Author: Kaluka wanjala

The OPPO F5 is the latest smartphone from the company you can get in Kenya. The phone is available for Ksh 32,000, within the same price range as the OPPO F3 that it is supposed to be replacing. The F5 is another camera-centric smartphone from OPPO, it comes less than 8 months after we saw the unveiling of the OPPO F3. With that in mind, the question you should be asking is, is this a worthy upgrade? Where does it stand when compared with other devices within the same price range? Is it a good device or just another overhyped…

Safaricom is undoubtedly the biggest network provider in Kenya. It’s coverage spreads throughout the country and it was the first one to roll out 4G LTE in the country. The company has even announced that it currently has over 1 Million 4G customers. I don’t know about the Telkom’s numbers but my guess is that they are yet to cross the 1 Million mark. Safaricom says that it crossed the 1 million 4G users mark in the month of November. The company rolled out 4G back in December of 2014 but things have changed since then to help the company…

Last week, we told you that Android Oreo update had started rolling out to some smartwatches. When we announced this, we were not sure which devices were to get the update and when. All we knew was the update was out there and would soon be available on some of the smartwatches on the market. If you have an Android Wear smartwatch, Google has a list of devices that should be getting the update and the others that will be getting it at a later date. Below are the devices that are getting the update as of right now. The…

As we look forward to closing the year, Jumia Travel takes a keen look at emerging and growing hotel technologies that will shape the new year. Voice Adaptation, anyone home? Voice is no doubt an ongoing craze across various industries; think of Siri, Alexa, Cortana and the rest. The little complications of accents, privacy and communication barriers notwithstanding, incorporation of voice-focused devices in hotels will ease operations as guests can get hands-free answers to their queries without reaching for the phone. Virtual Reality; seeing is believing! Think innovation and inspiration, VR can have an endless list of possibilities. On top…

Google announced the Oreo-based Android Wear beta build back in October. This was the first build meant for early adopters who wanted to test out the operating system before its was available to the general public. It is two months later and Google has announced that the final build will be pushed out to devices as from today. We haven’t heard much about Android Wear recently but Google is still committed to it. This announcement was made by on Google+ by Hoi Lam, a moderator at Android Wear Developers community on Google+. You can see from the posts above, he…

As Safaricom and CBA celebrated M-Shwari’s 5th anniversary yesterday, the telco revealed that M-Shwari services will be added to the Safaricom app very soon. If you have used the official Safaricom app, you probably have noticed that M-Pesa services are now available on the app. This happened this year but unfortunately users could still not get M-Shwari services through the app. For those who want to get M-Shwari services on the mySafaicom app, the update will be coming soon, no exact date has been given so far but you should have these services by early 2018. This will be a…

Yesterday, Google announced that YouTube Go is now available to users in Kenya. The app is available through the Play Store but is still in development and those who download it will have an early access to see some of the features it will come with. YouTube Go is one of the many applications from Google that are meant for users in markets where data is expensive or for people who have less powerful devices. Before you download the YouTube Go app, I thought it is a good idea to point out some of the things you should know about…

Google has launched YouTube Go in Kenya, an app that will give users access to YouTube regardless of their connectivity. YouTube Go, a mobile app built from the ground up to unlock the power of YouTube, will enable users to view and share videos offline. The app has been designed to give users more control over data usage, while being locally and socially relevant. Speaking during the launch, Google SSA Marketing Partnership Manager, Rosemary Momanyi observed that Google had seen first-hand the impact of bringing more people into the world of video. He noted that every aspect of YouTube Go…

Blockchain technology has the potential to increase the efficiency and value of the accounting function by reducing the costs of maintaining and reconciling ledgers. This is according to ICAEW’s (the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales) latest report: Blockchain and the Future of Accountancy. According to the report, the reduction in the need for reconciliation and dispute management, combined with the increased certainty around rights and obligations, will allow for a greater focus on how to account for transactions. This will also enable expansion in what areas can be accounted for. A revelation from the report is that…

Back in May this year, Google announced its new ultra-light OS for low end devices that it called Android Go. The company was clear that this was not a new version of Android and it is not replacing the Android One Program. Since May, we haven’t heard much about Android Go but it looks like that will change very soon. This has already stared with the changing of the name from Android Go to Android Oreo (Go Edition). This is the same version targeting low-end Android smartphones with low memory and specs. Android Oreo (Go Edition) is different from the…