Author: Kaluka wanjala

A few weeks after it took the Honor 8 to western markets, Huawei is getting ready to launch yet another device, the Honor 6X. The Company is planning to launch this smartphone on October 18, a little over a week from today. Huawei is already sending out media invites for an event scheduled for October 18 and that is where we expect to see this phone. As expected, the phone will be launched in China and will come with a reasonable price tag just like every other Honor device. It is not clear if Huawei will be taking the Honor…

The Samsung Galaxy Note 7 was released in August and its reception was positive at the time. A few weeks after it was released, the party was over for Samsung as some of the Note 7 units reportedly exploded when being charged. It started with a few units exploding and in the end Samsung had to halt sales and recall some units that were already shipped to consumers. Even though the recall reportedly cost Samsung close to 1 billion, I thought the company will get through that after the recall and bring back the Note 7 before the end of…

The total number of apps available for users to download plays a big role in the adoption of new platforms. Adoption of Windows Phone 8.1 and previous version (and even Windows 10 Mobile) was (and still is) low as some users don’t see their value since they do not have that many apps that they can use. For some users, this was a good enough reason to move to Android and iOS. With the release of new smartphones running on Tizen, we are bound to ask, will Samsung and its partners be able to do what Microsoft couldn’t? Getting developers…

Prisma is one app that took 2016 by storm. The app uses complicated Artificial Intelligence (AI) to turn your mundane everyday photos into beautiful works of art. This is not just another photo editing app as it uses Artificial intelligence to transform photos better than what most other editing apps can do. Prisma has been available on both Android and iOS and the company has today updated its iOS app to include video support. With this update, you will be able to apply the different filters on your videos. This feature is still in beta mode and means that not…

A few days ago, Google released its first ever smartphones, the Pixel and Pixel XL. Since these are the first ever smartphone that Google will be highly involved in, how many units they sell will determine the future of the lineup and determine if Google will continue making them. The Google Pixel and Pixel XL phones are not available on the open market just yet as the company is still taking pre-order. The Phone will be available to buy as from October 20 in select markets. Well, it looks like Google will not struggle with the Pixel and Pixel XL…

Samsung Kenya has today launched its first Tizen-powered smartphones in Kenya. This new phone, the Samsung Z2, is targeting the low end consumers who may not have the money or may not be willing to invest money in an expensive device. The Samsung Z2 is the first Tizen smartphone from Samsung to support 4G LTE and will be available through Safaricom shops and its dealer channels. The recommended retail price of the Samsung Z2 is Ksh 6,000 which is quite competitive but the real question is, what does the phone offer? We never see 4G support on smartphones within this…

The Future of BlackBerry 10 Operating system is unknown right and has been that way for quite some time. We are just not sure if BlackBerry will ditch the OS and embrace Android wholeheartedly. BlackBerry already has two Android smartphones on the market. The first one was the BlackBerry Priv that was launched back in 2015. The second Android phone from the company was the DTEK50 that was released in July this year. With the release of these Android phones, the question many people asked was, what is the future of BlackBerry 10 Operating system? Will the company continue supporting…

A few months ago, Facebook started rolling out end to end encryption to its Messenger platform. With this feature, it means that no one except the intended recipient will be able to read the messages you send. The feature has been available to a few select users but is currently rolling out to all users. Facebook has been testing this feature for the past few months and now it is ready to roll it out to other users. This is the same feature that was rolled out to WhatsApp early this year. Facebook owns WhatsApp and you can see why…

Succeeding in a market such as Kenya requires the use of localized solutions or services as those are the ones locals understand and will be more than willing to use. In the video on demand and streaming business, providing localized solutions isn’t easy and most companies are not willing to go this way. ShowMax wants to differentiate itself from other service providers such as Netflix and is introducing localized solutions to attract users. The company has officially launched in Kenya today about 5 months since its soft launch in the country. One way ShowMax is localizing solutions with its service…

After weeks and weeks of waiting, Samsung is finally ready to launch the Tizen-powered Z2 smartphone in Kenya. The company was to launch the phone back in September but that did not happen. It looks like Samsung finally got around to launching this phone as the company has just sent out invites for an event taking place tomorrow where the Samsung Z2 will be the star of the show. Below is the invite sent out by the company. The Samsung Z2 will be the first Tizen-powered smartphone that the company will be launching in Kenya. It is also the first…