Author: Kaluka wanjala

The one challenge Video on Demand sites face in emerging economies is the high cost of data. This means that even if people want to subscribe to their services, they will not be able to stream movies or videos as they wish since doing so will drive their data costs up. High data costs are especially seen in emerging and developing economies and this represents most countries in Africa. ShowMax is one streaming service that figured this a long time ago and has had a feature that allows users to download videos when they have a reliable internet connection so…

Almost everyone out there knows that Android is the widely used mobile operating system in the world. The OS can be found on devices within all price ranges from the affordable ones to the most expensive ones. With that said, the latest statistics from market research firm, Strategy Analytics, reveal that Android’s global market share currently stands at 88%. This is for Q3 of 2016 and is up from 84.1% that was recorded during the same period last year. This means that out of every 10 smartphones in use, about 8 of them are running on Android. In second place…

If you are an Apple fan and you have signed up to be part of the beta program, you may be happy to know that iOS 10.2 beta is finally available for you to download. Apple pushed out this update two days ago bringing some much-needed changes to the platform. The one big addition is the ‘Preserve Camera Setting’ that allows users to keep the camera mode, live photo settings and photo filter where they were set the last time even if the camera app was shut down. This helpful as you will not be forced to keep adjusting your…

Since people already spend time on social networks, it makes sense for these companies try and get companies on these platforms and hence make money through ads. Instagram is one such company and the social networking platform is currently testing a new product-tagging feature that will let companies advertise and sell their products through its platform. Instagram is planning to introduce tags that will allow companies to tag their products inside images. This is exactly how you can tag a user right now on the social networking platform. When companies tag their products, users will be able to purchase the…

Sony is about to roll out Android 7.0 Nougat to its Xperia X Performance smartphone. The company will roll out the update to those who signed up to be beta testers. The company is already sending out emails to those who have been picked to take part in the Beta Program and you should be expecting one soon if you signed up. Check out the sample email the company is sending to users. Sony has also revealed that the update will be rolled out over-the-air and will be available to beta testers within the next two days. If you are…

isa, the global leader in payments, has partnered with Pan African bank, Ecobank, to roll out mVisa, an innovative mobile payment service, in 33 African markets by year-end. The service will initially launch in the key markets of Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya and Tanzania and signals Visa and Ecobank’s ambitions to successfully enable mVisa across Sub-Saharan Africa. With mVisa consumers can pay for goods and services for everyday expenses from bill payments to groceries and taxi services, by simply scanning a QR code on a smart phone or entering a merchant identification number into their feature phones. mVisa addresses the need for…

Back in August, Facebook released the Lifestage app that is specifically made for teens. Facebook is targeting teens with this app since most of them may want to ditch Facebook for Snapchat claiming that the former is flooded with older people including their parents. Lifestage app was launched exclusively on iOS but the good news is that it has finally landed on Android. Lifestage is inspired by Snapchat and allows users to upload their profile data and share short videos with their contacts. Users can únlock’ their school for them to be able to see what students around them are…

Huawei is set to launch the Mate 9 in a couple of days but this has not stopped the latest leaks of the phone that have surfaced online. These are the first actual images of this phablet as most of the ones we saw before are renders and prototypes that didn’t clearly show us what the phone was about. These first images of the Huawei Mate 9 surfaced online a few hours ago and they show both the front (check out the photo at the top) and back of the phablet. The Mate 9 leaked here is the standard version…

Some people will call it inspiration while others will say it’s downright copying. I am talking about what Facebook is about to do to its main app that will definitely not go well with some people. According to TechCrunch, Facebook is testing new Snapchat-style camera features with a few users before it rolls it out to the general public. The company says, “We may test more variations of these before rolling this out globally.” This comes a few months after Instagram (a company owned by Facebook) launched its own version of Snapchat Stories. Some of the features expected include filter…

With the evolution of digital assistants, you should expect to see them on almost every aspect of our lives. One company that recognizes this is Microsoft and the company is courting Siri with this. Microsoft has just pushed out a new update to Skype for iOS that will make it possible for users to send messages using Apple’s smart assistant, Siri. This update introduces Skype for iOS version 6.27.1. You will also be able to view recent Skype messages and favorites on the Apple Watch again. Previously, Microsoft added the ability to disable Integrated Calling (CallKit) and set notifications ‘on’…