Author: Kaluka wanjala

Editor at TechArena. I cover all things technology and review new gadgets as I get them. You can reach me on email: [email protected]

We are a few days into the new month and I think it is time I tell you the TV shows and Movies that you can watch on ShowMax this month. These are new shows that were not available on ShowMax last month. For those who may still be in the dark, ShowMax is an internet based video on demand service which allows you to watch whatever you want, when you want. With normal Television, you have to watch the show you want when the broadcaster is broadcasting it, with ShowMax, you can stream it at any time you want.…

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Back in 2016, Sony unveiled the PlayStation VR headset to the world. As VR headsets gain popularity, Sony did not want to be left behind and now the company is announcing that it has sold over 1 Million units between then and now. With 1 Million units sold so far, Sony is number 2 in the VR market behind Samsung which has sold over 5 million Gear VR units. Coming in at number 3 is HTC which has sold over 420,000 Vive units and Oculus Rift comes in at number 4 with 243,000 units sold. Looking at Oculus Rift and…

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Let’s face it, tablets are not as appealing as they used to be before phablets hit the market. For those who may be lost, phablets are smartphones with bigger displays, somewhere in the middle between smartphones and tablets. Even with that said, tablets are still around and we have seen their popularity increase recently. Most of the tablets we have seen the last year or so came as either productivity or entertainment devices. Tecno is one of the companies that has been active in the tablet space. The company has released a good number of tablets the last couple and…

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Two of Motorola’s latest smartphones, the Moto G5 and G5 Plus, will be available in Kenya as from next week through Safaricom according to Android Kenya. These devices will be available in Safaricom shops alongside other devices from the company including the entry level Moto C devices and the high-end Moto Z series. The Moto G and G Plus are mid-range devices that the company has had plans to bring to the country for quite some time now. When launching the Moto Z in the country, Lenovo East Africa regional manager Shikha Monga said that the Moto G5 and G5…

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A few weeks ago, it was reported that Google had plans to include an ad-blocker into its Chrome browser. This ad-blocker will not block all ads like other ad-blockers but would rather block some of the ads deemed disruptive and intrusive by site visitors. If you spend a significant amount of time online, you may have encountered these ads at least once. Google has finally confirmed that it is working on an ad-blocker that will be included in Chrome. The company has also revealed that the ad-blocker will block all advertisements that do not adhere to Better Ads Standards. This…

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YouTube has updated its Android app to introduce new design changes to improve user experience. The company has been testing a new UI for over 6 months and this is what it is including in the latest update. The updated app is finally rolling out to all users and not just beta testers, if you have this app on your phone, you can update it from the Play store. The biggest change with this update is the change in the navigation bar that has now been moved to the bottom section of the app. I find this easy to use…

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If you are like most people, there are times when you do not have an active internet connection. This may happen when you are out of your house/office and are out or bundles or when you are travelling. In such situation, you may still want to use your phone but may not be able to do certain things such as accessing certain webpages. To address this, Google updated Chrome for Android last year to allow users to save webpages to view them when offline. What this means is that you will be able to download entire webpages when you have…

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Jumia Market is changing its business model from an online Marketplace to an online social shopping site. This is a peer to peer model where users will be able to interact to buy and sell products. The model is a fusion of the social networking site Instagram and e-commerce. Similar to Instagram, the platform will allow users to comment, like, tag and even follow sellers they like, making it easy to shop from their news feed. Though still available on desktop, the platform will be predominantly used through the app.  “The main objective is to make online shopping simple, straight…

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If you are on Twitter, then you may at some point received Direct Messages (DMs) that you weren’t interested in. If this has been a big issue for you, the latest changes by Twitter may interest you. Twitter is adding more filters to ensure DMs are not that annoying. With the changes, if you have chosen to receive messages from anyone, messages from people you do not follow will be segmented to a section called Requests in the Messages tab. This means that you will not see the messages till you access this section. With this, your DMs will be…

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Intel is undoubtedly the leader when it comes to desktop processors. The latest addition to the company’s portfolio is the new Core X-series that the company has just announced. With the release of this new series, the company has introduced the Core i9 series of processors. The Core X-series is based on the new X299/LGA2066 “Basin Falls” platform. The Core X-series has 9 different products, five of these products have been announced today and the remaining 4 will be unveiled at a later date. With this new series, consumers will have the option of choosing from 4, 6, 8, 10,…

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