Author: Kaluka wanjala

We live in a tech fuelled-world that and this means that we must do all we can to ensure the kids (future generation) have the skills that can help them navigate this world when they grow up. This is what Microsoft is planning to do this week with the ‘Hour of Code’ workshop that helps young kids learn basic coding skills. Hour of Code is a weeklong event that is taking place during the 2016 Computer Science Education Week from December 5th to the 11th. The first workshop was held yesterday at Kangemi Resource Centre yesterday and saw kids as…

Even before half of the smartphone manufacturers update their existing devices with Android 7.0 Nougat, Google is coming out with another minor update that introduces Android 7.1.1. The company says that this update “showcases more ways to express yourself, along with a handful of other sweet features and improvements to stability and performance.” This update has just been pushed out and is available to a few devices including the Nexus 6, Nexus 5X, Nexus 6P, Nexus 9, Pixel, Pixel XL, Nexus Player and Pixel C. This is an over the air update that users of these devices can get as…

If you own an old smartphone running an old operating system, it is high time you consider updating the OS or buy a new device if you want to continue getting support from WhatsApp in 2017. Earlier in the year, WhatsApp came and revealed that it will stop supporting some devices by the end of the year. The company said that BlackBerry devices (including those running BlackBerry 10), Nokia S40 and Symbian S60 devices, Android 2.2 and 2.1, iOS 6 as well as Windows 7.1 devices will not be supported come 2017. When making the announcement, WhatsApp said that it…

When LG launched the V20 smartphone a few months ago, the company wanted everyone to know that this was the first smartphone to come with Android Nougat. Unfortunately, these bragging rights were only reserved to those who bought the V20, those who own older devices were stuck with older Android iterations until recently. The company started testing out Android Nougat for its 2016 flagship, the LG G5 a few weeks ago. The company started with its home country of South Korea before expanding to the United states and is now expanding to even more countries. According to GSMArena, some users…

As we get towards the end of the year, Samsung is working on a number of devices that it will be pushing to consumers in 2017. One such device is the Galaxy A7 (2016) that has already been certified by Federal Communications Commission in the United States. With this certification, we expect the phone to be launched in the next few weeks before the year ends. We do not know much about this phone specs-wise but we expect it to borrow a few things from the Galaxy A7 2016. We have heard that it will have a 5.5 or 5.7-inch…

A few weeks ago, OnePlus came out and assured those using the OnePlus 3 that they will be getting Android Nougat on their devices before the end of the year. The company said this after announcing the OnePlus 3T and revealing that this marks the end of the road for the OnePlus 3. So far, OnePlus has kept its word and is rolling out Android Nougat update to the OnePlus 3. The update started rolling out on November 30th and is the first beta build that brings with it OxygenOS Open Beta 8 to the company’s 2016 flagship. Keep in…

Smartwatches have not been around for a long time but they have proven to be useful to some people. I say some people as they are still not mainstream and not everyone sees their use, they are in-between smartphones and fitness bands from the functionality point of view. One company that has made a name for itself in the smartwatch market is Motorola. The company’s first smartwatch, the Moto 360 grabbed everyone’s attention when it launched. The watch had an elegant design that separated it from most other smartwatches we had seen on the market. This was one of the…

After successful pilots with operators in both developed and emerging markets, Ericsson has launched Accelerated Network Build, a new solution to accelerate and streamline the network build process for operators to deliver a faster time to market with quicker return on investment. The new solution delivers the increased speed by cutting build time 50 percent, improved quality by reducing number of site visits by 70 percent and better predictability with 99 percent first-time right delivery. It provides minimal impact to operators’ customers during build out or introducing new technologies, while improving coverage and capacity. Fredrik Jejdling, Head of Business Unit…

The biggest disappointment we see with most smartphone manufacturers who prefer bundling their devices with Custom UIs is that they are usually very slow when it comes to updating their devices with new Android variants. Even with that said, some of these companies try to ensure they always update their devices with new OS variants as early as possible. Huawei is one such company and has come out and revealed that it plans to update some of its devices with Android Nougat as from Q1 of 2017. Android 7.0 Nougat will introduce EMUI 5.0 to the company’s devices. According to…

Netflix is finally giving users the feature they have always been asking for. The company has updated its Android and iOS that will allow users to download shows for offline viewing. This feature is useful for those in areas with unstable internet connections or for those who want to be able to download shows when they have a Wi-Fi connection, let’s say in the office, and watch the shows when they are at home or when travelling. To get this feature, you will need to update the Netflix app on your phone first. The update is 40MB in size and…