Author: Kaluka wanjala

Today we have some good news to all you Apple fans, the company will be unveiling its next iPhone on September 7. The company has started sending out media invites to an event that is taking place on September 7, about a week from today. The invite does not clearly state that the iPhone 7 will be launched but we all know that new iPhones are usually launched during this period so we are sure the invite is for the launch of the next iPhone. As you will see from the invite, it does not give anything away apart from…

A few weeks ago, Infinix launched its beautiful smartphone yet, the Infinix Hot S, in Nigeria. When launching the phone in Nigeria, I was meant to understand that the company was not looking to bring it to Kenya just yet. Infinix wanted to launch its latest phablet, the Note 3, first before bringing the Hot S. Well, the Infinix Note 3 was launched in the country about two weeks ago and the Hot S is next in line. Benjamin Jiang who is the company’s co-founder has already confirmed that the phone is coming to Kenya and today the company has…

A few months ago, we told you about the updated Truecaller app that saw the introduction of built-in dialer to the app. This was seen as the company’s strategy to give users more features than what it has been known for. When introducing these changes, the company said, “Truecaller has become a necessity for hundreds of millions of people in their daily communication by always knowing who’s calling them and protecting them against spam calls. We are now taking this to the next level by changing the way people make phone calls with our integrated dialer and adding more context…

When it comes to Android and pre-loaded apps, there is a thin line between bloatware and useful apps. The apps that you find useful may not be so useful to other people. There is no sweet spot that manufacturers can say is the ideal one when differentiating between what users see and useful apps and what they see as bloatware. If you have owned a Huawei smartphone, then you know that they come with a good number of apps most of which you do not end up using. The company is planning to add Truecaller to the list of pre-installed…

Crossing the 1 billion download mark on the Google Play Store is an achievement for any company. Right now, most apps that have crossed this mark are either owned by Google or Facebook. These are the two internet giants that seem to be everywhere when it comes to the mobile app business. The latest app that has joined the exclusive 1 billion club is Instagram. It has taken the app four years to cross this mark but it is finally there. If you don’t already know, Instagram is owned by Facebook and this makes the fourth app owned by the…

Yesterday, WhatsApp announced that it has changed its privacy policy and now it will be able to share your information with Facebook. This freaked a few people out as they saw it as an invasion of their privacy. The people who freaked out have every right to do so as not everyone wants companies to share their information and data. Even though Facebook owns WhatsApp, sharing your information with the former isn’t something people are supposed to accept without any questions. When announcing these changes, WhatsApp said, “People use our app every day to keep in touch with the friends…

A few days ago, we told you that Instagram had started testing out its new business profiles with users in Europe, the Middle East and Asia. These profiles allow you to manage your business profile the way you would do it with a Facebook page. These profiles have just started rolling out to users in Kenya, we got the notification to turn TechArena’s Instagram profile into a business profile a few hours ago. When you start the process of turning your Instagram profile into a page, you will be required to log in Via Facebook and then choose a business…

If you are on WhatsApp, this article will definitely be of interest to you. The company has updated its privacy policy that allows it to share your information with Facebook. Just so you know, Facebook acquired WhatsApp more than two years ago but the two platforms have been operating independently until now. WhatsApp revealed the changes yesterday through its official blog post saying, “Today, we’re updating WhatsApp’s terms and privacy policy for the first time in four years, as part of our plans to test ways for people to communicate with businesses in the months ahead.” The company went ahead…

We all know that Microsoft is not having an easy time getting people to use Windows 10 Mobile. The number of people buying Windows 10 Mobile devices is not growing as fast as we had expected. People are not embracing Windows 10 Mobile and this has led to a few people to speculate the death of the platform altogether. Being someone who has used Windows Phone before, am not impressed how Microsoft has handled Windows 10 Mobile so far. The company has just not actively promoted it or even try to get people onboard. This has meant that its growth…

When Samsung unveiled its original smartwatch, the company limited support to a few of its Galaxy devices.  The company then realized that this was not working well for it because not everyone who wants the smartwatch was willing to buy a Galaxy device. Fast forward to 2016 and Samsung reveals that the Gear S2 will soon be able to support iOS devices. This was announced back in April this year (2016) but we never saw anything happening since then. We knew that Samsung was working on something but we were just never sure what it was. Now we are in…