Author: Kaluka wanjala

Instagram is the most popular photo sharing platform attracting millions of active users every day. Like every other platform, Instagram has a ton of fake accounts and bot-driven interaction that some users employ for reasons best known to them. Instagram has plans to crack down on accounts with fake followers and removing comments and likes that were created by these third-party apps. Instagram has had a real problem with fake followers and likes and this is something those who use the app regularly have noticed. The company is finally doing something about it to bring sanity to the platform. Instagram…

Tecno Mobile has officially unveiled its latest smartphones, the Camon 11 and Camon 11 Pro, in Kenya today. These are camera-centric devices as with other Camon devices we have seen before. We have already seen two other Camon devices this year, the Camon CM and the Camon X series. These devices came earlier in the year and things have changed since then and now we have the Camon 11 and 11 Pro. The Tecno Camon 11 will be available for Ksh 14,999 while the Camon 11 Pro will be available for Ksh 23,999. The Camon 11 competes with the likes…

HF Whizz, the digital financial service platform of the HF Group, is one of the many financial services apps in Kenya with an instant mobile loan feature. The app was released by the company a few months ago and besides the mobile loans feature, it has a number of other financial offerings that take advantage of some of the M-Pesa APIs. When HF Whizz was unveiled, the maximum amount you could borrow was Ksh 10,000. Yes, it still does not make sense to me why the company decided on this low amount but things have finally changed. The company has…

Lipa Na M-pesa is a convenient way to pay for your goods in most settings. The service can be hectic to use is some situations such as paying for what you have bought in a Supermarket or in a store where there is more than one cashier. I am sure you have experienced this when paying using Lipa Na M-Pesa or you were behind someone paying with M-Pesa. The process takes time and after paying, you have to give the cashier your phone number or show them the transaction confirmation message just to confirm that you have paid. Safaricom is…

A few months ago, Loon, an Alphabet owned company, said that it plans to work with Telkom Kenya to deliver 4G connection to underserved areas in rural Kenya using balloons. Alphabet is the same company that owns Google for those who may not know. Loon and Google are two independent companies though with the former working to bring internet connection to areas with poor coverage and those that are sparsely populated. When Loon announced intentions to work with Telkom, the two were yet to get government approval to fly the balloons in the country. It’s a couple of months later…

Aspira has announced a partnership agreement with Elite Digital Solutions, Apple Premium Reseller in Kenya that will allow consumers to buy iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max and other Apple products through access to affordable credit facilities and pay later within 3-12 months. Through this partnership, consumers will be required to pay a minimum deposit of 30% of the total cost of iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max and purchase for as low as Ksh.13,000 through Aspira. Interest of 4% percent will be charged per month with the total cost of the loan split into equal monthly installments. Consumers can choose to…

You probably have a list of people you are in constant communication with. Even if that is not the case, there are people you regularly talk to compared to others in your contact list. If you have saved a lot of numbers in your phonebook, this means there are people who you still want to have in your contact list but just do not talk to on a regular basis. If what I have described above happens to be you, you may want to know about the new contact ranking system that WhatsApp is testing. This is of course if…

The Nokia 1, the cheapest smartphone from HMD Global, was officially announced back in February. In Kenya, we got the phone towards the end of April and its recommended retail price was Ksh 9,500 at the time. A few months later, this price was slashed to Ksh 8,000 and now the price has been slashed further to Ksh 5,000. This price cut is on Jumia at the moment and is part of the company Black Friday sale that is going on through to the end of the month. The Nokia 1 as I have mentioned is the cheapest smartphone by…

OPPO Kenya has finally brought the 6GB version of the F9 to the country. The standard OPPO F9 with 4GB of RAM was launched in the country back in September and is available from Ksh 34,200. The 6GB F9, on the other hand, is available for Ksh 37,990 through retail stores countrywide. The OPPO F9 Pro in Kenya comes with the same specifications and design as the standard F9 and the only difference is the RAM size. You are getting the same waterdrop notch design as the standard F9 and the unique colours including the starry purple one. “The OPPO…

Tecno is set to launch its third Camon device this year, the Tecno Camon 11, in Kenya. Tecno has not been aggressive this year with its smartphones and the one that stands out so far if the Tecno Spark 2 that offers great value for money and I included it in my list of the top 5 phones to get during Jumia Mobile week. Back to the Tecno Camon 11, should be up for pre-order in select Tecno and Telkom stores from Monday according to sources. It is not clear how long the pre-order period will be but I don’t…