Author: Kaluka wanjala

HMD Global knows that Lumia smartphones were known for their superior camera performance. In addition to this, the camera app of the Lumia smartphones had some unique features that made it stand out from what most other smartphones had. With this in mind, HMD plans to update the camera app on the Nokia phones to bring back some of the Lumia camera UI and features. This was confirmed by HMD’s Chief Product Officer Juho Sarvikas on Twitter. https://twitter.com/sarvikas/status/924852841096925184 The Lumia Camera UI is one of the best camera UI out there and Juho Sarvikas has dropped hints that this UI…

Samsung’s latest flagship device is the Galaxy Note 8. The device is available in Kenya starting at Ksh 104,999. I have been using this phone for close to three weeks and thought it was a good idea to list down some of the things I like about it before the full review. This post will cover the five things I like about this phone for the time I have had it, the full review will be up next week. Even though there are many things about the Samsung Galaxy Note 8, I will just list down the five things I…

When HMD Global re-introduced the Nokia smartphones to the world, the company chose to focus on the mid range devices at first. It is just recently that we saw the Nokia 8 which is the most premium device in the Nokia family. At the moment, the devices from HMD available include the Nokia 3, Nokia 5, Nokia 6 and Nokia 8. Out of these, the Nokia 3 is the cheapest and is available f or Ksh 15,000. Ksh 15,000 is not very cheap and that is why HMD has decided to unveil an even cheaper device, the Nokia 2. This…

If you live in Kenya, you may have seen the many advertisements promoting the new video on demand company, ViuSasa. ViuSasa offers short-form video entertainment and information content, music videos and audio and TV content in English, Swahili and vernacular languages. On its website, the company reveals that its is part of Content Aggregation Limited (CAL). It goes ahead to say, “CAL is a Kenyan content aggregation and distribution company through its brand ViuSasa.” ViuSasa is not like all the other multinational video on demand services such as ShowMax and Netflix, they seem to have a different strategy and you…

Last week, Tecno officially unveiled its latest flagship smartphone, the Phantom 8. The phone was launched in Dubai and the company did not reveal when it will be available in Kenya and for how much. The phone has already been launched in Nigeria where it is available for N128,000 (approximately Ksh 37,000). In Kenya, Tecno is yet to officially unveil the Phantom 8 but some retailers are selling it for as low as Ksh 32,000. I have seen the phone with one retailer, Phone Place Kenya, for that price. Given that Tecno is yet to say anything about the availability…

If you have ever wanted to delete WhatsApp messages that you have sent, you should be happy to know that it is now possible to do so. This is one of the most requested features and started rolling out to users last week to select users. You can delete a message if you have sent it to the wrong person or if it has a mistake. To delete a message you have sent, just tap and hold the message and choose the delete option at the top. You can do this for both individual and group chats. When you choose…

If you have been waiting for Android 8.1, you should know that the first over the air (OTA) update has started rolling out. This is the beta build and comes shortly after the first Developer Preview went live. To get the OTA update, you will need to have enrolled to be part of the Android Beta Program. If you are part of the Program, you should be getting a notification if you have not received one yet. It goes without saying that to be part of the Android Beta Program, you need to have a Pixel or Nexus smartphone. If…

HMD promised us that all the new Nokia smartphones will be getting Android Oreo update before the end of the year. The company also said that these will be among the first Android smartphones to get the update when it is available. HMD is able to promise this because these phones come with near stock Android. Given that Android Oreo is already out, HMD has been hard at work finalizing the update before it pushes it out to its devices. HMD has actually released the first beta version of Android Oreo for the Nokia 8. HMD has launched a new…

Samsung is currently working on Android Oreo update for some of its devices. This update will get to select Samsung devices in the end but it will take time. According to Samsung Turkey, the update will start rolling out in early 2018. No exact date or month has been given but my guess is that we will see the update get to the Galaxy Note 8 and the S8 family before the Galaxy S9 is unveiled. Keep in mind that information about Android Oreo has so far been shared by Samsung Turkey. It published that on a blog post and…

Vivo is a smartphone brand not many people in Kenya know about. Vivo is a Chinese smartphone manufacturer that was founded in 2009 and has focused on India and South East Asia markets. It has some notable device on the market but given the fact that it has never focused on this part of the world, we haven’t heard so much about its devices. Vivo is owned by the same company that own OPPO, the smartphone manufacturer that has been aggressively marketing its latest smartphones, the A71 and the F3. BBK Electronics is the company that owns Vivo and OPPO…