Author: Kaluka wanjala

Gionee is not the first name that comes to mind when talking about smartphones. The company has been around for a while and has some interesting devices even though very few people knoe about it. The company plans to unveil two new devices in a few days at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The two will be the selfie focused Gionee A1 and A1 Plus smartphones. According to Gionee, users will be able to change the lighting effects of the front camera for much better selfies. This is quite interesting and I would love to see it in action. Manufacturers…

The Huawei Honor sub brand is the company’s line made up of affordable devices that the company sell in select markets. The latest device the company has launched is the Huawei Honor V9 that comes with some impressive specs. The Huawei Honor V9 was unveiled in China and borrows a few things from the Huawei P9 when you consider its design and build. That aside, the Honor V9 has a 5.7-inch LCD display with a QHD resolution. The QHD display is something that will surely get people talking as we are never used to seeing such displays from Huawei. Powering…

Since the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 was a disaster, the company is banking on the soon to be released Galaxy S8 to regain the trust of its customers. We are expecting the company to launch the Galaxy S8 anytime within the next two months and this means that you should expect to see numerous leaks about it. some rumors had pointed out that March 29 is when the company plans to launch the device but nothing has been confirmed so far. The launch date aside, what people are interested in knowing is what the Galaxy S8 has to offer. Today…

Besides productivity, we as consumers also choose devices (both laptops, PCs and smartphones) that will not disappoint us when it comes to entertainment. Asus knows about this and that is why the company was at the Ongea festival, the 2nd Eastern Africa Music Summit that took place last week at the Sarit Centre Expo Hall to showcase some of its devices that offer exceptional audio performance. At the event, Asus showcased some of its devices that users can currently buy in the country. One device that was on display at the event was the Asus VivoBook Pro NW552. This is…

By Kunle Awosika Imagine a world where you could predict when your customers will have their first thought about retirement planning and be ready to help them create that plan in minutes. Imagine you could do the same for a young family applying for their mortgage or a fledgling company deciding where to bank for the first time. Now imagine you can address all these customers’ needs simultaneously wherever they are, anytime, on any device – and without any rising costs. For many financial institutions, this world might seem far away, but it isn’t. As William Gibson famously said, “The…

OnePlus has just released Hydrogen OS 3.0 to the OnePlus 3 and 3T. Hydrogen OS 3.0 is based on Android 7.0 Nougat and brings with it the much needed features of the latest Android iteration. The update has just started rolling out and some users are already reporting that they have noticed a slightly better battery life on their devices. They are reporting that the battery life is even better than what users get with the Nougat OxygenOS update that was rolled out a couple of years back. Before you get confused, both Hydrogen OS and OxygenOS are custom ROMs…

Canon reiterated its commitment to the African market by announcing the launch of its hero product EOS 5D Mark IV camera. Canon showcased their input to output professional consumer products covering both cameras and printers which are now available in the African region. Canon also announced the start of an Africa wide photo competition involving consumers under the theme ‘Celebrate Africa’. The camera range unveiled includes models such as the EOS 80D, EOS760D, EOS 1300D, Powershot G7X MKII, PowerhShot SX720 HS, Ixus 285HS and Pixma printers G4400, TS 5040 & the powerful and refined TS 9040 – is a fully…

Earlier this year, HMD Global launched the first true Android smartphone with the Nokia branding, the Nokia 6. This was to be one of the many Nokia smartphones we expect to see on the market as the company re-enters the smartphone market. The Nokia 6 was made specifically for the Chinese market but the company will be back later this month with new devices targeting international markets. We have heard that the Nokia 3310 will make a comeback later this month in addition to the entry level Nokia 3 and 5 Android phones. With that said, specs of the Nokia…

Huawei is set to unveil its 2017 flagship smartphone, the P10 later this month at Mobile World Congress. We know very little about the Huawei P10 and we have already told you that the phone will launch a green and purple version of the phone. This is sort of everything we knew about the phone until now. The first photos of the phone have just been leaked by the Federal Communications Commission. The leaked images show that Huawei did not change much from the design point of view and that the P10 looks a lot like the Huawei P9 that…

Ransomware maintained its attractiveness amongst cybercriminals in 2016. Of note is the steady growth on multiple platforms including mobile which essentially means every mobile device user is vulnerable as we enter 2017. According to research by Internet Security firm ESET, Android mobile device users have been targeted by various types of ransomware. Most frequently the police themed ransomware which tried to scare victims into paying up after (falsely) accusing them of harvesting illegal content on their devices. Many ransomware campaigns use phishing emails as an entry point and may arrive as part of another malware’s payload. Similarly an attack may…