Author: Kaluka wanjala

OPPO has announced the availability of its latest selfie focused phone the OPPO A57 in the Kenyan Market, we told you last month that this phone was to be launched in Kenya before the end of this month targeting selfie enthusiasts. According to OPPO, the A57 smartphone is available for Ksh 24,000. It comes with a 16MP front facing camera, something not easily found on smartphones within this price range. The Oppo A57 is not the first selfies centric smartphone from the company, last year, the company introduced the F-series whose devices came with the same 16MP front facing camera. Speaking…

The Nokia 6 is one of the new Nokia branded smartphones that HMD Global plans to launch this year. The phone is already available in some markets as the first Nokia smartphone that comes with Pure Android. Besides the Nokia 6, HMD Global also unveiled the Nokia 3 and Nokia 5 smartphones at Mobile World Congress. When the Nokia 6 was launched, it came with Android 7.0 Nougat but that device is getting updated with Android 7.1.1. We expected this to happen as HMD promised that the new Nokia smartphones it will be releasing will be getting the latest Android…

Over the weekend, some people who have been using Safaricom were not happy as they claimed that their data bundles depleted faster than it normally would. This is not the first time this issue has been raised, we have heard about it before from both Safaricom and Airtel users and am sure this is not the last time. The problem when you raise the issue with the network provider is they will give you a generic answer like this “data billing is based on volumes of total upload & download and not time spent online.” With the response above, there…

At Mobile World Congress this year, Huawei showcased its 2017 flagship smartphone, the Huawei P10. A week later, Huawei revealed that it had plans to launch the P10 in Kenya this month (April). Well, it looks like we will not be seeing this phone in the country this month. The General Manager, Mark Hemaobin, said the P10 is set to arrive in the country May. Huawei has just announced that the phone is up on pre-order in Kenya for those who want to be the first ones to get it when it arrives in Kenya. Those who want to pre-order…

Before we get started, let me point out that this is not the full review, it is my first impressions post that is meant to give you my first thoughts on this phone. It does not cover the details but rather acts like the appetizer as you wait for the full review in a couple of weeks. If you know anything about Tecno, then you will know that the company has the Camon series whose devices are known for their advanced camera performance when compared to other devices from the company. This year, Tecno has brought the Camon CX and…

The latest smartphones from Infinix to be launched in Kenya is the S2 Pro, it is available exclusively on Jumia for Ksh 15,699. The S2 Pro is one of the two new smartphones that are succeeding the Infinix Hot S that was unveiled in 2016. We were impressed with the Infinix Hot S and were very excited when we heard about its successor, the S2 Pro. With the Infinix S2 Pro availability in the country, we managed to get our hands on a review unit that we will be using in the next couple of weeks. Before we write the…

Infinix is getting ready to launch its next smartphone in Kenya. The phone, the Infinix S2 Pro, will be available on Jumia as from Monday (April 10). The Infinix S2 Pro is the successor to the Infinix Hot S that was launched in 2016 and acted as the sleek and affordable device from the company. It was right there in the middle between the flagship Infinix Zero 3 and the Infinix Note 3. We reviewed the Infinix Hot S and really loved it as it was slightly different from devices we are used to seeing from Infinix. As for the S2 Pro,…

Earlier today, I got a notification to update my Twitter app for Android among other apps. Given that I have the beta version of the app, I always ensure that I get the latest updates on my phone as soon as they are available. I did not waste time, went to the Play Store and updated my app just to see what was new. The one biggest change that I got with this update makes it possible to set the night mode to turn on at sunset and off at sunrise. If you are a regular visitor of this blog,…

For the many years that Netflix has been around, it only started supporting offline viewing last year. Offline viewing is basically a feature that allows you to download videos through the Netflix app when online and view them when offline. This feature is useful if you do not have a stable internet connection or in situations where you have a high-speed internet connection at work and no internet connection at home. In such situations, you will have to download the videos you want when you have a stable connection and watch them later. When Netflix introduced offline viewing last year,…

For about 30 years, Windows has been the most popular OS in the world. Even though Windows has been the most popular OS for PCs, the rise of Android is threatening its dominance as more and more people move to a mobile first world. Android has actually dethroned Windows from the top spot according to StatCounter. The figures from StatCounter reveal that Android has a 37.93% market share. This is a percentage of all devices connected to the internet including desktops, tablets, laptops and phones. Windows OS comes in closely with a market share of 37.91%. It is impressive to…