Author: Kaluka wanjala

Jumia Mobile Week is back and given that the company has promised some crazy mobile deals, I thought it is a good idea to list down five smartphones you should check out during this period. I will list down the five phones in different price points just to make sure everyone has a chance to grab one they can afford. I have not reviewed all the phones here but for the ones I have, there is a link at the end for those who are interested. I have also included an affiliate links to Jumia if you want to buy…

Not so long ago, some Huawei Mate 9 and Mate 9 Pro users finally got Android Oreo on their devices. These was the final version of the OS and not the beta version that has been around since late 2017. The update is still not available to all users in all markets and even I don’t have it yet. Right now Huawei is getting ready to launch its 2018 flagship smartphone line up, the Huawei P20 series. Since the P20 series is not out yet, Huawei is working on Android 8.0 Oreo update for its 2017 flagship, the Huawei P10.…

Once upon a time, Samsung dominated the entry level smartphone segment. These days, we don’t see the company doing so much in this segment as it has been focusing on the mid-range and high-end segments. In 2018, Samsung is out with the Galaxy Grand Prime Pro (2018) that it hopes will be perfect for those looking for an affordable smartphone under Ksh 20,000. The name is a mouthful and bear with me in this review as the phone offers more than just the name. The name aside, phone’s price is what the company hopes will get people excited. It’s recommended…

Today, Visa announced that its Visa’s Everywhere Initiative, a global innovation program that tasks start-ups to solve commerce challenges oftomorrow and further enhance their own product propositions and provide visionary solutions for Visa’s vast network of partners, will expand into the Sub Sahara Africa (SSA) region. Entrants in the first-ever Sub-Sahara Visa’s Everywhere Initiative will have the opportunity to compete for a chance to win up to US$50,000, access to Visa’s products and services, expert mentorship and support from Visa and exposure to key Visa partners and clients. “In a highly dynamic industry, Visa’s Everywhere Initiative allows us to explore a host of ideas…

Yesterday, Telkom Kenya unveiled its new Mobile Money service, T-Kash. The company made so much noise about this product and this was expected. Ever since Telkom Kenya rebranded, its has had this hyped approach to almost everything it does. In a market dominated by Safaricom, you have to make so much noise for people to know you are around. So What’s T-Kash? As I pointed out in the first sentence of this post, it is the company’s Mobile Money Service just like M-Pesa. This is not the first mobile money by the company, it had Orange Money back in the…

Business is evolving in the face of two opposing technology trends: The transformative power of the cloud and the mounting cost of cybercrime. Living at the intersection of these new business realities are billions of people, putting pressure on businesses to ensure that employee and customer identities are protected. We see new data and identity thefts in the news on a weekly basis. More than three billion customer data records were lost to high-profile attacks in 2016 alone, with more than 60 percent of all data loss traced back to compromised identities. Establishing trusted identities is how a web-based economy…

Nokia ‘exited’ the smartphone market a few years ago but the company officially came back early last year with the unveiling of the Nokia 6. This was the first smartphone from HMD Global, the company behind the ‘new’ Nokia phones. The phone was first unveiled in China but made its way to international markets later in the year. HMD Global is run by people who used to work for Nokia so they do have some experience in this market and they are not just here to fill the space, they actually want to be among the top 5 smartphone markers…

Back in 2017, WhatsApp added an option for users to delete messages they accidentally send. This was a much-needed addition but was not perfect as users could only delete messages within the first 7 minutes of sending them. This was still good but not in all cases, there are situations where you need to recall the messages after 7 minutes but you are not able to. If this was you, I have good news for you. WhatsApp plans to give you more time and will increase the time you need to at least an hour. The exact time will be…

Earlier today, Telkom Kenya officially introduced its new mobile money service, T-Kash. This new service is replacing Orange Money, a service the company axed a couple of months back. T-Kash is here to compete with Safaricom’s M-Pesa and Airtel Money. Safaricom has a firm grip on the mobile money sector in Kenya and Telkom will not have an easy ride as they try to penetrate the market. For Telkom Kenya, T-Kash isn’t just another M-Pesa competitor, the company hopes it will be a reliable and alternative service for users. “With this service, we are offering a viable alternative mobile money…

Microsoft is about to roll out a major update to its official Android launcher. This is one of the many Android applications by the company and has been available to Android users for quite some time. Microsoft launcher is not the most popular launcher as that crown is held by other older and established launchers such as Nova. Microsoft wants to do all it can to make its launcher the go to one by adding new features and some of these will be making their way to the public very soon. The company has been testing these latest changes through…