Author: Kaluka wanjala

HMD Global brought back Nokia smartphones to the market and its first devices were the Nokia 3, Nokia 5, Nokia 6 and the all new Nokia 3310. The reception has been good so far and this is a clear indication that the company is doing something right. The four devices announced by HMD Global are in the lower mid-range and entry level categories, we are yet to see premium Nokia smartphones from the company. We have heard that an entry level Nokia smartphone is under production and rumours have been circulating online indicating that there might even be a flagship…

Late last week, Huawei published its results for the first half of 2017. The results revealed that the company shipped 73 million smartphones during this period (6 months). This is impressive and represents a 36% increase compared to the same period last year. This is good news for any company to achieve within just 6 months especially when you consider the fact that we saw a number of smartphones hitting the market during this time or towards the end of 2016. Huawei further broke down the results showing that out of all the 73 million units shipped, 8.5 million were…

HMD Global, the home of Nokia phones, can now announce that its first Nokia smartphone range – comprising of the Nokia 3, Nokia 5 and Nokia 6 – will be available through mobile phone service provider, Safaricom, and through selected retailers from today. Unveiled at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, the devices combine superior craftsmanship, distinctive design and powerful entertainment features with a pure Android experience, giving you the ability to use your phone, your way. Gopher Ogembo, Senior Business Manager East Africa, HMD Global, says: “Setting a new standard in design, quality and user experience throughout its smartphone range…

Yesterday, Xiaomi introduced the new version of its Custom UI, MIUI 9, to the world. MIUI is the company’s Custom User Interface that runs on all its smartphones. This Custom UI is heavily forked to look like iOS and this is a good or a bad thing depending on who you ask. That aside, MIUI 9 is here and is based on Android Nougat 7.0. It comes with three key features that include Smart assistant, Image Search and Smart app launcher. These are just the three main features in addition to all the Android Nougat goodies you get with the…

The Cisco 2017 Midyear Cybersecurity Report (MCR) uncovers the rapid evolution of threats and the increasing magnitude of attacks, leading researchers to forecast potential ‘destruction of service’ (DeOS) attacks which could eliminate organizations’ backups and safety nets, required to restore systems and data after an attack. With the advent of the Internet of Things, key industries are bringing more operations online, increasing their attack surface and the potential scale and impact of these attacks. Recent attacks such as WannaCry and Nyetya show the rapid spread and wide impact of attacks that look like ransomware, but are actually much more destructive.…

Yesterday, there were numerous reports indicating that Microsoft had plans to kill off the MS Paint app. If you have a Widows laptop or PC, this is one of the apps you are probably familiar with and have used before. And you are not alone, a good number of people have used this program before and most of them were not happy with the news that Microsoft was planning to axe it completely. Well, the company is now clarifying things saying that it is not killing the app and that it will only move it to the Windows Store. This…

The current line of Nokia smartphones that were introduced earlier this year consist of devices in the mid-range segment and above. Even though we do not have a true flagship in the current series, the devices that HMD Global released earlier this year are not that cheap compared to what we get from the many Chinese manufacturers around. For HMD Global, ignoring the entry level segment is not something it plans to do anytime soon. The company which owns the rights to the Nokia name plans to introduce an entry level Nokia smartphone very soon. The smartphone will probably be…

This is the final developer preview before Android O is released to the public next month. We still do not have the exact name for Android O, all we know so far is it will be Android 8.0.0. With the release of the final Developer preview, we expect the final release of Android O sometime next month. This final Android O Developer preview release comes with all the final system behaviours, the final developer APIs and all the latest bug fixes and optimizations. With this release, app developers can take the opportunity to test their apps against the upcoming iteration…

Telegram version 4.2 has just been rolled out and with it is the introduction of disappearing content for all private chats. With this feature, you have the option of setting a timer that will automatically delete photos and videos that you send when the timer hits “0”. The photos and videos will be deleted permanently and this means they won’t be accessible in the future. According to Telegram, the timer can be set for any photo or video in the private chats section. This is similar to the disappearing videos and photos that are already available in the Secret Chats…

Out of the different devices Infinix has on the market, the company’s Note series is its phablet line that has been around for quite a while. Devices in this series are known for their big sizes and even bigger batteries. We do not get to see many phablets under Ksh 15,000 and Infinix is one of the manufacturers that has been releasing a phablet within this price. The latest phablet from the company is the Infinix Note 4 that has been available in Kenya for less than 3 weeks. The phone is available for Ksh 13,999 which is quite affordable…