Author: Kaluka wanjala

There are a handful of taxi hailing apps in Kenya even though most people only know of Uber. Uber has been getting a bad reputation recently with most people finding the service unappealing and thus opting for alternatives. If you are one of the people who have been looking for alternatives, you may have come across Taxify. Taxify has been in Kenya for a while and knowing its rates is a good start for those who are thinking about using it. At the moment, Taxify in Kenya is only available in Nairobi and Mombasa, these are the two biggest cities…

Most of the recent premium devices from Samsung stand out because of their infinity displays. If you have used any of the recent flagship smartphone from the company, then you know how good these displays are. They look really good but the company has limited their availability to its flagship devices. The launch of the Samsung Galaxy A6 and A6+ brings the infinity display to this series of mid-range devices. We have seen numerous leaks of these phones in the last couple of weeks and they are finally here for those who have been waiting for them. With these, Samsung…

OPPO has finally unveiled its latest smartphone in Kenya. This new smartphone, the OPPO F7, is now up for pre-order through Jumia and select offline stores from today to this coming Sunday (May 6). For those who are not willing to pre-order the device, you will be able to buy it from next week for Ksh 35,990. This phone is the successor to the OPPO F5 that we saw towards the end of 2017. Just like the F5, the OPPO F7 is a camera-centric device that comes with a 25MP selfie camera that the company hopes will be appealing to…

If you have a device from Huawei and have been looking a a customer service centre in Kenya, then you are in luck as we have a few of them here. A number of Huawei Customer Service Centres were opened in Kenya a couple of years back as the company wanted to offer its customers services they can reply on. Below are some of the authorized Huawei Customer Service Centres in Kenya. Huawei Customer Service Centre-Nairobi 5th Floor, Jeevan Bharati building, Harambee avenue Opp. Electricity House, Nairobi Week days working rime: 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM Saturday: 9:00 AM to…

With most taxi hailing apps, the average car you will get is the one that can accommodate up to four people. Most of the times you may not even need all the other seats but there are situations where you are in a group and need the extra seats. This is exactly what Taxify had in mind when it introduced Taxify XL. Taxify XL was recently introduced to users in Nairobi to cater for riders travelling in larger groups. The option is perfect for groups of 6 and has been around for just a couple of weeks and it must…

The beauty of social media is the power and control it gives you over the kind of content you see and interact with. You can block people who you never want to interact with and mute those who you may not want to see on your timeline at a specific time but would not mind interacting with them at a later date. Twitter has such an option and Instagram may soon have one too. You will be able to mute those friends who post way too many photos or videos without unfollowing them. We all know unfollowing your friends may…

Huawei’s latest flagship smartphone, the P20, is not yet available in Kenya but its smaller sibling, the Huawei P20 Lite will be coming to this part of the world next week. The phone will be available on the e-commerce platform, Jumia, for Ksh 32,000. It is still not clear if the phone will be available exclusively through the platform and for how long. Last year, the two companies did a similar thing with the launch of the Huawei Mate 10 and Mate 10 Pro but I am meant to understand the sales were not that good. With the Huawei P20…

Samsung is not known for timely updates when it comes to new Android releases. Even though this is the case, the company usually updates a handful of it devices in the mid-range and premium segments with the latest Android iterations at some point in their existance. Just recently, Samsung started updating the Galaxy A3(2017) and the Galaxy A5(2017) with Android 8.0 Oreo. These are some of its mid-range devices from 2017 and were definitely not the only ones that were scheduled to get the update. The Samsung Galaxy A7(2017) is joining the list of devices from the Korean manufacturer getting…

A few days back, we told you that Google was planning to redesign Gmail and add a number of new features to its email client. Well, Google has finally rolled out the update and now Gmail has a new look. This is the first time in a long time that Gmail is getting an updated look as well as a new features. In a statement, Google said, “Today we announced major improvements to Gmail on the web to help people be more productive at work.” This new look is available on Gmail for web at the moment but there are…

If you prefer using your phone with one hand, the new Opera Touch browser is something you may want to look into. This is the latest browser from Opera that is specifically made for Android users and is designed for one-handed use. This is a mobile-browser that also makes it easier to share content between mobile and desktop browsers. Opera Touch joins the popular mobile browser, Opera Mini that comes pre-installed in a good number of budget friendly smartphones. I have never been a huge fan of Opera browsers since I am deep into Chrome and Mozilla and I use…