Author: Kaluka wanjala

This year, Samsung introduced some amazing flagship devices that include the Galaxy S8, S8+ and the Note 8. With the launch of these devices, we also saw the company introduce the Bixby AI assistant. To make it easier for users to interact with this assistant, the company included a dedicated Bixby button that activates it even when the screen is locked. As expected, not all users were happy with this because the company made it difficult to disable the button or even remap it for those not planning to use Bixby. If you are among the users who are not…

Telkom has completed the first phase of its KSh 600 million upgrade project on its national backbone and metropolitan transmission networks. This upgrade is part of Telkom’s modernization programme, which has already seen the Telco invest KSh5 Billion towards network modernisation, leading to the launch of its 4G network; currently available in 32 towns and urban centres across the country and also the doubling of capacity and coverage on its 3G network. The upgrade to Telkom’s national backbone and metropolitan transmission networks will deliver triple backup features, enriched service experience and extended reach to its customers in the East African…

A few days back, I did a post listing the 5 things I love about the Samsung Galaxy Note 8. Since nothing is perfect in this world, I decided to do another posting listing the five things I do not like about the phone. The Battery With the Galaxy Note 8, Samsung decided to go with a 3300 mAh battery which is bigger than the one on the Galaxy S8 but slightly small compared to the 3500 mAh battery on the Galaxy S8+ (plus). I do get that Samsung wanted to be conservative with the battery given the debacle that…

If you own the Samsung Galaxy S8, you may want to check out the new Galaxy S8 Oreo beta program. Just as the name suggests, this is a program for those who own the Galaxy S8 and want to test out the beta build of Android Oreo. You will essentially be among the first users of the Samsung device to test out the OS before it is rolled out to all users. The company announced this saying that this program brings Samsung Experience 9.0 Beta. “Following Samsung Experience version 8.5, which was released with the Galaxy Note8, Samsung Experience 9.0…

Xiaomi has just announced that MIUI 9 has started rolling out to users globally. The company announce this today saying that a select number of devices will be getting it first before its is available to all users. This is the stable build of MIUI 9, we saw the beta version a couple of months ago and not much has changed from what we saw back then. According to Xiaomi, the devices that will be getting the UI in early November include the Redmi Note 4, Mi Mix 2, Mi Max 2 and the Redmi Y1 series. The Xiaomi Redmi…

Cisco and Google Cloud today announced a partnership to deliver a hybrid cloud solution that helps customers maximize their investments across cloud and on-premises environments. The companies will provide a unique and open hybrid cloud offering that enables applications and services to be deployed, managed and secured across on-premises environments and Google Cloud Platform. The solution delivers cloud speed and scale, with enterprise-class security.  The offering provides enterprises with a way to run, secure and monitor workloads, thus enabling them to optimize their existing investments, plan their cloud migration at their own pace and avoid vendor lock in. Companies can…

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…