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For those who have been waiting for Lenovo to launch the Moto Z smartphones in Kenya, the wait is finally over. The two smartphones were launched earlier today and will retail for Ksh 69,999 for the Moto Z and Ksh 54,999 for the Moto Z Play. We have been waiting for these smartphones for over a month and Lenovo has finally launched them in the country. For those who may be confused, Lenovo owns Motorola and the Moto brand name and that is why it is the company bringing the Moto Z in the country. The latest variant of the Moto…

Good news Sony fans, the company is back again with a new Smartphone, the Xperia XZ Premium. The phone was unveiled at MWC 2017 and is a premium device from the company that has seen its market share dwindle the last couple of years. Even though it has had a tough run so far, Sony is still a serious player in the smartphone market. The company will be launching a number of devices this year and the Xperia XZ Premium is just one of them. The Xperia XZ Premium is all about the camera with a 19MP unit at the…

Microsoft yesterday announced the appointment of Samer Abu Ltaif as the president of its Middle East and Africa (MEA) region. Abu Ltaif, who joined Microsoft in 2004, has held many senior roles within the organisation including regional director for enterprise and partner group across MEA. Most recently, he was the regional general manager of Microsoft Gulf. During his tenure, he led landmark Microsoft initiatives aimed at empowering governments and citizens through innovation, revolutionizing education, stimulating SME growth and entrepreneurship; all to enhance the region’s global competitiveness and modernization.  Abu Ltaif played a key role in growing Microsoft’s presence in the…

Last month, we told you that Lenovo had plans to bring the Moto Z smartphone to Kenya. Well, the wait is finally over and the company will be launching this smartphone tomorrow. The company has already sent out media invites to the launch event tomorrow morning. The star of the show will be the Moto Z and we are not sure if we will be seeing other devices from the company at the launch. The Moto Z is a mid-range device and it will be interesting to see how it performs on the market. The upper mid-range smartphone segment in…

Even before Huawei and Nokia took to stage at Mobile World Congress, LG had already announced its 2017 flagship smartphones, the LG G6. This was one of the most anticipated smartphones of 2017 given that LG had promised us a number of changes with it. The LG G6 is all about the display, which is massive, but the company has said this can still fit in one hand. At its unveiling, LG focused so much on the display and the “Full Vision” functionality it comes with. The smartphone market is very competitive and LG had to look for one aspect…

At Mobile World Congress 2017, HMD Global reintroduced the Nokia brand to the smartphone market. The company announced two main smartphones, the Nokia 3 and Nokia 5 smartphones that will join the Nokia 6 that was launched at the beginning of the year. HMD Global didn’t just focus on the smartphones as the company also unveiled a refreshed version of the Nokia 3310. If you know anything about mobile phones, then you know that it was one of the bestselling feature phones of its time. In total, over 100 million units of the Nokia 3310 were sold between the year…

Nokia is an iconic phone brand but the company had not been around the last couple of years. The company sold its mobile division to Microsoft which did a terrible job in maintaining the Nokia and Lumia names. Well, what happened happened and Nokia is officially back on the smartphone market. The company re-entered this market back in January with the Nokia 6 but is now back with even more devices that it will be taking to international markets. The two devices are the Nokia 3 and Nokia 5 smartphones that were unveiled at Mobile World Congress. The Nokia 3…

Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2017 has kicked off and Huawei was among the first companies to unveil its devices at the event. The company unveiled the Huawei P10 and P10 Plus at the event as part of its 2017 flagship smartphone line up. These two smartphones take over from the Huawei P9 that was launched last years and was the first phone from the company to feature a dual camera setup. The Huawei P10 and P10 Plus pack some impressive specifications as you would expect from a flagship smartphone but are not expensive as devices from Samsung and Apple. Huawei…

In a month or two, Samsung will be unveiling its 2017 flagship smartphone. This year, there will be two variants, the standard Galaxy S8 and its bigger brother, the Galaxy S8 Plus. We have seen a couple of photos of this device before but now we have a full list of specifications that reveal what the phone will be all about. The list was shared by seasoned tipster, Evan Blass, and sort of confirms some of the features we had heard the Galaxy S8 Plus will come packing. Starting with the display, the leak reveals that the Galaxy S8 Plus…

In 2016, Google released its new chatting application, Allo. Ever since the chat service was launched, it has been available on mobile only but that might change very soon. Google has just revealed that Allo chat service will soon be available for desktop users. This was announced by Google vice-president of communications Nick Fox and means that if you use Allo, you will not have to have your phone with you all the time. Google Allo has been around since May 2016 and is still not considered a mainstream chatting service. Bringing a desktop version might help get more people…