Author: Kaluka wanjala

Security is one of the most important things most users look out for when it comes to online messaging platforms. We have seen platforms such as WhatsApp and Telegram reveal that these are important pillars on its platforms. Viber has not been left behind and the company has come out with what it calls “secret chats” to provide extra security and privacy for users. The messaging app already has end-to-end encryption but it says secret chats offers little extra security. We have seen end-to-end encryption on WhatsApp, Telegram and even Facebook Messenger so this option has been available for quite a…

Samsung is getting ready to launch its 2017 flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S8. We expect to see this phone in the next couple of week or so. We have seen numerous leaks about the device the last few weeks showing us what to expect when the phone is launched. To get people even more excited, Samsung has released the first official TV advert of the Galaxy S8 in South Korea. This is interesting as the phone has not been launched anywhere, official unveiling is later this month before the phone hits retail stores next month. The TV advert sort of…

Competition in the voice-powered assistants is getting tougher by the day. Just last week, we saw Google Assistant roll out to all Android phones. This was huge as previously the assistant was only available to those who had the Pixel and Pixel XL smartphones. Google aside, Microsoft also has a voice-powered assistant, Cortana. Cortana is available on all major platforms and its iOS version is getting revamped. Cortana on iOS is not the only assistant on the platform as there is Siri which is well integrated into the operating system given the fact that both are made by the same…

We all want to personalize the devices we use. One way you can do this is by changing the wallpaper that you find on your phone when you set it up for the first time. To do this, you can use photos on your gallery or you can download the photos you like from the internet. There are a ton of apps and website that can provide you with wallpapers to use on your phone but my absolute favourite is Google Wallpapers. The app is simply known as ‘Wallpapers’ and can provide you with different wallpapers you can use on…

Anyone here using Google hangouts? Probably not. Hangouts is Google’s messaging app that has been around for years but is just not attractive to many users. Most people who use it are techies and this means that the app has had problems breaking into the mainstream market. Google knows this and the company has been trying to do all it can to keep Hangouts relevant. The most recent update from Google is the splitting Hangouts into two services called Meet and Chat. These two services are mainly targeting business users and will offer group messaging and video conferencing for businesses.…

Samsung Pay has been pretty much been a product exclusively available on the higher end devices from Samsung. For those who do not know, Samsung pay allows users to make contactless payments through payment terminals. It sort of eliminates the need to take our your card or cash when paying for products or services. Going forward, Samsung has plans to introduce Samsung Pay to its affordable devices. We are getting reports that the company will be introducing Samsung Pay to mid-range and affordable devices including the Galaxy J series. The company is still testing this in India and if it…

Facebook has pretty much declared war on Snapchat. The company wanted to buy out Snapchat a couple of years back and that did not go through so it saw it fit to borrow some Snapchat features and include them in its products. Well, Facebook is back at it again and this time with the release of an updated Messenger app that has Snapchat-like features embedded inside the app. Facebook is referring to this new feature as Messenger Day which is essentially a Snapchat clone inside the Messenger app. Using it is very easy and all you have to do is…

A few days ago at Mobile World Congress, HMD Global unveiled four Nokia branded devices that include the Nokia 3, Nokia 5, Nokia 6 and the Nokia 3310. These were entry level and mid-range devices from the company. With these devices out of the way, Nokia is believed to be working on high end devices that will be powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 processor. According to a report out of China, there will be at least two flagship devices from Nokia that will be powered by the Snapdragon 835 processor that will be released by the end of the…

Yesterday, Facebook launched its first 360-degree app for the Samsung Gear VR headset. The company is calling this Facebook 360 and will be available through the Oculus app For Samsung devices that are compatible with the Gear VR. The social networking giant has said that it created Facebook 360 to make it easier for its users to find 360-degree videos and photos shared on the site. All users have to do is go to the Oculus store on their Samsung devices and download the Facebook 360 applications and they are good to go. Facebook says that there are millions of…

When Apple launched the latest iPhones last year, most people were not happy that the company decided to ditch the headphone jack for a USB Type C port. This port is to be used to connect the earphones to the phone and is the same one to be used to charge the phone and for data transfer. Most people thought that it was still early to ditch the headphone jack for the all purpose USB Type C port. With this, many people saw this as the perfect opportunity to try and lure Apple fans over to Android and specifically to…