Author: Kaluka wanjala

If you own the Huawei Mate 9, I have some good news for you. The device may be getting the Oreo update very soon if all goes as planned. The Huawei Mate 9 is the company’s 2016 flagship phablet and I expected it to get updated at some point, I just did not expect us to start talking about that this early. So, what has brought us to the conclusion that this update is coming to the Mate 9? Well, the device running Android 8.0 Oreo has been spotted on benchmarking website Geekbench. With this, we can safely say that…

Over the last couple of years, we have seen ‘lite’ versions of some popular apps targeting users with slow data speeds. Apps such as Facebook Lite, Messenger Lite and other ‘lite’ apps offer users a way to stay in contact with their friends and family without using so much data. Facebook has paved the way and now Twitter is jumping into the lite apps bandwagon. Twitter has revealed that it has started testing a native Twitter Lite app for Android. The company is testing the app in Philippines at the moment. The Twitter Lite app is similar to the Lite…

Using an ecommerce site is all about convenience, you order what you want and wait for it to be delivered to you. The biggest issue some customers have had in Kenya is that it takes a very long time for them to get the products they buy. When Jumia first started operations in Kenya, customers had to wait for about are week or more before getting what they ordered online. This has improved over the years and is about to get even better with the introduction of Jumia Express. Jumia Express is what was formerly known as Jumia First and…

Instagram has announced that users are now able to add face filters when sharing live videos. The company announced this yesterday saying you can now easily play with face filters while sharing live video. The sunglasses filter will be one of the selections that will be exclusively available for live video over the next week. With the sunglasses filter, you can change the scenery reflected in the glasses with just a simple tap. When you are done with the live broadcast, you can choose to have it replayed in the stories or just delete it completely. “When your broadcast has…

Netflix has just rolled out its latest update targeting iOS users. The updated app now supports HDR streaming as long as you have a compatible device. Note that this is for ‘compatible devices’ and not all iOS devices out there are in that category. This update comes a couple of days after Apple rolled out iOS 11 to the public. As expected, the update supports iOS 11 and the few of the devices that can support HDR streaming including the new iPhone X, iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus and the iPad Pro. To stream HDR content on your Netflix for…

The year is almost over and we are expecting a flagship phablet from Huawei as usual. This year, this device will be the Huawei Mate 10 but it looks like this is not the only device Huawei is currently working on. Before the unveiling of the Mate 10, Huawei will unveil the G10 which will be its first smartphone with an 18:9 aspect ratio. Huawei is expected to unveil the G10 as early as tomorrow but we may have to wait a while longer as this phone will head straight to China first. We may get it in international markets…

A couple of days ago, Apple officially released iOS 11 to the public. With this release, the company updated its Developer’s Blog with news that it has raised the limit of the size of applications that can be downloaded from its App Store over cellular networks. According to Apple, with iOS 11, the limit has been raised from 100MB to 150MB. This means that you can download any app that is 150MB in size or less over a cellular network. We’ve increased the cellular download limit from 100 MB to 150 MB, letting customers download more apps from the App…

The Internet Society has released a first-of-its- kind report aimed at exploring the future of the Internet. Entitled “Paths to our Digital Future,” the 2017 Global Internet Report examines the Internet over the next five to seven years and identifies the factors that will shape its future. The report uncovers a mix of challenges and opportunities in safeguarding the Internet for the next generation and makes recommendations on the steps that can be taken today to realize the Internet’s promise for everyone, everywhere. The 2017 Global Internet Report considers the many forces that are shaping the Internet today, from Artificial…

Alternative Circle has been selected as one of the top 20 finalists for the 2017 Global FinTech Hackcelerator and FinTech Awards, making it the only company in the continent to qualify. In May 2017, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) published a catalogue of 100 problem statements gathered from the financial industry and invited the global FinTech community to develop new and innovative solutions to any of the problems for the Global FinTech Hackcelerator.  The problem statements fell under 4 categories, Customer-Facing, Financial Inclusion, RegTech, and General. MAS received 580 submissions from over 40 countries and from the submissions, 20…

Facebook messenger group chats allow you to have video chats with more than one person at the same time. This can be in a personal or professional setting with your work colleagues, family members or just friends, you have the option of chatting with a group of people at the same time. With Facebook Messenger Group Video chat, you can have a video chat with up to 50 different people at the same time. Yes, you read that right, 50 people can join your video call. You may not get to this point but knowing this is possible doesn’t hurt.…