Author: Kaluka wanjala

If you use Twitter, then you know that some people on the platform can be abusive. There are those who are just annoying but some take that further and may end up harassing you for one reason or the other. This has been the case for years and Twitter has been trying to change that but that has not had an easy time. Even with that said, Twitter is still committed to getting rid of such individuals from its platform. The company has announced three changes that it says will help it crack down on harassment and abuse. We have…

By now, you probably know that Samsung is working on its 2017 flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S8. The company is planning to launch this phone in the next couple of months and hopes that this is the device that will help it out from the fiasco that was the Galaxy Note 7. With the launch expected soon, you should expect to see leaks and rumours about this phone. With that said, you should also expect to see photos of this device surface somewhere online. The first alleged photo of the Galaxy S8 has just been leaked online and gives us…

If you live a busy life or if you just want your life to be organized, you may want to check out any of the many list and task managing apps out there. I have used many such apps and Todoist and Wunderlist top the list. In this post, I will be focusing on Todoist as I find it to be easy to use. What is Todoist? Well, as I have mentioned above, this is a to-do-list and task managing application that is available on all the major platforms. This app allows you to list down the tasks you want…

Lenovo is one of the best laptop manufacturers out there. The company is particularly known for its Yoga line of products that are just some of the best 2-in-1 laptops you can get on the market today. Even though Lenovo has a number of tablets on the market, the company has launched another budget friendly Yoga device. The device is the Lenovo Yoga A12 that is a 12.2 inch convertible laptop powered by Android. It comes with Android 6.0.1 and will start at $299 according to a report by Engadget. It will go on sale on February 8 in the US. As…

If you are in love with all things Android, you may have come across Google Now Launcher at least once. This was the default launcher on Nexus phones and was available on the Play Store for those who wanted this same experience on their non-Nexus devices. Well, Google Now Launcher had its run and it is now reported that it will be pulled from the Play Store very soon. This is according to sources who spoke to Android Police. We sort of expected this to happen last year when the Google Pixel phones were announced, these phones came with a…

Back in January, we told you that LG has plans to launch two new smartwatches sometime this month. These will be the first smartwatches to come with Android Wear 2.0 and will be released in partnership with Google, we still don’t know what this partnership entails but this is not what we are interested in knowing right now. What we are interested in knowing right now are the specifications you should expect to see on this smartwatch. This smartwatch, the LG Watch Sport, will be released later this week together with another model, the LG Watch Style. Even before the…

Today, Microsoft and GrowthAfrica announced their partnership to launch the #Insiders4Good East Africa Fellowship, which seeks to support emerging entrepreneurs as they turn their business ideas into reality and scale. This initiative is a new partnership between Microsoft and GrowthAfrica, designed to empower East African entrepreneurs with mentorship and technology, and amplify their voice through the Windows Insider Program, a global community of millions of Windows users using tech to make a lasting impact upon the world. The #Insiders4Good East Africa Fellowship will be awarded to 25 entrepreneurs from Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda who have innovative social business ideas…

The Sony Xperia brand has not done so well the last couple of years and we rarely see these devices out in the world. Sony is not where it was in terms of market share as the smartphone market is flooded with all kinds of players that have eaten up its share. With that said, the company has just reported its Q4 2016 financial results and as expected, the it saw a decline in the number of devices it shipped during that period. To be exact, Sony shipped 5.1 million smartphones during the three-month period ending December 2016. This is…

With the theme, Building for Africa, NexTech Africa is demonstrating in action Microsoft’s commitment to support and empower innately African creativity and innovation. The organisation’s flagship Africa technology event is taking place on 2 and 3 February in Nairobi, Kenya. “As a company, we really want to hear from local innovators, businesses and technologists on how they view the future of technology in Africa, and what they need to help them leverage the myriad of opportunities,” says Kunle Awosika, Country Manager of Microsoft Kenya. The goal of NexTech, of which this is the third instalment, is to help Microsoft play…

Twitter has just unveiled its new explore tab that borrows a few things from Instagram. The social networking site unveiled this tab a couple of days ago to select users around the world. This tab makes it easier for people to easily keep up with what is happening outside their timeline. Twitter explore brings together some of the company’s existing features including search, trends, and Moments under one roof. With this new explore tab, you get the Moments, search and trends tabs in one area. This is similar to what you get on Instagram where the search and suggested content…