Author: Kaluka wanjala

Just a few days ago, we told you about Samsung’s new smartphone, the Galaxy On7 (2016). Even before the dust of the On7 (2016) settles, Samsung has unveiled yet another smartphone, the Galaxy On8. The Galaxy On series from Samsung is a new lineup that was officially launched last year. The two devices are not the only ones in this lineup, we are also expecting the Galaxy On5 (2016) that Samsung teased when it announced the On7 a few days ago. The Galaxy On8 comes with a 5.5 inch Super AMOLED display with a full HD resolution of 1920 x1080…

Microsoft officially released Windows 10 last year and said that it targets to have it installed in over one billion devices by 2018. This may seem like a huge target but the OS was downloaded over 14 million times within the first 24 hours showing that people were clearly interested to see what it offers. By May this year, Microsoft reported that Windows 10 had been installed in 300 million devices showing how fast it had grown in just one year. This represents the number of active devices that Microsoft refers to as devices that have been active in the…

More small to medium sized businesses (SMBs) are following the mobile trend, understanding that an effective mobile strategy involves more than just a mobile-friendly website. SMB’s that have developed their own dedicated mobile applications are leaps and bounds ahead of their competitors when it comes to taking their businesses to the next level. For example, MMindz,developer of the world’s first mobile money accounting solution MyAccounts uses Microsoft Azure to help African SMEs be more competitive.  MyAccounts is built and hosted in the cloud, and has a lower cost of infrastructure, providing an affordable service for customers. The app has catapulted the company…

Last week, Google officially launched its latest messaging app, Allo. The app was one of the most talked about last week because it comes from Google and has some amazing features including intelligent predictions and the new Google assistant. At this point, we can’t say if Google Allo will pose any serious threats to established messaging apps including WhatsApp and Telegram. With that said, Google Allo has reached a major milestone with 1 million downloads in less than a week. The app was launched in select markets last week on Wednesday but rapidly expanded to other part of the world…

Last week, we told you that Google is planning to launch its first pixel smartphones early next month on October 4th. These will be the first smartphones to be made by Google and will probably mark an end to the Nexus program as we have known it. Google isn’t sharing much about these smartphones but we will learn more about them as we get close to their launch date. We already know that these phones will be made by HTC which has made a couple on nexus devices in the past. Probably Google comes up with the design and everything…

We have already told you that Samsung is getting ready to unveil the Galaxy C9 smartphone that will be unveiled either in October or November this year.  When rumors about the launch date surfaced, we were still left in the dark when it came to the phone’s specifications. The specifications are the most important things we want to know about this smartphone and it looks like that information is hard to find. If you have been waiting to know more about the specifications of the Galaxy C9, you will be happy you know that we have got the first glimpse…

The fourth addition to the Infinix’s Hot Series, the Infinix Hot 4, was launched in Kenya a few weeks ago. The Infinix Hot series is made up of the cheapest devices from the company that usually retail for less than Ksh 10,000. In Kenya, you can get the Hot 4 exclusively on Jumia for Ksh 9,699. The Hot 3 was launched a few months ago and was not the most impressive smartphone I have used so far. With this in mind, I got the Hot 4 with the hope that it will be much better and will not disappoint. I…

With the Fourth Industrial Revolution on the horizon, the World Economic Forum predicts that over a third of the most important workplace skills will change over the next five years. One of the most important and tough tasks educators are faced with is preparing students for the workplace of the future. With an IDC study showing that proficiency in Office is the fourth most in-demand skill needed for the best jobs of the future, following oral and written communication skills, problem solving and integrity, Microsoft is focused on ensuring that African students have access to this technology, and can use it…

A few days ago, Microsoft unveiled the Nokia 216 and Nokia 216 Dual SIM phones. These might be the last feature phones from Microsoft as we expect Nokia to come back to the smartphone market next year and this will mean that Microsoft will stop using the ‘Nokia’ brand. Even though not many people are excited about feature phones anymore, there are people who cannot afford smartphones while others just want feature phones as their second devices. These latest feature phones will be launched in Kenya this November according to Microsoft. Joseph Umunakwe, Microsoft Mobile Devices Leader – West and…

Samsung has finally launched its 2016 edition of the Galaxy On7. The Samsung Galaxy On series is the new lineup from the company that was officially introduced last year. Devices under this lineup are available in select markets but Samsung had announced that it has plans to take them to other markets very soon. Here in Kenya, Samsung told us that we may see them as early as November this year. Back to the Galaxy On7 (2016), Samsung has listed it on its website in China and this means that users in the country will be able to buy it…