Author: Kaluka wanjala

Simply, 4K refers to a screen resolution four times the level full high definition (Full HD) at 3,840 x 2,160 pixels. HDR (High Definition Range) on the other hand is a technology that enhances contrast ratio (how bright or dark a TV can get) as well as a TV’s ability to express many brilliant colors to display true-to-life pictures. With the significant difference that HDR provides to TV display, many experts tout HDR as the ‘future of TV’.  Combined, 4K HDR content takes picture quality to a whole new level of realism and peak colors that deliver a TV viewing…

The weekend is here and if you are like me, you will have to catch up on a couple of shows before it is over. ShowMax has a number of new shows that you should check out this weekend if you haven’t already.  Just a reminder for those who may not know, ShowMax is a video streaming website that offers a variety of local and international content for as low as Ksh 330 per month. You get a 14 day free trial period when you sign up for the first time. Now to the shows, here are my top 5…

For the past one month, Google Assistant has been making its way to more smartphones around the world. Google Assistant is the latest digital assistant from the company that we first saw last year when the Google Pixel and Pixel XL smartphones were released. Since Google decided to roll out this assistant to in batches, many people had no way of finding out if they have it on their phones or not. Given that it has been over a month since it was first released to the non-Pixel smartphones, I thought it is a good idea to let you guys…

In February this year, Google released Android Wear 2.0 that at the time was only available in the new smartwatches from LG. Google revealed that this OS was to roll out to the other smartwatches at a later date. One of the first devices that was to get updated with Android Wear 2.0 was the Huawei Watch but that is yet to happen. If you own some of the first Android Wear smartwatches and have been waiting for this update, there is some good news. Google has revealed that the update will be rolling out between now and the end…

OPPO has announced the availability of its latest selfie focused phone the OPPO A57 in the Kenyan Market, we told you last month that this phone was to be launched in Kenya before the end of this month targeting selfie enthusiasts. According to OPPO, the A57 smartphone is available for Ksh 24,000. It comes with a 16MP front facing camera, something not easily found on smartphones within this price range. The Oppo A57 is not the first selfies centric smartphone from the company, last year, the company introduced the F-series whose devices came with the same 16MP front facing camera. Speaking…

The Nokia 6 is one of the new Nokia branded smartphones that HMD Global plans to launch this year. The phone is already available in some markets as the first Nokia smartphone that comes with Pure Android. Besides the Nokia 6, HMD Global also unveiled the Nokia 3 and Nokia 5 smartphones at Mobile World Congress. When the Nokia 6 was launched, it came with Android 7.0 Nougat but that device is getting updated with Android 7.1.1. We expected this to happen as HMD promised that the new Nokia smartphones it will be releasing will be getting the latest Android…

Over the weekend, some people who have been using Safaricom were not happy as they claimed that their data bundles depleted faster than it normally would. This is not the first time this issue has been raised, we have heard about it before from both Safaricom and Airtel users and am sure this is not the last time. The problem when you raise the issue with the network provider is they will give you a generic answer like this “data billing is based on volumes of total upload & download and not time spent online.” With the response above, there…

At Mobile World Congress this year, Huawei showcased its 2017 flagship smartphone, the Huawei P10. A week later, Huawei revealed that it had plans to launch the P10 in Kenya this month (April). Well, it looks like we will not be seeing this phone in the country this month. The General Manager, Mark Hemaobin, said the P10 is set to arrive in the country May. Huawei has just announced that the phone is up on pre-order in Kenya for those who want to be the first ones to get it when it arrives in Kenya. Those who want to pre-order…

Before we get started, let me point out that this is not the full review, it is my first impressions post that is meant to give you my first thoughts on this phone. It does not cover the details but rather acts like the appetizer as you wait for the full review in a couple of weeks. If you know anything about Tecno, then you will know that the company has the Camon series whose devices are known for their advanced camera performance when compared to other devices from the company. This year, Tecno has brought the Camon CX and…

The latest smartphones from Infinix to be launched in Kenya is the S2 Pro, it is available exclusively on Jumia for Ksh 15,699. The S2 Pro is one of the two new smartphones that are succeeding the Infinix Hot S that was unveiled in 2016. We were impressed with the Infinix Hot S and were very excited when we heard about its successor, the S2 Pro. With the Infinix S2 Pro availability in the country, we managed to get our hands on a review unit that we will be using in the next couple of weeks. Before we write the…