Author: Kaluka wanjala

Are you one of the people who are still using devices running Android 2.1 or older? If you are, you should know that Google will be ending support for the Android Market on Android version 2.1 and older. The company will end support on June 30 bringing an end to the app store that we haven’t really heard much about recently. Android 2.1 was released way back in 2010 but there are still people who are using it. Its market share is insignificant according to the latest Android distribution numbers that Google released at the beginning of the month. When…

A couple of days ago, we told you that Infinix is working on its next phablet, the Note 4, that it will be unveiling very soon. Back then, we had no information about the specifications of this phone and all we knew was that it will have a massive battery. Well, we now have the Infinix Note 4 specifications thanks to Jumia. The online retailer has a dedicated listing for the Note 4 that it says will be unveiled soon. The listing reveals all the key specifications of the phone but does not say anything about the price. This will…

The battle to attract selfie enthusiasts is heating up as smartphone manufacturers look for new ways to stay ahead of competition. The latest selfie-centric smartphone to be launched in Kenya is the OPPO F3. You may have seen this phone being advertised through different channels and now we have an unboxing for you. This post will point out my first impressions of the phone and is not meant to be a full review. The OPPO F3 is available in Kenya for Ksh 32,999 and its main selling point is the dual front facing camera. With this combination, taking group selfies…

Spotify is undoubtedly a force to reckon with in the online music streaming industry. The service is not available in all markets but in the markets it is available in, it commands a huge customer base. Even though it has some serious competitors, it has managed to stay at the top. The company is now reporting that it has crossed the 140 million users mark. It reported this on Friday and this is quite a significant increase from late last year when its user base was 126 million and one year ago when its user base was at 100 million.…

Every year, Infinix unveils a new phablet under its ‘Note’ series. Devices under this series are known for their big sizes and equally big batteries. The original Infinix Hot Note was one of the first devices that put Infinix on the map since back then we never saw such massive devices (with long lasting batteries) in the entry level segment. For 2017, the Infinix Note 4 will be the company’s phablet that will be replacing the Note 3 which was launched back in 2016. We do not know anything about the Infinix Note 4 but the company is already teasing…

Twitter is making some design changes through its different platforms. The company has been rolling out these changes the last couple of days but most users started noticing the changes yesterday. This is a huge redesign but you will still be able to recognize and use Twitter as you have done before. Twitter is rolling out these features and tweaks to the Android and iOS apps as well as Twitter Lite and TweetDeck. This updated design has just started rolling out to the public so you may not see it right away, the company is pushing out the update gradually.…

About 8 months ago, Google unveiled its first in-house smartphones, the Pixel and Pixel XL. These phones were manufactured by HTC for Google and were sort of released to replace the Nexus line of devices. Being the first in-house devices by Google, we are all keen to see how they will perform as they compete directly with all the other Android smartphones. Google has not officially disclosed how many Pixel smartphones have been sold so far and we do not expect that to happen anytime soon. The company is very secretive with the figures but that is not a big…

Last year, Google introduced its new smartphone family, the Pixel and Pixel XL smartphones, to the world. Even though the two phones had Google’s branding, they were manufactured by HTC. Google had partnered with HTC back when the Nexus program was active and we expected the successors to the Pixel and Pixel XL to be made by HTC too. Well, it looks like we will not be getting what we expected as HTC will not be making both phones this year. HTC will still be in the mix as the company will be making the successor to the original Pixel…

After months of negotiations, Verizon has finally acquired Yahoo. The internet giant has been struggling the last several years as competition got tougher. Verizon has paid $4.48 billion and with this is has acquired all of Yahoo’s core internet assets. With this deal, Yahoo’s CEO Marissa Mayer will resign from the company and receive a $23-million severance package according to CNN. Marissa Mayer was seen as the person to revive the company but this proved hard to do. She implemented new changes but there was no turnaround as most people had expected. The Future Of Yahoo Right now, most people…

Last year, Samsung’s flagship phablet, the Galaxy Note 7, was a complete disaster. Some units caught fire when being charged and the company had to discontinue the device. This year, the company launched the Galaxy S8 and S8+ smartphones whose reception was quite good. These are its flagships smartphones for the year but we are still waiting for its flagship phablet later in the year. All eyes will be on the Galaxy Note 8 just because the Note 7 was a complete disaster. According to the South Korean website, The Bell, we could see the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 in…