Author: Kaluka wanjala

Uber connects tens of thousands of people in Kenya to safe, reliable and affordable transportation at the tap of a button, in fact, Uber has travelled approximately 9 000 000 km since their launch in Kenya. But Uber is much more than getting a ride, it is also about providing economic opportunities by simply opening an app, which helps people to either support their families or to earn additional income. By May 2016, Uber had made its millionth trip in Kenya and enabled over 1,000 economic opportunities. Uber has allowed people who have never considered driving for a living to…

It’s another day and we have yet another leak about BlackBerry’s next Android smartphones codenamed Mercury. We have been hearing about a lot lately and the last leak was a few days ago that confirmed the phone’s price and some specs. Today we have yet another one courtesy of GeekBench. We know the device is the BlackBerry Mercury but GeekBench is listing it with model number BBB100-1. The listing shows that the phone will come with some mid-range specs. The true Android enthusiasts will be impressed to learn that the BlackBerry Mercury will come with Android 7.0 Nougat out of…

Anyone here using Windows 10 Mobile? Well, if you do, you will have to get a new device soon if you want a smooth experience when running Facebook and Messenger applications. Many users of both these apps have complained that they are not the best on Windows 10 Mobile and it looks like thing will not be getting better, for the users running devices with less than 2GB of RAM. Facebook has quietly introduced new requirements for the main app and the Messenger apps on Windows 10 Mobile. The changes require devices running either of these applications to have 2GB…

Not everyone who is online has enough data to browse through the different websites continuously. This is especially so if you use data hungry applications on a regular basis. You will always end up getting that text message we all dread informing you that your data is exhausted. If you use Facebook regularly, you may be happy to know that its Messenger app for Android is getting a data saving feature that will save you a few megabytes of data from time to time. This feature is still being tested so be patient if you don’t have it on your…

Mobile in Africa is planning to open Xiaomi’s flagship retail store in South Africa according to Mybroadband. For those who don’t know, Mobile in Africa are the official distributors of Xiaomi devices in Africa and they have already launched these devices in key markets including Kenya. When launching Xiaomi devices in Africa, Mobile in Africa planned to partner with offline stores to reach as many customers as possible. This is different from the online-first strategy that we have seen Xiaomi employ is most of the markets it has been operating in. Given that its main channel of distribution is offline,…

The Tecno Phantom 6 Plus is the latest flagship smartphone from the company to be launched in Kenya. The phone was launched a few weeks ago together with the standard Phantom 6. Having had the Phantom 6 Plus I have decided to do this unboxing post just to show you what you get in the box when you buy this phone. The Phantom 6 and 6 Plus take over from the Phantom 5, which I loved, that was launched back in 2015. I was really keen to see how Tecno was going to outperform the Phantom 5 with the Phantom…

Huawei is currently working on its next flagship phablet that it will be unveiling on November 3rd. We have seen so many leaks about this phablet and we sort of know everything about it but the latest leak introduces something we have not heard before. The leak shows that the Mate 9 will come in two different designs. One model will have a flat screen while the other model will come with a dual-curved display similar to what Samsung has with the Edge devices. Only the back of the Mate 9 has been leaked so far so we do not…

Ericsson today announced it has signed a slate of deals with leading content distributors for its subscription video on demand (VOD) service, Nuvu. Ericsson has acquired more than 2,500 hours of content from international distributors including Viacom (MTV, BET, Nickelodeon), MGM, CBS, Al Jazeera, DHX Media and Mattel. Titles include globally recognized hit TV franchises such as Hawaii Five-O, Next Top Model, CSI: Miami, Being Mary Jane,SpongeBob SquarePants, Bob the Builder, Vikings and many others along with a raft of premium Hollywood movies. Ericsson has also licensed dozens of pan-regional and local African TV series and movie content from distributors…

If you have wanted to have the Instagram app on your Windows 10 PC or tablet, you will be happy to know that you will be able to get it as from today. The app has been missing from Windows 10 for PCs and tablets even though it has been available on Windows 10 Mobile since April this year. Even though it is a few months late, it’s a good thing to finally see it on the platform. The awesome thing is that you will be able to upload photos directly from it unlike the web platform that does not…

For the past couple of weeks, we have only talked about one device from Samsung, the Galaxy Note 7. Some users who have bought this device have reported overheating issues while some of the units caughtfire when being charged. Besides the Galaxy Note 7, Samsung has a few other devices that hopefully won’t catch fire. One such device is the Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime+ that has been outed by AnTuTu. The device was previously referred to as the Galaxy Grand Prime (2016) but its final name will be Galaxy Grand Prime+. The benchmark listing reveals some of the key specs…