Author: Kaluka wanjala

Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2017 is set to take place in Barcelona next month and this is where we expect to see a number of new devices for 2017. Even though things are still sketchy, this is usually the event where we get some new smartphones that are meant to target international consumers. One company that is definitely going to be at MWC 2017 is LG. the company is already teasing its presence there and we expect to see its next flagship, the G6. We have heard that LG has plans to launch this smartphone before Samsung unveils the Galaxy…

The community based online marketplace Jumia Market is today launching a new, improved version of its shopping platform, overhauling its design, signature color and its customer’s shopping journey. The website, will from this day onward sport the color green. With this move, Jumia Market wishes to reassert its value proposition to its customers and focus on its three most distinct added values: Gathering on one single platform the largest and most diverse community of sellers and buyers. Offering the best deals and unique products that the customer would not be able to find anywhere else. Providing a safe place on…

Two days ago, Sony updated the Xperia Z5 smartphones with Google’s latest Android release, Android 7.0 Nougat. These were not the only devices that were to get the update as we knew the company had plans to update a few other devices before Q2 of 2017. The Xperia Z3+ is the next device in the company’s list to get updated. The company is already pushing out Android 7.0 Nougat to this device. The update has just started rolling out and has the same version number (32.3.A.0.372) as the one pushed out to the Xperia Z5. Android 7.0 Nougat brings some…

A few weeks ago, the Nokia 6 was launched by HMD Global, the company that owns the exclusive Nokia brand licensing rights for mobile phones. The Nokia 6 was the first true Android smartphone from Nokia since the Nokia X isn’t worth talking about. The past aside, Nokia will officially re-enter the smartphone market as Mobile World Congress (MWC 2017). The company has already sent out invites to an event in has at MWC 2017 with the caption ‘next exciting chapter’. This means that we should expect a couple of new devices from the company at the event that is…

OnePlus has been quite active the last couple of months. The company released a refreshed device towards the end of 2016, the OnePlus 3T, and later on updated this device and the OnePlus 3 with OxygenOS 4.0.0 that is based on Android 7.0 Nougat. This happened back in December 2016 and the company is back again with another update for 2017. OnePlus is about to release OxygenOS 4.0.2 for both the OnePlus 3 and 3T. This is just a minor update that is meant to fix bugs and does not change or introduce huge changes to the OS. The update…

Sony is one of the few manufacturers that has been active when it comes to updating some of its devices with Android 7.0 Nougat. The company started updating one of its most recent flagships, the Xperia X Performance, back in November and is now expanding the program to even more devices. The company has started rolling out Android Nougat update to the Xperia Z5 and the Xperia Z5 premium. This update was certified by PTCRB (a wireless device certification forum led by North American mobile operators) a few days ago so we knew it was on its way. PTCRB also…

Yesterday, we told you that Google has plans to release Android Wear 2.0 on February 9. At the time, we did not have any information on which companies had plans to launch smartwatches powered by Android Wear 2.0. For those who were keen to know of any Android Wear 2.0 devices currently under production, you will be happy to know that Google and LG are working on two devices to be announced next month. This was revealed yesterday by Evan Blass (@evleaks) who is the same guy who pointed out that Google will be releasing Android Wear 2.0 in February.…

Five days ago, we told you that Google had plans to release Android Wear 2.0 next month (February). Back then, we did not have an exact date as to when this was going to happen but all we knew is that it will be during the first half of the month. If you have an Android Wear smartwatch, it may be time to revive it (if you had it hidden under some rock since Android Wear 1.0 isn’t the best OS out there). Android Wear 2.0 is coming out in the next three weeks, on February 9 to be exact.…

Vine was once one of the most promising platforms out there. The app is known for its six second videos and back then, videos and photos were taking over social media like never before.  Well, Vine isn’t turning out to what we expected, the app hasn’t been able to attract as many users as most prefer platforms such as Instagram and Snapchat for photo and video sharing. If you are a Vine fan, then you better say your goodbyes as the app is changing as from today. Earlier this month, the company tweeted that Vine app will be transformed to…

Late last year, Huawei unveiled its flagship phablet, the Huawei Mate 9. This phone came in two variants and both had 4GB of RAM, something we expected from a 2016 flagship. Even with that said, Huawei has another Mate 9 variant that it will use to target the power users. The device has been spotted on various ecommerce stores and brings back the Mate 9 with even better specs including 6GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage space. We still don’t know the model number of this new device but the current models have version numbers MHA-L29 for the…