Author: Kaluka wanjala

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…

By Dawn Rowlands  ‎CEO Dentsu Aegis Network Sub Saharan Africa Upskilling in the art of the 4th Industrial Revolution – Previous industrial revolutions have driven development by introducing new forms of power generation, mass production and information processing, the 4th Industrial Revolution is categorised by the integration of technology, internet, global mobile connectivity, data analysis, Artificial Intelligence and machine learning, all altering and disrupting manufacturing and service industries in speed, scale and power. As previous industrial revolutions introduced noteworthy economic, political and social changes, the 4th Industrial Revolution also brings major impacts on governments, businesses, the economy and media. A key example…

The Infinix Zero 4 has just been launched in Kenya today and is currently available exclusively on Jumia. The phone’s main selling point is its 16MP camera at the back. Infinix Zero smartphones are the company’s flagship devices and they usually have impressive cameras like the one we saw on the Infinix Zero 3 last year. With that said, the latest device is the Infinix Zero 4 that users can get in Kenya from today. I have had this device for the past two days and these are my first impressions on what it has to offer. Before we even…

The Xiaomi Mi Mix is one of the best smartphones of 2016 from the design point of view. The phone is known for its almost zero bezels that give it a different look from what we are used to seeing on most smartphones. With that said, the Mi Mix is an appealing product to most Android enthusiasts but its huge size is not ideal for most of them. Most people hoped that Xiaomi comes out with the same smartphone in a small form factor. A few days ago, rumours surfaced online indicating that Xiaomi was actually working on a smaller…

When Samsung announced that its Android 7.0 Beta program for the Galaxy S7 and S7 edge smartphones a couple of weeks ago, the company revealed that it was limiting registration to users in the UK, US, China, and its home country of South Korea. This was probably a way for the company to test the program before expanding it to other markets. If you have the S7 or the S7 edge and wanted to be part of the program, you may soon be able to join. This is because Samsung plans to open the beta program to more users in…

A few days ago, we showed you the first official image of the Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017). We Are expecting Samsung to launch this phone anytime from now so you should expect to see us talk about it a lot in the next few weeks. The latest information about the Galaxy J3 (2017) comes from GFXBench and reveals some of the key specs it will come with. The listing reveals that the phone will have model number SM-J327, the same one spotted on Geekbench last month. Powering the phone will be a Qualcomm Snapdragon processor but we do not know…