Author: Kaluka wanjala

HMD Global has unveiled its latest smartphone in Kenya. This new smartphone, the Nokia 6.1 Plus, is available in the country for Ksh 31,900. The Nokia 6.1 has an all-screen design that is perfect for media consumption. The phone was unveiled to a global audience in July and also goes by the name, the Nokia X6 in some markets. “In China this year we introduced the Nokia X6, our first smartphone with an all-screen design and our fans around the world made it very clear that they wanted to see more of the same from us. This excitement for a…

Yesterday, Huawei launched the Mate 20 series to the world. There are two main variants of the Mate 20, these are, the regular Huawei Mate 20 and the Mate 20 Pro. They have similar internals but look different to some extent. The Mate 20 Pro is the beast of the two with a 6.39-inch display with a massive notch at the top. The excuse for having this wide notch is the 3D depth-sensing array that the company has included in this phone. Also in the notch cut out sits the 24MP selfie camera. The Mate 20 Pro also comes with…

Earlier this week, Google launched Street View and for the first time ever in Africa, Motorbike Mode on Google Maps. The announcements were made at the first  Google for Kenya, where the company outlined its long-term strategy and commitment to contribute to the country’s economic and social growth. Motorbike mode on Google Maps which will provide directions and voice navigation. For over a million Kenyans, boda bodas are a convenient and affordable way to move and transport goods from one place to another. With Google Maps’ new Motorbike Mode, users across Kenya will now be able to get…

Throughout history, the kitchen has often been regarded as a less-than-ideal section of the house — a functional room that is only necessary to facilitate comfort in the main dining room by providing a space where food may be prepared. In more patriarchal societies, the kitchen is seen as a woman’s place. In old feudal English societies, the kitchen was where servants would spend most of their time. Servants and lower class workers would eat and congregate in the kitchen while the owners of the house would eat and host guests in the highly decorated living and dining rooms. However,…

Huawei is about to launch its latest smartphone, the Huawei Y9 Prime 2019, in Kenya. The company has been teasing this smartphone through its social media pages and we expect it to be launched very soon. This is the latest mid-range smartphone from the company to make its way to Kenya. The Huawei Y9 2019 is the bigger brother to the Huawei Y7 Prime 2018 and the Huawei Y5 Prime 2018. We saw the Y5 and Y7 earlier in the year and they are very interesting smartphones, especially the Y5. You get more from it considering what you pay and…

If you thought we could only see smartphones with two cameras at the back, then you are wrong. We now have smartphones with three and even four cameras at the back. Samsung has the Galaxy A7 with three cameras at the back and the Galaxy A9 with 4 cameras at the back. The Samsung Galaxy A9 is not available in Kenya at the moment, the company will be launching it next month. The Galaxy A7 with the three cameras on the other hand is available in the country starting at Ksh 40,000, quite expensive. The company has announced that the…

Infinix has been busy the last couple of months releasing one smartphone after the other. We have seen the Hot 6, Hot 6 Pro, S3, Note 5 and now the Infinix S3X. The Infinix S3X is currently available on Jumia from as low as Ksh 18,200 and on InfinixMall for Ksh 17,400. The Infinix S3X (you can go ahead and share all the jokes that come to mind) is the successor to the Infinix S3 that is available exclusively through Safaricom retail stores. I am still not sure how Infinix has segmented its market as the Note 5 is currently…

Convenience cooking, the practice of streamlining recipes for simplicity and speed of preparation, is fast becoming an essential in the modern world. Though it may seem a recent phenomenon, guides to convenience cooking go as far back as 1930, captured in publications such as French Cooking in Ten Minutes by Edouard de Pomiane, which tried to minimize the time put into much French cooking of the day. However, while many emphasized streamlining recipes for simplicity and speed of preparation back then, presently it is important to consider all the steps taken towards getting that finished meal. Cooking starts from grocery…

A few days back, Samsung unveiled the Galaxy A9 smartphone to the world. This phone stood out as it comes with 4 different cameras at the back. This is a crazy combination as we are just getting used to having two cameras at the back and now Samsung wants to take things a notch higher. If you are curious about this phone, you will see it in Kenya very soon, next month to be exact. The company has confirmed that it will be bringing this phone to the country in mid-November but the price is still unknown. The price of…

Fortnite is one of the most popular games out there. The game has been available on PC for a long time but only made its way to Android devices recently with the launch of the Samsung Galaxy Note 9. When the game was made available to Android phones, it was exclusively available on Samsung phones and required a beta invitation to be installed. Of course, there are people who found workarounds but this was the company’s official stand. Epic games, the makers of Fortnite, have confirmed that things have now changed and those on Android are free to download the…