Author: Kaluka wanjala

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…

If you know anything about the smartphone market, then you know that Android is the most popular ecosystem in the world. It is the widely used mobile operating system thanks to its open source nature. According to the IDC, Android’s market share currently stands at 85%. This is a 5.2% growth year-on-year. “It is no secret that Google’s Android OS has been and will remain the majority share platform in smartphones for the foreseeable future. It will also be at the core of the aforementioned 4G growth expected in emerging markets as low-cost Android players are not using newer, faster…

Facebook makes money if users spend more time on its platforms. For users to spend more time on these platforms, they need to find them useful and engaging. This is exactly what the company is doing with Messenger. Even though it is not directly advertising through the chatting application, it needs to get as many people as possible to use it and in the end these people may decide to sing up for a Facebook account if they do not have one already. The latest changes on Facebook Messenger have seen the introduction of Instant Games on the platform. With…

Back in September, we told you that Sony has plans to update some of its existing devices with Google’s latest OS variant, Android 7.0 Nougat. Sony was among the first manufacturers to release the list of devices that it plans to update with the new OS once it was available. Sony has kept its word and is currently updating the Xperia X Performance with Android Nougat. The update has just started rolling out and is available over the air and brings firmware build number 39.2.A.0.327. This update is available for the Xperia X Performance and there is still no information…

Swiftkey has just got an update that am very sure will impress you if you are a power user.  The updated app makes it easier for users to save and send out specific phrases when chatting with their contacts. This will save users a lot of time and means a better chatting experience overall. With the updated app, users will be able to save phrases they use often to the app’s new clipboard and access them whenever they want to. These phrases may include your contact info or the words you normally use and you will be able to quickly…

A few months ago, we told you that Cyanogen Inc. had plans to layoff 30 out of its 136 employees. The company was doing this as it was shifting focus to app development as its OS business is not picking up as fast as expected. This was seen as a clear indication that the company was going under but the company came out and denied the rumours saying that it was still committed to what it was doing. Well, it looks like things are not so good at Cyanogen Inc. as the company is about to layoff more staff before…

A few days after denying that it is working on a smaller variant of the Mi Mix that was to be called the Mi Mix Nano, we are getting information that Xiaomi is working on an entry level device that it will be unveiling next week. The latest information comes out of China and reveals that this new smartphone, the Xiaomi Mi 5c, will be unveiled on December 6. The phone will be unveiled in China where its retail price will be around $150 (approximately Ksh 15,000). This will be half of what the Xiaomi Mi 5s currently goes for.…

If you spend a significant amount of your time on YouTube, you may have seen a few 360-degree videos there. These videos introduce a whole new experience and VideoLAN, the maker of VLC media player wants to bring that experience directly to you. VideoLAN has released a technical preview of its Windows and Mac versions that allows users to play 360-degree videos. Given that this is a technical preview, you should expect bugs and other issues if you decide to download it. To bring support for 360-degree videos to the VLC app, VideoLAN has worked closely with Giroptic, a company…

The start-up scene in Africa is rapidly growing with so many start-ups coming up with great ideas that will change the continent. Most of the business ideas tend to be associated with our hobbies, passions, strengths or even the resources that are at our disposal. However, it’s easy to be carried away with that idea and proceed to set up a business without testing its viability. It’s not always smooth sailing in the startup world if you doesn’t invest in some form of research. Being the global pioneer in mobile messaging back in 2005, Mxit’s story was poised to be…

By now, you probably already know that Nokia is planning to re-enter the smartphone market very soon. The company sold its mobile division to Microsoft a few years ago and in the agreement, the company was not to re-enter this space until the end of 2016. Well, 2016 is over and we have known that Nokia will be coming back to this market as early as next year. The company is currently working on these devices that it will outsource production to a third party when it is ready. Even with that said, we will still see devices with the…