Author: Kaluka wanjala

Intrasoft International is solidifying its presence in East Africa through the launch of its Kenya office at the heart of the nation’s capital. The establishment of Intrasoft International East Africa Ltd follows a string of high profile contract awards and successful implementations such as in NSSF Kenya (2014, Pension Administration System), and in the KRA Data Warehouse and Business Intelligence project as a strategic subcontractor for the implementation of components of the solution and delivery of the Risk Analysis Module of its proprietary ESKORT Compliance Application Suite. The announcement comes at a time when the Kenyan Government has set out…

The end of the Windows 10 free upgrade is coming and you should really care if you are using Windows right now. When launching Windows 10 last year, Microsoft said that it will allow users to upgrade for free to this new OS as long as they run Windows 7 and above. The company said that the offer to upgrade for free would expire after one year. Well, one year is almost over and this means that you have a few days to upgrade for free as long as you have a genuine version of Windows. The free upgrade period…

Huawei Technologies has today reiterated its commitment to accelerating ICT development in Kenya through the ‘‘Smart and Sustainable City’ solutions. Last year, Huawei facilitated the delivery of the safe city project, an important part of the “Smart City” solution, in partnership with the National Police Service and Safaricom. The 3 parties deployed a holistic solution that integrated a call-taking and dispatching system, eLTE broadband trunking, video surveillance, and intelligent analysis (license plate recognition and violation detection) to improve Kenya’s critical incident management and crisis management capabilities. The solution was used to successfully manage Pope Francis’ visit to Kenya on November…

One thing that you should look out for when searching for a new smartphone is how often the manufacturer supports its devices. If the manufacturer does not support its devices with new updates, do not waste your time with them as you do not want to have a device that will never get updated. Asus is one company that has tried to update some of its existing devices with the latest updates. The company hasn’t done so well when compared to big names such as LG and Samsung but has done quite well compared to some other manufacturers that have…

BlackBerry is clearly not where it was a few years ago. The company has seen its market share drop as Android and iOS keep rising. With a drop in market share, BlackBerry has finally decided to embrace Android and it even released its first Android smartphone, the BlackBerry Priv, a few months ago. This will not be the only Android smartphone from the company as we are getting information that there are three more devices in development. According to VentureBeat, BlackBerry plans to release one Android powered smartphone every quarter over the next nine months. This is quite a bold…

Huawei seems to have started the year very well if its latest smartphone shipment figures are anything to go by. The company is said to have shipped 28.3 million smartphones during the first quarter (Q1) of the year. 28.3 million units sold represents a growth of 65% from the same period last year. This is an impressive growth from the company and this can be attributed to its devices such as the Mate S and Mate 8 devices that were launched towards the end of the year. In addition to these, there are other mid-range and entry level devices from…

Update: Taxify has reached out and informed us that the issue with SMS verification is being sorted. Taxi-hailing apps seem to be the latest thing in the taxi business. Globally, we have seen a good number of apps come up but right now Uber seems to be leading the pack. Uber is available in most global markets including Kenya but this does not seem to scare the other players. The market is very competitive but we still see new players come into the market. The latest taxi-haling app to launch in Kenya is Taxify. This Estonian company has started operations…

Vivo is one interesting smartphone company that has been turning heads this year. The company is not well known in most markets but the few people who know about it know how well spec’d its devices are. A few months ago, the company unveiled the Vivo Xplay 5 which at the time was the world’s first smartphone with 6GB of RAM. Read More: Introducing the Vivo Xplay 5, the world’s first smartphone with 6GB of RAM Vivo is expanding its lineup further with the launch of the X7 and X7 Plus smartphones. These two smartphones are very similar with a…

Database administrators and security professionals have been urged to take a proactive approach to data security by making encryption a priority if they wish to effectively protect the most vulnerable elements of their IT systems. The 2016 Data Breach Investigation Report by Verizon Enterprise indicates that databases are the second most frequently targeted asset by people inside an organisation, trailing only desktop computers. William Makatiani, the CEO Serianu, notes that over 75% of cyber-attacks in the East African region are caused by insiders, mostly disgruntled employees. The situation is worsened by the fact that the content only has an approximate…

For the past few months, Google has been teasing the name of the next Android iteration, Android N. This left us guessing what name the company was going to pick and I can say that we were not expecting the final name the company has selected. Yesterday Google revealed that the latest Android version will be “Android Nougat”. No one expected this and for some reason I thought the company would choose “Nutella”. Google always gives Android iteration dessert names and Nutella seemed like the best option until the company revealed that it is going with Android Nougat. I have…