Author: Kaluka wanjala

For those of us using Android, you may have come across Android Backup, an option that lets you store your device’s information on a Google Drive folder. With this, the process of restoring the data is much easier. What most people do not know is that these backups are automatically deleted if the device has been inactive for over two months. This rule is hidden deep inside the Android Backups support documents and applies to all users even those who pay for the service. This was brought forward by Redditor Tanglebrook who learnt about the rule the hard way. Tanglebrook…

Android tablets are not as popular as most manufacturers expected them to be. With the rise of 2-in-1 tablets, most people prefer to go with those and not tablets. On the market right now, it is hard to say what Android tablets are made to do, with Windows-powered tablets, we know productivity is key and that has somehow worked well for those devices. With the Android ones, we are still trying to fit them in our lives. Lenovo isn’t worried about the declining tablet market as the company has just released the new Tab 4 series that has four tablet…

Not so long ago, HMD Global unveiled its latest Nokia smartphone, the Nokia 8. This is the fourth Android powered Nokia smartphone from the company and brings back the Carl Zeiss lens that we have associated with Nokia smartphones for years. The Nokia 8 also comes with a dual camera setup and is the first Android-powered Nokia phone with such a setup. When the Nokia 8 was launched, it had Android Nougat pre-installed. The company said that this phone and all the other Nokia phones (Nokia 3, Nokia 5 and Nokia 6) will be getting Android 8.0 Oreo update at…

Earlier this year, Samsung introduced its new in-house assistant, Bixby, as it unveiled the Galaxy S8 and S8+. With this assistant, the company decided to include a dedicated button on the S8 and S8+ to help users launch the assistant easily. When the company launched the Galaxy Note 8, it also included the dedicated Bixby button. The biggest issue with the Bixby button has been that users cannot customize it and maybe change it from a digital assistant to some other app. Samsung has refused to let users do this and given that not every user wants to use Bixby,…

The one thing iOS and Android have had over Windows Mobile is the number of applications they have on their respective stores.  Apple’s iOS has so many different applications available for customers to choose the one they want to use. With a huge number of applications, you expect to have some that are good and a few others are bad. Apple has always tried to deal with the unwanted applications but from time to time there are some that make their way to the App store. Some of these can be scammy or misleading apps that have no use being…

Earlier this week, Apple officially unveiled its latest devices including the iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus and the iPhone X. With this announcement, the company is no longer selling the Red iPhone 7 and 7 Plus are no longer available for purchase. The Red iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus were announced back in March as part of the RED charity line of products and we knew they were not here to stay. These were special edition devices that have served their purpose and are no longer listed on Apple’s website after the announcement of the new iPhones. With the…

The Final build of Android Oreo was released a couple of week ago and is currently rolling out to supported Pixel and Nexus devices. Other manufacturers are working to bring this update to their devices and we should expect to see it roll out before the end of the year. Nokia and Sony have already listed the devices that will be getting this update and now Motorola has come out with its own list. The list includes about a dozen devices from its 2016 line-up including the Moto z and all its variants. Most of these devices come with stock…

Samsung is expanding its smartphone line-up with the introduction of the Galaxy J7 Neo in the Kenyan market. This smartphone is available locally for Ksh 21,999 from any Samsung branded shop. Vice President and Managing Director of Samsung Electronics East Africa, Mr. Jung Hyun Park said, “We understand the dynamics of the emerging and developing markets, where we have to create a balance between the entry level, mid-level and flagship models.” “Mobile data subscription is growing at a fast pace especially among the millennials. Fast and reliable data will therefore be a key consideration when this demographic makes their next…

OPPO’s latest smartphone, the A71, will be launched in Kenya later this month. The company has confirmed this but is yet to confirm the exact date as to when this will happen. Globally, the OPPO A71 was announced back in September and is already in markets such as India where it is available for Rs. 12,990 (approximately Ksh 20,800). This is the price I expect it to be available in when it is launched in Kenya later this month. As with most OPPO smartphones we have seen recently, the camera is one of its key selling point. The company says…

We have already told you about the iPhone X that Apple unveiled yesterday at an event in California. This was not the only device from the company that was unveiled, we also saw the iPhone 8 and 8 Plus smartphones The iPhone 8 and 8 Plus have a glass on the front and back and this is one of the biggest addition included by Apple on this device. These devices look a lot more like the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus except for a few differences. Apple says that the glass used on the iPhone 8 and 8 Plus is…