use all your data. WhatsApp is the most popular messaging application out there and you will now be able to use it even when you run out of data. You will be able to use WhatsApp for free for the validity of the bundle you have. For example, if you buy the weekly bundle and use all the data in one day, you will still be able to use WhatsApp for free for the remaining days. Being able to use WhatsApp even when…

Android Oreo was officially released in August 2017, a little over a year ago, but its market share is still below 15%. This is not surprising at all as we are used to seeing low adoption rates for new Android versions. According to the latest Android distribution numbers, Oreo (both 8.0 and 8.1) is currently installed in 14.6% of the devices. For a version of Android that has been around for over a year, this number is very low. These are not the figures that Google may want to see right now as the company is getting ready to roll…

Instagram is currently testing a new feature that will let users tag other users on their videos. You can do so with photos at the moment but cannot do so with videos unless you tag them in the caption. Instagram is always testing some new features with a few select users before releasing it to everyone. According to TechCrunch, this tag option for videos will work the same way as tagging photos. The difference between the two is that Instagram will use a different icon that when you tap will link to a list of the people that have been…

Ecobank has been able to drastically improve its business analytics needs with the help of Microsoft Power BI. The bank, which has operations in 33 countries across the continent chose the solution due to it being easy to configure and navigate. “We use a lot of tools. So, we were looking for something that was easy to implement and configure as well. Moreover, as we deal with sensitive data, Power BI provides a secured environment which helps protect data integrity,” said the company’s head of BI.   The bank, who have been utilizing Power BI for over one year, have…

Yesterday, Apple officially unveiled its latest iPhones. We pretty much knew everything about these new phones before they were unveiled so the launch event was just to confirm what we knew. The iPhone Xs (pronounced “10-ess”) and Xs Max are not entirely new devices but rather slight upgrades compared to the iPhone X. If you already have the iPhone X, you may want to skip these two and wait for the next device next year. If you do not have the iPhone X but have always wanted it, this is the best time to get it as prices will drop.…

Loon has announced that it has successfully sent a test internet connection 1,000 kilometers across seven balloons. For those who may not be aware, Loon is an Alphabet-owned company that is planning to launch balloon-powered internet in Kenya next year in partnership with Telkom Kenya. Alphabet is the same company that owns Google by the way. This latest test by Loon was carried out in the United States and represents a distance that would have span the entire country from Mombasa to the Kenya-Uganda border. According to the company, this marks a positive step as it gets ready to rroll…

Fortnite is one of the most popular games right now. This game was just introduced to Android users by its maker, Epic Games, a couple of weeks back. So far, Fortnite has been installed by 15 million Android users across the world in just 21 days. The game isn’t officially available on the Google Play Store and is currently in an invite-only phase and only a limited number of people are able to download it. Its main rival is PUBG which can be downloaded from the Play Store. Reaching 15 Million installs in just 21 days shows you how popular…