Author: Kaluka wanjala

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…

Cisco announce the convergence of Cisco Spark ™ and Webex platforms. The result is a new Webex Meetings application for your meetings and a new seamless team collaboration application called Webex Teams (formerly Cisco Spark). Cisco is putting their award-winning video devices onto this newly converged platform adding a new hardware device that turns any workspace with a TV into a Webex room. Cisco is making everything easier to buy and continuing to apply machine learning and artificial intelligence that will dramatically improve meetings, as we know them today. Launch of an all-new version of Webex meetings. The first thing…

Have you ever wanted to add more than one piece of media to your Instagram Story? I know I haven’t but active users of the platform have and now Instagram is making it easier to do so. If you are one of those people who have been looking for this option, you are in luck as Instagram is finally making that possible. From today, you will be able to add up to 10 different items to your Instagram Story at a go. This will work the same way it does when you are trying to post multiple photos or videos…

Infinix is getting ready to launch its first smartphones in Kenya this year (2018). These are the Infinix Hot 6 and Infinix Hot 6 Pro that the company is saying will be launched soon. The company is already teasing the HOT 6 Pro on its social media pages. With this, I expect the Hot 6 line to be launched in Kenya within the next two months. The one standing feature that we can make out from what the company has shared is that the Infinix Hot 6 Pro will have an 18:9 aspect ratio. This will not be the company’s…

Earlier today, HMD Global launched three new smartphones in the Kenyan market. These are the Nokia 1, Nokia 6 (2018) and the Nokia 7 Plus. Missing from this list is the Nokia 8 Sirocco and given the fact that the company said nothing about this, my guess is that we will not be getting it in Kenya anytime soon. We have already told you about the Nokia 1 which is available for Ksh 9,500, you can read about that here. The other two smartphones are the Nokia 6 (2018) and the Nokia 7 Plus that are available for Ksh 29,000…