Author: Kaluka wanjala

Instagram is still attracting new users and within the last 6 months, the photo/video sharing application attracted 100 million users. This pushes the total number of people using the app to 600 million. Instagram is an attractive option for millennials who may not want to join platforms such as Facebook and Twitter. “A lot has changed this year, but the Instagram community and the diversity of expression it provides has remained consistent,” said Instagram. Instagram has to keep growing if it is to position itself as an attractive option for advertisers. Instagram promised new changes to its platform early this…

Nova launchers is undoubtedly one of the most popular third party launchers out there. I have been using it for years and to be honest I prefer it over stock launchers you get on most smartphones these days. The launcher is perfect for those who want a near stock Android experience on their devices. Nova has just celebrated five years on the market and the company is rolling out version 5 of its popular launcher. The launcher borrows a few things from the Google Pixel Launcher that came with the new Pixel phones that were launched recently. Since Google isn’t…

Back in September, we told you about a security breach that affected over 500 million Yahoo accounts. Yahoo came out and said this was an isolated case that took place in 2014 and the company believes was state-sponsored. Well it looks like it was not an isolated case as Yahoo has just revealed that there was another security breach back in 2013 that affected more than one billion accounts. The breach saw the hackers steal the data but Yahoo through its chief information security officer Bob Lord said that it cannot determine how the data was stolen. He said, “We…

LG isn’t the first name that comes to mind when you start talking about smartphone manufacturers. The company has been around for long and has made some amazing devices but as competition got tough in this market, LG has seen its market share decline year after year. Even though it hasn’t had a smooth run, LG wants to start 2017 with a bang. The company is planning to announce 6 new smartphones at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) next month. This has been revealed by Evan Blass who has always been spot on with his leaks. Four of the devices…

Snapchat is currently the go to application for the youth. The app is one of the most popular ones right now across all the major mobile platforms. Snapchat is known for its disappearing videos and photos that users can share with their friends. Snapchat is making some changes to its app and one of these is seeing the introduction of group chats. The feature allows you to have a conversation with up to 16 people, not that big of a group as we have seen on other social sites. Users will be able to create these ‘Groups’ when they are…

The Oppo F1s is one of the latest smartphones to be launched in Kenya. The phone is dubbed ‘the Selfies Expert’ and true to that, it takes some good selfies. We have already reviewed the Oppo F1s and we loved it but just like any other smartphone, it has some good things about it and bad ones as well. This post is meant to highlight what we liked about this phone, and what we did not like about it. For those who may be interested with the price, Oppo is selling it for about Ksh 28,000. This puts the phone…

For those who have been looking for a premium smartphone to buy, you may want to add the Huawei Mate 9 to that list. The phone has just been launched in Kenya a little over a month after its global unveiling in Germany. The phone is available for Ksh 69,999 in all Huawei retail shops in the country. The Huawei Mate 9 comes right before the holidays start and this is a deliberate move by the company as it wants to capitalize on that. Ksh 69,999 may seem like a hefty figure but is not so much so when you…

The Huawei P9 Lite is the younger brother to the flagship P9 that we reviewed a few months ago. The P9 is a flagship and this means that it is expensive and out of reach for most people. With that said, Huawei decided to unveil an affordable version, the Huawei P9 Lite that we are going to review today. I have been using the Huawei P9 Lite on and off for the past month and from this experience I believe I have learnt what it is all about. The price of the Huawei P9 Lite is anywhere between Ksh 24,000…

Instagram has been preparing to introduce live videos to its platform for a while. We told you about this last month and said that besides this, the company was also thinking of including a few other features that will help it compete with Snapchat. If you have been waiting for Instagram live video, you are in luck as the feature is currently available to users in the United states. The feature started rolling out yesterday and as mentioned was only available to users in the US. With users in the US getting it, we expect the feature to be available…

Throughout this week, Microsoft has held 6 workshops in different parts of the Nairobi and its environs to introduce kids as young as 6 years old to Computer Science and coding. These workshops were designed to teach kids basic coding skills at no cost. We live in a world where almost everything is technology-driven and therefore it is important to teach young kids these skills that may help them in the future. It is especially Important to teach kids coming from less privileged families as most may not have the luxury of learning these skills in their schools. The last…