Author: Kaluka wanjala

One of the things that make Android so appealing is the ability to customize it to your liking. Downloading and installing custom third-party launchers is one way to customize your phone. For most Android smartphones, installing a third party launcher is pretty simple and straightforward but that is not the case for Huawei devices. Huawei has changed things a bit and getting to know how to go about this can be confusing. With most Android smartphones, the process of getting your third party launcher to work and take over from the default launcher is the same but for some reason…

At the beginning of this month, we told you that Samsung has plans to unveil its first Tizen-powered smartphone in three African countries, Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa. The Samsung Z2 is an entry level smartphone that the company will use to recapture the low end market segment that it once dominated. Even though Samsung has confirmed that the Z2 is on its way, the company has not revealed any of the specs it will come with. Last week we saw some of the Samsung Z2 specs and this week we have an official video that confirms some of those…

A few day ago, Instagram stories was unveiled to take on Snapchat. Instagram stories allows users to upload photos and videos of their day for their followers to see. The photos and videos are then added to an album that people can watch continuously as a mini movie, just like Snapchat stories, Instagram stories disappear after 24 hours. At the moment, Instagram stories can only be viewed when using its official apps, those on Instagram on the web have not been so lucky until now. If you use Instagram on the web and want to see the stories, you are…

A few weeks ago, Twitter added the night mode feature to its official app for Android. With this feature, you can use the app at night or in an area where the lighting is not so good and not worry about the screen’s brightness hurting your eyes. When turned on, it turns your display from the white background to a deep navy tone while turning all the text to white. This makes it easier for you to look at your screen if you are in a dark room. When Twitter rolled out the feature to its Android app, it did…

With stiff competition in the smartphone market, manufacturers have to do all they can to differentiate their products from those offered by competitors. LeEco is one company that is working hard to ensure it is always the first to bring some features into the smartphone space. Four months ago, the company unveiled the LeEco Le Max 2 which was the first smartphone with 6GB of RAM. 6GB of RAM on smartphones is still considered massive but you have to know that the company is targeting Chinese consumers with this and they tend to go for beefier devices over standard ones.…

If you are in Nairobi, you have probably heard about Uber and Little (previously Little Cab). These are the two popular Taxi hailing apps in the city. Uber has been in Nairobi since January 2015 but Little has been around for a little over a month. Little was previously known as ‘Little Cab’ but had to change its name to just ‘Little’ since they forgot to trademark the name ‘Little Cab’ and someone went ahead and did that and now they can’t use the name. If you regularly use a cab, you probably aren’t sure which app (between Uber and…

When Craft Silicon, in partnership with Safaricom, launched Little Cab, we praised the move as it was seen as the only taxi hailing app that can take on Uber in Kenya. In all fairness, Craft Silicon has all that is needed to take on Uber but they made a big mistake when they forgot to trademark the name ‘Little Cab’. Yes, you read that right, they forgot to trademark the name and some clever guy went and did that for them. This means that Crafts Silicon cannot use the name ‘Little Cab’ and is now just ‘Little’. According to TechWeez,…

Facebook has been changing the newsfeed a lot the last couple of months as it tries to give its users the best experience possible. We have documented these changes and the most recent one has to do limiting the number of clickbait articles that are shared on the newsfeed. The company implemented these changes recently so it may take some time before we can see any changes. Facebook isn’t done with the changes just yet and it has announced that it is adjusting the newsfeed again and this time its aim is to make sure you see relevant and informative…

As Africa intensifies its role as a leader in ICT, Ericsson continues to stimulate creativity, showcase talent and enable networking opportunities for tech entrepreneurs in Africa by powering the second edition of the AHUB at AfricaCom open in parallel with the AfricaCom conference. The 3 day conference will take place from 15- 17 November 2016 in Cape Town, one of South Africa’s fastest growing metros. It is an opportunity for entrepreneurs to take their startups to the next level and for investors to make a meaningful contribution towards economic development. This initiative extends Ericsson’s commitment to driving the Networked Society…

A few days ago, Samsung officially unveiled its 2016 flagship phablet, the Galaxy Note 7. The standard Galaxy Note 7 comes with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage space. This is enough for most people but Samsung has revealed it has an even beefier variant on the way. We heard about this variant a few months ago but when the Note 7 was launched, we didn’t hear about it and thought that it does not exist. DJ Koh, the head of Samsung Mobile, has confirmed that there is a Galaxy Note 7 variant with 6GB of RAM and…